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PERU TRAVEL PLANNER
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LIMA, NAZCA Y MACHU PICCHU 8 DAYS
(8 days and 7 nights)
Daily Departures
Per Person Prices :
The package includes: Lima, Nazca Lines, Cusco, Machu Picchu
This
package can be easily customized to suit your
needs
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Day 1: LIMA PICK UP
Reception in the Lima airport and transfer to the Hotel located in
Miraflores, Lima (No
 meals)
Day 2: LIMA CITY TOUR, GOLD MUSEUM AND BARRANCO
In the morning Lima city tour, you will be picked up from your hotel at 9 AM
approx.
The city tour begins 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 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.
Finally, we will visit Barranco which it is a bohemian suburb. Barranco is
known for the writers, painters and musicians. Bridge of Sighs is in
Barranco, a lover's point above. The old but solid bridge has long inspired
poets and songwriters. Transfer to the hotel and overnight. (B,L)
Day 3: NAZCA FULL DAY TOUR
You will be picked up from your Hotel in Lima at 5:00 am, we will provide a
driver and a minivan, the ride will take around 6 hours each way. On the way
we will visit the Museum of the site. The Maria Reiche tomb and we will stop
at the Over view of Nazca. Cut into the stony desert are large number of
lines, not only parallels and geometrical figures, but also designs such as
a dog, an enormous monkey, a bird with a wing span of over 100 meters, a
spider and a tree. The lines, that represent some sort of vast astronomical
pre-Inca calendar, are best seen from the air, we will take a half hour
flight above the Lines (Airfare included), after the over flight we will
take some time to rest and we will have lunch (included) before to come back
to Lima. Overnight. (L)
Day 4: 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 5: 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 Pi cchu. 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 6: MACHU PICCHU / CUSCO
Morning at leisure to explore the ruins on your own (entrance fee and
transportation not included this day). 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).
Day7: 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 8: CUSCO / LIMA
Transfer from hotel to the airport for your return flight back 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. 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
Nasca lines airport tax USD14 per person,
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
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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