The magnificent city we see today is the result of the superimposition of
one culture upon another. Nestled in the heart of the Andes, Cusco was the
political and religious capital of the Incas, the hub of the greatest empire
ever seen in the Americas and a place of pilgrimage for all those who worshipped
the sun god, Inti.
With the arrival of the Spanish in 1532, Cusco’s temples and palaces became
the foundations for magnificent neo-Baroque churches such as Santo Domingo
and the Cathedral, and above its narrow streets rose the wooden balconies
of red-roofed, whitewashed colonial houses.
Complete Itinerary
Day 1: Outbound - Lima
Arrive lima airport. Met upon arrival and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2: Lima
Am city tour of lima and Larco Herrera museum.
Afternoon at leisure in lima.
(B,L)
Day 3: Lima – Cusco - Sacred Valley
Transfer from hotel to lima airport for flight. Arrive cusco. Met upon arrival
and visit animal rescue center (condor, puma, alpacas, etc), Sacred valley of the
Incas: Pisaq market and Ollantaytambo.Overnight guide in sacred valley.
(B,L,D)
Day 4: Ollanta - Machupicchu
Transfer to ollantaytambo station – vistadome valley train. Full day tour to
Machu Picchu.
(B,L,D)
Day 5: Machupicchu - Ollanta - Cusco
Morning at leisure in machupicchu. Afternoon return to Ollanta and private car
to cusco hotel.
(B,L)
Day 6: Cusco
Morning city and nearby ruins tour. Afternoon at leisure in cusco.
(B,L,D)
Day 7: Cusco - Lima - Outbound
Transfer to the cusco airport for flight. Arrive lima airport. Met upon arrival
and assistance on connection with flight.
(B)
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