PERUVIAN JOURNEY
Recently reopened is Machu Picchu, one of the most must see destinations in the world.
The below itinerary is 15 – 17 days in length (optional excursion) and highlights all the not to be missed excursions in Peru. This is a fabulous soft adventure trip with guaranteed small guided tours included at most destinations.
For sure this Incredible Journey will be an adventure on many travelers “bucket” list! This trip includes travel to the Arequipa, Colca Canyon, Lake Titicaca, Train travel on the Orient Express, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Amazon rain forest, and an optional excursion to view the Nazca Lines - this tour is recommended year round.
I can custom fit this tour and change any part to accommodate your needs – this package happens to include deluxe category hotels which was arranged for two couples traveling together.
Pricing p/person is $4110 inclusive of all taxes.
| Day 01, 2010
Arrival transfer from Lima Airport
to Marriott Hotel (4 Passengers) |
| Marriott
Hotel – 2 Deluxe Rooms (Breakfast daily) For 2 nights (Days
01 - 03) Travel around the most important places of the historic city of Lima that include: Plaza de Armas, Palace of Government , cathedral, very antique streets in the colonial zone, many of them still have beautiful balconies and then will continue to the modern and residential districts of San Isidro and Miraflores, where you will observe the Pacific sea. |
| Day 02, 2010
Colonial and Modern Lima/Half Day Tour (Private) (4 Passengers) |
| Day 03, 2010
Departure transfer from hotel to
Lima Airport (4 Passengers) |
| Lan Peru flight
from Lima to Arequipa (4 Passengers) (Approx. 1 1/2 hour flight) |
| Arrival transfer from Arequipa Airport to Libertador Hotel (4 Passengers) |
| Libertador Arequipa Hotel – 2 Standard Rooms (Breakfast daily) For 1 night (Days 03 - 04) |
| P.M. City Tour & Santa Catalina Convent Tour (4 Passengers) |
| Days 04 - 05
Condor Travel Multi-Day Tours - 1 Night/2 Day Colca Canyon (Colca Lodge) to Puno (SIB)
Day 04 - Drive to Colca Valley,
passing through Pampa Canahuas at the Aguada Blanca National Reserve,
protected habitat for vicuñas (llama relatives with finer wool). The
valley has beautiful pre-Colombian terraces still farmed by native Collaguas.
Box Lunch. Overnight in Colca Lodge (2 Standard Rooms).
Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner Day 05 - After breakfast you will be picked up by your guide and driver and will start your trip to Puno that will take you approximately 6 hours. You will be driven through Condor’s Cross observation point from where you can watch this magnificent Andean bird. Fantastic view of one of the deepest canyons in the world. Once you arrive to Puno your local guide will be waiting for you and take you to your hotel in Puno. Breakfast-Lunch |
| Day 05, 2010
Libertador Titicaca Lake Hotel
– 2 Standard Rooms (Breakfast daily) For 2 nights (Days 05 -
07) |
| Day 06, 2010
Taquile And The Floating Islands Of The Uros Tour (L) (4 Passengers) |
| Day 07, 2010
Train from Puno to Cusco W/Lunch (4 Passengers) Transfer to the train station to take the Orient Express to Cusco. This historic train itself is an attraction, passing through many diverse landscapes along the way. Lunch is included.Arrival in Cusco and transfer to your hotel. |
| Libertador
Cuzco Hotel – 2 Standard Rooms (Breakfast daily) For 2 nights
(Days 07 – 09)
