Cultural Highlights of Peru
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Overview
Highlights
- Sacred Valley and the village of Ollantaytambo
- Detailed exploration of Cusco the former capital of the vast Inca Empire
- Rail journey to Machu Picchu
- 2 visits to Machu Picchu
- Lake Titicaca and floating Uros Islands
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Trip includes
- 10 breakfasts
- airport transfer on Day 1 and Day 11
- expert bilingual guide
- medical kit
- comfortable well located hotels
- private air conditioned transportation
- sightseeing and site entrance fees as listed (including Machu Picchu NP entrance fee US$50)
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Itinerary
You will be met at the airport and transferred to the hotel where you are free to rest in the hotel or just wander around Miraflores, the area of Lima where our hotel is located. Some of Lima’s best galleries and shops and restaurants are located in this area. Founded...
Transfer to Lima airport and fly to Cusco. Try to get a seat on the left side of the aircraft for the best views of stunning snow peaks. After your transfer to our hotel located in the historic centre you will have some time to explore the city and also enjoy a few ho...
Following breakfast at the hotel we drive for one hour to the Sunday Market at the town of Chinchero 3750m (12,300ft). Once the agricultural centre of the empire and still renowned for its traditional weavings. We'll spend time wandering the markets set high in the Andes, before returning to Cusco. Overnight: Casa Andina Standard Cathedral or similar.
meals : B
This morning we drive (2 hours) from Cusco down into the Sacred Valley of the Incas for lunch. We'll take time to explore some of the enthralling citadels, fortresses and temple ruins, including the site at Ollantaytambo. The valley follows the course of the famous Ur...
From our hotel, we drive to the railway station at Ollantaytambo where we take an early morning train to Machu Picchu. Our early start ensures we can thoroughly explore these remarkable and truly enigmatic ruins. We will enjoy a guided tour of the sanctuary which last...
This morning we get up early to savour the views and atmosphere of the mystical morning light over Machu Picchu. We are treated to a unique second visit to Machu Picchu including another guided tour visiting the sites that you may have missed yesterday in this colossa...
Today we have a guided tour of Cusco and its nearby ruins. The city, once capital of the extensive Inca Empire, has seen many changes since Francisco Pizarro's men took the city with such apparent ease in November 1533. We explore the city by foot to appreciate its su...
Today is free to explore Cusco and its surrounds or relax and enjoy the city at your own leisure. Overnight: Casa Andina Standard Cathedral or similar.
meals : B
We depart early in the morning for the 6 to 8 hour journey by private vehicle* to Puno set on the shores of Lake Titicaca at 12,630' (3,820m). The road takes us south along the great valley below Cusco and then as we head further south we start to climb towards the gr...
Puno is a typical high Andean town, set on the shores of the lake and located on the great altiplano that stretches all the way to La Paz. There will be an opportunity to cruise Lake Titicaca and visit some of the unique floating ‘tortora’ reed islands of the Uros Ind...
Morning drive to Juliaca airport and flight to Lima where your trip concludes.
meals : B
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What's excluded
- Internal flights Lima/Cusco and Juliaca/Lima (the domestic flights in Peru will be quoted separately as they can often change considerably and depends on the international airline that you fly with to Peru. Certain airlines flying to Peru offer special discounted fares for domestic flights if booked in conjunction with the international ticket. Domestic flights have become increasingly expensive, and rather than charge everyone a set amount, our intention is to find you the best possible domestic flight deal in conjunction with your international ticket. Please do not hesitate to contact us for more details and a flight quote).
- Cost of laundry, soft drinks & alcoholic beverages
- Meals not indicated in the itinerary
- Travel Insurance
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- Medical treatment
- Excess baggage costs
- International flights and airport taxes
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- 11 day trip
- 10 nights hotel
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