We have created this page to list our most popular package and our most successful package. The "Peru Super Value" and the "Inca Roots". The Peru Super Value was put together for the Budget Travel Magazine and is enjoying a great popularity due to the different articles written about this package. It is usually sold in conjunction with bulk airfares to Lima using Delta, American, Continental, Lan Peru, Lan Chile, Taca and Lacsa.
The Inca Roots is our most successful package in our 34 years of experience. Travelers are raving about the way this itinerary is designed, the sites visited, the quality of our operation and the proficiency of our tour guides. The Inca Roots is for those travelers who want the best and nothing but the best. The groups have no more than eight members, the hotels we use are the finest in each city, and the tour guides, the tour guides ......., I do not know how to express the high standard of professionalism of these individuals, I will just say "the tour guides are outstanding"
Regardless of your travel style, you will enjoy Peru immensely. Our 34-year experience will come to light when you travel with us, our eagerness to provide excellence will become evident when you notice the details in the operation of our services.
I sincerely believe that Peru will be the trip of your life time.
Jesus Lopez Director
We are the incoming tour operators of the Peru Package listed on Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Magazine. We have called it "Peru Super Value"
Six nights of Hotel accommodation including service charge and Continental Breakfast. Two nights in Lima at the Hotel Mariel and Four nights in Cusco at Terra Andina Hotel or El Puma or Plaza de Armas. Transfers airport-hotel-airport in Lima (transportation and driver). Transfers airport-hotel-airport in Cusco (transportation, driver and transfer representative). Full day excursion to Machu Picchu with guided visit to the ruins and lunch. On this excursion we also include round trip transfers hotel-train station, round trip train ticket Cusco-Aguas Calientes, round trip bus ticket Aguas Calientes-Machu Picchu, entrance fee to the ruins. For hotel images you can visit our Hotels page.
Inca Roots
Peru... home to one of the earliest and most advanced civilizations in the Western Hemisphere... Under the rule of powerful kings, an incredible people known as the Incas amassed an empire that built systems of winding mountain roads, remarkable cities, and an unforgettable legacy. One is still mystified today by their amazing accomplishments, as can be seen at the hidden and fascinating Machu Picchu... Take a trip back in time and explore the roots of an ancient civilization that left behind some of the most interesting and awe-inspiring constructions in the world.
Lima, Cusco, Machu Picchu with overnight stay, Chincheros and Pisac Indian Markets, Ollantaytambo Fortress, authentic Quechua Village and Salt Pools.
Arrival in Lima, the "City of Kings" famous for its Spanish Colonial architecture and extraordinary museums.
City Tour and Gold Museum. This half-day tour visits both the colonial and modern sections of this "City of Kings." Colonial sites include the lovely Plaza Mayor with its cathedral and palace, and the exquisite Torre Tagle Palace modern day seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In moder n Lima, drive along the exclusive residential areas of Miraflores and San Isidro. Then visit Peru's famous Gold Museum, which houses a priceless collection of pre-Colombian gold artifacts as well as the private armory of Miguel Mujica Gallo. Some of the cultures represented in this collection include the Chavin, Paracas, Nazca, Tiahuanaco and Inca. (AB)
Chincheros, Pisac and Ollantaytambo. Early morning flight to Cusco. Departure from hotel for a drive to exciting and unspoiled Chincheros. You will take a step back in time at the Chincheros Market where the Indians from different villages meet on Sundays to trade their wares and produces among themselves just as they did a century ago. Continue to the Spanish Colonial village of Pisac and the Pisac Indian Market. Here you will find excellent bargains on Alpaca sweaters and a variety of handicrafts. After lunch the tour continues through the sacred valley of the Incas, Urubamba, to visit the town of Ollantaytambo and the imposing Inca Fortress. Return to Yucay in the Urubamba Valley for overnight. (AB,L)
Salt Pools and Quechua Village. Morning excursion to the impressive salt pools formed by water emerging from a lake inside a mountain in the Urubamba Valley. Continue your excursion and visit an authentic Quechua Village to feel the way of life of the Inca's ancestors. The Inca himself was a noble Quechua. They live off the land and are always wearing their colorful ponchos, see Quechua children scamper about while woman are weaving their family's clothes. A meaningful experience! (AB,L)
Excursion to Machu Picchu with overnight stay. Early wake up for a train ride through the sacred valley of Urubamba to the "Lost City of the Incas," Machu Picchu. Perched 8,200 feet above the valley, it was hidden by mountains and semi-tropical jungles for 400 years until discovered by Hiram Bingham of Yale University in 1911. Archaeologists believe that the Inca "Virgins of the Sun" took refuge from the Spanish Conquistadors here. (AB,L)
Machu Picchu / Cusco Free morning to enjoy one of the most incredible sights on earth, the ruins of Machu Picchu. Take as much time as you need to study the mysterious ruins, hike Huayna Picchu the pyramid-shape mountain above Machu Picchu, walk to the Inca Bridge a secret entrance used by the Inca's army, or toward the Inca Trail to find the historic Sun Gate. (AB)
Cusco and nearby Ruins. Morning walked tour of the ancient capital of the Inca Empire. Visitors are caught up in the excitement of this city. The tour includes a visit to the Cathedral and Santo Domingo Church, passing the main streets and Plaza de Armas. You will walk through the most astonishing Cusco streets to reach the San Blas Church. Cusco is a delightful combination of Inca and Colonial architecture. Afternoon tour includes a visit to the ruins of Kenko, Puca-pucara, Tambomachay and to the Sacsayhuaman fortress. (AB)
Morning transfer to the airport for flight home. (AB)
Country Club in Lima; Sol y Luna in the Urubamba Valley; Sanctuary Lodge or Inkaterra Machu Picchu in Machu Picchu; Monasterio in Cusco. These deluxe hotels are the best available. We can substitute any hotel at no extra cost.
All transfers and tours indicated in the itinerary, service of a private bilingual guide, meals as indicated, hotel accommodation, all entrance fees and train tickets, baggage handling at airports, hotels taxes and service charges. We also have bulk airfares available on all airlines servicing South and Central America.
Airport departure taxes (Lima $7.40, Cusco $7.40, Peru international departure tax $31.00), tips to bellboys, waiters and tour guides.
Pre and Post Tours are available to the Amazon, Manu National Park, Inca Trail, Nazca Lines, Arequipa, Puno, Lake Titikaka, Bolivia and the Galapagos Islands.
AB = American Breakfast, ABB = American Buffet Breakfast, L=Lunch