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PERU TRAVEL PLANNER
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HUARAZ AND CUSCO 12 DAYS
(12 days and 11 nights)
Daily Departures
Per Person Prices
The package includes: Lima City tour, Huaraz, Pastoruri, Cusco,
Machu Picchu, Pisac, Ollantaytambo
This
package can be easily customized to suit your
needs
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Day 1: LIMA
Pick up from the airport and transfer to the selected Hotel. Overnight (no
meals)
Day 2: LIMA CITY TOUR , SAN CRISTOBAL HILL & DESCALZOS MUSEUM You
will be picked up from your hotel at 09 am .
The city tour begin with the visit to the Plaza the Armas, which has been
declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Running along two sides are
arcades with shops: Portal de Escribanos and Portal de Botoneros.
In the centre of the Plaza is a bronze fountain dating from 1560. Located in
the Plaza is the Cathedral, note the splendidly carved stalls, the silver
covered altars surrounded by fine woodwork, mosaic covered walls bearing the
coats of arms of Lima and Pizarro. Then you'll visit the Monastery of San
Francisco, this is famous for the Sivillian tilework and panelled ceiling in
the cloisters, the catacombs under the church and part of the monastery are
well worth seeing, You'll visit the old colonial streets in the centre of
the city, then the San Cristobal Hill, enjoy the panoramic views of the city
from the mirador on top of Cerro San Cristobal. Dwarfing houses in the Rimac
district, is the volcano-shaped hillside of Cerro San Cristobal. This place
is perfect for a wonderful view of the entire city. We will also visit the
Descalzos Museum, this is a Franciscan religious complex located at the end
of the colonial Alameda de los Descalzos (descalzos=barefeet) in the old and
traditional district of Rímac.
This convent was found at the end of the 16th century and in its quiet rooms
there are priceless pictures of Quito and Cuzco Art School by artists like
Medoro, Diego Quispe Tito, and others. There is a collection of 300
paintings.
At the end of the services transfer to your hotel. (B,L)
Day 3: LIMA/HUARAZ
Pick up at your hotel in the morning and transportation to the Bus Station.
Bus departs at 10:30 hrs toward the city of Huaraz. Lodging at the selected
hotel. (B)
Day 4: LLANGANUCO LAKE / CALLEJÓN DE HUAYLAS Breakfast. Visit to the
lovely Callejón de Huaylas, with its typical towns and the beautiful
Llanganuco Lake, which water of torques color reflects the majesty of the
mythical Huascarán. Lunch. During the tour we will visit Caraz city. Return
to Huaraz, visiting the handcraft center of Tarica. Lodging at the hotel (B,L)
Day 5: CHAVIN DE HUANTAR
Breakfast .Visit to the ruins of Chavín de Huantar. In the journey we will
visit Querococha Lake and will pass the Cordillera through the Cahuish
tunnel. Visit to the archeological complex looking at the famous Lance,
Stone Heads, Galleries, etc. Lunch. Return to Huaraz. Lodging at the hotel.
(B,L)
Day 6: PASTORURY – PUYAS RAYMONDI / HUARAZ / LIMA Breakfast.
Excursion to this easy access glacier, within the National Huascaran Square.
In the journey we will appreciate the beautiful Puya Raimondi, the most
important representative of the Andean flora, sources of Pumabamba gasified
water and to a few meters the water eye of Pumashimin (puma's eye) of
changing colors, and rupestrian art on rocky walls. Then we will arrive to
the abra of Huarapasca, and a walk of approx. 30 minutes begin afterwards
arrive to Pastoruri snow mountain and besides feeling that emotion slide by
natural toboggans. Lunch. Transfer from the hotel to the bus station.
Departure at 22:00 Hrs. Upon arrival around 6:00am transfer to the hotel in
Lima. (B,L)
DAY 7: TIME AT LEISURE IN LIMA
Overnight at the hotel (B)
DAY 8: LIMA // CUSCO
Transfer to the Lima airport for the flight to Cuzco (airfare not included).
