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
Cusco, Peru - vibrant with colors and smiles. Lands of Compelling Stories
The story begins in Peru, where you’ll find ancient works of gold, the remains of colonial splendor, elegant horses, modern-day Lima, textiles in brilliant colors, massive fortresses and a mountaintop sanctuary once “lost” in the clouds. The story continues in a remote island world, where pirates once thrived and Darwin discovered his legacy of learned fame – where volcanic eruptions and geological rumblings created trusted habitats for creatures large and small. Hear the stories and see the magic of lands with histories many layers deep.
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 one-time status as the church of the city’s aristocracy. Join us tonight for a welcome dinner. Meals BLD
3. ENTER THE SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS Rise early for a flight to Cusco, where you’ll visit a farm where llamas and alpacas are raised and see a weaving demonstration using their wool. Head to the Urubamba Valley to visit the ruins of the massive Ollantaytambo fortress, intended primarily as a place of worship and the study of astronomy. Dating back to the 1400s, the ruins reveal 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
Call your travel agent or Tauck at 877-519-1035
8 nights’ hotel accommodations, most meals and guided sightseeing in Lima, Machu Picchu, Cusco and Guayaquil
Lunch at a Peruvian horse ranch and dinner at a colonial mansion in Lima; two nights at a 5-star hotel in Cusco, originally a 16th-century monastery
Scenic train journeys to and from Machu Picchu and an overnight stay adjacent to the Citadel for convenient reentry
See the remarkable Incan fortress ruins of Ollantaytambo and Sacsayhuamán and the Temple of the Sun at Korikancha
Aboard ship – daily cocktail hour, all-day soft drinks and wine with dinner
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
Machu Picchu, an ancient legacy that brings lifetime memories.
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