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NORTH AND SOUTH 10 DAYS (10 days and 9 nights)
Daily Departures
Per Person Prices :

FIRST CLASS
US$2448 (Double) & US$3940 (Single)
Hotels as below

Hotels included in this package
Boulevard Lima
Gran Hotel Chiclayo
Libertador Trujillo
Picoaga Cusco
Pueblo Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu)
 

 

TOURIST CLASS
US$1846 (Double) & US$2730 (Single)
Accommodation as below

Accommodation included in this package
Carmel Hotel Lima
Maria Alejandra Chiclayo
Los Conquistadores Trujillo
Orquidea Real - Cusco
Presidente Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu)
 

 

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DAY 1 LIMA PICK UP
Pick up upon arrival and overnight at the Hotel located in Miraflores, Lima.

DAY 2 CHICLAYO
Early in the morning transfer to the airport where you will take the flight to Chiclayo (airfare not included). Upon arrival, reception at Chiclayo airport and transfer to the selected hotel. Full day tour visiting the highlights of
Chiclayo: the tomb of the Lord of Sipan (the richest tomb discovered in the Americas), the Valley of the 26 pyramids of Tucume and the National Museum Royal Tombs of Sipan. Lunch included at typical restaurant. Overnight at the hotel. (B,L) *On Monday we can offer the Bruning Museum instead of the Royal Tomb of Sipan Museum because this museum is closed .

DAY 3 TRUJILLO
Early morning departure to Trujillo by private car. On the way, visit the San Jose de Moro site museum. Lunch at Pacasmayo. After arrival at Trujillo, transfer to Sun and Moon temples. Overnight at the hotel. (B,L)

DAY 4 TRUJILLO
Full day tour that includes visit the colonial city of Trujillo, the amazing adobe city of Chan Chan (Capital of the Chimu empire) and Huanchaco beach where fishermen still surf in totora reed boat as their ancestors did in ancient times. Lunch included. At appropriate hour transfer to the airport to take the back flight to Lima (airfare not included), Upon arrival reception and transfer to the hotel and overnight. (B,L)

DAY 5 NAZCA FULL DAY TOUR
You will be picked up from your Hotel in Lima at 6:00 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. Upon arrival around 9:30 pm transfer to your Hotel. (B;L)

DAY 6 CUSCO
Transfer to the airport to take flight to Cusco (airfare not included) Upon arrival reception at airport of Cusco and transfer to the Hotel. At 2:00 pm. you will take the City tour visiting: the Main Square, the Cathedral, its extremely sober renaissance facade contrast with the baroque and plateresque style of its interior, and Koricancha, a famous temple dedicated to the Sun. Then, visit to the nearby ruins: Kenko, ancient ceremonial center dedicated to the earth; Puca Pucara, administrative and military center; Tambomachay, important place of worship dedicated to water and the fortress of Sacsayhuaman, cyclopean fortress built for the defense of Cusco. Return to the hotel. Overnight.

DAY 7 SACRED VALLEY TOUR (Must be on Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday) Breakfast . You will be picked up at 8:45 am. 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 at 6:30pm .
Overnight (B,L)

DAY 8 MACHU PICCHU TOUR
At 5:30 a.m. you will be picked up from the hotel to the train station which leaves at 06:00 a.m. Travel will be in "Vistadome" Class (formerly "Autowagon"). At 09:40 a.m. you will arrive at the Aguas Calientes Station, from where you will take a 25 minute bus ride to the ruins of Machu Picchu.
Once there, you will take a guided tour, with an English speaking guide. The ruins are on the eastern slope of Machu Picchu in two separate arcas: the agricultural and the urban. Sightseeing through the archaeological site with a professional guide. Lunch at Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge (included).
Overnight. (B, Lunch)

DAY 9 MACHU PICCHU - CUSCO
Morning at leisure in Machu Picchu to continue visiting the ruins by your own (please take note that the entrance and bus fee to Machu Picchu for this day are not included on the rate). In the afternoon we will take the Vistadome train, the departure is around 3:30 pm to arrive back in Cusco around 7:30pm. Overnight. (B)

DAY 10 TRANSFER OUT
Transfer to the airport to take the flight back to Lima (airfare not included) in time to get your international flight connection 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. 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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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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