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Lima |
Koricancha - Cuzco |
Machu Picchu |
Day 1: ..... / Lima
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A city bustling with living history is an ethnic melting pot featuring a rich mixture of Andean, colonial and modern cultures and traditions. It is a premiere showcase of centuries old colonial architecture in the Americas.
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Upon arrival at the airport a host will meet and assist you in transferring to the hotel and help you in registering.
Day 2: Lima (B)
Colonial and
Modern Lima and a Visit to the
Museo Larco" (Optional Tour)
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Breakfast at your hotel.
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Free day for independent activities.
We suggest the following optional tour of Lima: This half day tour visits both the colonial and modern sections of this "City of Kings." Colonial sites include the lovely
Plaza de Armas with its cathedral and palace, and the exquisite Torre Tagle
Palace modern day seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In modern Lima,
drive along the exclusive residential areas of
Miraflores and San Isidro. Then Museo Larco.
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Accommodation
Day 3: Lima / Cuzco (B)
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Breakfast at your hotel.
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Transfer to the airport for your flight to Cuzco.
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Flight to Cuzco. The "Imperial Capital" of the Incas, is the oldest
continuously inhabited city in the Americas. A spectacular destination where
the imprints of the Incas and the influence of colonial Spain are found on
every street corner and interwoven through the city's architecture.
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Upon arrival at the airport a host will meet and assist you in transferring to the hotel and help you in registering.
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Accommodation
Day 4: Cuzco / Machu Picchu
/ Cuzco (B)
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Breakfast at your hotel.
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Excursion to Machu Picchu. Early wake up for a train ride through the sacred valley of Urubamba to the "Lost City of the Incas," Machu Picchu. Perched 8,200 feet above the valley, it was hidden by mountains and semi-tropical jungles for 400 years until discovered by Hiram Bingham of Yale University in 1911. Archaeologists believe that the Inca "Virgins of the Sun" took refuge from the Spanish Conquistadors here.
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Return to Cuzco by train and transfer to the hotel.
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Accommodation in Cuzco
Day 5: Cuzco (B)
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Breakfast at your hotel.
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Free day for independent activities.
We suggest the following optional tours:
Machu Picchu: Overnight in Aguas Calientes
Breakfast at your hotel. Free morning to enjoy one of the most incredible sights on earth, the ruins of Machu Picchu. Take as much time as you need to study the mysterious ruins, hike Huayna Picchu, stroll to the Inca Bridge or walk toward the Inca Trail to find the legendary Sun Gate. Afternoon shuttle bus to the train station for your return trip to
Cuzco. Upon arrival transfer from rail station to hotel.
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Urubamba: The Pisac Indian Market and the
Ollantaytambo Fortress
Full Day Excursion to the Pisac Indian Market and the Ollantaytambo Fortress (Tu, Th, Su) -Morning departure for a drive through the fertile countryside to the colonial village of Pisac. During your visit to the bustling marketplace you will have the opportunity to bargain with the natives for many different types of Peruvian handicrafts and jewelry. After lunch the tour continues to the village of Ollantaytambo for a visit to its impressive Inca fortress.
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Accommodation in Cuzco
Day 6: Cuzco (B)
Maras - Salt Pools and Quechua Village" (Optional Tour)
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Breakfast at your hotel.
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Free day for independent activities.
We suggest the following optional tour in the
Sacred Valley of
the Incas - Urubamba Valley: Morning excursion to the impressive salt pools formed by water emerging from a lake inside a mountain in the Urubamba Valley. Continue your excursion and visit an authentic Quechua Village to feel the way of life of the Inca's ancestors. The Inca himself was a noble Quechua. They live off the land and are always wearing their colorful ponchos, see Quechua children scamper about while woman are weaving their family's clothes. A meaningful experience!
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Accommodation in Cuzco
Day 7: Cuzco / Lima / ..... (B)
Tour Operator: Fiesta Tours
Hotels in Lima:
Hotel Mariel
Hotels in Cuzco:
Hotel Terra Andina or
Hostal Plaza de Armas or Hostal El Puma
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