Lima Cusco and Machu Picchu 7 days 6 nights
Prices per person in USD:
- Tourist Class Hotel 3stars US$ 1352
based on double occupancy - First Class Hotel 4stars US$ 1599
based on double occupancy
Both prices include domestic airfares:
Lima – Cusco / Cusco – Lima
* The costs can vary according to the availability of flights
Include:
– 2 nights at Lima hotel, 3 nights at Cusco hotel, 1 night at Aguas Calientes hotel
– Vista Dome train: Cusco – Aguas Calientes / Aguas Calientes – Cusco
Itinerary Outline
Day 1: Arrival in Lima
Day 2: Lima City Tour
Day 3: Arrival at Cusco & Cusco City Tour
Day 4: Tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas
Day 5: Machu Picchu Tour
Day 6: Machu Picchu Tour
Day 7: Cusco to Lima
* Departures every day
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ITINERARY
Day 1 LIMA PICK UP
Upon arrival reception and transfer to the select hotel – overnight (no meals)
Day 2 LIMA CITY TOUR
This tour could start in the morning at 9:30 am or 2:30 pm. You will be picked up from your hotel. This excursion offers the best combination of the different attractions in Lima and its three historical periods: pre-Hispanic, colonial, and contemporary. In Lima, there were several different pre-Columbian cultures that are dated thousands of years back. Lima was part of the Inca Empire until was founded by the Spaniard Francisco Pizarro on the 18th. of January 1535. During our guided tour we will travel along with its millenary history.
ANCESTRAL LIMA. At the Huaca Pucllana, an archaeological precint build in the IV century A.C., we will have a panoramic view of this magnificent ceremonial and administrative center which was considered by the Incas a holy village. We will learn about the life and rituals of its ancient inhabitants and admire its typical pyramidal building, very characteristic of sacred pre-Hispanic edifications which were adored in the coast of Peru.
COLONIAL LIMA. The Peruvian Viceroyalty was the most important one in the Spanish Empire and Lima was its capital. The highlights of its historical center are its architecture and the urban design of the city, found in the old streets filled with colonial houses adorned with Moorish-style balconies. Our trip includes the Paseo de la Republica (Promenade of the Republic), Plaza San Martin (San Martin Square), and the Plaza Mayor (Main Square), with their different buildings: Palacio de Gobierno (Government Palace), Palacio Arzobispal the (Archbishop’s Palace), the Basilica Catedral (Cathedral Basilica) and the Palacio Municipal (Municipal Palace). We will enter the monumental Convento de San Francisco (Convent of Saint Francis), which displays the biggest collection of religious art in America. We can admire the Choir Room and the Monks’ Library, the Sacristy, with its collection of Zurbaran and Rivera paintings. The Big Patio of the Main Cloister, decorated with Sevillan tyles from the XVI century, its beautiful Moorish arches, and its subterranean crypts are known as The Catacombs, where you will feel the presence of Lima’s colonial past.
CONTEMPORARY LIMA Visit the most traditional residential areas in the capital: The Olive Grove of San Isidro, Miraflores, and Larco Mar, the distinctive tourist center of contemporary Lima.
After the tour transfer to your hotel. Overnight. (breakfast included)
Day 3 LIMA / CUSCO CITY TOUR
You will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to the airport for your flight to Cusco upon arrival reception and transfer to the select hotel, morning at leisure to acclimatize to the altitude. In the afternoon 2:00 pm you will be taken on a city tour and visit local archaeological sites, the Cathedral, Koricancha, Sacsayhuaman, and surroundings returning later in the afternoon 5:30 pm to your hotel around and enjoy the hospitality of the local people (breakfast included).
Day 4 SACRED VALLEY
After breakfast at 8:45 is you will be taken through the Inca Sacred Valley where life has remained almost unchanged for 500 years. You will visit the impressive village of Pisac and the Indian market, enjoy the beautiful handicrafts on sale, and wonder at the many ethnic tribal costumes worn, not just for tourists, but as part of their heritage by the local people. The tour also includes the visit to Ollantaytambo fortress and the Chinchero Market Before returning to your hotel in Cusco late afternoon (around 6:30 pm) (breakfast and lunch included)
Day 5 MACHU PICCHU 2days 1 night by train (See more about Machu Picchu)
Early morning 5:30 am and after breakfast, we’ll depart to the train station to our journey to Machu Picchu on Vistadome Train (4 hours) at 9:40 am you will arrive at the Aguas Calientes town from where you will go by bus to the Archeological site (20 minutes); Once there where you will have a guided tour with an English speaking professional guide followed by some time at leisure. You can stay in the area or relax in the hot springs near the Aguas Calientes town (entrance to hot springs not included) Overnight in your Hotel (breakfast included)
Day 6 MACHU PICCHU – CUSCO
Morning at leisure to explore by your own, you can visit the citadel early when the full magnificence of the site reveals itself in all its majesty, you will have the option to hike up to Huaynapicchu, the pyramid-shaped peak that overlooks Machu Picchu (entrance and bus fee for this day not included on the rate) return to Cusco where you will arrive around 7:30 pm. (breakfast included)
Day 7 TRANSFER OUT
Pick up from your hotel and transfer to the airport – end of our services (breakfast included)
INCLUDE:
Domestic airfares, nights at a select hotel based on double occupancy, all transfers, professional bilingual guide service, entrance fee, transportation, and meals as specified in the program.
NOT INCLUDED:
International airfares, airport departure taxes or visa fees, excess baggage charges, extra expenses for flight cancellations, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages or bottled water, snacks, insurance of any kind, laundry, phone calls, reconfirmation of international flights, and items of personal nature.
