Machu Picchu and the Galapagos Islands
Hotel Based Accomodations
(12 Day / 11 Nights)
Day 2 - In the morning transfer to Lima airport for your one hour flight to Cuzco. Arrive to Cuzco where we will meet you and transfer you to you chosen Hotel.
For the Classic Tour your will be staying in the beautiful 3* Superior Boutique Hotel Casa San Blas just two blocks from the Plaza de Armas in Cuzco. For Luxury travellers it will be the 5* Monasterio Hotel, voted the best Hotel in the whole Continent of South America by Conde Nast Traveller Magazine in 2006. Need we say more?
In the afternoon you will enjoy a City Tour of Cuzco visiting the Inca Fortress of Sacsayhuamán, Cuzco Cathedral and the most important temple of the Inca Empire - Coricancha the Inca Temple of the Sun.
Day 3 - Collection from your Hotel for a full day Tour of the Sacred Valley, visiting the Inca ruins of Pisac and Ollayantambo also the Market at Pisac, a great place to buy souvenirs.
Ollayantambo - Inca Terraces
Day 4 - An early start to catch your chosen train to Machu Picchu either the Vistadome or Luxury Hiram Bingham services.
Reception and transfer to Machu Picchu where you will enjoy a Private Tour with a qualified English speaking guide. Enjoy the rest of the day as free time to enjoy the Sanctuary. In the late afternoon transfer to your chosen train for the trip back to Cuzco.
Day 5 - In the morning fly to Lima and transfer to your chosen Hotel. In the afternoon a half day Tour of Colonial and Modern Lima, visiting Lima Cathedral, the Church and Convent of San Francisco and a Museum of your choice
Day 6 - In the morning transfer to Lima airport for your 4 Hour flight to Quito in Ecuador the starting point for your flights to the Galapagos Islands. Transfer to your chosen Hotel and enjoy the rest of the day as free time. This will be the hotel San Francisco de Quito for the Classic Tour and the Patio Andaluz for the Luxury.
Day 7 - Enjoy a full day Tour of Quito visiting the fabulous Colonial Centre and the Middle of the World Monument, which sits directly on the Equator. Quito is a UNESCO World Heritage City
Day 8 - 12 In the morning transfer to Quito airport for your 4 Hour flights to the Galapapagos Islands. Transfer to your chosen Hotel on the Islands, the Eco Hotel Finch Bay for Classic Travellers in a prime beach front location and for Luxury Travellers the Royal Palm, the only 5* Hotel in the Galapagos an one of the finest Hotels in South America. Here we commence a programme of Wildlife Tours, Scuba diving and Snorkelling etc.
Day 12 (Day 13 for Finch Bay Tours) - In the morning transfer to the airport for your flights back to Quito. We have arranged the VIP Lounge at Quito airport for you to enjoy whilst waiting for your International Flights home.
Therer are a number of ways of extending this Tour including additional days at the Royal Palm, further Tours in Ecuador or of course extending your time in Peru. Please ask for further details.
