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Tours for Independent Travellers
Discover Peru's Hidden Treasures
15 Days from £1519 (excludes flights)
Highlights Include * Enjoy a fabulous sightseeing tour of Lima * Visit Arequipa, Peru's most beautiful city * Discover the magnificent Colca Canyon * Take a cruise on Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world * Enjoy the unique magic of Machu Picchu * Fly over the mysterious Nazca Lines
Departures: Mon, Wed & Sat Day 1: Arrive Lima On arrival in Lima, you will be met and transferred to your chosen hotel for a two-night stay. Standard: Casa Andina Miraflores Centro Deluxe: Miraflores Park Hotel (Ocean View) Day 2: Lima Sightseeing Today, discover the best of colonial and modern Lima on a fabulous three-hour city tour, plus time at leisure.(B) Day 3: Lima Arequipa Transfer to Lima airport for your flight (not included) south to Peru's most beautiful city, Arequipa. This afternoon enjoy a guided tour of this stunning 'White City', now declared a World Cultural Heritage site by UNESCO. Visit the impressive Santa Catalina Convent and the museum housing the remarkable teenage Inca maiden mummy now christened Juanita.(B) Standard: Casa Andina Arequipa Deluxe: Libertador Arequipa Day 4: Arequipa - Colca Canyon This morning set off on a magnificent drive to the Colca Canyon, an area of extraordinary beauty and one of the most scenic regions in Peru. Afternoon at leisure.(BLD) Standard: Casa Andina Colca Valley Deluxe: Colca Lodge Day 5: Colca Canyon Puno An early departure to the Cruz del Condor, a vantage point from which you can admire the Colca Canyon and see the majestic condors soaring overhead on the early morning currents. Enjoy a leisurely lunch at Chivay before continuing by road (approx. six hours) to Puno. Transfer to your chosen hotel on the shores of Lake Titicaca.(BL) Standard: Sonesta Posada del Inca Puno Deluxe: Libertador Puno Day 6: Lake Titicaca Enjoy a boat trip on the highest navigable lake in the world, Lake Titicaca. Visit the floating islands, home to the Uros Indians. Enjoy a leisurely lunch on the beautiful island of Taquile, where life has remained very traditional, before returning back to the mainland.(BL) Day 7: Puno Cuzco You will be collected early from the hotel to board the bus
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to Cuzco, once the holy city of the Inca Empire. Along the way you will enjoy unrivalled views of the towering Andes, remote Andean villages and rolling plains.(BL) Standard: Casa Andina Cuzco Plaza Deluxe: Monasterio Cuzco (Deluxe Room) Day 8: Cuzco Sightseeing The morning is yours to spend at leisure. This afternoon join a sightseeing tour, which includes a visit to the amazing nearby ruins of Sacsayhuaman.(B) Day 9: Cuzco Pisac Market The Sacred Valley The Sacred Valley is a region of outstanding beauty, with traditional villages and ancient ruins. Today travel into the valley, stopping off at a bright and vibrant local Indian market. Continue to the tiny village of Ollantaytambo where, perched on the mountainside, you can see the imposing Inca ruins of a massive temple fortress.(BL) Standard: Pakaritampu Hotel Deluxe: Sol & Luna Day 10: Machu Picchu Take a scenic train journey to reach Machu Picchu, with its unrivalled setting. On arrival, your guide will explain the fascinating history of the site, steeped in mystery and intrigue, and which was only rediscovered in 1911.(BLD) Standard: Hatuchay Hotel Deluxe: Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge Day 11: Machu Picchu Cuzco This morning is at leisure. You may want to return to the ruins for sunrise or browse through the markets of Aguas Calientes. Later in the afternoon return by train to Ollantaytambo and then continue by road to Cuzco.(B)
Standard: Casa Andina Cuzco Plaza Deluxe: Monasterio Cuzco (Deluxe Room) Day 12: Cuzco Lima After breakfast, transfer to Cuzco airport for your flight (not included) over the Andes back to Lima. On arrival, you will be met and transferred to your chosen hotel.(B) Standard: Casa Andina Miraflores Deluxe: Miraflores Park Hotel (Ocean View) Day 13: Lima Nazca Lines Ica Today, travel by luxury bus 310km south along the Pacific Highway, through arid desert scenery and lush coastal oases, to the town of Ica. You will be met by your guide and transferred to the airport for your flight over the mysterious and geometric Nazca Lines. From the air you will easily be able to identify giant animal figures engraved on the desert surface over 1,500 years ago.(B) Overnight: Las Dunas Resort Day 14: Ica Ballestas Islands Lima Travel north to Paracas for a stunning excursion by boat to the Ballestas Islands. Here, a wildlife sanctuary plays host to the Peruvian booby, pelicans, vultures, condors and the Humboldt penguin. One of the most enchanting sights is the colonies of sea lions and fur seals that can be seen soaking up the sun on the rocks or swimming around. Return to Lima by luxury bus.(B) Standard: Casa Andina Miraflores Centro Deluxe: Miraflores Park Hotel (Ocean View) Day 15: Depart Lima Transfer to the airport for your onward flight.(B)
Note: Do not miss a trip to the Peruvian Amazon! Please see page 47 for our recommended Amazon lodges.
Prices Include
* 14 nights accommodation as shown * Meals as detailed (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner) * Transfers and touring on shared basis
Prices Exclude
* All flights and local airport taxes * Drinks, gratuities, porterage and all personal items
Tour Prices
Prices per person, in £'s from Discover Peru's Hidden Treasures
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Twin Single Twin Single 01Jan09-31Mar10 1519 2235 2509 4165 Supplements may apply during Christmas, New Year & Inti Raymi (21-25Jun), please call for details.
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