Visit the most important places of the archaeological capital of America that was the capital of the Inca empire. Observe the mixture of the 3 cultures: the native Quechua Indians, the conquistadors from Spain and from the contemporary. It includes the Plaza of Armas, the cathedral, the Church of the Compania, the attractive District of San Blas, Koricancha temple. Finally are visited the neighboring ruins such as Sacsayhuaman, Kenko and Tambomachay. |
| Day 08, 2010
City and Ruins Half Day Tour (4 Passengers) |
| Days 09
– 10
Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel – 1 Night/2 Day Package – 2 Standard Rooms Day 09 – Early morning departure
transfer to the train station, and enjoy a train ride (Vistadome) to
Machu Picchu for a one night stay at the Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel
(2 Standard Rooms). After check-in, enjoy a private guided tour
of the Machu Picchu Ruins Lost City Of The Incas. Lunch-Dinner
Day 10 – Early wake up to see the sun rising over Machu Picchu (on own). Enjoy the ruins and watch the mist rise over this mountain-top citadel at dawn. Early afternoon, check-in at the train station for your train ride back to Cusco City. Breakfast |
| Days 10
– 12
Libertador Cuzco Hotel – 2 Standard Rooms (Breakfast daily) For 2 nights (Days 10 – 12) |
| Day 11, 2010
Ollantaytambo + Pisac Market W/Lunch (Private) (4 Passengers) |
| Day 12, 2010
Departure transfer from hotel to Cusco Airport (4 Passengers) |
| Lan Peru flight
from Cusco to Puerto Maldonada (4 Passengers) (Approx. 1 hour flight) |
|
Days 12 – 15
Posada Refugio Amazonas – 3 Night/4 Day Package (All Meals Included) – 2 Standard Rooms
Day 12 – Arrival and Reception
by Guide. Our guides are biologists, tourism professionals, or community
members. Unless noted otherwise, our guides speak English. We
assign guides at 10:1 ratio . This means groups smaller than
10 people will be merged with other groups under one guide. If you would
like a private guide or a guide in a language other than English please
let us know. Transfer Airport to Puerto Maldonado Headquarters.
Upon arrival from Lima or Cusco, we will welcome you at the airport
and drive you ten minutes to our Puerto Maldonado headquarters. While
enjoying your first taste of the forest in our gardens we will ask you
to pack only the necessary gear for your next few days, and leave the
rest at our safe deposit. This helps us keep the boats and cargo light.
Puerto Maldonado to Tambopata River
Port. Skirting Puerto Maldonado, we drive 20 kilometers to the Tambopata
River Port , entering the Native Community of Infierno. The port is
a communal business. Boxed Lunch. Tambopata River Port to Posada Amazonas.
The forty five minute boat ride from the Tambopata Port to Posada Amazonas
will take us into the Community ’s Primary Forest Private Reserve.
Orientation. Upon arrival, the lodge manager will welcome you and brief
you with important navigation and security tips.
Canopy tower: A twenty minute walk from
Posada Amazonas leads to the 30 meter scaffolding canopy tower. A banister
staircase running through the middle provides safe access to the platforms
above. From atop you obtain spectacular views of the vast expanses of
standing forest cut by the Tambopata River winding through the middle.
Now and then toucans, parrots or macaws are seen flying against the
horizon, or mixed species canopy flocks land in the treetop next to
you. Dinner, then evening lecture. Ecotourism Lecture. A daily presentation
on the Infierno ecotourism project is available every night from a staff
member. Overnight in Posada Amazonas (2 Standard Rooms).
