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PERU TRAVEL PLANNER
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ANDEAN PERU 10 DAYS
(10 days and 9 nights)
Daily Departures
Per Person Prices :
This
package can be easily customized to suit your
needs
DAY 1: LIMA PICK UP
Pick up upon arrival and overnight at the Hotel located in Miraflores, Lima.
(No meals)
DAY 2: LIMA - CUSCO
Transfer to the Lima airport for the flight to Cuzco (airfare not included).
Upon arrival at Cusco airport you will be met and driven to Hotel, where you
are advised to rest for a while to acclimatize to the altitude. In the
afternoon Cusco City Tour From 1.45pm to 6.30pm.
This tour includes the Qoricancha (temple of the sun) and the Cathedral.
The tour drives along the Circunvalacion Road up to famous fortress of
Sacsayhuaman , then to Q'enqo , Puca Pucara and Tambomachay Including
Spanish and English speaking guide. Also included in this is a tourist card,
giving you access to all the sites in the Cuzco area as a whole (i.e.,
including outside of the City itself). Hotel Overnight. (B)
Day 3: SACRED VALLEY TOUR (SHARED SERVICE: TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SUNDAY)
Breakfast. You will be picked up at 8:15 am. Full day excursion to the
Urubamba Valley visiting: the colorful Indian market in Pisac where a
mixture of color, tradition will be able appreciated The Valley has a
distance of 31 km (19 miles) of Cusco, and one altitude of 2,970 ms (9,700
p), Pisac where we will visit the market, and is located to the entrance of
the Sacred Valley followed by Ollantaytambo, the older town continuously
occupied of the American continent. The narrow streets of Ollantaytambo,
along with their channels that have not varied from the time Inca, evoke
their ancestral inheritance, lunch in a typical restaurant on the evening
and then the Chinchero market. At the end, return to Cusco at 6:30pm approx.
The night is free for you to eat in a restaurant of your choice; although we
always have plenty of suggestions for you should you require them. (B, L)
Day 4: CUSCO / MACHU PICCHU (*Overnight in Aguas Calientes)
All day excursion by train to Machu Picchu. At 5:30 am you will leave the
hotel to the Poroy station to take the 6:57 am train. Travel is in "Vistadome"
Class (formerly "Autowagon"). At 9:52 a.m., you will arrive at the Aguas
Calientes Station, from where you take a 25 minute bus ride to the ruins of
Machu Picchu. Once there, you will have a guided tour, with an English
speaking professional guide. The ruins are on the eastern slope of Machu
Picchu in two separate arcas: the agricultural and the urban. Lunch at the
Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge (included). Overnight at the Hotel (B, L).
Day 5: MACHU PICCHU / CUSCO
Morning at leisure to explore the ruins on your own (bus ticket and entrance
fees not included for this day on the rate ). Relax at the local hot
springs, and enjoy the enormous beauty of Machu Picchu that certainly
deserves an extra day. In the afternoon you will take the train to Cuzco.
Upon arrival in Cuzco, transfer to hotel. (B).
DAY 6: CUSCO - PUNO
Transfer to the train or bus station. Ten hour train or bus ride to Puno*,
across the scenic high Andes landscapes only dotted by small villages and
herds of the llamas and vicuñas. Upon arrival transfer to the Hotel and
overnight ( B, L ) (*) Additional fare if travelling by train. Ask for
availability.
DAY 7: UROS AND TAQUILE ISLANDS
You will be picked up from your hotel at 6:40 a.m., after a 2 hour motorboat
ride, you will arrive at the Uros island in the Titikaka lake. Fishermen and
hunters inhabit the floating islands of the Uros. The residents of the Uros
use the cattail, a type of rush, which grows in the lake, to create the
conditions that ensure the islands stay afloat. The dense roots that the
plants develop support the island. The roofs are waterproof and the houses
are extremely humid because of the surrounding water. At present, they speak
Quechua and Aymara. Then we will visit the Taquile island, where we will
have lunch in the cooperative restaurant. There is also a cooperative shop
on the plaza that sells exceptional wool goods which are of very fine
quality and somewhat expensive. Taquile Island is famous for its craft
production, particularly for its beautiful textiles. The island is narrow at
about 1 Km. wide and 6 to 7 Km. long. The visit could be exhausting because
of the 533 steps on the stone stairway to climb to get to the village and
because of the altitude (13,000 ft above sea level). On Taquile there are
numerous pre-Inca and Inca ruins as well as Inca terracing. We will return
in Puno in the afternoon, overnight (B,L)
DAY 8: SUN ISLAND FULL DAY
You will picked up from your hotel at 6:30 am. Land transfer to Copacabana
Sanctuary. You will arrive into Copacabana after about 3 hours. Copacana is
the most important religious sanctuary of Bolivia, thousands of pilgrims
visit every year the virgin of Copacabana also known as Native Madonna, you
will visit the main square and the impressive Cathedral (1/2 hour tour). You
will arrive into the Sun Island after about 1 hour of a spectacular
catamaran cruise including lunch on board, this island has been identified
as the birthplace of several revered entities, including the sun itself. A
source of magnetic energy, the vertex of the earth and the cradle of the
Inca Empire, the Inca couple Manco Kapac and Mama Ocllo appeared here and
founded the Sun Empire. During a 2 hours Sun Island Tour you will visit:
-The Inca garden, the island micro climate provides the ideal location for
this garden that during Inca times was full of Andean flowers, water and
trees.
