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Peru Tours & Tour Packages
to Machu Picchu
Inca Heartland Tour 5 days /
4 nights
Please note that the tour
prices and itinerary provided below are for information only. We
will not start to take tour bookings until February 2008
Tour Price: US$625 per person
Departures: Fixed departure dates every
Monday throughout June, July & August.
If you have 4 or more persons in your
group we can start a new tour date to suit you provided that you
don't mind us adding other visitors to your group up to a maximum
of 8 persons. If you prefer a private tour just email us for
private group prices.
Tour Highlights
• Small groups (minimum 02 persons, maximum only 08 persons).
Local tour leader / experienced English-speaking local guide
throughout.
• Half day (afternoon) traditional tour of Cusco and nearby Inca
ruins.
• Full day tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas including the
traditional market at Pisac, Pisac Inca ruins, buffet lunch at
Urubamba, Inca ruins at Ollantaytambo. Train to Aguas Calientes
where you will spend the night.
• Very early morning visit to Machu Picchu, the magnificent lost
city of the Incas.
• Half day (morning) cultural visit to Chinchero village. Visit
the Inca ruins and learn how to make traditional textiles with
local weavers.
• Half day (afternoon) cultural tour of Cusco by foot including
the artisan workshops of San Blas, Inca palaces and museums.
• Includes comfortable 3 star hotels with private bathroom,
breakfast included, airport transfers, tours with professional
English-speaking guide and private transport (taxi or minibus).
• 5% of tour cost goes towards
local community based projects
Group Size: 2 -8 persons. Guaranteed
tour departure with only 2 persons. maximum group size 8 persons.
Tour Price: US$625 per person
Discounts:
If there is a total of 4 or 5 persons in the
group we can offer you a discount of US$25 per person
If there is a total of 6 or 7 persons in the
group we can offer you a discount of US$35 per person
If there is a total of 8 persons in the group
we can offer you a discount of US$50 per person
The discounts will only be given upon arrival
in Cusco when we can confirm the exact group size.
Prices are based on 2 persons sharing a room or
3 persons sharing a triple room. If a person requires a single
room then there is a US$75 single person supplement.
Trip Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive in Cusco (Monday)
We'll meet you at the airport in Cusco upon your arrival and take
you to your hotel. In the hotel you'll receive a tour briefing and
complementary coca leaf tea which is excellent to relieve the
effects of the altitude. We recommend that you settle in and take
a short rest prior to lunch. In the afternoon we will take a
private Tour of the City of Cusco which includes a visit to the
main Plaza de Armas, Temple of the Sun and nearby Inca ruins of
Sacsayhuaman, Qenko and Tambomachay.
Tour Includes:
Airport reception and transfer to hotel in Cusco. Private tour of
City of Cusco including English-speaking guide, taxi or minibus.
Comfortable hotel accommodation (3 star) with private bathroom in
Cusco centrally located.
Day 2: The Sacred Valley of the Incas & evening train to Aguas
Calientes (Tuesday)
Today we will take a full day private excursion to visit the
Sacred Valley of the Incas. Departing from your hotel at about
8:00am we'll take a minibus or taxi out to the picturesque
traditional Indian market at Pisac. On markets days locals from
the small Quechua communities in the mountains surrounding Pisac
come down to the village square to sell and trade their produce.
This market has remained unchanged for hundreds of years and the
women still wear their traditional colourful costumes and hats. In
addition to the fruit and vegetable market, a much larger, and
just as colourful, handicraft market also takes place selling
locally made items such as pottery, hand-painted ceramic beads,
antiques and bright weavings and ponchos as well as soft alpaca
sweaters. We'll also visit the Inca ruins at Pisac. A buffet lunch is included in the town of Urubamba. In
the afternoon we'll take a guided tour of the spectacular Inca
ruins at Ollantaytambo. We will then take an evening train for the
90 minute journey to the town of Aguas Calientes where we will
spend the night.
Tour Includes:
Breakfast, private tour of Sacred Valley of the Incas including
English-speaking guide, taxi or minibus. Buffet lunch at Urubamba.
Train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes. Comfortable hotel
accommodation with private bathroom in Aguas Calientes.
Day 3: Full day Tour of Machu Picchu, Return to Cusco
(Wednesday)
The best way to see Machu Picchu is first thing
in the morning at sunrise before the majority of other visitors
arrive by train. We'll take one of the first buses up the Machu
Picchu leaving Aguas Calientes at about 05:30am. The spectacular
bus ride takes about 20 minutes. We'll climb up to the Caretakers
Hut where we can get the best view over the Machu Picchu
archaeological complex (the typical postcard view). You'll have
plenty of time to take photos before the guide commences his/her
guided tour of the Lost City. You'll then have free time to
further explore the ruins or climb Huayna Picchu - the mountain
that overlooks the ruins. By about 1pm you'll probably be ready to
leave the ruins and take the bus back down to Aguas Calientes for
lunch. We'll take the train back to Cusco in the evening.
Tour Includes:
Return bus trip from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu. Guided tour
in English of Machu Picchu. Train from Aguas Calientes to Cusco.
Transfer from the train station to your hotel. Comfortable hotel
accommodation (3 star) with private bathroom in Cusco centrally
located.
Day 4: Cultural visit to Chinchero in the
morning, walking tour of Cusco in the afternoon (Thursday)
We'll take a short ride out to the village of
Chinchero in the morning to visit the beautiful church and Inca
ruins. We'll also visit a small group of local weavers to learn
the art of dying and spinning wool and making colourful hand made
textiles. After lunch we'll take a walking tour of Cusco including
a visit to the Cathedral and artists district of San Blas.
Tour Includes:
Half day guided tour to Chinchero and local weaving cooperative,
half day guided tour of Cusco. Comfortable hotel accommodation (3
star) with private bathroom in Cusco centrally located.
Day 5: Cusco to Lima (Friday)
Early morning transfer to Cusco airport for your return flight to
Lima.
Tour Includes:
Breakfast, transfer from hotel to Cusco airport and help with
checking-in.
The Tour Does Not Include:
International & domestic flights, (domestic
flights can be booked online at
www.lan.com)
Airport departure taxes (allow US$10 for
domestic flights and US$30 for your international departure).
Entrance fees (allow 120 Peruvian Soles - about
US$40 - for Machu Picchu, 130 Peruvian Soles - about US$43 - for
the Cusco Tourist ticket that permits entry to ruins at Pisac,
Ollantaytambo, Tambomachay & Sacsayhuaman).
Meals unless otherwise stated.
Spending money and money for souvenirs.
Tips for the guides.
Optional excursions not mentioned above
Making a Tour Booking
Tour booking will be accepted as from February
2008. Just email us to check availability and we will send you
tour details and a tour application form. We will require a 50%
non-refundable tour deposit.
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