| Details | | Gate 1 Travel | | | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1 | Depart the USA, Arrive in Lima | Depart the USA for Peru. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in flight entertainment for your journey. Upon arrival in Lima, transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure
Overnight: Lima | | Day 2 | Lima | This morning meet with your guide for an orientation, afterwards, depart for a tour of Lima. Enjoy the sights of Peru's capital city with 2000 years of indigenous and colonial heritage before stopping at the San Francisco Monastery, famous for its 17th century architecture and world renowned library. Spend the remainder of the day at leisure in the "Gastronomical Capital of the Americas" by exploring Lima's nightlife or sampling some of its many restaurants
Optional: Half Day Larco Herrera Museum & Pueblo Libre (PM)
Optional: Dinner at La Dama Juana
Overnight: Lima
Meals: Breakfast | | Day 3 | Fly to Cuzco | This morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to Cuzco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel. The balance of the day is at leisure to explore on your own
Optional: Half Day San Blas Walking Tour (PM)
Overnight: Cuzco
Meals: Breakfast | | Day 4 | Cuzco | Spend today at leisure in "The Imperial City". Take time to sightsee or shop independently. Cuzco is declared the Historical Capital by the Constitution of Peru and hosts nearly 1 million visitors every year. Visit some of the numerous Inca monuments or investigate the culinary secrets of Andean cuisine
Optional: Full Day Machu Picchu (choose Backpacker Train, Vistadome Train, or Hiram Bingham Train)
Overnight: Cuzco
Meals: Breakfast | | Day 5 | Cuzco | Enjoy this morning at leisure in Cuzco. In the afternoon, depart for a tour of Cuzco, view the impressive Colonial Cathedral in Cuzco, which contains over 400 paintings from the Cusquena School in addition to colonial art. Continue on to visit the Korikancha, the Temple of the Sun, whose walls and floors were allegedly once covered by sheets of solid gold. This temple was once the most important religious site of the Incas
Optional: Half Day Nearby Ruins (AM)
Optional: Dinner at La Retama
Overnight: Cuzco
Meals: Breakfast | | Day 6 | Transfer to Puno | This morning transfer to Puno by bus, the balance of the day is at leisure. Puno is located on the banks of Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake at 12,421 feet above sea level
Overnight: Puno
Meals: Breakfast | | Day 7 | Excursion to Uros Islands | Today begins with a boat trip to the Uros Islands. These islands are completely man made structures, and their inhabitants, the Uros, continue to maintain them as they have since pre Columbian times, using totora reeds from the lake to build not only the islands, but also their houses. Return to your hotel later in the day and enjoy the balance at leisure
Optional: Half Day Sillustani Tombs (PM)
Overnight: Puno
Meals: Breakfast | | Day 8 | Catamaran Cruise & Sun Island | This morning, travel to Copacabana Sanctuary to board a catamaran cruise ship. Enjoy a snack on board while sailing to Sun Island, the legendary birthplace of the Inca Empire. Visit the Inca Garden, followed by the Inti Wata Cultural Complex including the Ekako Underground Museum, the traditional medicine exhibit and the Titikaka Reed Shipbuilders display. See the Pachamama Inca agricultural terraces, visit a handicraft center, and enjoy the Intica lounge. The tour culminates with a unique sailing experience aboard a huge traditional Titikaka vessel for a panoramic excursion to the Pilkokaina Inca Palace. Finally, return via your catamaran cruise ship to Chua Harbor while enjoying a buffet lunch on board. Once ashore, continue to La Paz
Overnight: La Paz
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch | | Day 9 | La Paz | Today's sightseeing begins with a visit to the famous Witch Doctor's Market and San Francisco Colonial Church. The tour continues to Plaza Murillo, where the Cathedral, the Government Palace and the National Congress buildings are located. Then, head to the renowned colonial street Jaen, with its cluster of interesting museums, followed by a visit to the replica of the semi subterranean temple of the Tiwanaku Culture. For a change of scenery, the tour traverses the residential areas of Obrajes, Calacoto and La Florida. Finally, the tour concludes with a visit to the unique Moon Valley, where you will have the opportunity to explore and visit a pottery workshop with a demonstration of the ceramic arts
Overnight: La Paz
Meals: Breakfast | | Day 10 | Depart for the USA | Transfer to the airport for your departure flight
Meals: Breakfast |
| | | Hotel Presidente | | Mabey Palacio Imperial Hotel | | Casa Andina Miraflores San Antonio | | La Hacienda Hotel |
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*Not Included:
Airport taxes & fees, domestic airport taxes of $50.43, optional tours, and gratuities.
Additional Information:
Land only price does not include arrival transfers, but does include flight Lima Cuzco.
Flights from the USA may arrive early on DAY 2. Sightseeing commences in the late morning of Day 2. |
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