8-Day Essential Peru
$2629
per person
Start your journey in the fascinating and vibrant city of Lima, with opportunities to sample the unique cuisine whilst absorbing the history and culture. This journey then provides optimal time in the Sacred Valley and nearby Cusco, visiting the significant sites of the area.
Includes
- 2 NIGHTS accommodation at Sonesta El Olivar, Lima
- Private Lima city tour with admission to Larco Museum & Santa Domingo Monastery
- 3 NIGHTS accommodation at Sonesta Posadas del Inca Yucay, Sacred Valley
- Private guided Sacred Valley tour of Maras and Ollantaytambo
- Private guided tour to Machu Picchu
- Return PeruRail Vistadome train journey
- 2 NIGHTS accommodation at Sonesta Cusco
- Cusco City Tour with private English-speaking guide
- Private airport transfers
- 7 breakfasts, 1 lunch
Highlights
- Visit the modern districts of Lima and its historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- View the impressive intense white shine of the salt mines of Maras
- Marvel at the Sun Temple and the Princess Baths fountain in Ollantaytambo
- Take in the unbelievable scenery on your train journey through the Sacred Valley
- Experience Machu Picchu at your own pace with a private guided tour of the citadel
- Private services with English-speaking guides
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Tour Dates Commencing 2 May 2019 -
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Tour Dates Concluding 22 December 2019 -
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Tour Plan
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DAY 1 LIMA
Welcome to Lima! Upon arrival you will be picked up from the airport and transferred to your hotel with English speaking transfer guide.
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DAY 2 LIMA (B)
This morning, explore the modern districts of Lima and its historic center on a private guided sightseeing tour. Admission to Santo Domingo and the Larco Herrera Museum included. Afternoon at leisure.
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DAY 3 LIMA - CUSCO (B)
At proper time you will be transferred to the airport. Today you will be picked up from the airport of Cusco and taken to your hotel in the Sacred Valley. The rest of the day is at leisure
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DAY 4 SACRED VALLEY (B,L)
Today’s tour for the Sacred Valley begins at the salt mines of Maras. You then head to Moray. Surrounded by an impressive backdrop of snow-covered mountains, Moray was used as an open-air agricultural lab for adapting crops to different environmental conditions. Lunch at Tunupa Sacred Valley. Finally, you will visit the fortress of Ollantaytambo.
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DAY 5 SACRED VALLEY – MACHU PICCHU – SACRED VALLEY (B)
Today, you will be privately transferred to Ollantaytambo train station for your upcoming railroad journey. The VISTADOME train ride takes you through the Sacred Valley of the Incas up to Machu Picchu. Upon arriving in Machu Picchu Pueblo, you will be greeted by your guide. Enjoy a 2.5hr tour of the citadel before returning by VISTADOME train from Machu Picchu Pueblo to Ollanta. From there, you will be picked up and transferred back to your hotel in the Sacred Valley.
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DAY 6 SACRED VALLEY - CUSCO (B)
This morning you will be transferred from your hotel in the Sacred Valley to Cusco. Your comprehensive city tour includes the beautiful Koricancha or Sun Temple, the Cathedral as well as the Fortress of Sacsayhuaman, a most remarkable Inca building, the amphitheater of Kenko. This is followed by a visit to Puca Pucara, a strategically located 'red fortress' that dominates the entire area before visiting Tambomachay, with its two distinctive aqueducts that to this day continue to provide clean water to the area.
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DAY 7 CUSCO (B)
Day at leisure.
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DAY 8 CUSCO (B
At proper time you will be transferred to the airport.
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