Peru Splendors

ARRIVE IN LIMA, PERU Destination Title

Lima, Peru

Arrive in Lima, where you will be met by your Tour Director.

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LIMA Destination Title

Lima, Peru

This afternoon, your Local Guide focuses on the city’s colonial heritage during a walking TOUR. Start at the Plaza de Armas to see the Government Palace and the cathedral. From here, stroll to the venerable San Francisco Monastery with its splendid 17th-century cloister murals. For a special treat, stop at a local Peruvian food market to get a real taste of life for the local people. This evening, enjoy a welcome dinner at one of Lima’s Peruvian restaurants with your fellow traveling companions.

Breakfast, Dinner

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LIMA–CUSCO–SACRED VALLEY Destination Title

Cusco, Peru

Fly to Cusco, the impressive Andean city that was once the capital of the Inca Empire.

Destination Title

Sacred Valley, Peru

Head into the Sacred Valley of the Incas, where you will have lunch and experience an El Pago a la Tierra, or Mother Earth Ceremony, performed by a local shaman. These ceremonies, thanking Mother Earth and asking for good health and safe travels, have been practiced in Peru since before the arrival of the Incas.

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Awanakancha, Peru

Next, stop at Awanakancha to meet local families who preserve the ancient technique of Pre-Columbian weaving using South American camelid fibers. Here is your chance to get up close to the various camelids, including alpaca, llama, guanaco, and vicuña, indigenous to the region.

Destination Title

Pisac, Peru

Continue to Pisac, an old mountain village, where you will have free time to shop its famous market for local wares such as alpaca sweaters and blankets, jewelry, or hand-painted ornamental dishes and vases.

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Sacred Valley, Peru

Stay in the Sacred Valley tonight, and enjoy a special dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

POSADA DEL INCA YUCAY

SACRED VALLEY–MACHU PICCHU Destination Title

Ollantaytambo, Peru

This morning, visit the Inca Fortress of Ollantaytambo, followed by the opportunity to visit a home, meet some of the locals, and experience their way of life.

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Machu Picchu, Peru

Next, board the Vistadome Train for a short journey through the lush Urubamba Valley. Then, transfer to a motorcoach for the ascent to legendary Machu Picchu, the “Lost City of the Incas,” high above the steep valley overlaid with dense tropical jungle. Your Local Guide will bring you closer to the lives and mysteries still hidden in these amazing structures built by the Pre-Columbian masters of this sacred land.

Tonight, stay at a nearby hotel.

Breakfast, Dinner

EL MAPI HOTEL MACHU PICCHU

MACHU PICCHU–CUSCO Destination Title

Machu Picchu, Peru

Your entrance to Machu Picchu is included for a second day. Enjoy the tranquility of the morning, with free time to wander the ruins at your own pace and experience the magic that is Machu Picchu.

Destination Title

Cusco, Peru

After lunch, return to the Sacred Valley by train and continue on to Cusco.

Breakfast, Lunch

SONESTA HOTEL CUSCO

CUSCO Destination Title

Cusco, Peru

This morning, learn more about the Incas and their struggle against invading Spaniards on your Cusco city TOUR, with visits to the imposing Cathedral and the Santo Domingo Monastery. A special treat is in store for you when you are greeted by a group of Andean musicians dressed in colorful Inca textiles. They will escort you on a Pasacalle through Cusco while playing traditional music and performing ancient dances—an experience you won’t soon forget! Also visit the semi-circular Kenko Amphitheater with its stone altars and labyrinth of passages, and the Temple of Sacayhuaman, perched on a hillside overlooking Cusco. It remains unfathomable how and when this fortress of gigantic stones—with some blocks weighing more than 350 tons—was built. The remainder of your day is free to explore at your leisure. Tonight, enjoy a special farewell dinner at a local restaurant.

Breakfast, Dinner

SONESTA HOTEL CUSCO

CUSCO–LIMA Destination Title

Lima, Peru

Board a flight to Lima, where the remainder of your afternoon is at leisure to explore the city. Overnight in Lima.

Breakfast

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LIMA Destination Title

Lima, Peru

Your tour ends with breakfast this morning.

Breakfast

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