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MAGICAL KINGDOM OF THE INKAS
| LIMA - CUSCO - VALLE SAGRADO - MACHU PICCHU - CUSCO - LIMA – PARACAS - NAZCA - lIMA, 08 Days / 07 Nights |
Day 01: Lima.- Arrival to Lima’s international airport. Reception and transfer to the selected hotel. Check in and overnight.
Day 02: Lima – Cusco.- Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport to board your flight to Cusco. Reception and transfer to the hotel. Rest of the morning off to acclimatize to the altitude. In the afternoon, visit to Cusco’s four nearby ruins: Kenko, Puka Pukara, Tambomachay and the fortress of Sacsayhuaman. Dinner at a typical restaurant. Return to hotel and overnight.
Day 03: Cusco – Valle Sagrado – Cusco. Breakfast at the hotel. Full day excursion of the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Departure by bus. Your first port of call is the famous Indian market of Pisaq. A delightful place where you can bargain for the goodies with the local street vendors. This market is set up only three times a week (Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday) Buffet lunch is included. Then the visit proceeds towards the majestic fortress of Ollantaytambo. Return to Cusco and overnight.
Day 04: Cusco – Machu Picchu - Cusco.- breakfast at hotel. Transfer to San Pedro train station to board your train bound for Aguas Calientes (Hot Springs). The ride is on a panoramic train and takes three hours and a half approximately. Upon arrival transfer to the bus station to take the shuttle service uphill to Machu Picchu’s citadel (35 minutes). The guided tour of the sacred citadel of Machu Picchu includes the well-known Intihuatana (Solar Clock), the Watchtower, the Inka’s Palace, the Three Windows etc. Return to Aguas Calientes. Buffet lunch included. Return to Cusco in the afternoon. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Overnight.
Day 05: Cusco - Lima – Paracas.- Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to board your flight back to Lima. Arrival to Lima and transfer to the bus station to board your bus to Pisco / Paracas. ETA 3:30hrs. Arrival to Paracas. Check in and overnight.
Day 06: Paracas - Nazca.- Breakfast. Transfer to the local pier in order to board a fast boat and sail around the Ballestas Isles also known as “The Little Galapagos”. From the sea, you will be able to observe the "El Candelabro" geoglyph, carved on a hillside on the way to Ballestas islands. In the afternoon, departure by bus to Nazca. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Lodging and overnight.
Day 07: Nazca / Lima. - Breakfast. Transfer to the local airfield to board a propeller-driven plane in order to overflight the mysterious Nazca Lines. Return to Lima in the afternoon. Arrival to the bus station, reception and transfer to the hotel.
Day 08: Lima – City Tours -…. Breakfast at hotel. If time allows it, a city tour of Lima can be arranged. A guided-tour of colonial and modern Lima is a must. You will sightsee Lima’s main square where historical buildings such as: the government palace, the cathedral, the municipal palace are found. Then the next port of call is the convent of San Francisco and its famous catacombs. The visit goes on towards the residential and modern districts of San Isidro and Miraflores. The tour concludes at the modern shopping mall Larcomar where you can behold the vastness of the Pacific Ocean. Transfer to the airport for your international flight.
ALL PRICES ARE IN AMERICAN DOLLARS
MINIMUN TWO PAXS PER PROGRAM