First Day LIMA
Arrival, reception at the airport and transfer to selected hotel. Overnight.
Second
Day LIMA - CUSCO (breakfast)
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning: early transfer to the airport, departure
by plane for Cusco (55 minutes flight), arrival, reception and transfer
to selected hotel. Rest of the morning free to adapt to the altitude.
Afternoon : guided visit of the four ruins nearby, the Sacsayhuaman
Fortress (overlooking the city of Cusco - a pre Inca architectural masterpiece);
Kenko (a rock sanctuary whose main attraction is a monolithic altar
representing a puma, the red Fortress of Puca-Pucara and Tambomachay,
a beautiful fountain fed by a spring forming a series of basins), then
continue to the city of Cusco ( Main Square - the Cathedral and the
Koricancha or Temple of the Sun).
Third
day CUSCO - SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS (URUBAMBA) - CUSCO (breakfast
and Lunch)
Breakfast at the hotel. Full-day : excursion to Urubamba ( the Sacred
Valley of the Incas ) and Pisac Market . Visit the village of Pisac
( founded during Colonial times, set at the foot of a hill crowned by
the remains of an Inca city - On Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, in
the main square, Indians barter their products and artisans from all
over the area sell their woven alpaca wool blankets and ponchos, engraved
gourds, antique reproductions, jeweler, etc. On Sundays it is also the
meeting place for Mayors from all the villages in the region, dressed
in their traditional costumes to attend morning mass) . After lunch
visit to Ollantaytambo (the only Inca town which is still inhabited)
to explore the ruins ( which tower above it ). Return to Cusco . Overnight.
**Optional: Overnight in the Urubamba Valley.
Fourth
day CUSCO - MACHU-PICCHU - CUSCO (breakfast and lunch)
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning : transfer to the rail station ( departure
by train ) to Aguas Calientes ( at the foot of the Machu Picchu ruins
), then bus up to the ruins. Guided visit ( of the citadel, which is
totally built of stone blocks, fitted with masterful precision - this
fabulous city has houses, temples, warehouses, a large central square,
all connected by narrow roads and steps, and is surrounded by terraces
cut into the mountain side which were used for agriculture ). Lunch:
at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge Hotel ( next to the entrance to
the ruins ). Afternoon : return to Cusco by train and transfer to selected
hotel. Overnight.
Fifth day CUSCO (breakfast and dinner)
Breakfast at the hotel. All Day : day of leisure to continue exploring
this marvelous city. The entrance fee you have already paid for the
city and ruins tour allows you to visit several monuments and museums
in the city of Cusco . Dinner and folkloric Andean music show at a typical
restaurant. Overnight
Sixth day CUSCO - LIMA (breakfast)
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning : transfer to the airport and departure
for Lima . After a 55 minutes flight, arrival in Lima , reception at
the airport and transfer to the selected hotel 14.30. A guided visit
to the Cathedral, Main Square , San Francisco Convent and its Catacombs,
and the residential areas of San Isidro , Miraflores, and the ocean
front to enjoy a magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean . Afternoon :
free. Accommodation
Seventh day LIMA
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport
$998 Double. room
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