Day 13 – Breakfast. Tres
Chimbadas Oxbow Lake: Tres Chimbadas is thirty minutes by boat and forty
five minutes hiking from Posada Amazonas. Once there you will paddle
around the lake in a catamaran, searching for the resident family of
nine giant river otters (seen by 60% of our lake visitors) and other
lakeside wildlife such as caiman, hoatzin and horned screamers. Lunch. Ethno botanical Tour: A
twenty minute boat drive downriver leads you to a trail designed by
the staff of the Centro Ñape. The Centro Ñape is a communal
organization that produces medicines out of forest plants and administers
them to patients who choose their little clinic. They have produced
a trail which explains the different medicinal (and other) uses of selected
plants. Dinner. Night walk. You will have the
option of hiking out at night, when most of the mammals are active but
rarely seen. Much easier to find are frogs with shapes and sounds as
bizarre as their natural histories. Overnight in Posada Amazonas Day 14 – Parrot clay lick:
This clay lick is only a twenty minute walk from Posada Amazonas. From
a blind located about twenty meters away you will see dozens of parrots
and parakeets descend on most clear mornings to ingest the clay on a
river bank. Species such as Mealy and Yellow- headed Amazon, Blue-headed
Parrot and Dusky headed Parakeet descend at this clay lick. The clay
lick is active at dawn, during the late mornings and mid-afternoons. Breakfast. Ceiba Trail Hike: We leave
from the lobby at Posada Amazonas and embark on a two hour hike crowned
by the largest tree in the vicinity: a giant ceiba tree. During the
hike we will focus on the natural history of the rain forest and its
principal taxonomic groups. Lunch. Farm Visit. A thirty minute boat
drive downriver takes us to the most complete farm in the community
of Infierno. The owner grows a diverse variety of popular and unknown
Amazon crops. In his garden, just about every plant and tree serves
a purpose. Dinner. Overnight in Posada Amazonas Day 15 – Breakfast. Transfer
Boat – Posada Amazonas to Tambopata River Port. Transfer Tambopata
River Port to Pto Maldonado Headquarters. Transfer Pto Maldonado Headquarters
– Airport. We retrace our river and road journey back to Puerto Maldonado,
our office and the airport. Depending on airline schedules, this may
require dawn departures. Boat Transportation. All our boats are 20 foot long, roofed canoes with 55 hp outboard motors. Daily arrivals and departures from every port are scheduled to meet every airline ’s arrival and departure with a maximum two hour wait. |
| Day 15, 2010
Lan Peru flight from
Puerto Maldonada to Lima (4 Passengers) |
| Optional Excursion: Nazca Lines
Day 01 – Lima - Departure transfer
to the bus station for a regular tourist bus transfer to Ica City. Arrival
and accommodation at Las Dunas Hotel (Standard Room
– Breakfast Included) for a one night stay. Transfer to the aerodrome
to fly over the mysterious Nazca Lines. The pilot of the aircraft will
give us a brief explanation about the different lines. Return to Ica.
Afternoon at leisure. Located on the Jumana plains, in
the coastal department of Ica, the impressive Nazca Lines decorate the
southern desert. While the lines can be seen from viewpoints atop the
12 meter-high towers constructed for that purpose, there is little doubt
that the view is better from the air. The tour begins at the airfield
in the town of Nasca, where you take one of the small aircraft that
permit viewing the enigmatic figures set in the desert plains on a flight
of about half an hour above the lines that the people of Nazca drew
on the land over a thousand years ago. Day 02 – Departure transfer by regular tourist bus back to Lima Add an additional $500 p/person There are many theories regarding the purpose these lines. Were they built for the gods to see? Or for shamans who “flew” over them in drug induced dreams? Or did their creators already have means to actually leave the ground, such as balloons? In any case, from the ground there hardly is anything to see: the area is mostly flat and the figures are a size that makes it impossible to see them whole from this perspective. From an airplane, however, they are clearly distinguishable. There is a monkey, a spider, a colibri, even a human figure (often called the “astronaut”). Of course, over time, erosion must have taken a toll on the lines which are believed to be more than 2000 years old. |
Package Price:
| Per Person (Double Occ.): | $4110.00 |
| Total Package Price: | $16440.00 |
Description of Services:
Marriot HotelStanding atop the majestic cliffs in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru, the JW Marriott Hotel Lima engulfs guests in warm, luxurious splendor. The lobby of this 25-floor facility is light and spacious with high windows overlooking meticulously maintained gardens that frame a spectacular view of the Pacific Ocean. The opulent furnishings in shades of mauve, gold and emerald blend with tapestry covered polished marble floors and liberally placed indigenous plants to provide a perfect place for quiet conversation. Located 20 kilometers from International Jorge Chavez Airport, guests can experience the warm hospitality of Peru.
