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DAY 1 LIMA
Pick up upon arrival and overnight at the Hotel located in
Miraflores, Lima. Depending on the arrival time of your
international flight we will have the possibility of an optional
visit to the Peruvian Gold Museum (not included in the rate).
DAY 2 CUSCO
Pick up from your hotel and transfer to the airport for your flight
to Cusco (airfare not included).Upon arrival to Cusco reception and
transfer to the Hotel where will receive an aromatic coca tea to
stimulating for the height, will have the free morning to rest, in
the evening we will depart on a City tour (entrance to the
archaeological centers and museums including) we will visit to the
Main square, Cathedral, the Koricancha (temple of the sun) and in
addition we will make a route by bordering archaeological centers
like Sacayhuaman, kenco, Pucapucara and Tambomachay, tour finishes
6:30pm approximately, transfer your Hotel and Dinner Show in a
tourist Restaurant then overnight (B,D).
DAY 3 SACRED VALLEY TOUR
(SHARED SERVICE: TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SUNDAY)
Breakfast. You will be picked up at 8:15 am. Full day excursion to
the Urubamba Valley visiting: the colorful Indian market in Pisac
where a mixture of color, tradition will be able appreciated The
Valley has a distance of 31 km (19 miles) of Cusco, and one altitude
of 2,970 ms (9,700 p), Pisac where we will visit the market, and is
located to the entrance of the Sacred Valley followed by
Ollantaytambo, the older town continuously occupied of the American
continent. The narrow streets of Ollantaytambo, along with their
channels that have not varied from the time Inca, evoke their
ancestral inheritance, lunch in a typical restaurant on the evening
and then the Chinchero market. At the end, return to Cusco at 6:30pm
approx.
The night is free for you to eat in a restaurant of your choice;
although we always have plenty of suggestions for you should you
require them. (B, L)
DAY 4 MACHU PICCHU
Breakfast. An according hour departure to Machu Picchu. Services
included: Bus to railway station and back, round trip first class
train ticket (Vistadome) Cusco/Aguas Calientes/Cusco, bus to ruins
and back, box-lunch, complete Ruin's tour with an English and
Spanish speaking guide. Overnight at Hotel in Aguas Calientes. (B+
Box Lunch)
*Optional: For lunch at Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge instead of box-lunch,
add $30.00 to the tour price.
DAY 5 MACHU PICCHU
Morning at leisure to explore the are by your own (entrance fee and
transportation not included). In the afternoon you will take the
train to Cusco.
Upon arrival in Cusco, transfer to the hotel . Overnight(B)
DAY 6 PUNO
Breakfast and transfer to the bus station so you can take the ride
to Puno. Depart Cusco on guided bus to Puno, visiting on the route
picturesque towns and archeological sites in Andahuaylillas, Raqchi,
Sicuani, La Raya and Pukara. Lunch included. Afternoon arrival in
Puno, reception and transfer to your hotel. Overnight at the hotel.(B,L)
*Additional fare of $245.00 if travelling by train. Ask for
availability.
DAY 7 UROS AND TAQUILE ISLANDS
You will be picked up from your hotel at 6:40 a.m., after a 2 hour
motorboat ride, you will arrive at the Uros island in the Titikaka
lake. Fishermen and hunters inhabit the floating islands of the
Uros. The residents of the Uros use the cattail, a type of rush,
which grows in the lake, to create the conditions that ensure the
islands stay afloat. The dense roots that the plants develop support
the island. The roofs are waterproof and the houses are extremely
humid because of the surrounding water. At present, they speak
Quechua and Aymara. Then we will visit the Taquile island, where we
will have lunch in the cooperative restaurant. There is also a
cooperative shop on the plaza that sells exceptional wool goods
which are of very fine quality and somewhat expensive. Taquile
Island is famous for its craft production, particularly for its
beautiful textiles. The island is narrow at about 1 Km. wide and 6
to 7 Km. long. The visit could be exhausting because of the 533
steps on the stone stairway to climb to get to the village and
because of the altitude (13,000 ft above sea level). On Taquile
there are numerous pre-Inca and Inca ruins as well as Inca terracing.
