Peru Travel
Discover Peru #5:
Lima, Puno, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Pisac Indian Market and Ollantaytambo Fortress
8 Days / 7 Nights
| Day 1 Saturday – Arrival in Lima
Upon arrival at the airport a host will meet and assist you in transferring to the hotel and help you in registering. In the afternoon City Tour of Lima and Larco Museum - This half day tour visits both the colonial and modern sections of this "City of Kings." Colonial sites include the lovely Plaza de Armas with its cathedral and palace, and the exquisite Torre Tagle Palace modern day seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In modern Lima, drive along the exclusive residential areas of Miraflores and San Isidro. Continue to the Larco Museum, founded in 1926, it showcases remarkable chronological galleries providing an excellent overview on 3000 years of development of Peruvian pre-Columbian history. Located in a unique vice-royal mansion of the 18th century built over a 7th century pre-Columbian pyramid, is surrounded by beautiful gardens. Features the finest gold and silver collection
from Ancient Peru and the famous erotic archaeological collection, one of the
most visited Peruvian tourist attractions.
| Day 2 Sunday – Lima / Juliaca / Puno
Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Juliaca. Upon arrival
at the airport a host will meet and assist you in transferring to the hotel and help you
in registering. Half Day Excursion to Sillustani Burial Towers en route - These burial towers (Chulpas), are ancient and impressive tombs from the pre-Inca period and they were built from a mixture of stone and adobe, and served as burial places for chiefs
and important people. (B)
| Day 3 Monday – Puno
Breakfast at your hotel. Visit to the Uros Indian and Taquile Island at Lake Titikaka –
This full day excursion will take you to the highest navigable lake in the world, to visit
the floating islands of the Uros Indians, considered themselves Lords of the Lake, and they were convinced they had black blood because they did not feel the cold of the lake and the winter. Continuing to Taquile where a native community of about 400 families still lives with the traditions of the XIV century that respect the principals of an Incan way life. Taquile is a very important site on Lake Titikaka for its a archaeological remains, the sacred and ceremonial sites, the festive activities, their rituals and for the daily life of
the inhabitants which is dedicated to farming, textile production and fishing. (B,L)
| Day 4 Tuesday – Puno / Cusco
Breakfast at your hotel. Bus journey through the Peruvian Andes from Puno - Today one of South America's most extraordinary overland trips takes you by bus to Cusco passing through striking highland scenery and picturesque Andean villages. Upon your arrival in Cusco, the former capital of the Inca Empire, a host will meet and assist you in transferring to the hotel and help you to register. (B,L)
| Day 5 Wednesday – Cusco / Machu Picchu / Cusco
Breakfast at your hotel. Full Day Excursion to Machu Picchu - Early wake up for a train ride through the sacred valley of Urubamba to the "Lost City of the Incas," Machu Picchu. Perched 8,200 feet above the valley, it was hidden by mountains and semi-tropical jungles for 400 years until discovered by Hiram Bingham of Yale University in 1911. Archaeologists believe that the Inca "Virgins of the Sun" took refuge from the Spanish Conquistadors here. Guided tour of the ruins upon arrival. All transfers are included. Lunch is at the Orient Express' Sanctuary Lodge located just a few steps from the Inca citadel. Afternoon return to Cusco. (B,L)
| Day 6 Thursday – Cusco / Sacred Valley / Cusco
Breakfast at your hotel. Full Day Excursion to the Pisac Indian Market and the Ollantaytambo Fortress (Daily) -Morning departure for a drive through the fertile countryside to the colonial village of Pisac. During your visit to the bustling marketplace you will have the opportunity to bargain with the natives for many different types of Peruvian handicrafts and jewelry. After lunch the tour continues
to the village of Ollantaytambo for a visit to its impressive Incan fortress. In the afternoon return to Cusco. (B,L)
| Day 7 Friday – Cusco
Breakfast at your hotel. Tour of Cusco and its Ruins - This afternoon's tour of the oldest continuously inhabited city in the western hemisphere includes important landmarks of enchanting Cusco and also the nearby ruins of Kenko, Puca-pucara, Tambomachay as well as the Sacsayhuaman fortress. Once the center of the Inca civilization, modern Cusco is a delightful combination of Inca and colonial architecture. During the tour, you will visit Cusco's Cathedral, Santo Domingo Church and the Plaza de Armas. (B)
| Day 8 Saturday – Cusco / Lima / Home
Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer from hotel to the airport for your flight to Lima and
then take your connecting flight to home. (B)
Hotels used in Tour Packages for Discover Peru series
| Discover Peru Tour Number | Hotel Category | Dbl | Tpl | Sgl | Single Alone Surcharge |
| # 5 | Luxury | $1,641 | $1,751 | $2,479 | $273 |
| # 5 | Deluxe | $1,297 | $1,280 | $1,798 | $273 |
| # 5 | First Class | $1,205 | $1,176 | $1,601 | $273 |
| # 5 | Tourist Superior | $1,083 | $1,074 | $1,363 | $273 |
| # 5 | Tourist | $1,028 | $1,007 | $1,201 | $273 |
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