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DAY 1 LIMA
PICK UP
Pick up upon arrival and overnight at the Marriot hotel,
in Miraflores, Lima
and overnight.
DAY 2 AREQUIPA
You will be picked up from your hotel in the morning,
transfer to the
airport to take the flight to Arequipa (airfare included).
Upon arrival
reception and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon
around 3 pm you'll
take the Arequipa half day city tour that includes the
visit at the Santa
Catarina monastery. The city has fine spanish buildings
and many old and
interesting churches built of sillar, a pearly white
volcanic material
almost exclusevely used in the construction of Arequipa.
The Santa Catalina
Convent is by far the most remarkable sight, opened in
1970 after 4
centuries of mistery. Overnight at the Libertador Hotel.
(B)
DAY 3 COLCA CANYON
At 08:00 a.m. leave Arequipa towards nor west direcction
behind snow-covered
Chachani, Yura, small valley with thermal springs, see
wild vicuñas in Pampa
Cañahuas national reserve, Alpacas & llamas in Tocra,
some bidrs like
flamingoes, ibis, andean gooze, ducks, andean eagle "Kara
Kara" view point
of the Volcanoes and snow covered mountains in Patapampa
(4,800 m. - 15,000
ft.). See the Ampato, Sabancaya, Walca Walca, etc.
Chivay, capital of the
valley. Afternoon visit to the termal springs & pools in
La Calera.
(Admission to the pools not included, about $2 per
person). Overnight at
Colca Lodge or similar (best available). (B, L, D)
DAY 4 COLCA CANYON
Early morning after breakfast leave for a full day
excursion in the left
shore, beautiful tipical towns, like Yanque & Maca,
colonial churches,
gently people with tipical needlework dresses, hundreds
of pre inca terraces
still in use with andean growings like corn, qinua,
kiwicha (Amaranto), etc.
Lookout of the cross of the condor: see the deep of the
canyon and if we
have good luck we will see the flight of the Condor.
Stone scale models,
some pre inca graves. Time for lunch. Return to
Arequipa. (18:00 hrs.
approx. in Arequipa.) Overnight at the Libertador Hotel.
(B, L)
DAY 5 PUNO
In the morning transfer to the airport to take flight to
Puno (airfare
included), upon arrival transfer to the hotel, rest of
the day at leisure to
become acclimatized with altitude and overnight at the
Libertador Isla
Estevez hotel. ( B )
DAY 6 UROS AND TAQUILE ISLANDS
You will be picked up from your hotel at 6:40 a.m.aprox.,
after a 2 hour motorboat
ride, you will arrive at the Uros island in the Titikaka
lake. 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. The visit could be
exhausting because
of the 533 steps on the stone stairway to climb to get
to the village and
because of the altitude (13,000 ft above sea level). 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 the Libertador
Isla Estevez hotel.
(B,L)
DAY 7 CUSCO
Transfer to the train or bus station. Ten hour train or
bus 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 the Monasterio
hotel. Overnight. ( B )
(*If travelling by train, ask for price and availability.)
DAY 8 CUSCO CITY TOUR
You will be picked up from your hotel at 1:45pm Cusco
city tour. This tour
includes the major sites of historical interest in
Cuzco, such as the famous
Inca fort at Sacsahuaman, and the Temple of the Sun.
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 hrs., overnight at the Monasterio hotel. (B)
DAY 9 MACHU PICCHU
At 5:45 am you will leave the Hotel, with a pack lunch
to the train which
leaves at 6:15 am. Travel is in "Vistadome" Class (formerly
"Autowagon"). At
10:10 a.m., you will arrive at the Aguas Calientes
Station, from where you
take a 20 minute bus ride to the ruins of Machu Picchu.
Once there, you will
have a guided tour, with an English speaking guide. The
departure is again
by bus and Vistadome train. The train will leave at
15:05 hrs. and arrives
in Cuzco at 19:05 hrs. overnight at the Monasterio
hotel ( B,lunch)
Note: Optional Deluxe train Hiram bingham available for
US$510 per person
DAY 10 SACRED VALLEY TOUR (*must be Tuesday,
Thursday or Sundays)
This tour is available on Tuesdays , Thursdays or
Sundays only . Breakfast
. You will be picked up at 8:45 am. Full day excursion
to the Urubamba
Valley visiting: the village of Pisac, a picturesque
town of creole and
colonial aspect and its lndian 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 Chincero market. At the end, return to Cusco at
6:30pm . Lodging at
Monasterio Hotel (B,L)
DAY 11 TRANSFER OUT
In the morning transfer to the airport to take the
flight to Lima (airfare
included) in time to get your international flight
connection and end of our
services. ( B )
INCLUDES: All hotel and lodge accommodations
based on single and double
occupancy. 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.
B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner.
Note : We can replace above Hotels with other one with
the same
characteristics in the case that it becomes necessary
for operative and
other reasonable causes
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
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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