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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 & PERUVIAN GOLD MUSEUM
You will be picked up from your hotel at 10:00 a.m.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. Next to the Cathedral is the Archbishop's
Palace. Then you'll visit the the XVII century 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, and the modern Lima with the district of San Isidro and Miraflores. We
will also visit the Peruvian Gold Museum, this excellent collection includes
pre-Columbian gold, silver and bronze, ceramics, weavings, mummies, etc.
Upstairs is a remarkable arms collections with an impressive exhibition from
Spanish colonial times. At the end transfer back 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 at Cusco airport you will be met and driven to Hotel. 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: 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 10: 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 11: 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 12: TRASFER TO LIMA
Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Lima (airfare not included).
(B)
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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.
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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
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We wish you and your family all the best, and for sure we will be
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