Maybe Machu Picchu has always been on your ‘bucket list’? Well why not fulfil that dream and tick it off your list this Christmas holiday?
![Machu Picchu at first light as the clouds clear](http://apusperublog.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/dsc_4276.jpg?w=584)
Submerse yourself in the fabulous Peruvian culture that celebrates Christmas with a mix of Catholic and Andean beliefs.
![Bustling Christmas Markets in the Plaza de Armas](http://apusperublog.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/honnis-fotos-099.jpg?w=584)
Apus Peru have carefully designed special Christmas itineraries and tour packages that enable you to either visit Machu Picchu at Christmas, which many people say has a uniquely spiritual feeling, or participate in a special once a year trek that really centres on the ‘gift of giving’.
![Hot Chocolate time at our Andean Community Christmas Chocolatada](http://apusperublog.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/christmas_peru_1-5.jpg?w=584)
Other features of the Christmas itineraries highlight the mysterious city of Machu Picchu and cosmopolitan Cusco, where you can participate in a typical Peruvian event, like the Selling of the Saints market in Cusco.
![Selling of the Saints a typical Cusqueño Yuletide festivity](http://apusperublog.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/honnis-fotos-102.jpg?w=584)
Absorb the wonders of Incan archaeolgoical sites within the Sacred Valley like Moray, as well as participating in a local community project in Urubamba.
Get away this Christmas and make the most of your Christmas break, or vacation period by taking a holiday in Peru and experiencing a very different culture from your own!!
Apus Peru provide unique ‘sample’ itineraries which make a solid foundation for any visitor’s exploration to Peru. From these foundations you are able to create your own itinerary through the addition of:
- Selecting one of four different travel styles, that offer the same itinerary but different accommodation and meal options.
- Upgrading your culinary experience.
- Adding in Lima, Nazca, Arequipa or Lake Titicaca extensions according to the time available.
- Add a trek to non-trekking itineraries.
Here are our links to the varied and exciting packages that could make this Christmas a very special and memorable one for years to come: Happy Holidays!
https://www.apus-peru.com/tours/a-very-different-christmas.htm
https://www.apus-peru.com/tours/a-machu-picchu-christmas.htm
https://www.apus-peru.com/tours/cusco_christmas_packages.html