PERU • Escorted Group Tour
In Search of Machu Picchu
Grand Tour of Peru
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n Peru, travel has always seemed like a quest, a discovery. Once
the centre of the world’s largest empire and ruled by the legendary
Inca, it became the Land of Eldorado as Spanish adventurers crossed
the high Andes chasing rumours of gold. In our age archaeologists
have followed the same routes in search of lost cities, half-buried
fortresses, and tombs of mummies.
This tour seeks to discover the very best of Peru. We visit the
extraordinary Nazca Lines only visible from the air, and travel south
to the beautiful colonial city of Arequipa and the astonishing natural
wonder of Colca Canyon. We visit Lake Titicaca, the legendary
origin of the Incas, before boarding our luxury train to Cuzco and
the haunting scenery and ruins of the Sacred Valley. The climax of
our journey is a breathtaking ascent of the Andes to the lost city of
Machu Picchu, one of the world’s greatest archaeological treasures.
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18 days
15 days
Lima (1 night)
Lima (1 night)
Paracas (2 nights)
Arequipa (2 nights)
Lima (1 night)
Colca Canyon (2
nights)
Arequipa (2 nights)
Colca Canyon (2
nights)
Puno (2 nights)
Puno (2 nights)
Cuzco (2 nights)
Lake Titicaca
Sacred Valley (1 night)
Cuzco (2 nights)
Pisac
Sacred Valley (1 night)
Machu Picchu (1
night)
Pisac
Machu Picchu (1
night)
Cuzco (1 night)
Lake Titicaca
Cuzco (1 night)
Day 1 London (Thursday) Depart London
Heathrow on the Avianca Airlines flight to Lima
via Bogota arriving Lima the following morning.
Day 2 Lima Arrive Lima and transfer to the
Casa Andina Private Collection Miraflores
Hotel. Afternoon panoramic tour to Miraflores
and Barranco. Continue to the cathedral,
main square, San Francisco covent and its
catacombs. Visit the wonderful Casa de
Aliaga, the oldest inhabited house in all of the
Americas, home to over 20 generations of the
Aliaga family. Finish your tour at the Larco
Herrera Museum, a private collection of precolumbian handicrafts.
Day 3 Paracas Early departure for Paracas
where we stay 2 nights at the San Agustin
Paracas Hotel. Afternoon flight over the Nazca
Lines. (B)
Day 4 Paracas Take an excursion by boat
to the Ballestas Islands, known as ‘Little
Galapagos’, for their rich wildlife, especially sea
birds and sea lions here in their natural habitat.
Afternoon at leisure. (B)
Day 5 Paracas, Lima Morning at leisure.
Afternoon return to Lima and overnight at the
Casa Andina Private Collection Miraflores. (B)
Day 6 Lima, Arequipa Depart for Arequipa
and overnight at the excellent Cabildo Hotel.
(B)
Day 7 Arequipa Known as ‘the White City’,
Arequipa’s beautiful colonial buildings are built
of pearl-coloured volcanic stone. Visit Cayma
Farm to enjoy the city’s spectacular setting
amidst terraced fields overlooked by three great
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volcanic peaks. Visit the Yanahuara viewpoint,
then continue to the church of La Compania
with its facade of rich carvings. Explore the
extraordinary Santa Catalina Convent. (BL)
Day 8 Colca Canyon Drive across the
altiplano to the spectacular landscapes of
Colca Canyon, passing through a nature
reserve where herds of llamas, alpacas and
vicunas can be seen grazing. Overnight at Casa
Andina Colca. (BLD)
Day 9 Colca Canyon Explore Colca Canyon, a
remarkable geological formation twice as deep
as the Grand Canyon, with traditional Andean
villages perched above giant amphitheatres of
pre-Inca terracing which are still in use today.
