10 Day Affordable Peru

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• Intra flights
• 9 nights accommodations in your choice of hotels
  • 3 nights Lima
  • 2 nights Urubamba Sacred Valley
  • 2 nights Cuzco
  • 2 nights Puno
• All transfers
• 12 meals: 9 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 dinner
• Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air conditioned motor coach
• Services of English speaking tour manager throughout
• Services of English speaking local guides
• Entrance fees per itinerary

Special Features

• City Tour of Lima
• Trip to Chinchero & Ollantaytambo Ruins
• Full Day Tour to Machu Picchu with Expedition Train
• Excursion to the Uros Floating Islands

Day DAY 1: Depart the USA, Arrive in Lima
Depart the USA for Peru. Upon arrival in Lima, transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure
Overnight: Lima

Day DAY 2: Lima City Tour
In the late morning, depart for a tour of Lima. Enjoy the sights of Peru's capital city with 2000 years of indigenous and colonial heritage before stopping at the San Francisco Monastery, famous for its 17th century architecture and world renowned library. At approximately 6 pm, meet with your guide for an orientation. Spend the remainder of the evening at leisure in the "Gastronomical Capital of the Americas" by exploring Lima's nightlife or sampling some of its many restaurants
Optional: Half Day Larco Herrera Museum & Pueblo Libre (PM)
Optional: Dinner at La Dama Juana*
Overnight: Lima
Meals: Breakfast

Day DAY 3: Fly to Cuzco, Visit Chinchero Market & Ollantaytambo Ruins
This morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to Cuzco. Upon arrival, transfer to the Urubamba Sacred Valley to visit the bustling Chinchero market where you can bargain for alpaca wool scarves, jewelry, and other hand crafted goods. After the tour, enjoy a typical Peruvian lunch before restarting your journey. On the way you will have the opportunity to visit a local ceramics shop, where you can peruse the practical and artistic craftwork, such as vases, dishes, serving trays, pots, and mugs, before continuing on to Ollantaytambo. During the Incan Empire, this site was the royal estate of Emperor Pachacuti and served as a town and ceremonial center. Marvel at the architecture of the Incas before being transferred to your hotel, balance of the day at leisure
Optional: Dinner at Local Urubamba Restaurant
Overnight: Urubamba Sacred Valley &;
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day DAY 4: Full Day in the Sacred Valley
Today, enjoy the full day at leisure in Urubamba. The Sacred Valley is scattered with ancient ruins and once served as the gateway to the jungle. Today it is considered one of the most important tourist destinations in Peru, and is popular for activities such as hiking, kayaking, rafting, horse back riding, and bathing in thermal baths
Optional: Full Day Maras and Moray
Optional: Dinner with a Local Peruvian Family
Overnight: Urubamba Sacred Valley
Meals: Breakfast

Day DAY 5: Full Day Machu Picchu
Early this morning, transfer to the Sacred Valley's Ollanta Station and board the Expedition Train for Machu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Spend the afternoon viewing the ancient citadel before boarding the train for your return to the Sacred Valley's Ollanta Station in the evening. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel in Cuzco
Optional: Upgrade to Vistadome Train available for $76 per person, or Hiram Bingham Train
Overnight: Cuzco
Meals: Breakfast

Day DAY 6: Full Day in Cuzco
Spend today at leisure in "The Imperial City". The city of Cuzco is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site and once served as the capital of the Inca Empire. Take time to sightsee or shop independently. Cuzco is declared the Historical Capital by the Constitution of Peru and hosts nearly 1 million visitors every year. Visit some of the numerous Inca monuments or investigate the culinary secrets of Andean cuisine
Optional: Half Day Cuzco Behind the Scenes (AM)
Optional: Half Day Highlights of Cuzco (PM)
Optional: Cuzco by Night (PM)
Overnight: Cuzco
Meals: Breakfast

Day DAY 7: Raqchi, Pucara & Puno
This will be a long and rewarding touring day. The regions you will pass through will provide a view of local Peruvian life in the agricultural fields. You will leave Cusco early in the morning and travel through the Andes Mountain Range to Puno, located on the banks of Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake at 12,421 feet above sea level. En route stop at the Incan archaeological site of Raqchi, site of the Temple of Wiracocha, where you will see the temple complex, living quarters, storehouses, fairgrounds, and ceremonial baths before departing for the town of Pucara, the last stop before continuing on to Puno. A box lunch will be served on the coach. Arrive to Puno in the evening and check into your hotel
Overnight: Puno
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day DAY 8: Excursion to Uros Islands
Today begins with a boat trip to the Uros Islands. These islands are completely man made structures, and their inhabitants, the Uros, continue to maintain them as they have since pre Columbian times, using totora reeds from the lake to build not only the islands, but also their houses. Return to your hotel later in the day and enjoy the balance at leisure
Optional Half Day Sillustani Tombs (PM)
Overnight: Puno
Meals: Breakfast

