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Day 1: LIMA
PICK UP
Pick up upon arrival and overnight at the Hotel located
in Miraflores, Lima and overnight.
Day 2: NAZCA FULL DAY TOUR
Transfer from hotel to airport for flight to Pisco.
Departure to Pisco, (estimated time 50 minutes) Arrival
at the airport in Pisco. at 12:30 hrs. Check in at the
Pisco airport. Departure flight to Nazca shared service.
(Cessna - Grand Caravan) Estimated flight time 1.40
hrs.Arriving at the airport in Pisco (just in case we
have and passengers arriving in Pisco otherwise is a
direct flight to Lima). Arrival at Lima Airport.
Transfer back to the hotel.Breakfast included (lunch is
suggested to be taken at you arrival to Lima to avoid
getting sick on the flights, not included)
Day 3: LIMA / CUZCO
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. 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. (no meals)
Day 4: SACRED VALLEY TOUR (DEPARTURE DAYS: Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Sundays)
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 5: MACHU PICCHU OVERNIGHT
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 / CUZCO
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: PUNO
Transfer to the train or bus station. Ten hour bus or
train ride to Puno*, across the scenic high Andes
landscapes only dotted by small villages and herds of
the llamas and vicuñas. Upon arrival, transfer to hotel
for overnight. (B, L) *Additional fare of $250.00 per
person if travelling by train. Ask for availability.
Day 8: UROS AND TAQUILE ISLANDS - TITICACA LAKE
You will be picked up from your hotel at 7:30 AM, after
a 2 hour motorboat ride, you will arrive at the Uros
island. Fishermen and hunters inhabit the floating
islands of the Uros. The residents of the Uros use the
cattail, a type of rush, which grows in the lake, to
create the conditions that ensure the islands stay
afloat. The dense roots that the plants develop support
the island. The roofs are waterproof and the houses are
extremely humid because of the surrounding water. At
present, they speak Quechua and Aymara. Then we will
visit the Taquile island, where we will have lunch in
the cooperative restaurant. There is also a cooperative
shop on the plaza that sells exceptional wool goods
which are of very fine quality and somewhat expensive.
Taquile Island is famous for its craft production,
particularly for its beautiful textiles. The island is
narrow at about 1 KM wide and 6 to 7 KM long. On Taquile
there are numerous pre-Inca and Inca ruins as well as
Inca terracing. We will return in Puno in the afternoon.
Overnight at hotel in Puno. (B, L)
Day 9: TRANSFER TO LIMA
Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Lima
(airfare included) upon arrival reception and transfer
to the Hotel. Overnight. (B)
Day 10: TRANSFER OUT
Transfer to the airport for your international flight
and end of the
services. (B)
INCLUDED IN THE FEE
All hotel and lodge accommodations based on deluxe
accommodations. All scheduled transportation. All
transfers. All scheduled excursions with
English-speaking guide services. All entrance fees.
Meals and domestic airfares as specified in the
itinerary.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
Nazca lines airport tax USD14 per person, International
airfares, airport departure taxes or visa fees, excess
baggage charges, additional nights during the trip due
to flight cancellations, alcoholic and non-alcoholic
beverages or bottled water, snacks, insurance of any
kind, laundry, phone calls, radio calls or messages,
reconfirmation of international flights and items of
personal nature
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