Day 1 - Arrival in Lima
Upon arrival at the airport a host will meet and assist you in transferring to the hotel and help you in registering.
Day 1 - Lima
Evening arrival in Lima.
Day 2 - Lima
Tour of Modern and Colonial Lima and Larco Museum. (B)
Day 3 - Lima / Arequipa
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Arequipa. Tour of Arequipa and Santa Catalina Convent. (B)
Day 4 - Arequipa / Colca Canyon
Excursion to Colca Canyon with overnight stay in Chivay. (B,L,D)
Day 5 - Colca Canyon / Arequipa
Early departure to visit the "Cross of the Condor", pre-Inca ruins and Andean villages.
Afternoon return to Arequipa. (B,L)
Day 6 - Arequipa / Cusco
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Cusco. In the afternoon Tour of Cusco and its Ruins. (B)
Day 7 - Cusco / Sacred Valley / Cusco
Full Day excursion to the Pisac Indian Market and Ollantaytambo Fortress. (B,L)
Day 8 - Cusco / Machu Picchu / Cusco
Full Day excursion to Machu Picchu. (B,L)
Day 9 - Cusco / Lima / Home
Transfer from hotel to the airport for your flight to Lima and then take your connecting flight to home. (B)
Departures: Weekly. Itineraries are flexible.
Upon arrival at the airport a host will meet and assist you in transferring to the hotel and help you in registering.
Breakfast at your hotel. City Tour of Lima and Larco Museum - This half day tour visits both the colonial and modern sections of this "City of Kings." Colonial sites include the lovely Plaza de Armas with its cathedral and palace, and the exquisite Torre Tagle Palace modern day seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In modern Lima, drive along the exclusive residential areas of Miraflores and San Isidro. Continue to the Larco Museum, founded in 1926, it showcases remarkable chronological galleries providing an excellent overview on 3000 years of development of Peruvian pre-Columbian history. Located in a unique vice-royal mansion of the 18th century built over a 7th century pre-Columbian pyramid, is surrounded by beautiful gardens. Features the finest gold and silver collection from Ancient Peru and the famous erotic archaeological collection, one of the most visited Peruvian tourist attractions. (B)
Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Arequipa. Upon arrival at the airport a host will meet and assist you in transferring to the hotel and help you in registering. Arequipa City Tour and Santa Catalina Convent - Your half day sightseeing of this beautiful city includes a visit to the Spanish Colonial Monastery of Santa Catalina, called "a city within a city", which lay closed to the layman and shrouded in mystery for over 400 years. This remarkable relic of colonial times now is open to the public. (B)
Breakfast at your hotel. Colca Canyon 2 Day/1 Night - Early departure towards the highlands passing through Yura-Pampa Cañahuas and La Pulpera with good possibility of observing groups of wild vicuñas and fighting cattle. Stop en route to see petrogliphs in the Caves of Mollepunco and in the town of Callali to see natural hill formations with the appearance of enchanted castles. Drive to La Calera to enjoy the thermal baths under the stars. Return to Chivay for overnight. (B,L,D)
Breakfast at your hotel. To maximize your probability of seeing condors we depart very early towards the "Cross of the Condor" at about an altitude of 15,000 feet. Drive a little further in to the canyon to see some pre-Inca ruins and watch the way of life in this remote land. Return to Chivay for lunch and afternoon return to Arequipa. (B,L)
Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Cusco. Upon arrival at the airport a host will meet and assist you in transferring to the hotel and help you in registering. Tour of Cusco and its Ruins - This afternoon's tour of the oldest continuously inhabited city in the western hemisphere includes important landmarks of enchanting Cusco and also the nearby ruins of Kenko, Puca-pucara, Tambomachay as well as the Sacsayhuaman fortress. Once the center of the Inca civilization, modern Cusco is a delightful combination of Inca and colonial architecture. During the tour, you will visit Cusco's Cathedral, Santo Domingo Church and the Plaza de Armas. (B)
Full Day Excursion to the Pisac Indian Market and the Ollantaytambo Fortress
Breakfast at your hotel. Morning departure for a drive through the fertile countryside of the Urubamba Valley to the colonial village of Pisac where a unique Indian Market takes place daily. The variety of products offered is overwhelming, from pottery with reproductions of archaeological pieces, to all kinds of textiles, jewelry and Peruvian handicrafts. During your visit to this bustling marketplace you will have the opportunity to bargain with the artisans and indigenous traders. Grab the items you like, you will hardly see the same one again.
