December 21: Lima Arrival in Lima.
Reception and transfer to the hotel of your choice.
December 22: Lima (B & L)
After breakfast, full city tour of modern and colonial Lima, declared a
UNESCO world heritage site in 1991. 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 Costa Verde
Restaurant. Return to your hotel. Free evening.
December 23: Lima – Cuzco (B)
After breakfast, flight to Cuzco, reception and transfer to the hotel of
your choice.
Free day at leisure to acclimatize to the altitude.
December 24: 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 25: Machu Picchu - Cuzco (B & L)
Opportunity to return to the sanctuary for a more personal appreciation
of the Eighth wonder of the world. Christmas 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.
December 26: Cuzco (B & D)
Today, a 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.
December 27: Cuzco – Sacred Valley (B & L)
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 a 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
December 28: Cuzco – Lima (B)
Pick up at your hotel and transfer to the airport for the return flight
to Lima and your connecting flight home.
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