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NEW YEAR IN PERU AND MACHU PICCHU(Limited Availability) 8 Nights, 9 Days Hotels
December 28: Lima
Arrival in Lima. Reception and transfer to the hotel of your choice.
December 29: Lima - Cuzco (B)
After breakfast, flight to Cuzco, reception and transfer to the
hotel of your choice. Free day to acclimatize to the altitude and an
opportunity to explore the ancient capital of the Incas on foot. Our
tour leaders will be available to accompany you around this
fascinating city.
December 30: Cuzco - Machu Picchu (B)
An early start by Vistadome train to Aguas Calientes. Guided visit
of the most spectacular ancient city in the world. This fabulous
city contains houses, temples, warehouses, a large central square;
and all connected by narrow roads and steps that are surrounded by
terraces cut into the mountain side. After the tour, free time to
enjoy this spiritual wonder. Opportunity for a guided trek (approx 1
hour) up to the sungate (Intipunku), which is a part of the Inca
Trail, for a magical view of the sanctuary or alternatively an
unguided climb to the top of Wayna Picchu, with a magnificent view
of the whole Sanctuary (recommended for fit individuals only).
Accommodation at the hotel of your choice.
December 31: Machu Picchu - Cuzco (B, L D)
Opportunity to return to the sanctuary for a more personal
appreciation of the Eighth wonder of the world. Lunch at the
Sanctuary Lodge Hotel located in front of Machu Picchu. Return in
the afternoon by train to Cuzco and transfer to the hotel of your
choice. New Years dinner.
January 1: Sacred Valley (B & L)
Free day to relax. For those wishing to continue with their
discovery of Peru, a full-day excursion to Urubamba, the Sacred
Valley of the Incas. Visit the village of Pisac, founded during
Colonial times. On Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays the Indians
barter their products, and artisans from all over the area sell
their woven alpaca wool blankets and ponchos, engraved gourds,
antique reproductions and jewellery. On Sundays, it is also the
meeting place for the local Mayors of the region, who come dressed
in their traditional costumes, to attend morning mass. After buffet
lunch at the Tunupa Restaurant, a visit to Ollantaytambo, the only
Inca town which is still inhabited. Explore the ruins above
Ollantaytambo before returning to Cuzco via the traditional market
town of Chinchero. Return to your hotel.
January 2: Cuzco (B & D)
Afternoon guided visit of the four ruins nearby; the Sacsayhuaman
Fortress overlooking the city of Cuzco, a pre Inca architectural
masterpiece; Kenko, a rock sanctuary whose main attraction is the
monolithic altar representing a puma, the red Fortress of
Puca-Pucara and Tambomachay, a beautiful fountain fed by a spring
forming a series of basins continue to the city of Cuzco; the Main
Square, the Cathedral and the Koricancha or Temple of the Sun.
Dinner and folkloric show in the evening.
January 3: Cuzco - Puno (B & L)
Spectacular first class train journey aboard the Inca Explorer
across the stunning altiplano to Puno. Lying on the shores of Lake
Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world, Puno is also the
folkloric capital of Peru. Accommodation at the hotel of your
choice.
January 4: Islands of Lake Titicaca (B & L)
Full day excursion to the islands of Uros and Taquile. Uros, a group
of islands made entirely of tortora reeds is home to a small
community dating back to a pre-Inca culture. The inhabitants of
Taquile are more closely related to the Aymara people of Bolivia
than the Quechua Incas of Peru. Basic lunch on the island prepared
by the local inhabitants. Return to Puno and to your hotel.
January 5: Puno - Lima (B & L)
After the tour, transfer to Juliaca airport for the return flight to
Lima. Full city tour of modern and colonial Lima, declared a UNESCO
world heritage site in 1991. Tour in an air conditioned bus with a
bilingual guide. The tour includes a visit to the Cathedral, Main
Square, San Francisco Convent and its Catacombs, and the residential
areas of San Isidro and Miraflores. Lunch at the internationally
acclaimed Rosa Nautica seafood restaurant, strategically located on
a pier extending into the Pacific Ocean. After lunch, a visit to
the Gold Museum. Originally from a private collection, the museum
houses numerous gold, silver and copper artefacts from several
pre-Hispanic cultures. The most precious piece in the collection is
the solid gold Tumi (ceremonial knife) belonging to the Lambayeque
culture (350AD). In the evening, return to the airport for your
return flight home.
End of services
-------------------------------------------------- Cost: Prices are quoted in USD per person sharing and are subject to change until paid in full 3 star per person sharing $ 2,540.00 4 star per person sharing $ 3,410.00 5 star per person sharing $ 4,390.00 5 star deluxe per person sharing $ 5,665.00
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Special Conditions: * Price is valid for the above dates subject to availability * Tour must be paid for in full at time of booking * Price only applies for a minimum of two people per person sharing
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