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3N Lima, 2N Sacred Valley, 2N Cuzco
Min age of pax:10 2N Lima,2N Urubamba,2N Cuzco,1N Lima Machu Picchu,SacredValley
In this 8 days circuit through Lima & Cusco, enjoy Lima and marvel at everything that the capital of Peru, so cosmopolitan and modern and experience the live culture of Cusco where every detail, colour and form tell a story and has a reason for being.
Itinerary
8D | Guaranteed Departure | From and to Lima
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
Lima: Named as a World Heritage Site by Unesco, the Peruvian capital merges history and modernity. Its historic centre maintains the beautiful colonial architecture that coexists closely with the Pacific Ocean and a Bohemian essence.
Cusco: The ancient Inca capital is a unique blend of pre-Columbian past with Spanish architecture.
Machu Picchu: The "lost city of the Incas" is the reason why thousands of people arrive in Peru. Get closer to our past through its rooms, temples, bridges and religious sites, built in communion with the landscape that surrounds them
What do I need to bring?
Comfortable and light clothing is recommended for visiting the coastal areas of Peru, while for the high Andean area the use of warm clothing is recommended. It is not recommended that visitors wear sleeveless shirts, shorts, short skirts or short clothes when visiting religious temples or official buildings. Sunscreen, sunglasses, hat and mosquito repellent can be very useful during your stay
Carry the same document that you presented to the agency, given that the train tickets and entrance to Machu Picchu will be issued with the same information
In all train services to Machu Picchu, the passenger can carry only hand luggage (backpack, bag or briefcase) weighing no more than 5kg / 11lb on the train to / from Machu Picchu. You will find your luggage at the chosen hotel. Allowed size: 62 linear inches 157cm (height + length + width)
Tentative Tour Plan:
Day 1 : LIMA
A transportation service will pick you up from the airport at the established time and will transfer you to your hotel. Lima is a modern metropolis full of history, which has ten million inhabitants and is going through an exciting process of cultural and economic changes. Rest of day at leisure you can join one of our optional tours:
Magic Water Circuit & Buffet Dinner with Folk Show: You will be transferred at your hotel at approximately 6 pm to enjoy a modern system of fountains certified as the largest in the world by the Guinness World Records. Built in Exhibition Park, the Magical Water Circuit attracts crowds during summer and winter, being one of the new favourite attractions of Lima. After your visit, head towards a restaurant to enjoy a fantastic dinner show. You will be drop off at your hotel at approximately 10.30 pm
Pachacamac Archaeological Complex and Barranco: Pick up at your hotel at 8.45 am or 1.45 pm and begin our tour in Barranco, Lima’s most bohemian suburb and the prefered location to enjoy nightlife in Lima. We will see Barranco’s Central Park, its Municipal Library, the traditional Bridge of Sighs, the colonial homes and its famous boulevard. Next, we will head over to Chorrillos, once the most exclusive summer resort in Lima. Nowadays, Chorrillos is the only suburb in Lima that boasts an ecological reserve called “Pantanos de Villa” which we will see on our way to Pachacamac. We will drive down the South Pacific Coast Highway to Pachacamac, the most important ceremonial center in the Peruvian coast during pre-Inca and Inca times. Pilgrims went to this large complex to pay homage to the creator god Pachacamac. Throughout the centuries Pachacamac was occupied by many different Andean civilizations such as the Lima’s, the Wari’s, the Ichma’s and finally by the Inca Empire. However, the Pachacamac Oracle always remained a religious center. We will see several pyramidal temples and enclosures from different time periods such as the Adobitos Temple (I C. A.D.), the Old Temple (I C. A.D.), the Painted Temple (VIII C. A.D.), a pyramid with a ramp (XIII C. A.D) and the Temple of the Sun (XV C. A.D.). Besides the ruins we will also visit an on-site museum displaying pottery, textiles, shell and stone ornaments, as well as the wooden Pachacamac idol found during excavations in 1938. At the end of this tour, return to your hotel.
Private Tour Through the Boardwalk to Barranco & Miraflores and Gastronomic Experience: Pick up at your hotel at approximately 5.30 pm and start with a scenic tour of the boardwalk, crossing the bohemian district of Barranco and the modern district of Miraflores, passing by Love Park where you can admire an imposing view of the Pacific Ocean. After the tour, arrive at a thematic restaurant and participate in a cocktail class, learning how to prepare the famous pisco sour. Then, enjoy a cooking class, learning how to make a delicious, typical Peruvian dish. After both classes, enjoy a tasty lunch overlooking the sea. At the end of your tour, transfer back to your hotel at 9.30 pm. Overnight in Lima.