Continue to the Ollantaytambo archaeological complex, the Incas built it as a fort that included a temple, agricultural terraces, and an urban area. There are two distinct sectors: The religious and worship zone, and the residential area. Ollantaytambo was an important administrative center with probable military functions if one considers the walls and towers. There are also traces of ancient roads and aqueducts. The town of Ollantaytambo is called a "Living Inca Town" since the inhabitants maintain very old practices and customs. Lunch is at a beautiful country estate on the shores of the Urubamba River. (B,L)
Breakfast at your hotel. Full Day Excursion to Machu Picchu - 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. Guided tour of the ruins upon arrival. All transfers are included. Lunch is at the Orient Express' Sanctuary Lodge located just a few steps from the Inca citadel. Afternoon return to Cusco. (B,L)
Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer from hotel to the airport for your flight to Lima and then take your connecting flight to home. (B)
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All prices are per person in US$.
| Tourist Class Hotels | SIB Premium | Private Services | |||||||||
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| Min 1 | Min 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 / 4 | 5 / 9 | 10/14 | 15/19 | 20/24 | 25/29 | 30 up | |
| Double Room | $2054 | $2359 | $1935 | $1762 | $1560 | $1515 | $1475 | $1426 | $1399 | ||
| Triple Room | $2018 | $1899 | $1726 | $1524 | $1479 | $1439 | $1390 | $1363 | |||
| Single Room | $3259 | $2379 | $3875 | $2684 | $2260 | $2087 | $1886 | $1840 | $1800 | $1751 | $1724 |
| Tourist Superior Hotels | SIB Premium | Private Services | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min 1 | Min 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 / 4 | 5 / 9 | 10/14 | 15/19 | 20/24 | 25/29 | 30 up | |
| Double Room | $2136 | $2442 | $2018 | $1844 | $1643 | $1598 | $1558 | $1508 | $1482 | ||
| Triple Room | $2123 | $2004 | $1831 | $1630 | $1584 | $1544 | $1495 | $1468 | |||
| Single Room | $3462 | $2582 | $4078 | $2887 | $2463 | $2290 | $2088 | $2043 | $2003 | $1954 | $1927 |
| First Class Hotels | SIB Premium | Private Services | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min 1 | Min 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 / 4 | 5 / 9 | 10/14 | 15/19 | 20/24 | 25/29 | 30 up | |
| Double Room | $2290 | $2595 | $2171 | $1998 | $1796 | $1751 | $1711 | $1662 | $1635 | ||
| Triple Room | $2262 | $2143 | $1970 | $1768 | $1723 | $1683 | $1634 | $1607 | |||
| Single Room | $3751 | $2871 | $4367 | $3176 | $2752 | $2579 | $2378 | $2332 | $2292 | $2243 | $2216 |
| First Class Superior Hotels | SIB Premium | Private Services | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min 1 | Min 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 / 4 | 5 / 9 | 10/14 | 15/19 | 20/24 | 25/29 | 30 up | |
| Double Room | $2426 | $2731 | $2307 | $2134 | $1932 | $1887 | $1847 | $1798 | $1771 | ||
| Triple Room | $2470 | $2351 | $2178 | $1976 | $1931 | $1891 | $1842 | $1815 | |||
| Single Room | $3955 | $3075 | $4571 | $3380 | $2956 | $2783 | $2582 | $2536 | $2496 | $2447 | $2420 |
| Deluxe Hotels | SIB Premium | Private Services | |||||||||
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| Min 1 | Min 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 / 4 | 5 / 9 | 10/14 | 15/19 | 20/24 | 25/29 | 30 up | |
| Double Room | $2824 | $3130 | $2706 | $2532 | $2331 | $2286 | $2246 | $2196 | $2170 | ||
| Triple Room | $2767 | $2648 | $2475 | $2274 | $2228 | $2188 | $2139 | $2112 | |||
| Single Room | $4790 | $3910 | $5406 | $4215 | $3791 | $3618 | $3416 | $3371 | $3331 | $3282 | $3255 |
| Luxury Hotels | SIB Premium | Private Services | |||||||||
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| Min 1 | Min 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 / 4 | 5 / 9 | 10/14 | 15/19 | 20/24 | 25/29 | 30 up | |
| Double Room | $3756 | $4062 | $3638 | $3464 | $3263 | $3218 | $3178 | $3128 | $3102 | ||
| Triple Room | $3524 | $3406 | $3232 | $3031 | $2986 | $2946 | $2896 | $2870 | |||
| Single Room | $6663 | $5783 | $7279 | $6088 | $5664 | $5491 | $5290 | $5244 | $5204 | $5155 | $5128 |
Departures: Weekly. Itineraries and departure days are flexible, you can add extra days or you can shorten the number of days on a particular city according to your interests.
Tour includes: All airport transfers, tours and meals indicated in the itinerary. All entrance fees and train tickets needed to operate the tours and excursions, hotel accommodation, hotel taxes and service charge. Additional pre and post tours are available.
Not included: International airfare, domestic airfare within Peru, These tax can not be pre-paid. The entrance fee to the ruins on the second day in Machu Picchu $58.