Upon arrival, you will be met and driven to the hotel. At 2 pm Cusco city
tour, This tour includes the major sites of historical interest in Cuzco,
such as the famous Inca fort at Sacsahuaman, and the temple of the Sun. 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) This
tour finishes at 18:00, overnight (B)
Day 9: CUZCO - MACHU PICCHU (overnight)
All day excursion by alpine train to Machu Picchu. At 5:30 am you will leave
the Hotel to the train station, the train leaves at 6:00 am. Travel is in "Vistadome"
Class (formerly "Autowagon"). At 9:40 a.m., you will arrive at the Aguas
Calientes Station, from where you take a 25 minutes 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 areas: the agricultural and the urban. Lunch at the
Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge (included). Overnight at the hotel in Aguas
Calientes town. (B,L)
Day 10: MACHU PICCHU - CUZCO
Morning at leisure to explore the area by your own (entrance fee and
transportation not included). In the afternoon you will take the train to
Cuzco. Upon arrival in Cuzco, transfer to the hotel. (B)
Day 11: PISAC & OLLANTAYTAMBO
(Note: This Tour is available just on Tuesdays, Thursdays or Sundays) You
will be picked up at 8,45A.M. Full day excursion to the Urubamba Valley
visiting: the village of Pisac, a picturesque town of creole and colonial
aspect and its lndian market and craftfair. Lunch provided. In the afternoon
you'll visit to the fortress of Ollantaytambo, an architectural group that
in the days of the Tahuantinsuyo empire was a gigantic agricultural,
administrative, social, religious and military complex, then the Chincero
market. At the end Return to Cusco and overnight at the hotel. (B,L)
DAY 12: TRASFER TO LIMA
Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Lima (airfare not included). (B)
END OF OUR SERVICES |
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. 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.
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Published articles and reviews about us
2009
Testimonials
Noelle Melnychuk
Calgary, AB
Our tour to
the islands on Lake Titicaca was a
wonderful day. We had great weather and the people that we met
were very friendly. The island of Taguile was a beautiful little
paradise. The hotel in Puno was very good, with a great
breakfast. It is too bad we could only stay one night. We kept
the room for the second night so that we could freshen up before
going on the bus to Cusco Peru.
Thank you for everything that you have done to make our trip so
enjoyable. Please pass along to Christi our thanks for the great
job that she did in organizing our tour. She was able to
assemble an itinerary that included everything that we asked for
and still was not too rushed. It was an enjoyable, informative
and relaxing time.
Thank you again to all of the staff at
Peru travel Gateway
and your suppliers for making this a wonderful experience.
Peggy Chang
McLean, VA
US
I always wanted to write
you a line and let you know my husband and I had a great time in
Peru. Thank
you so much for the arrangement; everything was really smooth! The
guide in
Cusco, Eriksson, was really great. thank
you also for helping me with all
the reservation and all the changes!! Cusco and
Machu Picchu were all
fantastic, I"m sure we will want to go back to Peru at some point
again, and
I"ll definitely contact you again!! Thank you!!
Sincerely,
Peggy Chang
Mary W. Earp
WINNALSAW, NC
US
We had a very nice trip to Peru.
Thanks for you help. Our hotels in Peru
were what we expected, very nice and the hotel help went out of
their way to make sure we were comfortable and had what we needed.
Our guides were outstanding. Always on time and catered to our
needs. Our groups were small except for the Sacred Valley tour where
we had 25 members. Food was plentiful and tasty at each restaurant.
The Hotel Casa Andina in Cusco gave us an upgrade when we returned
from MP which was very nice. Also, the Radisson gave us an upgrade
when we returned to Lima although we stayed only 6 hours.
Again, thanks for your services. I feel very fortunate that I
selected your travel services, because of the services. Several on
the trip thought I was mighty brave to select an unknown agency. I
was impressed with Ivan during our first emails and phone
conversations. I trusted him and he trusted me, this makes for happy
results for everyone.
Sincerely, Mary Earp.
Wendy Feldman
Los Angeles, CA
US 90025
I just returned back to the US from my trip to Peru. I wanted to let
you know how grateful I am for the wonderful experience that you
help me coordinate and plan. I loved all of the sites and felt I had
a unique experience that I will never forget.
The tour planners and the tour
guides were all wonderful and extremely helpful. Each of them were
very polite and knowledgable about their subjects and locations. I
learned alot about Peru and its customs.
The hotel on Machu Picchu (Sanctuary Lodge) and the hotel in Puno
(The Libertador) were excellent and I would recommend anyone to stay
in each of those locations. The San Augustin El Dorado was just
adequate; I found the hotel to be clean and the staff helpful, but
there is too much noise during the evening and mornings; this is
because many of the rooms overlook the central lobby of the hotel
and the acoustics create echos of sound from the front desk and
those people having conversations in the lobby area. Also, the space
heaters in each of the El Dorado rooms I stayed in did not work at
all. I do not think I would recommend the hotel to people unless
they didn't mind a noisy atmosphere.
The Posada del Inca hotel in Bolivia was very nice; I really liked
the rustic feel and intimate setting and the private gardens--the
views of Lake Titicaca and the mountains were spectacular. Although
I didn't realize it would be a hike (literally) up to it. One of the
couples I was travelling with on the first day in Bolivia had
trouble making it up the hillside (they didn't know they would have
to hike to the top to get to the hotel). I would recommend letting
potential guests know that it is a 40 - 45 minute hike from the dock
to the hotel itself. The guides were very helpful and it was good
that our luggage was carried up separately.
The trip was amazing and I just wanted to thank you for all of your
planning. I would recommend you and your staff to everyone I know
who wanted to plan a trip to go to Peru.
Have a wonderful new year!
Regards,
Wendy
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