At Cruz del Condor watch the condors rising on
thermals. (BLD)
Day 10 Puno Depart for Puno, and drive
along the canyon rim with its view of seven
volcanoes. Arrive Puno and the Sonesta
Posadas del Inca Hotel, on the shores of Lake
Titicaca. (B Packed Lunch D)
Day 11 Puno Visit the Uros community who
live in reed dwellings on floating man-made
islands on the lake from where they fish, hunt
birds, and harvest lake plants. Also visit the
Sillustani tombs, pre-Inca funerary towers,
whose complex construction exceeds anything
even the Inca managed. (B)
Day 12 Cuzco Board the Andean Explorer,
a deluxe train of refurbished 1920’s carriages
for a memorable journey to Cuzco. On arrival
transfer to the Costa del Sol Ramada Hotel for 2
nights, set in a charming Spanish House. (BL)
Day 13 Cuzco Tour Cuzco’s combination of
Inca and Spanish elements, notably the Church
of Santa Domingo built over the religious
centre of the Inca world – the Qoricancha – the
Golden Palace and the Sun Temple. Visit the
main square and the Cathedral. Continue to
Sacsayhuaman, a vast Sun temple buttressed
by massive masonry walls, and explore the
fascinating San Pedro food market. (B)
Day 14 Sacred Valley Depart for the Sacred
Urubamba Valley, one of the most beautiful
places in Peru, where villages of red-tiled roofs
sit among fields of yellow corn, where ancient
terraces climb the higher slopes and Inca
ruins command the heights. Visit Pisac with its
colourful market, the ruins of Ollantaytambo
and the Incan village clustered at its base.
Overnight at the characterful Pakaritampu
Hotel. (Bl)
Day 17 Lima Morning at leisure, then fly to
Lima to connect with the Avianca Airlines flight
to London via Bogota, arriving at around 1445
the following day, Day 18 (Sunday). (B)
15 day tour
A shorter version of this tour is available, without
the 2-night visit to Paracas and the Nazca Lines,
and travelling from Lima straight to Arequipa.
For departure dates and prices, please see the
price panel.
Extra nights in Cuzco
Prices from £71 per person twin shared,
including return transfer.
Galapagos extension
From Lima fly to Quito for 2 nights, then on to
the Galapagos Islands for an unforgettable 3 or 4
night cruise aboard the excellent MV Santa Cruz
II or MV Galapagos Legend. Prices on request.
Day 15 Machu Picchu A short train ride brings
Amazon,Trujillo & Chiclayo and Iguacu Falls
us to Aguas Calientes for the bus journey on a
breathtaking switch-back road to the mountain
summit. Here we are confronted with one of
the greatest sights in the world – the lost city
of Machu Picchu. Spend the day wandering
through the ruined temples, palaces, houses,
storerooms, and terraces before descending
the mountain to the comfortable El Mapi Hotel.
extensions
(BLD)
Day 16 Cuzco Morning at leisure, or perhaps
take another visit to Machu Picchu to explore
the ruins at your own pace. Afternoon return by
train to Cuzco and the Costa del Sol Ramada
Hotel. (B)
Please see page 62 for details.
Please note that altitudes on this tour reach
3800m (Puno).
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Tour code GPERNA 18 day tour with Nazca
Departures 2016
Twin share Single supp
Mar 3
£3495
£645
Apr 7, Aug 4
3495
645
Sep 29
3495
645
Private journey price from £4490 per person
twin shared (Minimum 2 passengers)
Tour code GPERUD 15 day tour without Nazca
Departures 2016
Twin share Single supp
£2895
£525
Apr 10, Aug 7
Mar 6
2895
525
Oct 2
2895
525
Private journey price from £3490 per person
twin shared (Minimum 2 passengers)
Business Class upgrade from £2295 return
Upgrade to the Inkaterra Machu Picchu
Pueblo Hotel: £120 per person twin shared
Price includes
• Economy class flights
• Twin-shared accommodation, transfers,
transportation and sightseeing as listed
(B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
• Services of English-speaking local Tour
Guides
Not included
• Travel insurance
• Gratuities
• Any government taxes or compulsory
charges introduced after brochure
publication
- Mr and Mrs Anderson
Book direct, call 020 3750 1655, fax 020 7256 9776 or email [email protected]
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