PRIVATE PERU TOUR 2
Lima - Cusco - Machu Picchu - Nazca Lines
9 days /8 nights
Our Peru Private Tour is an exceptional, authentic first class travel experience visiting Machu Picchu, Cuzco and Nazca. With first class accommodation, delicious local cuisine and authentic tours, this tour package is a superior choice of for the discerning traveler.
Itinerary
Day 1. LIMA
Arrival to Lima, reception at the airport and transfer by private vehicle to the Hotel.
Day 2. LIMA (B & L)
After breakfast, a guided visit of colonial and modern Lima, including the cathedral, dating from 1654, the main square, which still houses the original bronze fountain built in 1650, and the San Francisco Convent and its catacombs. Known as the city of the kings, Lima was founded in 1535 by Pizarro and rebuilt in 1991, the same year that UNESCO declared it a world heritage site. We shall then visit “Casa Aliaga said to be the oldest colonial mansion in South America. The Aliaga House has been owned and occupied by the same family since Francisco Pizarro granted the land to Jerónimo de Aliaga in 1535. An impressive wooden staircase in the tree-shaded courtyard leads up to the elaborate rooms, many of which are decorated with colonial furnishings. We continue our day with a visit to Barranco for lunch at the Al Grano restaurant before visiting the adjoining private museum, called the Palacio de Osma. The museum focuses on colonial Peruvian art from areas that were among the most distinguished cultural centers of the day, including Cusco, Arequipa, and Ayacucho. Return to your hotel. Free evening.
Day 3. LIMA – CUZCO (B & D)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Cuzco, the ancient Inca capital of the Incas. After the one hour flight, reception and transfer to the Hotel. After a recommended light lunch (not included), a guided tour of Cuzco including the Cathedral, Qoricancha temple, the Inca fortress of Sacsayhuaman overlooking Cuzco, Qenko and Puka Pukara. A visit to the house of Garcilaso de Vega, the Inca chronicler. Return to your hotel. Dinner at a local restaurant.
Day 4. URUBAMBA – OLLANTAYTAMBO (B & L)
After breakfast, a private full-day excursion to Urubamba, the sacred valley of the Incas and to the ancient Inca market town of Pisac. A visit to the market before exploring the ruins above Pisaq. Enjoy a delicious picnic lunch in the Urubamba Valley. After lunch, a visit will be made to Ollantaytambo, the only Inca town that was not defeated by the Spanish and a chance to explore the ruins before returning to your hotel at the foot of the citadel.
Day 5. OLLANTAYTAMBO – MACHU PICCHU (B & D)
Enjoy a good night’s sleep before boarding the Vistadome train to Aguas Calientes. Arrival to Aguas Calientes, assistance with your luggage and check in to the Hotel, located within a cloud forest. You shall then board the bus for the short ride up to Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca citadel. A guided tour of Machu Picchu, the most spectacular ancient city in the world. Built by the Inca Pachacutec, and comprising stone blocks fitted with masterful precision, Machu Picchu harmoniously blends into the mountain landscape. There are many theories as to the origins behind Machu Picchu but three of the most popular ideas include a temple to the sun, a fortress against the jungle inhabitants or a sanctuary for the Incas. This fabulous city has houses, temples, warehouses, a large central square, all connected by narrow roads and steps, and is surrounded by terraces cut into the mountain side which were used for agriculture. Free time at leisure before returning to your hotel for dinner and accommodation.
Day 6. MACHU PICCHU – CUZCO (B & L)
Early opportunity to return to the site and enjoy a wonderful sunrise over Machu Picchu and time for some private reflection. Today no guide is provided as we feel that Machu Picchu requires a certain amount of self discovery to be fully understood. Take any of the several paths around various parts of the site (we will provide a map to help you), trek up to Wayna Picchu or walk down to the Inca’s bridge. Let Machu Picchu unfold all its mysteries for you, take in the breathtaking cloud forests and jagged mountains, or marvel at the extraordinary Masonic precision of the ancient Incas. Either way, your day of self discovery will be a day never to be forgotten. Lunch at the Sanctuary Lodge before returning back down to Aguas Calientes by bus. Some free time to visit the colourful town before boarding the return train to Cuzco. Transfer to your hotel.
Day 7. CUZCO (B & L)
Today a visit to some rarely visited sites including the Inca site of Moray. This is a fascinating, unique ruin; a fabulous amphitheatre of terracing that was used as an agricultural experimental site by the Incas by taking advantage of the microclimates produced by the varying altitude to breed new varieties of their crops. We shall also visit the village of Maras, and the salt pans which have made it famous. The salt pans are an unforgettable site—people from Maras have diverted a salt-laden spring coming out of the hillside, evaporating the water to collect salt, as their ancestors have done for centuries. We will walk among the salt pans, witnessing a scene largely unchanged from Inca times. We enjoy lunch in the Sacred valley before returning to Cuzco for an afternoon of leisure.
Day 8. CUZCO – LIMA (B)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for the flight back to Lima and transfer to your hotel.
Day 9. LIMA – NAZCA – LIMA (B & L)
After breakfast, Transfer to your connecting flight home.
End of our Services
Tours Price:
2* Price per person US$1299.00 - based on two people sharing
3* Price per person US$1499.00 - based on two people sharing
4* Price per person US$1999.00 - based on two people sharing
5* Price per person US$599.00 - based on two people sharing
Flights:
- Flight tickets: Lima – Cuzco, US$179.00 per route.
- Flight tickets: Cuzcco – Lima, US$179.00 per route.
Our Price Includes:
- 8 night's accommodation in twin/double rooms at recommended hotels with private bathroom, including breakfast
- All transfers, tours and excursions as per itinerary in Private service with English speaking guides.
- All meals as per itinerary denoted by B, L and D.
- Vistadome Train tickets: Cusco - Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu) - Cuzco.
- All entrance fees and tips.
Our price does not include:
- International air tickets and associated taxes.
- Domestic air tickets
- Meals not specified on the itinerary.
- All domestic flights require a US$6.00 charge (airport tax), payable at the airport.
- Personal expenses such as telephone bills, laundry expenses, beverages, etc.
- Insurance against theft, loss, illness and/or accident.
- Baggage porterage and other extras not specified
Trains
- • Vistadome train as standard. Upgrade to Hiram Bingham Luxury train available at $475 per person.
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