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7 days/ 6 nights
As the name indicates this is a quick trip to Peru that hits all the most famous and impressive sights - enough to give you an idea so you want to come back!
* Lima
* Nazca Lines
* Lake Titicaca & Puno
* Cusco & Sacred Valley
* Machu Picchu
Itinerary - below
Departs: Any day with two people
Day One
Pickup and
transfer to hotel in Lima
It depends on what time your flight arrives and whether you wish to rest
but you have the option of doing a four hour city tour of colonial and
contemporary Lima.
Accommodation: HOTEL Lima
Day Two
Depart from JORGE CHAVEZ International Airport on a direct flight to the
city of Ica at approximately 08:30 hours (subject to weather conditions).
You will change planes at Ica and then fly over the Nazca Lines. Flight
time from Ica is roughly one hour and ten minutes (01:10), In the Waiting
area you will see an informational video and the special guide will provide
more information about the Nazca Lines. In Ica there is also an air-photography
and ceramics exhibit. The visit to the Ica Regional Museum and to the
Huacachina Lagoon includes a special guide. - Return to the Lima, at approximately
18:00 hours.
Please note: Flight time over the Nazca Lines is subject to variation
depending upon the type of equipment. Accommodation: Hotel Lima
Day Three - Lake Titicaca Islands
Flight to Juliaca departs 6am, arrives Juliaca 8.35am. Transfer to Puno
Collection and immediate transfer to the port of Puno, to board your motor boat. After 40 minutes of travel we will arrive at the floating island of Uros, where we will have a 30 minute visit. We will then go to Taquile Island arriving after about 1.5 hours. Here it is necessary to climb from the principal port 540 steps (approx.) but on request of the passenger it is possible to go to a second port where it is not necessary to climb stairs. In Taquile we stay about three hours, after which we return to your accommodation in Puno. Accommodation: Hotel Puno
Day four - Cusco
Transfer
from your hotel in Puno to the airport in Juliaca (approx 1 hour).
You will take a flight with Lan Peru at 9.30am, to arrive in Cusco at
10.15am
(depends on availability) Pickup and transfer to hotel. In the afternoon
you will have a city tour, including a visit to the famous four ruins
above Cusco - Sacsayhuaman, Q'enqo, Puca Pucara and Tambo Machay.
Accommodation: Hotel Cusco
Day five
- Day of adventure
Depending on your interests, you can take one of the following tours:
White water
action: Rafting trip on Urubamba River.
Downhill mountain biking and culture: Chaywatiri 'weaving and farming'
by bike
Hiking and culture: shapes of the past
Classic Sacred Valley tour: Visit Pisac, Urubamba, Ollantaytambo and Chincheros.
Relax: you will enjoy a free day in order to sample the restaurants and
shopping of the Inca capital, Cusco
Accommodation, Hotel Cusco
Day six
- Visit to Machu Picchu
Trip leaves at 6:00 am and includes the transfer from your hotel. You
arrive in Machu Picchu around 9:45. A guided tour is included, as well
as the bus ticket from the train station to the ruins (roundtrip) and
the entrance fee to the ruins. You arrive back in Cusco around 7:30 pm.
Accommodation, Hotel Cusco
Day seven
- return to Lima
You will be booked on a Lan Peru flight that originates in Puerto Maldonado
and connects in Cusco to Lima. You will arrive in Lima at 14.40.
You can make a connection to your international flight (make sure you have 3 hours in Lima airport between your arrival from Puerto Maldonado and departure on your international flight.
If you are
unable to make a connection will can organise your transfer to an inner
city hotel and back to the airport in the morning. (extra cost for accommodation
and transfers)
PRICE AND INCLUSIONS:
Indicative prices: (THESE ARE NOT FINAL, AND THE ACTUAL PRICE DEPENDS
ON YOUR PERSONALISED TOUR)
2 star option - Above mentioned tour with two star accommodation $1150
per person based on twin share.
3 star option - Above mentioned tour with three star accommodation and
Vistadome trail service - please contact us directly.
" Includes
all transfers as specified
" Four star accommodation
" Entry fees
" Breakfasts
" Internal flights with Lan airlines
" DOES NOT INCLUDE local airport taxes
Please note
This itinerary is indicative only and specific hotels, flight days/times/prices
cannot be confirmed until a deposit is received and we make the subsequent
booking. Flight tickets are particularly susceptible to demand, and therefore
we cannot guarantee your seats on a flight until a deposit is received
and we make the subsequent booking.
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Indicative
prices: (THESE ARE NOT FINAL, AND THE ACTUAL PRICE DEPENDS ON YOUR PERSONALISED
TOUR)
2 star option - Above mentioned tour with two star accommodation $1150
per person based on twin share.
3 star option - Above mentioned tour with three star accommodation and
Vistadome trail service - please contact us directly.
" Includes
all transfers as specified
" Four star accommodation
" Entry fees
" Breakfasts
" Internal flights with Lan airlines
" DOES NOT INCLUDE local airport taxes
Please note
This itinerary is indicative only and specific hotels, flight days/times/prices
cannot be confirmed until a deposit is received and we make the subsequent
booking. Flight tickets are particularly susceptible to demand, and therefore
we cannot guarantee your seats on a flight until a deposit is received
and we make the subsequent booking.
APUS PERU Adventure Travel Specialists - we support sustainable, responsible and ethical tourism...
366 Cuichipunco, Centro Historico, Cusco, Peru- Email: apusperu@westnet.com.au
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