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DAY 1 LIMA PICK UP
Upon arrival reception and transfer to the select hotel - overnight (no meals)
Day 2 PACHACAMAC half day tour
After breakfast, we take a 45-minute drive to the ancient pre-Columbian Pachacamac Pilgrimage Centre overlooking the fertile Valley of Lurin and the Pacific Ocean. Built around 700 AD, as a temple for worshipping the Sun God, the complex is mostly constructed from mud bricks or adobe. The Temple housed an oracle and is considered as one of the Main Ceremonial Centres of pre-Hispanic Peru. Pilgrims flocked here from far and wide to worship Pachacamac, believed to be the Creator of the World and all of its creatures. The best preserved area is the Inca-built section (1440-1533). The Archaeological site includes palaces, plazas and temples, that have been recently restored, and an on-site Museum housing interesting pre-Hispanic relics. Free time for lunch near Pachacamac ruins. Afternoon, return to your
selected hotel for overnight.
Day 3 LIMA / NAZCA
07:00 AM : Drive from Lima to Nazca 440 km.
Transfer to your hotel.
Overnight in Nazca.
Transport : Local bus
Day 4 : Nazca - Lima
Morning : Continental breakfast. Transfert to the airport.
Flight over the mysterious Nazca Lines seen from the air (duration : 30 minuts).
Afternoon transfer to bus station to return to Lima (arrival at 14:00 pm approximately).
Transport : Local bus
Note: If the sky is too foggy, we have to wait patiently and visit the airfield areas: recreation areas, videos about the Nazca Lines, restaurant and a small bookstore
Day 5 LIMA / CUSCO
Pick up from your hotel and transfer to the airport for your flight to Cusco (airfare included) upon arrival reception and transfer to the select Hotel - rest of day at leisure to acclimatize to the altitude - overnight (B)
Day 6 CITY TOUR PM
afternoon 2;00pm you will be taken on a city tour and visit a local archeological sites, the Cathedral, Koricancha, Sacsayhuaman and surroundings returning later afternoon 5:30pm to your hotel around and enjoy the hospitality of the local people (B)
Day 7 MACHUPICCHU FULL DAY TOUR
Early morning 5:30am and after breakfast, we'll depart to the train station to our journey to Machupicchu on Vista dome Train. (4 hours) at 9:40am you will arrive to the Aguas Calientes Town from where you will have to take 20 minutes bus to the Archeological site Once there where you will have a guided tour with an English speaking professional guide follow by some time at leisure, As an option, you may stay overnight in the area or town (highly recommended) and visit the ruins early next day when the full magnificence of the site reveals itself in all its majesty. You can also relax at the nearby hot springs . Otherwise, return to Cuzco where you will arrive around 7:30pm. (breakfast and box lunch included)
Day 8 TRANSFER OUT
Pick up from your hotel and transfer to the airport for your flight out (airfare included) end of our services
INCLUDE:
nights at select hotel based on double occupancy transfers, professional bilingual guide service, entrance fee, transportation and meals as specify in the program, domestic airfares
NOT INCLUDED
International airfares, airport departure taxes or visa fees, excess baggage charges, extra expenses for flight cancellations, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages or bottled water, snacks, insurance of any kind, laundry, phone calls, reconfirmation of international flights and items of personal nature.
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