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Day 1: LIMA PICK UP
Pick up upon arrival and transfer to the Hotel, located in
Miraflores, Lima. (no meals)
Day 2: LIMA CITY TOUR & PACHACAMAC RUINS
In the morning Lima city tour, you will be picked up from your hotel
at 10 AM. We will visit the colonial area and to the Plaza de Armas
where you will see the Government Palace, the Cathedral, the
Archbishop's Palace and the City Hall as well as the XVII century
church and cloister of San Francisco, a world cultural heritage.
Then we will go to the modern downtown with a view of the Pacific
Ocean and the modern residential suburb of San Isidro. We will visit
a place that is near Lima, there is an archaeological enclosure
whose constructions conserve the mysticism and religiosity of their
past. Its name: Pachacamac. When traveling this sanctuary, where
hundred of years ago the natives surrendered cult to the sun and to
the Earth, one can feel the magic attraction of a place that will
always be sacred. Finally, return to the hotel. Overnight. (B,L)
Day 3: PARACAS
You will be picked up from your hotel in Lima early in the morning,
transfer to the bus station, at 7:30 am you will take the Royal
class motor coach (best there is) to Paracas (3 hours 1/2 aprox.). Upon arrival
transfer to the hotel, then excursion to Paracas of about 2 1/2
hours. Paracas is one of the best marine reserves, with the highest
concentration of marine birds. In the afternoon return to the hotel.
Overnight. (B,L)
Day 4: BALLESTAS ISLANDS
At 7:15 in the morning transfer to the mole where you will take a
motorboat excursion to the Ballestas island. This islands are
spectacular, eroded into numerous arches and caves, which provide
shelter for thousands of seabirds, some of which are very rare, and
seas lions. The islands are known as "the Galapagos of Peru", at the
end private transfer to Nazca, during the route you'll visit to the
Chauchilla cementery, where skulls, mummies and pottery shards
littering the desert. Overnight at the Hotel. (B,L)
Day 5: NASCA LINES
You will be picked up from your hotel, transfer to the little
airport where you'll take the flight over the famous Nazca lines.
Cut into the stony desert are large number of lines, not only
parallels and geometrical figures, but also designs such as a dog,
an enormous monkey, a bird with a wing span of over 100 meters, a
spider and a tree. The lines, that represent some sort of vast
astronomical pre-Inca calendar, are best seen from the air, we will
take a half hour flight above the Lines (included). At 1:30 pm you
will take the motor coach Royal class to Lima where you will arrive
around 7:30 pm. Upon arrival transfer to the Hotel. Overnight. (B,L)
Day 6: CUSCO
Breakfast and transfer to the airport to take flight to Cusco (airfare
not included). Upon arrival reception and transfer to the hotel,
rest of the morning at leisure to allow your body acclimatize to the
altitude. Overnight. (B)
Day 7: CUSCO CITY TOUR
You will be picked up from your Hotel at 1:30 pm for Cusco city
tour. This tour includes the major sites of historical interest in
Cusco, such as the famous Inca fort at Sacsayhuaman, and the Temple
of the Sun. Also included in this is a tourist card, giving you
access to all the sites in the Cusco area as a whole (i.e.,
including outside of the City itself) This tour finishes at 18:30.
Overnight. (B)
Day 8: SACRED VALLEY TOUR
*Must be Tuesday, Thursday, Sundays.
At 8:30 am we will depart for the Sacred Valley tour, that includes:
Bus service to the market of Pisaq, the ruins of Ollantaytambo, and
the market at Chinchero. There is an English speaking guide, and
lunch in a typical restaurant in Urubamba. Of course, throughout
this trip you will have magnificent views of the high Peruvian
Andes. At 18:30 hrs you arrive back at the hotel. Overnight. (B,L)
Day 9: MACHU PICCHU
All day excursion by alpine train to Machu Picchu. At 5:30 am you
will leave the Hotel to the train station, the train leaves at 6:00
am. Travel is in "Vistadome" Class (formerly "Autowagon"). At 9:40
a.m., you will arrive at the Aguas Calientes Station, from where you
take a 20 minute bus ride to the ruins of Machu Picchu. Once there,
you will have a guided tour, with an English speaking professional
guide. The ruins are on the eastern slope of Machu Picchu in two
separate areas: the agricultural and the urban. Lunch at the Machu
Picchu Sanctuary Lodge (included). Overnight at the hotel. (B,L)
Day 10: 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 11: TRANSFER OUT
In the morning, transfer to the airport to take the flight to Lima (airfare
not included), in time to get your international flight connection.
(B)
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Lima Plaza
de Armas
Chan-chan
Nazca
Lines
Cathedral
Machu
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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. |
