GTVP-233 – PERU
Peru Express with Machu Picchu
Lima, Cusco & Machu Picchu
Five days / Four nights
Daily
Detailed Itinerary
DAY 1: Arrival in Lima
Arrival in Lima, meet and greet at the airport, transfer to your hotel.
Overnight accommodations at selected hotel.
DAY 2: Lima
Half day city tour of modern and colonial Lima
In the morning we will have a tour through Lima’s streets and plazas. Starting at the Love Park in Miraflores and then heading to the Huaca Pucllawna, ceremonial center of the Lima culture. After this we visit the Main Square, Government Palace and the Town Hall. We will visit the Cathedral and explore Santo Domingo Convent.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight accommodations at selected hotel.
DAY 3: Cusco
Tour of Cusco and nearby Sacsayhuaman Archaeological Park
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Cusco. In the afternoon, we will start our Imperial Cusco city tour visiting the Sacsayhuaman Archaeological Park, an impressive fortress of colossal dimensions with rocks that are up to 4 meters tall and surrounded by beautiful views blending together perfectly. Then we will continue to explore Q’enqo, the Puma shrine, and see the sacrificial altar embedded inside a rock cave and Tambomachay and its sacred fountains of life. On the route, we will have a panoramic view of Puca Pucará watchtower which guarded the city entrance. After this, we will visit the Korikancha temple, Inti God shrine, on which the Santo Domingo church was built. According to the chronicles, this temple was completely covered in gold in Inca times. We will continue to the Main Square in order to visit the Cathedral and its valuable and beautiful colonial masterpieces such as The Cross which arrived along with the first conquers.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight accommodations at selected hotels
DAY 4: Cusco / Machu Picchu / Cusco
Day tour of Machu Picchu with lunch
A train trip away to see one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. We arrive at the Aguas Calientes station where our staff will assist us on boarding the bus to go up the winding road to Machu Picchu, amid a spectacular view of the Urubamba River and its canyon. The Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu, will astonish us with its terraces, ceremonial shrines, steps and urban areas. Energy is all around us. After a guided visit, we will have lunch at one of the restaurants in the area. At the arranged time, we will return to Cusco by train and will be transferred to the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Overnight accommodations at selected hotels
DAY 5: Depart Cusco
At the arranged time we will transfer to the airport for your flight to your next destination.
Meals: Breakfast
Important:
Saturday PM and Sunday AM Lima’s Cathedral is closed. We will visit instead Huaca Huallamarca Pre Inca-Pyramid.
| GROSS RATES PER PERSON BASED ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY |
Based on Shared Land Services:
From $ 905 |
Based on Private Land Services:
From $ 1,055 |
NOTE: Rates based on double occupancy and four star hotels category. For rates applicable for single and triple and for other participating hotels please check TOUR RATES
RATES INCLUDE:
LIMA
Round trip transfers between airport and hotel
Half day city tour.
Two night accommodations at selected hotel. Daily breakfast.
Hotel Jose Antonio Deluxe (Four stars) or Hotel Swissotel (Five Stars)
CUSCO
Transfers airport / hotel / train station / hotel / airport.
Half day city tour and Sacsayhuaman Archeological Park.
Full day Machu Picchu excursion with Vistadome train service. Buffet lunch
Two night accommodations at selected hotel. Daily breakfast
Hotel Costa del Sol Ramada Cusco (Four stars) or Hotel Aranwa Cusco Boutique (Five Stars)