Day 2 : LIMA - CITY TOUR
Breakfast. Explore Lima´s old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, packed with fascinating historic buildings. At 09:15 am, the route begins at the traditional Pueblo Libre district, where you visit the Larco Museum, located in a beautifully restored viceregal mansion built on a pre-Columbian pyramid from the seventh century. The museum boasts a complete pre-Hispanic collection of gold and silver objects, as well as pieces of erotic art. Then visit the Casa Aliaga, a colonial mansion granted by chief conquistador Francisco Pizarro to one of his captains, Jeronimo de Aliaga. This is the only house from that time, still belonging to the same family. Continue with a scenic tour through the colonial downtown. See the Main Square, where you can appreciate the grandiose architecture of the Spanish Empire. Admire Lima´s Cathedral, built during the 16th century (Total: 4 hours). Finish the trip returning to your hotel. Rest of day at leisure to rest or enjoy some optional tours indicated on day 1 Overnight in Lima.
Day 3 : LIMA / CUSCO - URUBAMBA
Breakfast at the hotel and at indicated time During the morning, you will be transferred to the Lima airport to take the flight to the city of Cusco (Lima – Cusco flight not included). At arrival, you will be transferred to Sacred Valley. Day at leisure and overnight in Urubamba
Day 4 : URUBAMBA / MACHU PICCHU / URUBAMBA
After breakfast at the hotel, a transportation service will pick you up and transfer you to the Ollanta Station to board the train to Aguas Calientes, the nearest town to Machu Picchu. Following a scenic journey through dramatic Andean landscapes, arrive at the station in Aguas Calientes. Board a coach for a 25-minute ride to Machu Picchu. The 'Lost City of the Incas' is believed to have been built in the 1450s by Inca emperor Pachacuti as a holiday retreat, yet within a century the city would be abandoned following the Spanish conquest. The Spaniards never found it, so it was spared the destruction they brought on other Inca sites. Instead, it was slowly swallowed up by the jungle and hidden from harm. A guided tour explains the origins behind this awe-inspiring citadel and its most prominent landmarks such as the monumental Main Square, the Royal Quarters, and the Temple of the Three Windows, the Circular Towers, the Sacred Sun Dial and the Burial Grounds. Return to Aguas Calientes for an optional tasty lunch at Café Inkaterra.This is the ideal place to retire from the crowds and appreciate the views of the magnificent Vilcanota river, surrounded entirely by nature. This restaurant blends the most amazing Peruvian gastronomy with contemporary cuisine, creating innovative fusion-style fare. Sit at any table and make your order. The delicious food offers a variety of options, including vegan or vegetarian. Inkaterra has an ecotourism approach and focuses on sustainable development, supporting the local communities nearby (lunch not included). In the afternoon, transfer to Aguas Calientes train station to take the train back to Ollanta station. Overnight in Urubamba.
Day 5 : URUBAMBA / CUSCO
Breakfast at the hotel. Today you will have a free day. You can choose one of our optional tours (not included):
Full Day Sacred Valley: Ollantaytambo, Chinchero & Yucay Museum without lunch: During the morning, around 8.30 am, you are picked up from your hotel in Urubamba to visit the town of Chinchero, a traditional Cusco urban centre located at an elevated point with a beautiful view of the valley. The inhabitants of this area preserve the artisan traditions and the inherited knowledge of the Incas and display them in their clothes and customs. In Chinchero there are also archaeological remains and a beautiful seventeenth-century church, one of the first Catholic buildings in Peru. Then, you are transferred from Ollantaytambo to the Living Museum of Yucay, a centre Andean traditions interpretations, where demonstrations of the elaboration of textile work, adobe, pottery and silverware are carried out in the same way in which they used to in antiquity; an original recreation of Inca traditions. Also, residents of the museum include llamas, sheep and alpacas, and they can be fed! Upon arriving in Ollantaytambo visit its town, inhabited uninterruptedly since Inca times, and climb the iconic fortress, built next to a mountain, you can also include lunch on this tour. At the end of this activity, you are transferred back to your hotel.. A transportation service will pick you up from your hotel in Urubamba at the established time and transfer you back to your hotel in Cusco City. Overnight in Cusco.
Day 6 : CUSCO
Breakfast at the hotel. Today you will have a free day. You can choose our optional tour (not included) or stay at your hotel resting.
Cusco City Tour & Nearby Archaeological sites: You will be picked up at your hotel around 1 pm and enjoy a guided tour of this charming city, which was the capital of the Inca Empire. The tour starts with a visit to Santo Domingo Convent, a large Renaissance-baroque complex, which was built over the Inca Coricancha temple. It was one of the most important temples dedicated to worshipping of the sun, and its foundations are still prominent at the base of the convent. Ancient chronicles say the temple was covered in gold leaf and filled with golden representations of nature. Then, visit the Cathedral, the most imposing monument of the Main Square. Head to the hills above Cusco to visit the remains of the fortress of Sacsayhuaman, whose imposing ramparts offer a stunning panoramic view of Cusco, and the ruins of the temple and amphitheatre of Qenqo, where it is believed the Incas practised agricultural rituals. Admire Qenqo and then finally visit Puka Pukara (‘Red fortress’ in Quechua) an Inca military complex located on a prominent hill. Its dwellings squares, bathrooms, aqueducts, walls, and towers can still be appreciated. Afterwards, return to your hotel. Overnight in Cusco.