We will return in Puno in the afternoon, overnight at the hotel. (B,L)
DAY 8 SUN ISLAND
You will picked up from your hotel at 6:00 am. Early land transfer
to Copacabana Sanctuary, board the Catamaran Cruise Ship, lunch
while sailing to Sun Island, the legendary birthplace of the Inca
Empire. Visit the Inca Garden, steps and fountain then the Inti Wata
Cultural Complex including the Ekako Underground Museum, the
traditional medicine and the Titikaka Reed Shipbuilders display
centers, the Pachamama agricultural Inca terraces, a handicraft
center, the Intica lounge and at the Manco Kapac look out the
largest variety of Andean cameloids. Also, the Inti Wata Complex at
Sun Island includes a unique sailing experience aboard a huge
Titikaka Traditional vessel for a panoramic visit to the Pilkokaina
Inca Palace. Catamaran Cruise to Sun Island's isolated Challapampa
Village ½ a day of participative tourism, visitors have the
opportunity to interact with one of the most unspoiled indigenous
Titikaka villages through an innovative program organized with the
local community sharing rituals, ceremonies, folkloric
demonstrations, visiting their own museums, houses, chapel, school,
sailing in their vessels to an Inca holy temple, walking through
Inca trails and receiving authentic welcome gifts. Romantic candle
light dinner and overnight on board the Catamaran in lake view
cabins with private facilities. (B,L,D)
DAY 9 TITIKAKA LAKE CRUISE JOURNEY
Catamaran Cruise Ship sail across the lake enjoying the overwhelming
panorama. Land transfer to La Paz city before noon. Upon arrival
transfer to the hotel for overnight. (B,L)
DAY 10 LA PAZ CITY TOUR
It begins with a visit to the Killi Killi vantage point that allows
the city to assess a range of almost 360th, then head for the
Textile Museum, a replica of the semi-subterranean Temple of
Tiwanaku, the suburbs of the south, ending visiting Moon Valley,
where erosion has caused stony forms that give visitors the feeling
of being in a real lunar landscape. Then we will go to the craft
area, the exotic market of the Witches, the Church of San Francisco.
Lunch. In the afternoon we continue our tour visiting the area of
the Andes where you can appreciate the work that the artisans
elaborate costumes of our folklore. Continuing to the street
Colonial Jaen with its interesting museum, then visit the Plaza
Murillo where the Cathedral and appreciate the Government Palace and
Congress. Finally in National Museum of Art, beautiful eighteenth
century building which belonged to Francisco Tadeo Diez de Medina, a
major landowner of the time. Overnight at Hotel (B,L)
DAY 11 LA PAZ - LIMA
After an early breakfast, transfer to the airport where we'll take
the international flight to Lima (airfare not included),Upon arrival
reception and transfer to the hotel for Overnight.(B)
DAY 12 TRANSFER OUT
After breakfast, transfer to the airport where you will take your
international flight (B)
INCLUDES: All hotel and lodge accommodations based on double
occupancy. All scheduled transportation. All transfers. All
scheduled excursions with English-speaking guide services. All
entrance fees. Meals as specified in the itinerary. B=Breakfast; L=Lunch;
D=Dinner.
Note : We can replace above Hotels with other one with the same
characteristics in the case that it becomes necessary for operative
and other reasonable causes.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
International and domestic airfares , airport departure taxes or
visa fees, excess baggage charges, additional nights during the trip
due to flight cancellations, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
or bottled water, snacks, insurance of any kind, laundry, phone
calls, radio calls or messages, reconfirmation of international
flights and items of personal nature.
Visa Requirement for US Citizens to enter in Bolivia
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if you are North american and have decided visit Bolivia, you must
take note of this recent information:
In the first hours of 2007, The Bolivian President Evo Morales
suppressed by decree the right of US citizens to enter this country
freely, in reciprocity with a similar measure taken by the US
government.
Also the citizens of Angola, Bhutan, República de Chad, Congo,
Ruanda, Somalia, República Yemen, Indonesia, China and Taiwán has
been affected by this decree.
Please make sure to have all necessary documents before traveling!
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Cathedral
Temple of the Sun
Machu
Picchu
typical
native fishing boat
Sun Island
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