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PERU TRAVEL PLANNER
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THE LORD OF SIPAN AND MACHU PICCHU 12 DAYS
(12 days and 11 nights)
Daily Departures
Per Person Prices
The package includes: Lima City tour, Chiclayo, Trujillo, Cusco, Sacred Valley,
Maras, Moray and Machu Picchu
This
package can be easily customized to suit your
needs
Day 1: LIMA
Pick up from the airport and transfer to the selected Hotel. Overnight (no
meals)
Day 2: LIMA CITY TOUR
In the morning Lima city tour , you will be picked up from your hotel at
9:00am. 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 will 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. At the end
transfer to the hotel and overnight.(B)
Day 3: LIMA - CHICLAYO
Transfer to the airport where you'll take the flight to Chiclayo (airfare
not included ),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 4: TRUJILLO
Early morning departure to Trujillo by private car. On the way, visit the
Snag 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 5: TRUJILLO - LIMA
Full day tour that includes a visit to 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 will be included. At appropriate hour transfer to
the airport to take the back flight to Lima (airfare not included). Upon
arrival transfer to Hotel. Overnight (B,L)
Day 6: LIMA - CUSCO
Transfer to the airport and take a flight to Cusco (airfare not included).
Reception at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Leisure time to
acclimatize. Overnight (B)
DAY 7 CUSCO CITY TOUR (HALF DAY)
Morning at leisure by your own. 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. Include Tourist ticket valid for the entrance to
many museums and ruins as well. Overnight (B)
Day 8: 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 9: MARAS Y MORAY
Include private transportation and guide service Departure day at 9:00am you
will visit Maras, from which one can reach the salt flats and the Moray
ruins, is located on the northwestern side before entering the city of
Cuzco.The salt flats display a spectacle of unusual beauty. Located on a
wide-open hill above the Urubamba Valley, the salt water runs along
channels, which extend through the flooded lands and follow a more or less
rectangular pattern, depending on the variations in the land.
The water, which is exposed to the sun, leaves salt on the bed. Viewed from
the peak, the myriad of rectangles look Like an enormous painting designed
by nature.Inland, not far from Maras, one can find the Moray ruins, there
are three "colosseums" , used by the Inkas as a sort of open-air crop
laboratory ,the terraces arranged in concentric circles and spread out at
intervals from the lower to the upper region. are reminiscent of a Greek
theatre. Afternoon back to Cusco to the hotel (B,L)
Day 10: 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 11: 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 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 and 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
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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