Day DAY 9: Fly to Lima
Transfer to the airport for your flight back to Lima. Tonight, enjoy a farewell dinner** and a trip to the Magical Water Fountains at the Parque de la Reserva. Due to the color, lighting, and music, the 13 ornamental fountains provide a great spectacle for both young and old and create an atmosphere of tranquility and harmony
~Please note: Monday departures will take a panoramic tour of Lima by night, including views of illuminated sacred sites, instead of the Park de la Reserva Magical Water Fountains
Overnight: Lima
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day DAY 10: Depart for the USA

Transfer from the hotel to the airport for your departure flight.
~Please note: Some flights to the US depart shortly after midnight in the very early morning of Sunday or Tuesday
Meals: Breakfast

Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
5/18/2012 - 5/28/2012	$1,349
5/20/2012 - 5/30/2012	$1,349
5/25/2012 - 6/4/2012	$1,349
5/27/2012 - 6/6/2012	$1,349
6/1/2012 - 6/11/2012	$1,349
6/3/2012 - 6/13/2012	$1,349
6/8/2012 - 6/18/2012	$1,349
6/10/2012 - 6/20/2012	$1,349
6/15/2012 - 6/25/2012	$1,349
6/17/2012 - 6/27/2012	$1,249
6/24/2012 - 7/4/2012	$1,349
6/29/2012 - 7/9/2012	$1,249
7/8/2012 - 7/18/2012	$1,249
7/13/2012 - 7/23/2012	$1,299
7/15/2012 - 7/25/2012	$1,299
7/20/2012 - 7/30/2012	$1,299
7/22/2012 - 8/1/2012	$1,299
7/27/2012 - 8/6/2012	$1,299
8/5/2012 - 8/15/2012	$1,299
8/10/2012 - 8/20/2012	$1,299
8/12/2012 - 8/22/2012	$1,299
8/24/2012 - 9/3/2012	$1,299
8/26/2012 - 9/5/2012	$1,299
8/31/2012 - 9/10/2012	$1,299
9/7/2012 - 9/17/2012	$1,299
9/9/2012 - 9/19/2012	$1,299
9/14/2012 - 9/24/2012	$1,299
9/16/2012 - 9/26/2012	$1,299
9/21/2012 - 10/1/2012	$1,299
9/23/2012 - 10/3/2012	$1,299
9/28/2012 - 10/8/2012	$1,299
9/30/2012 - 10/10/2012	$1,299
10/5/2012 - 10/15/2012	$1,299
10/7/2012 - 10/17/2012	$1,299
10/12/2012 - 10/22/2012	$1,299
10/14/2012 - 10/24/2012	$1,299
10/19/2012 - 10/29/2012	$1,299
10/21/2012 - 10/31/2012	$1,299
10/26/2012 - 11/5/2012	$1,299
10/28/2012 - 11/7/2012	$1,299
11/9/2012 - 11/19/2012	$1,299
11/11/2012 - 11/21/2012	$1,299
11/16/2012 - 11/26/2012	$1,299
11/18/2012 - 11/28/2012	$1,299
11/23/2012 - 12/3/2012	$1,299
11/25/2012 - 12/5/2012	$1,299
12/7/2012 - 12/17/2012	$1,299
12/9/2012 - 12/19/2012	$1,299
12/16/2012 - 12/26/2012	$1,299
12/21/2012 - 12/31/2012	$1,299
12/23/2012 - 1/2/2013	$1,299
12/28/2012 - 1/7/2013	$1,299
Note: Departures appearing above in green are guaranteed to operate by the tour operator.
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Hotel Information:

San Agustin International
Hotel Antigua Miraflores
Hotel Antigua Miraflores
San Agustin Urubamba Hotel
Hotel Royal Inn Puno

*Not Included:
Optional tours and gratuities.

Additional Information:
Land only price does not include arrival/departure transfers, but does include flights Lima Cuzco, Juliaca Lima.

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