Included Highlights:
- Lima "City of Kings"
- Cusco "Navel of the Inca Empire"
- Machu Picchu "Wonder of the World"
- Sacred Valley "Inca Garden and Playground"
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1, Sunday: Arrive Lima. Arrive in Lima at any time. Your transfer driver will pick you up and take you to the hotel. There are no planned activities to do today so you can check into our hotel and enjoy the city. Your Escaped to Peru local representative will talk to you about your arrangements for the following day and a notice will be posted in the arrival hotel with details too. If you wish to have a Lima City Tour you can ask reception to arrange that for you if you have time before we all meet.
Day 2, Monday: Cuzco. Transfer to the airport for the flight to Cuzco. After you arrive at the airport you will be met and transferred to your hotel and be given some local information and orientation and after you will be free to relax, wander and shop. Take it easy this first day as you are at altitude. Tomorrow you will be sightseeing all day so save your strength. In the evening you will go out to experience the famous nightlife or dinning of Cusco.
Cuzco is the continents oldest continuously inhabited city, and the hub of the South American travel network. You could easily spend two weeks just in and around the area. Inca-built stone walls line most of the central streets and you don't have to go far to see other major Inca ruins. It is a city steeped in history, tradition and legend.
Day 3, Tuesday: Ollantaytambo. Today you will travel with your local guide through the Sacred Valley of the Incas after visiting several points of interest in and close to Cusco. This is not the standard tour offered by many. You will visit the Cathedral, the Sun Temple or Koricancha and also the fortress of Sacsaywaman before dropping down into the valley. An important source of food for the Inca, the Sacred Valley is a lush agricultural region that continues to supply the city of Cuzco with much of its produce.
We will visit the very impressive Pisaq Ruins and take a quick look at the colorful artisan market (varies in size depending upon the day) and the lovely village itself. After our lunch in Urubamaba, included today, the day trip finishes in the picturesque town of Ollantaytambo, with a visit to the impressive Inca site. Here you can catch your breath and spend the night. Spending the night in Ollantaytambo gives you a change of environment, a lower altitude and means you do not have to get up really early the next day to catch the train!
Day 4, Wednesday: Machu Picchu. After breakfast you take a taxi or take the short walk down to the station where you board the train winding through the increasingly steep Sacred Valley. Arriving in the village of Aguas Calientes (2100m) you will check in to your hotel and meet your guide for a guided tour of one of the most spectacular places on earth. After a 2-hour guided tour you will have time to wander around this magical place before getting a bus back down to the town and rounding off the day with a well earned drink and a hearty meal.
Day 5, Thursday: Machu Picchu and Cusco. Today you have two options before returning to Cusco. You could go up to Machu Picchu for a second time to spend more time there without the group (not included, simply speak to us in Cusco) or you could go walking to a lovely waterfall and/or visit the thermal springs (these things you could also choose to do on your first day instead). You choose. You will then take the afternoon train back to Cusco.
Day 6, Friday: Lima. After a transfer to Cusco airport you will fly 60 minutes to Lima. If you have an evening flight home you could fill your day with a visit in or around Lima and we can help with storing your luggage.
Notes: Depending on your international flights you can connect directly and fly home or if you would like/ need to stay an extra day or days in Lima please let us know in advance so we can arrange the extra transfers and hotel for you.
Member discount:
10% discount for InfoHub customer. Request a free gift certificate.
Notes:
Airfare is included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- 5 nights accomodation with breakfast included
- All ground transfers as stated until arrival in Lima at the end of the trip
- Private unique Cusco city and Sacred Valley tour, entrance fees for all sites, with lunch, all privately guided
- Visit to Machu Picchu including transfers, buses and entrance tickets and a private guided tour on the first day
- Domestic flights and taxes: Lima - Cusco - Lima
- Escorted by our guides and local representatives and support 24 hours
Price Excludes:
- International flights and taxes to your destination
- End of tour arrangements
- Meals (other than those stated) and personal spending money
Also see tour packages in:
South America
Peru
Archeology/History
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