Day 7 : CUSCO - LIMA
Breakfast at the hotel. A transportation service will pick you up from your hotel at the established time and will transfer you to the airport in Cusco. Arrival to Jorge Chávez International airport in Lima and a transportation service will pick you up and will transfer you to your hotel in Lima. Day at leisure. You can choose one of our optional tours indicated on day 1 (not included) Overnight in Lima.
Day 8 : LIMA
Breakfast at the hotel. A transportation service will pick you up from your hotel at the established time and transfer to the airport for your International flight.
Note: Above Itinerary is just indicative. Do not consider it as a Final Schedule. Date & Time of Tours can be changed by Local Agent / Tour Operator.
Important Information:
1. Prices are dynamic and subject to change unless the booking is confirmed or vouchered. These are only offers over which Skylink will try its best to initiate the process of confirmation. We reserve the right to withdraw the offer at any given time.
2. All Travellers must have a valid passport & visa or the required documents for visa at the time of booking otherwise company reserves the right to dishonor the booking.
3. Refusal or delay in issuance of Visa by concerned Authorities or any Immigration /On-arrival Clearance is a sole discretion of Foreign Embassies & Visa Issuing Authorities over which our Company has no control. Visa Guidelines apply as per Booking Form attached.
4. In case of unavailability in the listed hotels & airlines, arrangement for an alternate accommodation with similar standard & alternate flight option will be made with availability.
5. Minimum Advance amount (part of tour cost) is taken to process the booking and to secure part Tour/Combo Cost & booking & reservation fees/cancellation charges or documentation amount for Visa submission as applicable (varying from case to case) in case tour is cancelled for whatsoever reason.
6. Given is a suggested itinerary and it may change as per the availability at the time of booking.
7. Extra Bed policy: can be a sofa cum bed / mattress / roll away or sharing the twin bed unless specified.
8. Child Policy: Every Hotel & service provider’s Child Policy is different. Child with bed & breakfast with 2 Adults means he/she will be provided with an Extra Bed which can be Sofa Cum Bed/Mattress/Roll away or sharing the rooms with parents unless specified. Alternately, where its clearly being mentioned Child No Bed/Breakfast(unless specified of any), it states that child will be provided only land arrangement. Breakfast & Bed if applicable, will be payable at the time of check in( as per hotel policy) if not prepaid. Few Hotels do not entertain 2 children in one room due to its size & their own policy.2 rooms will be required if 2 adults & 2 children (below 11yrs) are travelling together.
9. The prices quoted by the Company in its brochures / quotation are in US Dollars or equivalent in foreign currency (local currency of the foreign country / countries being visited). The Company reserves the right to amend these prices in case of currency fluctuation and changes in various rates of exchange and/or fuel cost before departure, and to surcharge accordingly. All such increases in price in any sector of airlines , hotel, transportation etc must be paid for in full. Even seats reserved on the fare might increase due to taxes or airlines policy over which Skylink plays no role & has no control.
10. Standard hotel check-in time for domestic and international hotels is from 1400 hours to 1600 hours and check-out time is 1000 hours to 1200 hours. Complimentary early check-in or late check-out will be subject to availability at the discretion of the hotel.
Includes
TOUR GUIDE:
Operated with bilingual: English - Spanish speaking local guide on shared basis
ACCOMMODATION:
7 nights’ accommodation
MEALS:
7 Breakfasts from day 2 to day 8.
TRANSPORT:
Private transfer from airport to hotel in Lima.
Private transfer from hotel to airport in Lima.
Private transfer from airport to hotel in Urubamba.
Shared transfer from hotel in Urubamba to train station in Ollantaytambo.
Roundtrip train to Machu Picchu.
Shared bus from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu.
Shared Bus from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes.
Shared transfer from train station in Ollantaytambo to hotel in Urubamba.
Private transfer from hotel to airport in Cusco.
ENTRANCE FEES AND ACTIVITIES:
All visits mentioned in the itinerary: City tour in Lima (day 2), guided tour in Machu Picchu (day 4).
Please note
1.Domestic flight from Lima to Cusco must arrive not later than 10:30hrs. Noon arrivals are too late.
