Day 1: QUITO - (SATURDAY)
Meeting and assistance upon arrival in Quito and transfer to the Hotel for overnight.

Day 2: QUITO – GALAPAGOS - (SUNDAY)
Departure from Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra (a flight of about two and a half hours). Passengers are picked up at the airport by our guides and taken to the Itabaca Canal, then cross to the island of Santa Cruz and travel to Puerto Ayora.
Santa Cruz (Highlands)
One option is to travel through the highlands of Santa Cruz. Passengers will observe the twin pit craters and visit Cerro Chato. They’ll be able to observe the famous giant tortoises.
Additionally, travelers can walk inside the dormant lava tubes.

Day 3: GALAPAGOS ISLAND - (MONDAY)
Española (Suarez Point)
Dry landing. Visitors will learn about the lava terrain and cross the inactive lava fields. Aside from its sea lion colonies, this is one of the most important sites for bird watching.
Many species, like the hooded mockingbird and red-billed tropic bird, can be spotted and observed closely. Past the nesting grounds there’s the world’s largest colony of waved albatrosses.
From May to December their mating rituals are a highlight of the visit. Afterwards there’s the famous blowhole, where water shoots 23 m (75 ft) up into the air.
Española (Gardner Bay)
Wet landing on a white coral beach amidst a large colony of sea lions. This site has no trails, so hiking is not possible.
It’s an open area where you can spot Galapagos hawks, American oyster catchers, Galapagos doves, hooded mockingbirds, three species of Darwin finches, yellow warblers, lava lizards, and marine iguanas.
It’s great for swimming and snorkeling, and you can see many Galapagos marine species like king angelfish, creole fish, damsel fish, parrot fish, manta rays, white-tipped reef sharks.

Day 4: GALAPAGOS ISLAND - (TUESDAY)
Floreana (Cormorant Point)
Wet landing on a greenish-colored beach. Passengers will hike from black mangrove beds to a large brackish pond, which holds one of the largest flamingo populations in the Galapagos.
This island is best known for its endemic plant life like the Galapagos milkwort, passion flower, and button mangrove.
Novice snorkelers can practice on the main beach with playful sea lions; experienced snorkelers can roam around Devil’s Crown.
Champions
After Cormorant Point, there’ll be a one-hour tour in a dinghy along the coast to observe: blue footed boobies, sea lions, marine iguanas, and swallow-tailed gulls.
Deep-water snorkeling, this unforgettable activity lasts about an hour and it will be like swimming in an aquarium with colorful fish, tame sharks, and rays.

Floreana (Post Office)
Located on the northern side of Floreana Island, the bay was also called Post Office because, in 1793, Captain James Colnett installed an empty barrel to serve as an informal mailbox for sailors who passed by the Galapagos, taking with them the letters to their destinations.
Today, our visitors continue the tradition by placing unstamped postcards inside the barrel which reach their destinations free of charge. It can take weeks or months, or sometimes the cards never arrive at all!
A short walk away from the famous barrel, there’s a tunnel formed by lava flows. Down a path you can observe the mocking bird of Galapagos, some species of Darwin’s finches, yellow warbler and lava lizards.
After a short trip in the panga, you’ll make a dry landing at Lookout Point where you can enjoy a great view among marine birds.

Day 5: GALAPAGOS ISLAND – QUITO (WEDNESDAY)
North Seymour
Dry landing. Guests will see swallow-tailed gulls and sea lions. This site is a major nesting colony of blue footed boobies and has the largest colony of the magnificent frigate bird. Travelers will also spot both iguana species, the marine iguanas and land iguanas, and then hike around the nesting sites.
Disembark at the docks (Baltra); passengers will take a bus to the airport for their flight back to the mainland via Guayaquil to Quito.
(AIRFARE INCLUDED: GALAPAGOS - QUITO).
Meeting and assistance upon arrival in Quito and transfer to the Hotel for overnight. (B)

Day 6: QUITO CITY TOUR - (THURSDAY)
Today’s Quito city tour takes you to the Legislative Palace, the monastery of San Augustin, Plaza of Independence, La Compania Church, Cathedral of San Francisco & Panecillo Hill for a panoramic view of the city. Hotel Overnight (B)

