Peru & the Galápagos Islands
1. ARRIVE LIMA Tour begins: Miraflores Park Hotel. A transfer is included from Lima’s Jorge Chavez Int’l Airport to the Miraflores Park Hotel.
2. ECLECTIC CULTURE IN LIMA See pre-Columbian works of gold and silver from ancient Peru at the renowned Museo Larco; the museum is housed in an 18th-century colonial mansion built over a 7th-century pyramid. Head outside Lima to a hacienda where gracefully gaited Paso horses are bred and trained. Lima sightseeing continues with a visit to the Baroque Church of San Pedro, where brilliant gold-leafed altars and colonial paintings live up to its onetime status as the church of the city’s aristocracy. Join us tonight for a welcome cocktail reception and dinner. Meals BLD
3. ENTER THE SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS Rise early for a flight to Cusco. Visit a farm where llamas and alpacas are bred and see a demonstration of traditional Peruvian weaving using their wool. Head to the Urubamba Valley to visit the ruins of the massive Ollantaytambo fortress that dates back to the 1400s, revealing the mastery of Incan architecture. Meals BLD
4. THE “LOST CITY” OF MACHU PICCHU Walk the traditional canchas (blocks) of Ollantaytambo town; enter through a stone doorway leading to homes sharing a central courtyard. Next, complete your journey to magical Machu Picchu. Nestled atop a 7,000-ft.-high mountain, and far from the nearest villages, it is theorized that the ruins may have served as a retreat for the elite of the Incan Empire. A sophisticated alignment of form, function and mountain slope make the site breathtaking, even without consideration of its cloud-level height. Meals BLD
5. SITES OF A SACRED VALLEY & CUSCO Rise early for a return look at the ruins, made easy by the unique location of your lodge, before the return drive to Aguas Calientes. Visit the town’s market, then board a train bound for Ollantaytambo (and on to Urubamba) to visit the ancient site of Korikancha. Meaning “courtyard of gold,” it was once a sumptuous Incan temple and observatory complex. Meals BD
6. COLONIAL CUSCO & AN INCAN FORTRESS In Cusco, whitewashed buildings, roof tiles and cobbled streets reflect the city’s Spanish heritage (built atop the ruins of the original Incan city). The Baroque Cusco Cathedral, considered one of the most splendid Spanish colonial churches in America for the quality of its paintings and carvings, incorporates imagery from the Incan culture, such as the pumas carved on its enormous doors. You’ll also see the ruins of Sacsayhuamán (Satisfied Falcon) Fortress, constructed from massive blocks of stone fit expertly together without the use of mortar; how the blocks were cut, moved and placed without the assistance of devices or motors has long been subject to theories of enchantment and giants. Meals B
7. GUAYAQUIL, A GATEWAY TO CRUISING Fly to Lima, then on to the port city of Guayaquil. Sightseeing will introduce you to Ecuador’s largest city – the country’s commercial hub – one seeing rapid change and increasingly proud of an emerging theater, film and art scene. Meals BD
Call your travel agent or Tauck at 877-519-1035
Tauck Value Includes
All gratuities to Tauck Director, guides, naturalists and ship staff
Exclusive 6-night Galápagos Cruise aboard the expedition ship, Isabela II – with no more than 40 Tauck guests
Private Tauck Shore Excursions in the Galápagos Islands with expert naturalist guides – averaging two daily – for an up-close experience with some of the most unusual and intriguing species of the world
8 nights’ hotel accommodations, most meals and guided sightseeing in Lima, Machu Picchu, Cusco and Guayaquil
Lunch at a Peruvian horse ranch & dinner at a colonial mansion in Lima; two nights at a 5-star, 16th-century monastery in Cusco
Scenic train journeys to and from Machu Picchu and an overnight stay adjacent to the Citadel
See the remarkable Incan fortress ruins of Ollantaytambo and Sacsayhuamán and the Temple of the Sun at Korikancha
Daily cocktail hour, all-day soft drinks and wine with dinner aboard ship
Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted
35 meals (14 breakfasts, 9 lunches, 12 dinners); applicable fuel surcharges, admission fees, service charges and porterage
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