Adjacent to the JW Marriott Hotel Lima is the Larcomar, a 17,000 square meter shopping, dining and entertainment center.
Those who prefer to get their exercise outdoors, can surf off Waikiki beach or take advantage of an area golf course, biking trail or tennis and volleyball courts. Guests with an eye for history can explore the Pachacamas Ruins or visit several area museums.
The 300 guestrooms and suites at the JW Marriott Hotel Lima feature minibars, cable television, in-room safes and high-speed Internet access and offer views of the Pacific Ocean. If your group will be gathering at the JW Marriott, conferences and/or meetings are hosted in seven large function rooms. Additionally, a full-service business center with high-speed Internet is standing by to serve the needs of all business travelers.
For their dining pleasure, guests can enjoy International cuisine at La Vista restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and Tea Time buffets. Or, guests may dine at The Latin Grill, which boasts International and Peruvian cuisine such as steak and seafood dishes. The Lobby Bar is also open for dinner and offers live music
Colonial and Modern Lima/Half Day (Private)
This three-hour sightseeing tour offers the best of colonial and modern Lima. Included are Lima's most imposing colonial churches and mansions such as the Government Palace, the Plaza Mayor, the City Hall and the Cathedral, including 17th century San Francisco Monastery. The tour ends with a visit to the modern suburbs of San Isidro, where a visit to the pre-Inca pyramid of Huaca Huallamarca (closed Mondays) and on-site museum is included before continuing to Miraflores, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean.
Libertador Arequipa HotelHotel Libertador Arequipa is located in Selva Alegre, the city's largest park, with an imposing view of the Misti volcano. Built in 1940 in a colonial style, the hotel has the most modern infrastructure and facilities, thereby becoming the best lodging choice in the city. Due to its quiet location and closeness to the colonial historical center, it is ideal for executives and travelers in search of a vacation.
City Tour & Santa Catalina Convent
Arequipa, also known as the White City, shows us all its charms on a tour where you can walk through the main streets and colonial buildings, including the Santa Catalina Convent – which is a city within the city - or enjoy a spectacular view of the Misti Volcano from the Yanahuara lookout. In addition, archaeological Arequipa opens its doors for a visit to the remnants of the Juanita Mummy, also known as the Lady of Ampato for having been found on the volcano peak with that name. History and nature come together during this unforgettable tour through the city of Arequipa.
Libertador Titicaca Lake Hotel
The Libertador Lake Titicaca lies on the shores of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world. Witness one of the world ’s most spectacular, impressive sunrises from the hotel most requested by tourists from all over the world. From the hotel's private dock, sail to the ancestral islands, where many Inca traditions still survive, and experience the customs of the inhabitants of Lake Titicaca. Providing a spectacular and unique vista, the Libertador Lake Titicaca welcomes you to enjoy the magic of Lake Titicaca with one of the most beautiful sunrises in the world.
LOCATION
The Libertador Lake Titicaca is located on Esteves Island on the shores of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world. The Libertador Lake Titicaca is only five minutes away from downtown Puno, 45 minutes from the Manco Capac International Airport in Juliaca and two hours from the Bolivian border.
Lake Titicaca: According to legend, Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo, children of the sun god and founders of the Inca Empire, emerged from the waters of the lake. Peru and Bolivia share sovereignty over the highest navigable lake in the world (3810 masl).
The Floating Uros Islands: The inhabitants of this group of 40 large, floating, reed islands continue living the way their ancestors did. An average of 30 to 50 persons live on each island in houses made of reed. Among the best known islands are Toranipata, which is the largest island, Santa María, Paraíso, Pacha Mama and Tupiri.
The Cathedral: Completed in the eighteenth century, the Cathedral stands out due to the quality of its structure and its stone carvings.
Sillustani Archaeological Complex: 34 km north of the city of Puno (approximately 35 minutes by car). Famous for itschullpas, which are circular stone towers built to hold the remains of the most important authorities of the ancient inhabitants of Collao. The largest one is 12 meters high and has an unusual structure, as the base has a smaller diameter than the upper part.