2.If your trip includes the visit to high altitude cities such as Cusco and Puno located at more than 3400 meters (11 200 feet above sea level), do not forget to take precautions in order to avoid altitude sickness. Passengers who have heart problems or high blood pressure should check with their doctor before travelling
3.Please note that Check In in most hotels begins at 13:00 hrs. Clients will be subject to the availability of the room if they arrive before, waiting in the hotel lobby.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW ENTRANCE REGULATIONS TO MACHU PICCHU
The current restrictions on visits to Machu Picchu allow a maximum stay of 4 hours in the citadel accompanied by a guide during the first entry. If the visitor tours an alternate route (Mountain Machu Picchu or Huayna Picchu) the passenger will have 3 hours to for this purpose, additional to the 4 hours in the citadel. If the passenger wishes to enter the citadel again during the afternoon shift or the next day, he must acquire previously an additional ticket to enter in the new shift. There is no ticket sale in the archaeological zone.
Excludes
Optional Add On:
Day 1, 2, 7 or 8: Pachacamac Archaeological Complex & Barranco ($50)
Day 1, 2, 7 or 8: Magic Water Circuit & Buffet Dinner with Folk Show ($65)
Day 5: Full Day Sacred Valley: Ollantaytambo, Chichero & Yucay Museum ($50)
Day 5: Full Day Sacred Valley: Ollantaytambo, Chichero & Yucay Museum with lunch ($80)
Day 6: Cusco City Tour & Nearby Archaeological Sites ($45)
Group Prices do not include:
Expenditures of a personal nature, drinks and meals if not stated explicitly in the programme
International flight tickets & Domestic flight tickets
Airport taxes for domestic and international flights
Gratuities for driver and guide
Airport and Hotel porterage
Overnight city tax for the hotel overnights effective from January 1st 2018. Clients will have to pay the TAX on the spot at the hotels.
Other exclusions
1. GST Included
2. Visa on arrival or Visa Fees payable to Concerned Authorities
3. Any charges related to Peak Season /festival/Holiday period/ Chinese New Year/ /Early Check in /Late Check Out/Mandatory Meals/Upgradations of rooms
4. Entrance Fee /Monument fees
5. Insurance , Baggage Claim & any related charges.
6. Hotel Security Deposit at the Check In & Resort Fees /City Taxes/Tourism Fees are always payable directly at Check in.
7. Luggage truck ,Porterage Charges, Tips, Laundry , Extra Meals , all beverages etc
8. Intercity surface transfers/ Airfare/Train Fare unless specified.
9. Breakfast missed due to flight timing.
10. In case Itinerary is blocked with Limited Kms & Hours (especially applicable for Indian Itineraries) :Any extra kms/Extra Hours charges payable extra to Driver /DMC directly by the customer in case the Travelling goes beyond the blocked kilometers limit/Fixed Tour plan/Point to Point ( transportation rates are charged from garage to garage i.e. the starting & ending point of the vehicle) .
11. Anything not mentioned under inclusions & any in Taxes, ROE, Fees or any hike over which Skylink has no control.
12. Expenses caused by factors beyond our control like rail and flight delays, roadblocks, vehicle mal-functions, political disturbances etc.
13. Airfare
Cancellation
- 36 days or more before departure :80% of the package will be refunded
- Cancellation stage : 21 -35 days before departure :50% of the package will be refunded
- Cancellation stage : 20 days or less before departure :No Refund
- Non-refundable Booking, Any Misc Services with Non-refundable Charges cannot be counted /considered under the given policy. No refund will be there whatever the case may be.
Footnotes
The winter (May – September) is the driest season and therefore the best time of year to travel, especially if you're planning to visit Cusco or trek to Machu Picchu. The summer (December – March) is warmer of course, but is also the wettest season, with frequent heavy showers.
Peru Tourist Visa (Sub to Change):
A) Visa Charges (Inclusive of Visa Fees, Facilitation Charges & Taxes): INR 4000 per person / INR 15000 (Family of 4 Combo)
B) Visa free for Nationals of China and India who hold a visa with a remaining validity of more than 6 months or a permanent residence permit issued by Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States or a Schengen member state are visa exempt for a maximum of 180 days during a six-month period.
1. The Applicant should have a passport valid for at least one year. If the passport has been renewed, the previous passport should be enclosed.
2. Photocopy of the passport. Passports that are handmade before 25th November 2005 will not be acceptable for Visa Stamping.
3. Two duly completed visa forms typed/ handwritten in block letters.
4. Three passport size (4.3 X 3.5) cm colored photograph with white background. (face size must be visible 70% - 80%).
5. A Covering Letter from the Applicant, explaining the purpose of travel.
6. Confirmed onward/ return air ticket. Please note that the air-ticket number is used on the visa stamp, therefore the original air ticket is required.
7. Letter from your company indicating the purpose and the time of your stay. (In case of retired, house wife, student, minors etc covering note is required for the sponsorship of the trip and all expenses)
8. Proof of financial capability- last 3 months original Bank statement duly stamped.
Code : 74CURSN432020-DS
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