Day 7: QUITO – LIMA - (FRIDAY)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your connection flight to Lima (airfare not included) to take an exiting extension to Peru, Cusco and Machu Picchu.
Upon arrival transfer to the Hotel. Overnight .(B)

Day 8 LIMA / CUSCO (SATURDAY)
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 9: SACRED VALLEY TOUR (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)

INCA TRAIL TO MACHUPICCHU (4 days - 3 nights)

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IMPORTANT NOTE OF INCA TRAIL

KIDS under 12 years old or students up to 25 years old Discount $25.-usd per person.
We requires a reservations of minimun 2 months working days in advance to confirm the trip.

Note: To apply to this discount It is necessary to send us your scan copy ISIC (International Student Identity Card).Without this copy we will not be able to make the discount. The group is form by 16 people.

*Remember to take your original passport and isic card on the inca trail because without them you are not going to be able to do the hiking and take only the necessary items for the 2/1 days trek,the rest of your luggages you can leave it at your hotel in Cusco (most of hotels and hostals has an storage where to keep until your return)

* Participants need to be in good physical health and condition to be able to enjoy the Inka Trail. The trekking will be difficult if you have not exercised regularly before your trip. To fully enjoy an Inka Trail adventure, we advise passengers to get into an exercise program for their own safety and enjoyment. If a passenger suffers from any medical condition, we advise him/her to consult a physician about joining an Inka Trail Expedition.

Included:
Bus service until km 82, entrance ticket to the Inca trail, professional guide English and Spanish speaking guide during all the trekking, tents, carriers, breakfasts lunches and dinners (as explained below), complete Machu Picchu's ruins tour:

KILOMETERS OF WALKING DAY BY DAY
Day 01 - 12 Km (Km-82 to Huayllabmba) Cusco (3400) - Chillca (2720) - Huayllabamba (2950) Day 02 - 12 Km (Huayllabamba to Pacaymayo)
Huayllabamba(2950) -Pakaymayu (3600) Day 03 - 16 Km (Pacaymayo toWiñayhuayna)
Pakaymayo (3600) - Wiñaywayna (2700) Day 04 - 05 Km (Wiñayhuaina to Machupicchu)Wiñayhuayna(2700)-Machupichu (2400)- Cusco(3400)

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Day 10: INCA TRAIL HIKE UP TO MACHU PICCHU (MONDAY)
Pick up at your Hotel .We start our trek escorted by native “quechua”
porters going through semi-arid terrain along the Urubamba river with magnificent views of snow capped mount Veronica , later going through Llactapata, an ancient Inca citadel that protected the entry to two valleys.
(B+L+D)

Day 11: INCA TRAIL (TUESDAY)
Today the first part of the trek takes us to the Inca Hamlet of Huayabamba, later going through Warmiwañuska pass (4200 mt), known as “dead woman’s pass”. (B+L+D)

Day 12: INCA TRAIL (WEDNESDAY)
walking on a remarkably preserved Inca Trail passing ancient archaeological sites covered by dense jungle overgrowth , later visiting the Phuyupatamarca (city above clouds) with spectacular view of snow covered Andean ranges, camping at Wyñaywayna , probably the most spectacular archaeological complex during the trek. (B+L+D)

Day 13: INCA TRAIL (THURSDAY)
Passing through the Intipunku (Gate of the Sun), we arrive to Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas. Complete guided tour, then late in the afternoon train back to Cusco. Hotel Overnight (B)
Meals: B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner

INCLUDES :
-Transportation to head of trail
-Entrance ticket to Inca Trail
-Tents, and camping equipment
-Meals as specified in the above itinerary -Porters for the camping equipment only and cook -Professional bilingual guide -Train ticket back to Cusco (Backpacker) -Mattress

NOT INCLUDES:
*Lunch at 4th day.
*sleeping bag rental US $ 35.00 per person for the 4 days available upon request
*extra porter for your personal items: Available for US$125 for 16 pounds for the 4days 3nights

Day 14: CUSCO / LIMA (FRIDAY)
Transfer from hotel to the airport for your return flight back to Lima (airfare not included) in time to get your international flight connection (B)

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