Depart from Los Angeles via Lima to Cuzco.
Transfer to hotel upon arrival.
Day 2: Lima - Cuzco (B/L/D)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport
to board a short morning flight to Cuzco, Upon arrival and transfer to the
hotel. In the afternoon we will visit guided to the City and ruins near
to Cuzco. This tour includes the best of Cuzco: the Cathedral, very important
for its architecture and collection of canvases from the "Escuela Cusque?a"
(Academy of Cuzco); the Temple of the Sun or "Koricancha", a classic example
of the fusion of Inca and Western cultures. Its finely polished stone walls
were used as the foundations of the Convent of Santo Domingo. The tour also
includes the archaeological sites of Sacsayhuaman, Q'enqo, Pucapucara and
Tambomachay. Return to the hotel.
Day 3: Cuzco - Machu Picchu - Sacred Valley
(B/L/D)
At the schedule time, we will star our
visit to the most important Archaeological Building of the country Machu
Picchu, citadel Inca located to 113 km of the city of the Cuzco by train.
In the morning transfer the passenger from the hotel to the train station,
after one hours and 20 minutes of trip we will arrive at our destiny, then
we will take a bus and in 20 minutes we will arrive to the archeological
park, here our guide will show all the natural, archeological and cultural
beauty the unique place and the world. Lunch included. Afternoon you can
shop in the beautiful arts and craft market, overnight in Sacred Valley.
Day 4: Sacred Valley - Cuzco
(B/L/D)
Breakfast in the Hotel. A full day tour
of the Sacred Valley, formed by the Vilcanota or Urubamba river. It begins
in Pisac where people from surrounding communities converge on the tiny
central plaza to buy and sell produce and supplies. In the tourist section
of the market, the artisans sell a wide variety of handicrafts. After lunch,
the tour continues to the archaeological site of Ollantaytambo, where the
locals maintain the original construction of the Inca citadel. Return to
Cuzco.
Day 5: Cuzco - Lima (B/L/D)
Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer to the
airport to take your flight to Lima. Upon Arrival, transfer to the Hotel.
At schedule time there is a tour of the city of Lima begins with the historic
downtown that was recently declared by UNESCO as a "World Heritage Site"
because of its numerous architectural buildings. This represents the strong
European Middle Age influence. Important buildings to visit are the Government
Palace or "Casa de Pizarro", the Municipal Palace, Lima's Cathedral, San
Francisco church and convent with valuable works of art and stone and wooden
structures and balconies of colonial houses. We will appreciate also "Huaca
Pucllana": a magnificent ceremonial and administrative centre from Lima
Culture. The tour ends with a visit to the modern suburbs of San Isidro,
and Miraflores. San Isidro has modern apartment buildings and beautiful
parks such as El Olivar with olive's trees brought from Spain in the 16th
century and finally Miraflores with its Central Park and Larcomar Shopping
Center that overlooks the Pacific Ocean.
Day 6: Lima - Los Angeles
Today your homebound flight
will bring you back in the morning to complete the pleasant tour!
• This itinerary visits
destinations that are at high altitude, which may cause altitude sickness.
Please consult your doctor for preventative treatment.
Price includes:
International & Central America air tickets
Airport taxes (Aprx.).
Airport – hotel transfers
Sightseeing & show tickets
3 meals daily (exclude liquor beverage), one bottled water
per day
4-star hotel or substitute hotels with similar standard whenever
possible
English tour guide
Price does not include:
Tour bus driver and tour guide gratuity ($8 per day)
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