PROPERTY AMENITIES
* The Libertador Lake Titicaca is famous for the creation of novoandean dishes that merge traditional Andean ingredients with the international cuisine. Some of the specialties are: beef carpaccio with mushrooms salad, parmesan cheese and green olive tapenade; smoked trout salad with lettuce, tomato concasse and radish cream; and alpaca chop with quinotto and red pepper sauce.
* Los Uros Restaurant:
Where you will enjoy the buffet breakfast from 05:00 - 10:00a.m. Along with a marvelous view of Lake Titicaca, the restaurant offers a varied menu with international cuisine in a fusion of flavors typical of Peru.
* Taquile Bar:
By the warm fireplace, watching a dazzling sunset over Lake Titicaca, you can enjoy the bartender ’s specialties, among which are the coca sour and the famous "Pisco Sour".
* Gym and Jacuzzi:
Start or end your day with the exclusive sauna or jacuzzi service.
* Gift Shop:
You can find and choose from a wide selection of handicrafts, textiles and jewelry in exclusive shops with the best brands of alpaca garments and international jewelry.
* Conference Rooms:
The Libertador Lake Titicaca has three conference rooms with a capacity of up to 250 persons, as well as audiovisual equipment and experienced personnel that enable you to guarantee the city's best events, conferences and banquets. The hotel also offers 24-hour internet connection.
ROOM AMENITIES
* Standard Rooms:
20m² guest rooms with one or two beds, a fully equipped bath and a spectacular view. Some are connected and some are no-smoking rooms.
* Junior Suite:
27m² junior suite with two rooms. The bedroom has a king or queen-size bed and a dining-living room with TV and a view of Titicaca Lake.
* Room facilities include wireless internet, heating, minibar, refrigerator, 220V and 110V electrical current, laundry service and room service 24 hours a day.
Taquile And The Floating Islands Of The Uros TourA boat trip on Lake Titicaca to visit its islands. Taquile Island, three and a half hours from the city of Puno, is inhabited by its campesino community that continues to preserve its culture, traditions and archaeological remains. After a short lunch, we will return to the city of Puno, again crossing Lake Titicaca, making a brief stop at the floating Islands of Uros.
Libertador Palacio Del Inka Hotel CuscoThe exclusive location of our Cusco Hotel Libertador Palacio del Inka invites guests to enjoy a fascinating and unique experience in the historic center of this ancient city.
Located in front of the Koricancha, or Sun Temple, this Libertador Hotel there ’s an adventure awaiting: the guest familiarizes with the colonial and Inca legacy of this Andean jewel, strolling around the narrow streets of the city and visiting several places of interest such as Machu Picchu, the main square, the cathedral, the artisan neighborhood of Saint Blas, as well as the archeological sites of Sacsayhuamán, Q’enko, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay.
Libertador Hotel Cusco, number twelve hotel of South America according to Condé Nast Traveler readers is considered a luxury hotel in Cusco and one of the best places to stay in the city for providing full hotel services in our restaurant, bar, business center, shops, café, gym and Jacuzzi.
Likewise, the warm hospitality of our top notch staff is the result of years of experience and has become our hallmark: there ’s no limit to what we are able to do for our guests.
Discover the wonders of the cradle of the Inca Empire, adventure yourself in the pre-Hispanic and colonial Cusco and be part of a world of living cultures and hundreds of years of history all in the comfort and luxury of our Cusco Hotel.
City and Ruins Half Day Tour (Private)
A tour to discover the harmony between the Incan Cusco and the Spanish Cusco. Whether visiting the Convent of Santo Domingo, built on the Incan temple of Korikancha, or touring the Central Plaza, from where one can appreciate the beauty of the Cathedral and the Church of the Society of Jesus, you will witness the merger of the two cultures. The tour is not limited to the city; we will also visit the Inca archaeological ruins of Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puca Pucará and Tambomachay on the outskirts of Cusco. Simply unforgettable.
Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel
We are a luxury hotel located in the eastern Andes (rainforest brow), halfway up the “Apu Putucusi” mountains, a short distance from the most important archaeological ruins in South America: Machu Picchu.
We are the most beautiful hotel, which with previous research, has recreated the architecture and esthetics of the Inca culture. In addition, our entire personnel are from the region and have been trained to protect the environment and provide our guests a unique experience, where both maximum comfort and gastronomy come together in an overwhelming setting.
We are a family oriented company with 30 years of hotel and tourism experience, which prides itself in providing maximum comfort, quality and luxury in the outskirts of the mystic city of Machu Picchu.
Rooms
- We have designed and equipped each room to suit your complete satisfaction
because we are aware that comfort in a hotel starts in the rooms, thus
making your stay at Machu Picchu an even more sophisticated experience.
In perfect alignment with the fusion spirit, SUMAQ Machu Picchu Hotel
offers its guests spacious rooms decorated with fine traditional Inca
inspired pieces which contrast wonderfully with the comfort of our hotel.
Qunuq Restaurant - Owner of unique architecture with ample windows
that allow for a view of the sacred river of the Incas, which overwhelms
guests with its greatness. A magical vision of green mountains which
surround the Urubamba river that seems to fuse together with the bewitching
flavors of Peruvian cuisine.
Located on the second level, the Qunuq offers its guests a fine international menu of Peruvian fusion cuisine, as well as, regional dishes that live up to the demanding and remarkable national style.
A unique gastronomic experience which celebrates the most delicious flavors of the world.
Suquy Café & Bar - Place a small touch of distinction in your exotic drinks and cocktails by toasting at the Suquy, our exclusive cafe bar with a view of the Urubamba river and the Inti Puncu or Door to the Sun. We offer remarkable customer service to visitors at the Suquy cafe-bar.
Ollantaytambo + Pisac Market W/Lunch (Private)
After breakfast, enjoy a full day excursion to the sacred valley to view the colorful open-air Indian market in Pisac, located right at the entrance of to the sacred valley. After lunch, continue to Ollantaytambo, the oldest continuously occupied settlement in the Americas
Posada Refugio Amazonas
Refugio Amazonas is a simple, 24 room lodge located in a 120 hectare private reserve surrounded by the community of Condenado, ~ three hours by boat from the nearest town Puerto Maldonado. Thanks to its location in the Tambopata National Reserve buffer zone, Refugio Amazonas is the ideal stepping stone for explorations to the Tambopata Research Center. Refugio Amazonas will play an important role coalescing the communities around it to support the conservation of the buffer adjacent to the Tambopata National Reserve.
Refugio Amazonas has been built using a combination of traditional native materials (wood, palm fronds, wild cane and clay) and architecture and modern day eco-lodge technology. The lodge itself consists of a complex divided into sections: rooms, dining area and kitchen, relaxation area and internal support facilities. The entire roof of the lodge is constructed using high quality crisneja palm fronds, whereas the floors are of tropical mahogany.
The room's complex is built of four 9 X 24 meter structures. The rooms are 7 x 4 meters so they can comfortably hold three beds, although they are set up for two. The walls dividing each room are built using cane and clay, and extend from the floor to about 2.5 meters height making each room private. The combination of clay and cane achieves two important objectives: regulating heat and providing a charming final appearance. Sounds can be heard from room to room. The side that looks out to the forest does not have a wall or screening of any kind, acting as a large window facing the forest.
The reason we have been able to incorporate this design into our lodge is because mosquitoes are not really a problem around the lodge clearing and the open section allows for an intimate contact with the rain forest. A second small window on the opposite side, set up very high, keeps the rooms well ventilated. Beds are 1.05m X 2.05m with mosquito nets. Each room has a private bathroom with cold water only. Rooms and bathrooms are separated by drapes. The dining room/ lounge are spacious and offer ample area for resting and socializing.
