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This program was designed for those who want to discover the best of Peru on offer. The ‘Experience’ tour takes in a more personally catered tour and gives you the opportunity to visit the country on some exclusive tours and services as well as staying in top-grade hotels.
In this 5-day journey we will offer you to gain an unforgettable experience that would be difficult to plan yourself independently in the time given!
The starting price of this tour is based on 2 people. If you are a larger group of people, the price will go lower at the booking. We advise this as an adult only tour as the places of interest are set to an adult taste.
Departing: Lima
Finish: Lima
Any time.
Today, someone would meet you from your international flight at any time then transfer to your centrally located hotel in the safe district of Miraflores. The transfer takes around 45-50 minutes depending on the time of day and level of traffic.
Overnight 5* Casa Andina Private Collection – Superior room, Miraflores, Lima
Options are
A: City tour of Downtown and 1 museum (5 hours) morning.
B: Huaca Pucallana, Miraflores and Barranco tour (3-4 hours) Morning.
C: Foodie tour – local market and gastronomy tour with meal included 4 hours
D: Pachacamac ruins tour morning.
Tour is 4 hours with time for lunch after (included) and then continue to the airport for the flight to Cusco (1 hour and 10 minutes). Upon arrival in Cusco you will be picked up and transfered to your hotel near the main centre in around 15 minutes. Ideally you will arrive early evening allowing time for your dinner. You may wish to explore on your own (it is safe at night and reception can offer a map and quick suggestions) or await the guided tour on the next morning. Cusco is elevated at approximately 3400m or 11000 ft so you may fee some symptoms of altitude sickness and wish to just rest until the next day.
Overnight 5* hotel, Palacio Del Inka by Marriot, Cusco downtown.
Today you will start around 8.30am, where we offer a short 3-4 hour guided tour of the historical centre with a private guide visiting the main points of interest, landmarks of the Inkas and Colonial and Koricancha temple with entry included.
You willl leave by private vehicle for the drive to the Sacred Valley and on the way your guide will stop in at the most important Inka site – Sacsayhuaman, before continuing onto Pisac for a lunch experience on a local ranch where food produced from farm table. You will then continue to Pisac artisanal market, ruins and terraces before returning to Cusco by early evening.
Overnight 5* hotel Palacio Del Inka by Marriot, Cusco centre – OPTION TO STAY IN THE SACRED VALLEY FOR 1 NIGHT IF PREFERRED
You would depart around 8am to the train station for the Luxury Haram Bingham train around 9am. The train takes 3.5 hours to get to Aguas Calientes (the village at the bottom of the Machu Picchu) from the station your personal guide will meet you and go directly to the ruins in a shuttlle bus taking around 25 minutes. Ideally you would have had an included early lunch on the train before taking the bus. You will then commence your guided tour of Machu Picchu in the afternoon lasting around 2 hours. Afterwards, you will head back down on the shuttle to town where you will have time to visit the market or take a refreshment before the first class train back to Cusco would be around 5,50pm returning you back to Cusco for 9.15pm. Dinner and some drinks on board the train is included. (Note – Train all the way to/from Cusco only runs in peak season months – May-December other months it goes part of the way and the other part is by car/van)
Overnight 5* Palacio Del Inka by Marriot, Cusco
Your final day to explore Cusco, or last minute shopping.
We arrange your transfer to the airport to comply with your local flight (included) to Lima and then to connect home from there
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NOTE – if you have an international flight departing very early from Lima, we advise a stop-over at an airport hotel that can be arranged through us and fly one day later.
