Full Inca Adventure Plus Lively Lima (7 days)

This exciting 7-day tour starts in Lima, with its museums and colourful pageantry (there is religious parade with native costumes almost every day). From Lima we move up into the beautiful Andes where we spend time in Cuzco, the ancient Inca capital, as well as the nearby Sacred Valley, before reaching the spectacular mountaintop citadel of Machu Picchu.

INCLUDES:

• 6 Nights Hotel accommodations
• Airline tickets Lima/Cuzco/Lima
• Round trip train Cuzco/Machu Picchu
• All transfers.
• All scheduled excursions with English-speaking guide services.
• All entrance fees
• Meals as specified in the itinerary
• Taxes

EXCLUDED:

• International airfare to and from Peru
• Tips and gratuity
• Travel Insurance
• Meals not specified in the itinerary

Day 1: LIMA

Upon arrival to Jorge Chavez Lima International Airport, you will be transferred by taxi to your selected hotel. Depending on arrival time, we can arrange optional museum visits, city tours, culinary tours, a crash course in Spanish, or even paragliding off the cliff tops of Miraflores.

Day 2: LIMA

Following breakfast there will be an included tour of the “City of Kings” you will see the beautiful neighborhood of Miraflores with cliff tops overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the historical San Francisco monastery and church (famous for its unique catacombs), and the breathtaking Plaza de Armas (Presidents Palace, the main Cathedral, the Archbishop’s Palace, and City Hall). Early evening return to hotel. Various nightlife options available.

Day 3: LIMA/CUZCO

Morning transfer to airport and flight to Cuzco. Upon arrival at the Cuzco airport you will be met by our staff and driven to your selected hotel, where you are advised to rest to acclimatize to the altitude. After lunch your Cuzco adventure begins with a guided tour of the Plaza de Armas, the main cathedral, and the amazing Coricancha (the temple of the sun). The guided tour continues to the beautiful Incan sites of Sacsahuaman, (an impressive Incan military fortress overlooking Cuzco), Kenko (amphitheater with unique stone carvings), Tambo Machay, (fountains only used by Incan royalty) and the small fortress of Puca Pucara. Return to hotel. Various nightlife options available.

Day 4: SACRED VALLEY.

After breakfast you will take the amazing scenic drive through the famous Andes Mountains to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Here you will visit Pisac with its beautiful ruins and its wonderful Andean market, following an included lunch, an excursion to the great fortress of Ollantaytambo is waiting. Evening return to hotel in Cuzco, however you will have free time to explore a little more about the city of Cuzco!

Day 5: MACHU PICCHU

Breakfast. At 5:30 am you will leave the hotel to take the 6:15 am train along the way you will be watching the sunrise over the magnificent Andes and following the Urubamba River. At 9:40 a.m., you will arrive at the Aguas Calientes Station; from there you will take a short bus ride to the awaited ruins of Machu Picchu. Once there, you will have a guided tour of the ruins and an included buffet lunch. After lunch you have the rest of the day to explore the ruins on your own. Return to Aguas Calientes to bath in the natural hot springs or dine in one of its numerous restaurants. Hotel stay in Aguas Calientes.

Day 6: MACHU PICCHU/LIMA

Breakfast. Optional return visit to Machu Picchu. Go see the ruins at sunrise before other tourists arrive or climb the beautiful towering peak of Huayna Picchu to see the ruins from above. Afternoon train to Cuzco, transfer to airport, and flight to Lima. Transfer from airport to your hotel in Lima.

Day 7: LIMA

Breakfast. Transfer from your hotel to the airport.