-The Inca Stairs that was built by the Incas in order to reach the Inca
Water spring.
-The Inca water spring, a natural water spring with 3 different openings of
different tastes, this Inca made water fountain is supposed to be a source
of ethernal youth.
-The Sun Island Inti Wata Complex, that contains the largest amount of
archaeological items founded in the island and the largest demo variety of
Andean flora and fauna available in Bolivia.
-The Sun Island Kallawaya Ancient Ceremony, witchcrafts,natural medicine,
art, magic, and millenary traditions are part of the mystic world of the
Kallawayas heritage. The purpose of this mystic ceremony is to purify the
souls of the Chinkana holy temple visitors, this Ceremony takes place in a
Inca altar at the top of the hill facing the temple and overlooking the
lake. You will then proceed back to Copacabana and then to Puno, we will
return in Puno at 6:30 PM, overnight. (B;L)
DAY 9: TRANSFER TO LIMA
Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Lima (airfare not included),
upon arrival reception and transfer to the hotel and overnight (B)
DAY 10 TRANSFER OUT
Transfer to the airport for your international flight and end of the
services (B) |
INCLUDES:
All hotel and lodge accommodations based on double or single occupancy. All
scheduled transportation. All transfers. All scheduled excursions with
English-speaking guide services. All entrance fees. Meals as specified in the
itinerary. B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner.
Note : We can replace above Hotels with other one with the same characteristics
in the case that it becomes necessary for operative and other reasonable causes.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
International and domestic airfares, airport departure taxes or visa fees,
excess baggage charges, additional nights during the trip due to flight
cancellations, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages or bottled water, snacks,
insurance of any kind, laundry, phone calls, radio calls or messages,
reconfirmation of flights and items of personal nature.
Visa Requirement for US Citizens to enter in Bolivia
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If you are North american and have decided visit Bolivia, you must take note of
this recent information:
In the first hours of 2007, The Bolivian President Evo Morales suppressed by
decree the right of US citizens to enter this country freely, in reciprocity
with a similar measure taken by the US government.
Also the citizens of Angola, Bhutan, República de Chad, Congo, Ruanda, Somalia,
República Yemen, Indonesia, China and Taiwán has been affected by this decreee
Please make sure to have all necessary documents before traveling!
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Published articles and reviews about us
2009
Testimonials
Ajay
Parikh
Date:
Thu,16 Jul 2009
Hello all the folks at Peru Gateway Travel,
We had a fantastic time in Peru. We thank you all for making
our trip a success.
The only concern is that the accommodation in Cusco was below
average and we would not recommend the Emparada Plaza (?) to
anyone. Even though the staff was good, the room/bathroom,
breakfast was very bad.
Once again, thanks a lot for making our trip to your country a
memorable one. All the guides, especially Guillarmo in Lima
and Erica in Cusco, were excellent.
Kazuaki Kubo
Date:
Thu,16 Jul 2009
I want to thank
you and all of the staff of Peru Gateway Travel for the perfect
arrangement of my trip in June.
Everything was so fantastic and I was made to think about another
trip to Peru.
Sincerely, Denise Pratico
Date:
Mon, 6 Jul 2009
I am writing to let you know that we
enjoyed Peru very much. The city tour led by Marco was fantastic. We
will be happy to recommend your agency to other Americans
Jane
Date:
Mon, 6 Jul 2009
We have
completed our trip to Peru and are now back in New York City.
I want to thank you for all the arrangements you made. The
trip was wonderful and all our accommodations excellent. Thank
you for making our trip a success.
Best regards, Marcy
Date:
Mon, 6 Jul 2009
We arrived home at 4 o'clock in the
morning, very tired (we had a long lay-over in Amsterdam) but very
very happy. I am so pleased to tell you that our Peru vacation that
you planned for us was excellent! Everything was just as the
itinerary said it would be. We were very pleased with the hotels,
and the transfer people and guides were always there and everybody
was so nice and knowledgeable. We learned a lot about your very
exciting country and its history, particularly about the Quechua
culture. We will always remember the Inti Raymi festival in Cusco. I
am so glad we were able to see that. Of course Machu Picchu was also
a great highlight. And, Michael and I also very much liked Arequipa.
We didn't know much about that city, but we had a very great time
there on our free day and visited the cathedral, spent a lot of time
going through the Santa Catalina monastario and, of course, went to
the museum to see "Juanita". Beautiful architecture there too.
Really, every day was wonderful, and we would like to thank you so
much for all your efforts. Also please extend our thanks to Maria
Carmen who was so helpful on the phone and to Julia, who came to the
hotel our first night to explain many things to us and give us all
our tickets and vouchers. And perhaps you also had something to do
with our last night in Lima at the Libertador. We got a suite -- a
very big beautiful room! Thank you so much.
We wish you and your family all the best, and for sure we will be
recommending Peru Gateway Travel to our friends.
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