The Wonders of Peru with Tourcan Vacations
Price: Land Price:4* - $1,840 CAD Per Person or 5* - $2,555 CAD Per Person
(Price per person, based on double occupancy.)
Offer: Save $120 CAD Per Couple if Book 90 Days Prior to Departure
Photo: Tourcan Vacations | Wonders of Peru | View of Church in Cusco
Highlights:
Lima:
- City Tour (Colonial & Modern Lima)
- Larco Museum
Cusco:
- City Cathedral
- Koricancha Temple
- Sacsayhuaman Archaeological Center
The Sacred Valley:
- Pisac Market
- Ollantaytambo
Machu Picchu:
- Visit to the “lost City”
Choice of Accommodation:
Lima:
- 4* Casa Andina Select Miraflores
- 5* AC Hotel Lima, Miraflores
Cusco:
- 4* Casa Andina Premium, Cusco
- 5* Palacio del Inca, Cusco
Machu Picchu:
- 4* Casa Andina Premium, Cusco
- 5* Palacio del Inca, Cusco
Inclusions:
- Arrival and departure airport transfers
- Accommodation per selection 4* or 5*
- Daily breakfast & 2 lunches
- Sightseeing & entrance fees per itinerary
- VistaDome Train between Cusco and Aguas Calientes Return
Photo: Tourcan Vacations | Wonders of Peru | View of Mountain Range
Day 1: Arrive in Lima
Welcome to Lima! After clearing customs and immigration you are met by our local representative and transferred to your hotel. Founded in 1535 by the Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro, this colonial city became the political and military capital of the New World until it was declared the capital of Peru in 1821. Remainder of the day at leisure.
Overnight at selected hotel in Lima: 4* Casa Andina Select Miraflores OR 5* AC Hotel Lima, Miraflores
Day 2: City Tour of Colonial and Modern Lima & Larco Museum
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. We begin our tour of Colonial and Modern Lima, “City of Kings." Colonial sites include the lovely Plaza Mayor with its cathedral and palace, and the exquisite Torre Tagle Palace modern day seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Continue with a visit to Larco Archaeological Museum. The museum is located in a unique vice-royal mansion of the 18th century built over a 7th century pre-Columbian pyramid. It exhibits the world's largest private collection of pre-Columbian art boasting an astonishing array of gold, silver, semi-precious stones. Founded in 1926, the Larco Museum showcases remarkable chronological galleries providing an excellent overview on 3000 years of development of Peruvian pre-Columbian history. Its masterpieces are considered worldwide icons of Pre-Columbian art, after being exhibited in the world's leading museums.
Overnight at selected hotel in Lima: 4* Casa Andina Select Miraflores OR 5* AC Hotel Lima, Miraflores
Photo: Tourcan Vacations | Wonders of Peru | City Tour of Lima
Day 3: Lima/Cusco - City Tour and Nearby Ruins of Cusco
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Cusco (Flight cost not included). Upon arrival in Cusco, a host will meet and assist you in transferring to the hotel. This afternoon, spend time touring around the city of Cusco. The tour starts at the Cathedral of Cusco where you will appreciate this baroque period construction. Then you will visit the Temple of the Sun or better known as Koricancha Temple, an ancient Inca palace and main worship center of the Sun God, where the order of the Dominicans built an incredible church that can still be seen there. Then heading north to get the Sacsayhuaman archaeological center, an Inca building known for its massive walls of hewn stone, located in a strategic location, on a hill, with a broad view of the city of Cusco from the Cristo Blanco viewpoint. Later, continue visiting the important archaeological complexes of Qenko and Puca Pucara, a stone complex that combines walls, stairs, and terraces.
Overnight at selected hotel in Cusco: 4* Casa Andina Premium, Cusco OR 5* Palacio del Inca, Cusco
Photo: Tourcan Vacations | Wonders of Peru | Exploring the ruins of Sacsayhuaman
Day 4: Sacred Valley - Pisac Market and Ollantaytambo Fortress
Today we will take the highway to Cusco until Pisac. Visit the town, and spend some time in the local market, interacting with the people, observing the local identity, and doing a little shopping. After lunch (included), our tour continues to Ollantaytambo, an ancient fortress of temples and terrace that tower over the valley. Once a military, religious and agricultural center of the Incas, this place dazzles with its platforms and its perfect stone carvings. A site that is believed to have been a refuge area for the Inca royalty. When visiting Ollantaytambo, you are amazed at its imposing buildings of more than four meters high, so it is inevitable to wonder how the Incas managed to transport and lift huge rocks from areas not so close; a sample of the engineering masterpiece that characterized this civilization. Return to Cusco for an evening at leisure.
Overnight at selected hotel in Cusco: 4* Casa Andina Premium, Cusco OR 5* Palacio del Inca, Cusco
Day 5: Cusco/Machu Picchu
After morning breakfast, you will be transferred to the train station to board the Vistadome Train to Aguas Calientes. Travel through the Urubamba Valley to Machu Picchu dubbed the "Lost City" of the Incas. Perched 8,200 feet above the valley, this significant archaeological find is situated along remote mountains, amid a semi-tropical jungle and therefore was hidden for 400 years until discovered in 1911 by Hiram Bingham of Yale University. Upon arrival to the town of Aguas Calientes, we begin this phase of our adventure aboard the minibus that makes an awe-inspiring ascent to the ancient citadel to explore the temples, altars and more than 200 buildings. Standing at the top of a steep, forested hill overlooking the Urubamba River, the citadel was hidden by dense vegetation for centuries until Hiram Bingham began to clear the site. Today the city has been completely restored and even if it has lost some of its mystery it remains an unforgettable sight. The tour includes visits to the temples, plazas, palaces, watercourses, and residential areas. Lunch is included at Tinkuy Restaurant, Belmond Sanctuary Lodge. Overnight in Machu Picchu.
Overnight at selected hotel in Machu Picchu: 4* Casa del Sol Machu Picchu OR 5* Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel
Photo: Tourcan Vacations | Wonders of Peru | Visit to the “lost City” Machu Picchu
Day 6: Machu Picchu/Cusco
Morning is free to visit the ruins once again on your own and own expense. For those seeking a bit more adventure we suggest a hike along the steep stone-paved trail of Huayna Picchu, the pyramid-shaped mountain above Machu Picchu for a breathtaking view of the site. Later, transfer to the station for your afternoon train ride back to Cusco. On arrival transfer to your hotel for an evening at leisure.
Overnight at selected hotel in Cusco: 4* Casa Andina Premium, Cusco OR 5* Palacio del Inca, Cusco
Day 7: Cusco/Lima/Home
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. After checking out, transfer to the airport for your flight (not included in the cost) back to Lima and connect to the international flight back home. Today you say farewell to this wondrous experience… sure to be etched in your memory forever!
