Day 1 LIMA (SUNDAY)
Meeting and assistance upon arrival and transfer to the Hotel.

Day 2 - LIMA / CUSCO (MONDAY)
You will be picked up from your Hotel in Lima and transferred to the Lima airport for the flight to Cuzco (airfare included). Upon arrival, you will be met and driven to 5stars deluxe Hotel. Rest of the day at leisure to allow your body to acclimatize to the altitude of the city. Overnight. (no meals)

Day 3 - SACRED VALLEY TOUR (TUESDAY)
after breakfast at your hotel, You will be picked up between 8.15am and 8.45am. Full day excursion to the Sacred Valley of the Incas, visiting: the village of Pisac, a picturesque town of Creole and colonial aspect and its Indian market and craftfair. Lunch provided. In the afternoon you'll visit to the fortress of Ollantaytambo, an architectural group that in the days of the Tahuantinsuyo empire was a gigantic agricultural, administrative, social, religious and military complex, then the Chinchero market. At the end, return to Cusco arriving at 6:30pm approximately (B, L)

Day 4 - CUSCO CITY TOUR (WEDNESDAY)
In the afternoon pick up between 1:15pm and 1:30pm. This tour includes the Qoricancha (temple of the sun) and the Cathedral. The tour drives along the Circunvalacion Road up to famous fortress of Sacsayhuaman, then to Q'enqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay Including Spanish and English speaking guide. Also included in this is a tourist card, giving you access to all the sites in the Cuzco area as a whole (i.e., including outside of the City itself). This tour finishes at 18:00, Overnight. (B)

Day 5 - CUSCO / MACHU PICCHU (overnight stay) (THURSDAY)
private transportation from your hotel to the Poroy train station. The Hiram Bingham departs from Poroy Station (20 minutes outside Cusco) at 9am which gives a more leisurely start to the day than the traditional 6am departures of other train services to Machu Picchu. Brunch is served on board the train whilst passengers watch the spectacular scenery unfolding before them. From the agricultural plains of the Sacred Valley, to the crashing waters of the Urubamba river, and as you get closer to Machu Picchu the soaring mountains, the scenery is constantly changing, and the Hiram Bingham travels at a speed where this can be appreciated. The train arrives into Aguas Calientes where private minibuses await passengers to escort them on the fifteen minute journey up to the citadel, avoiding the queues. Upon arrival at the Machu Picchu entrance, passengers can go straight into the citadel as tickets will have been pre-purchased for all guests. A guide will escort you around the citadel in small groups, pointing out the best of the ruins and recounting the history of this Inca settlement. After the guided tour, guests are given the choice to wander alone through this fascinating World Heritage site, or to enjoy Afternoon Tea at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge, the Orient-Express hotel located right at the entrance to the citadel. (breakfast, brunch, optional afternoon tea at Macchu Picchu sanctuary lodge hotel, dinner at hotel)

Day 6 - MACHU PICCHU / CUSCO (FRIDAY)
Morning at leisure to explore the area by your own (entrance fee and transportation not included). In the afternoon you will take the train to Cuzco. Upon arrival in Cuzco, The Hiram Bingham departs at 18.00. Guests are welcomed back on board with pre-dinner cocktails served in the Bar Car with live musical entertainment. Later a 4-course, à la carte dinner is served in the dining cars. The train pulls into Poroy station just outside Cusco at 21.25. private transportation from Poroy train station to your hotel in Cusco city. (breakfast, 4-course, à la carte dinner)

Day 7 - CUZCO / LIMA (SATURDAY)
Transfer from hotel to the airport for your return flight back to Lima (airfare included) Upon arrival transfer to Hotel for Overnight. (B)

Day 8 (SUNDAY)
Pick up and transfer to the airport to take the international flight to Quito (airfare not included). Meeting and assistance upon arrival and transfer to the Hotel for overnight. (b)

Day 9 (MONDAY)
Baltra Airport. Departure from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra (2 and half hour flight). Passengers are picked up at the airport by our guides and taken to the pier to board the M/V Galapagos Legend. North Seymour Dry landing. Guests will encounter swallow-tailed gulls, blue footed boobies, and sea lions. This site is a major nesting colony of blue footed boobies, and has the largest colony of the magnificent frigate bird. Travelers will also spot both the marine iguanas and the land iguanas (b, l, d)


Day 10 (TUESDAY)
Santa Cruz (Dragon Hill). Dry landing. Passengers walk to a saltwater lagoon behind the beach, where on occasion many pink flamingos can be observed. This trail leads up to Dragon Hill, which offers a lovely view of the bay. This is a nesting site for reintroduced land iguanas, and there is also a Holy Stick Forest. Floreana (Cormorant Point). Wet landing on a greenish colored sand beach. Visitors will hike from the black mangrove beds to a large, brackish lagoon, which holds one of the biggest flamingo populations in the Galapagos. This island features endemic plants such as Scalesia villosa, Galapagos daisies, white and black mangrove, and holy stick (b, l, d)


Day 11 (WEDNESDAY)
Española (Suarez Point). Dry landing. Visitors will learn more about the lava terrain and hike cross the inactive lava fields. Besides the sea lion colonies, this is a very important site for bird watching. Various bird species such as the mockingbird of Española, Nazca booby and tropic bird can be spotted and observed from very close. You will also see a large colony of marine iguanas, lava lizards, and rally light foot crabs. After a short trek visitors encounter colonies of masked and blue-footed boobies. The nesting grounds sometimes overlap the trail. Visitors will also find Galapagos doves, hawks and swallow-tailed gulls and then reach the world’s largest colony of waved albatross. A major highlight is their mating season, from May through December. You’ll visit the famous blowhole, where water shoots into the air 23 m (75 ft) up. San Cristóbal (Interpretation Center or La Galapaguera). Dry landing at Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. Passengers will visit San Cristóbal breeding center and learn about the National Park’s breeding program with the giant tortoises. Passengers will observe some animals in their natural environment.
Passengers will also have the opportunity to the visit the town and go shopping for souvenirs and arts and crafts. (b, l, d)

Day 12 (THURSDAY)
Santa Cruz (Carrión Point). Today, passengers can choose either a ride in an outboard motorboat to observe the Galapagos fur seal, seabirds and marine wildlife or go snorkeling to see a variety of tropical fish, manta rays or even harmless white-tipped reef sharks. Return to the Galapagos Legend, check-out and transfer to the airport. Return flight to Quito (AIRFARE INCLUDED). Meeting and assistance upon arrival and transfer to the Hotel for overnight. (b, l)

Day 13 (FRIDAY)
Today's Quito city tour takes you to the Legislative Palace, the monastery of San Augustin, Plaza of independence, La Compania Church, Cathedral of San Francisco & Panecillo Hill for a panoramic view of the city. Overnight at the hotel. (b)

Day 14 (SATURDAY)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your connection flight. (B)

INCLUDES:
Galapagos National Park Tax, Emigration Card and fuel surcharge, All hotel and ship accommodations based on deluxe accommodations. All scheduled transportation. All transfers. All scheduled excursions with English-speaking guide services. Domestic airfares and Meals as specified in the itinerary. B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner.

NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE:
International airfares, airport departure taxes , entrance for the Quito city tour, Special equipment rentals, excess baggage charges, Alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages, insurance of any kind, laundry, phone calls, Tips and personal expenses

We reserve the right to alter or omit any part of an itinerary, and reverse the order of places to be visited or change any space reservation without prior notice due to readjustment of National park policies, seasonal
changes, safety reasons weather conditions or force majeure which may dictate these changes. These decisions are oriented in terms of passenger safety and in the interest of the islands conservation.
 

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