Day 1 -- Fly to Lima,
Peru. 500 ft. elevation. Jose Antonio Hotel
Day 2 --
A city tour of Lima goes to the Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral where
Pizarro’s remains lay, the San Francisco Convent with its Cloister,
Catacombs and the archeological museum.
B, L.
Day 3 --An
impressive morning visit to the Larco
Herrera
Museum with the greatest
collection of pre-Columbian ceramics in the country.
A one-hour afternoon flight to Cusco, the Imperial City
at 11,047 ft. elevation.
Jose Antonio Hotel in Cusco.
B, D.
Day 4 -- In the
Sacred Valley, tour the Pisac artisan marketplace.
Next, climb some of the best Inca Empire’s most
formidable feats of architecture at the fortress ruins in Ollantaytambo.
Overnight in Ollantaytambo at Pakaritampu Hotel.
B, buffet lunch at the Tunupa Restaurant.
Day 5 -- Board
the Vista Dome train on the narrow -gauge tourist railroad from
Ollantaytambo to the foot of Machu Picchu
at 8:15 am.
Arrive at 9:40 am.
As it nears Machu Picchu,
there are views of snow-capped mountains, Indian villages and precarious
terraced fields all around.
Tour the new museum and garden at
Aguas Calientes.
Hotel Machu Picchu Inn, Aguas Calientes.
B, L.
Day 6 --
An all-day guided tour of “the lost city” of Machu Picchu (never
discovered by the Spaniards). You
sense you are on sacred ground at this mountaintop refuge of Incan royalty,
one of the world’s most stunning sights.
It will more than live up to any of your expectations!
Take an optional walk on the Inca Trail. 8000
ft. asl
and to the Inca Bridge.
B, D.
Hotel Machu Picchu Inn, Aguas
Calientes.
Day
7 --Visit
the ruins again today and climb Wayna Picchu
or you have the option to visit the thermal waters this morning or
enjoy the shopping in Aguas Calientes.
Begin the 70-mile return to Cusco
on the 3:30 Vista Dome train in the afternoon.
Arrive at 7:30 pm in Cusco.
Jose Antonio Hotel in
Cusco. B, L.
Day
8 -- 
A
guided half-day tour of the Inca ruins surrounding
Cusco includes the formidable Inca building of the fortress of Sacsayhuaman,
the rock sanctuary of Quenqo, the archeological group of Puca Pucara and the
Virgin Baths of Tambomachay.
Jose Antonio Hotel.
B, and Dinner show at Tunupa Restaurant.
Jose
Antonio
Hotel in
Cusco.
Day
9 --
Enjoy an all day private bus tour with stops at historic and archeological
sites from Cusco to Puno on the shores of Lake Titicaca.
10, 820 ft. a.s.l. Hotel Posada del
Inca or Jose Antonio
Hotel in Puno.
B,L
Day
10 -- Boat this morning on
Lake Titicaca
for a visit to the island-dwelling people that seem to materialize straight
out of National Geographic..
Since grade school you have known about these
unique Uros Indians where even the pigs have
their own floating islands!
In the afternoon visit the tower tombs of the
high class Collas--a culture more ancient than
the Inca culture--at the Sillustani ruins.
Jose
Antonio Hotel or Posada del Inca Hotel in Puno.
B, L.
Day 11 -- A
catamarn crossing Lake Titicaca to the Island of
the Sun, the cradle of the Incas, and the oldest church in South America in
the village of Copacabana.
Lake Titicaca is South America’s
largest lake and 12, 460 ft. a.s. l.
This fabled lake straddles the border between
Peru
and Bolivia.
Jose
Antonio
Hotel
or Posada del Inca in Puno..
B, L.
Day 12 -- Fly
from the town of Juliaca
(25 mis. outside Puno) to
Lima
(about an hour’s flight).
Jose
Antonio
Hotel
in Lima.
B, D at Dama
Juana’s with a floor show.
The restaurant is within walking distance of our
hotel. Jose
Antonio
Hotel.
Day
13 -- Depart Lima. B
Peru & Machu Picchu
Tour all three
of these distinct regions of Peru. The first is La Costa (the coast), an arid
desert strip of 1512 miles, bathed by the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean. Its
primary city is Lima. The second is the 120-mile wide La Sierra (the highlands)
or the Andes Mountain Range in which Puno & Cusco compete for prominence.
This range has more than 50 snow peaks, which may reach up to 20,000 ft above
sea level. These alpine-like mountains stretch the length of South America.
Finally, La Selva (the forest) is an enormous "green ocean" of Amazon
Rainforest.
2008
Peru & Machu Picchu Package Price is $3285 per person double occupancy. The
package includes 12 hotel nights, all in-country flights, railroads &
private transfers, local expert bi-lingual guides, all breakfasts plus 1
other meal each day & most tips. It does not include airfare, meals
not designated in the itinerary, or trip insurance. Trip details are
subject to change.