Visit the historic downtown and appreciate more than fifty monuments and colonial edifices, such as the Paseo de la República, the San

Martín Square, the Main Square, the Government Palace, the Archbishop’s Palace, and the Cathedral Basilica. In the evening we head over to Huaca Pucllana restaurant for a welcome dinner and the night continues with some LGBT Nightlife!

After breakfast, transfer to the airport to take the flight to Cusco. The flight is around 1 hour. We will be landing in the capital of the inca empire. Upon arrival we will go to our hotel where we can check in and adapt to the altitude. Cusco is surrounded by the andes and located at 11152 feet / 3399 meters altitude. Rest of the day to relax.

During your cooking classes, you will enjoy a live demonstration of how Andean cuisine is made and how to use the wonderful, local ingredients that are the pride of their menu. At the end of the experience, you will get to enjoy the delicious dishes presented during the demonstration. From there we will continue with the City Tour.

We will visit to the Koricancha Temple, a preserved Inca palace and worship center in Cusco’s Historic Center. Afterwards the tour visits Plaza de Armas (the main square) and the Cathedral Basilica (a historic catholic temple) before heading on to the Sacsayhuamán Fortress (15th century Inca ruins and Qenko archeological site). After the tour we will be back to the hotel. Rest of the day to explore the city and rest.

On this day we will see buildings and temples of the inca empire: the religious temple, the handicraft market where you can appreciate the typical indian market that is takes place tuesdays, thursdays and sundays, you can experience the customs of its inhabitants in the typical market. (Sunday is celebrated mass in quechua, the native language), continue the trip through the valley sacred to the incas to reach the province of urubamba where we will have lunch. In the afternoon we will go to the town of ollantaytambo, where we will observe its famous terraces and temples incas; finally visit the fortress of the same name.

After the tour we will perform the Pachamama ceremony.

The Inca people had a great deal of respect for the Apus (mountains), Pachamama (Goddess of Fertility). This traditional worship for the Pachamama dates back to the pre-Hispanic era. The Inca people considered Pachamama as a protective deity of the Inca Empire, devoted to feed and maintain men’s welfare. This celebration is an act of reciprocity and praise for nature, according to Andean cultures, to keep on preserving the alliances with men. People from Cusco pay tribute to Mother Earth as a way to show their gratitude for blessing their crops, which are used

for supporting their families for all the year.

The day we have been waiting for, Machu Picchu! Transfer to the train station to take the train vistadome observatory train to Aguas Calientes. An exclusive atmosphere that surrounds you with the magical landscape thanks to its panoramic windows and the Observatory Car, living an unforgettable journey and enjoying our authentic culture through the music and the typical Saqra dance presentation. Along the route, passengers will be able to move between the panoramic car and the elegant observatory car, enjoying the experience on board.

The journey will take approximately 2.5 hours , during which you will enjoy the spectacular scenery of the andes, dancing shows, and an open deck to enjoy the amazing view of the Andes while you travel with comfort and dancers. After arrival we will initiate our ascend to machu pichu in a 30 min ride bus. We will have our own private tour, in machu pichu. Machu pichu is divided into two sectors: agriculture and urban split in venues such as: monitoring station, cemetery and

rock than ritual, temple of the sun, intihuatana, group road sacred temple of the three windows, main temple, shrine or tomb, doors, fountains and plazas. Afterwards we head to the Sanctuary Lodge for snacks and drinks.

After breakfast, Free day in the city to explore by your own, shopping and more.

around 6:30 pm we will meet at the lobby of the hotel to start walking to our restaurant where we will enjoy our last dinner in Cusco. Located in the central courtyard of the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art, the MAP Café serves

outstanding plates prepared with typical regional ingredients that enhance the classic flavors of Peruvian cuisine, to which is added a very personal and original touch.

After breakfast we head back to Lima for our international flights. We hate to depart but hope that this trip touched your heart as it did ours and we'll see you on the next adventure!