MULTI-DAY TOURS PACKAGES TOURS HOTELS GENERAL INFO

LIMA- AREQUIPA - CUZCO - LIMA
PACKAGE 1.
8 DAYS /7 Nights

PRIVATE SERVICES: DAILY DEPARTURES
SHARED SERVICES: DEPARTURES TUE - THU - SAT

Day 1:  Lima
Arrival to Lima, reception and transfer to chosen hotel.
Lima Peru -Peru's incredibly rich and compelling archaeological heritage and its great natural beauty--remarkable even in a continent renowned for its exotic vistas--draw tens of thousands of visitors each year. Almost all make a stop at Lima, which is Peru's cultural and business center. Lima runs at a slower pace than many South American metropolises; its rhythm is more traditional, and its people reflect a steadier, calmer constitution. Lima's unusually amenable inhabitants give the metropolis the feeling, at times, of a cluster of smaller towns.Day 2: Lima - Arequipa
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, visit Colonial and Modern Lima. This tour includes visits to the Cathedral, Main Square, San Francisco Convent and its Catacombs. Continue to the residential districts of San Isidro , Miraflores and finish at the ocean front to enjoy a magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean . Return to the hotel around midday. Free afternoon for personal activities.
Day 3:  Lima - Arequipa
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning transfer to the airport. Flight Lima-Arequipa (1 h. 30 min.). Reception and transfer to chosen hotel. In the afternoon, visit the city of Arequipa , starting with the Valley of Chilina and the old district of San Lazaro. Visit to the mummy Juanita (also known as "The Ice Maiden"). General view of the city from the Yanahuara Belvedere, visit the Plaza de Armas and its Cathedral, the Church and Square of San Francisco, the cloisters of the Compañia Church, and the extraordinary Santa Catalina convent, which is built from volcanic lava and dates from the 16th century.
Day 4: Arequipa - Cuzco
Breakfast at the hotel. Early in the morning transfer to the airport. Flight Arequipa-Cuzco (30 minutes). Reception and transfer to the chosen hotel. Rest of the morning at leisure. In the afternoon, visit the nearby ruins of Qenqo, Puca-Pucara, Tambomachay and Sacsayhuaman. Continue to the city to visit the Main Square , the Cathedral with its religious Art Museum, the Santo Domingo Church built on top of The ruins of Machu Picchu, rediscovered in 1911 by Yale archaeologist Hiram Bingham, are one of the most beautiful and enigmatic ancient sites in the world. While the Inca people certainly used the Andean mountain top (9060 feet elevation), erecting many hundreds of stone structures from the early 1400's, legends and myths indicate that Machu Picchu (meaning 'Old Peak' in the Quechua language) was revered as a sacred place from a far earlier time. Whatever its origins, the Inca turned the site into a small (5 square miles) but extraordinary city. Invisible from below and completely self-contained, surrounded by agricultural terraces sufficient to feed the population, and watered by natural springs, Machu Picchu seems to have been utilized by the Inca as a secret ceremonial city. Two thousand feet above the rumbling Urubamba river, the cloud shrouded ruins have palaces, baths, temples, storage rooms and some 150 houses, all in a remarkable state of preservation. These structures, carved from the gray granite of the mountain top are wonders of both architectural and aesthetic genius. Many of the building blocks weigh 50 tons or more yet are so precisely sculpted and fitted together with such exactitude that the mortarless joints will not permit the insertion of even a thin knife blade. Little is known of the social or religious use of the site during Inca times. The skeletal remains of ten females to one male had led to the casual assumption that the site may have been a sanctuary for the training of priestesses and /or brides for the Inca nobility. However, subsequent osteological examination of the bones revealed an equal number of male bones, thereby indicating that Machu Picchu was not exclusively a temple or dwelling place of women.the Koricancha, temple of the sun during the Inka period. Return to the hotel.
Day 5:  Cuzco - Machu Picchu - Cuzco
Breakfast at the hotel. Whole day excursion to the ruins of Machu Picchu , including train tickets, bus up to the ruins, entrance ticket, guided tour of Machu Picchu 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, and in the afternoon return by train to Cuzco . Reception and transfer to chosen hotel.
Day 6: Cuzco - Urubamba Valley - Cuzco
Breakfast at the hotel. Full-day excursion to the Sacred Valley of Urubamba. (Only on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays for shared services). Leave Cuzco by bus to the village of Pisac , founded during Colonial times, set at the foot of a hill crowned by the remains of an Inca city. Every day 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, jewellery, etc. On Sundays it is also the meeting place for Mayors from all the villages in the Cuzco, Capital of the Inca Empire, has both historical and cultural significance. As the hub of tourism for Machu Picchu, Ollytantambo, Sacsayhuaman, Pisac and the Sacred Valley of the Urubamba River, Cusco offers archaeological sites, colonial charm and up to date facilities for the visitor.region, dressed in their traditional costumes to attend morning mass. Lunch in a countryside restaurant. In the afternoon visit Ollantaytambo the only Inca town which is still inhabited, and explore the ruins which tower above it. Return to Cuzco.
Day 7: Cuzco - Lima
Breakfast at the hotel. During the morning transfer to the airport. Flight Cuzco-Lima (1 hour). Reception and transfer to the chosen hotel. Rest of the day at leisure for personal activities.
Day 8:  Lima
Breakfast at the hotel. At the convenient time transfer to the airport and departure from Peru.
SOUTHERN HORIZONS VACATIONS PACKAGE PRICES INCLUDE (unless added):
Accommodation in single or double room with private bath in the suggested hotels or of similar category
Breakfast Daily
Lunch when noted
Dinner when noted
All Domestic Airfares
Transfers
Tours & Excursions as per itinerary (based on shared services with local)
 English Speaking Guides
SOUTHERN HORIZONS VACATIONS PACKAGE PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE:
Meals not specified in this itinerary
International air tickets
All Airport taxes
Personal expenses such as telephone calls, laundry expenses, drinks, tipping, etc. Insurance against theft, loss, illness or accident
International air fare
We do offer special discount air from any gateway in the United States
AMAZON BASIN | AREQUIPA | CAJAMARCA | CHICLAYO | COLCA VALLEY | CORDILLERA BLANCA | CUZCO
ECOTOURISM, BIRDWATCHING, AND NATURE TOURS | HUARAZ | IQUITOS | KUÉLAP | LAKE TITICACA & PUNO
ICA | LA PAZ – BOLIVIA | LIMA | MACHU PICCHU | MANU NATIONAL PARK | NAZCA
PARACAS | PUERTO MALDONADO & TAMBOPATA | TRUJILLO
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