October 5-13, 2023
Discover the cradle of the ancient Incan Empire with this tour to the Sacred Valley and Macchu Picchu. Explore the breathtaking site of Machu Picchu as the mist lifts off the mountains and the ruins. Immerse yourself in the fascinating Peruvian history, culture, Incan sites, traditional foods and today’s fusion culinary scene. There is so much learn and experience in the Sacred Valley and this trip does it! Travel from Lima to the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu ending in Cusco and surrounding areas. Step back to the times of the Incan Empire!
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS:
- Walking tour or Lima’s bohemian Barranco District filled with art museums, galleries, cafes and shops
- Lima’s Pacific oceanfront – Miraflores
- Gastronomic tour of four of Lima’s best restaurants tasting at each one – experience Peru’s fusion culinary scene!
- Taste Peru’s national drink and learn how it is made – the Pisco Sour
- Sacred Valley’s Chinchero marketplace
- Peruvian weaving demonstration at a weaving cooperative
- Hands-on Andean cooking class at El Huacatay Restaurant
- Visit to Moray Agricultural Terraces thought to have been an agricultural experimental station in the Sacred Valley
- Visit to the Maras Inca Salt Pans in the Sacred Valley
- Guided tour of Machu Picchu; another 1/2 day to hike on your own
- Visit to the Ollantaytambo Inca Ruins
- Pachamanca (traditional Peruvian meal cooked in a stone pit)
- Cusco City Tour to include the Q’orikancha Temple & Sacsahuaman
- Free time in Cusco
- Lima’s Larco Museum entrance and dinner in their garden restaurant
- Gourmet meals at select Peruvian restaurants/cafes
- Optional excursions from the hotel available at additional expense
- Built-in free time relax or go out on your own
INCLUDES:
- 8 days service of local certified tour guides who will travel with the group
- All excursions
- Transportation via private chartered coach
- Round trip Vistadome train ticket to/from Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu)
- Park and hiking permit fees
- 7 nights of select accommodations (4* and 5* hotels) featuring superb city, valley and cloud forest accommodations
- Breakfast in the hotel daily
- Select gourmet lunches and dinners in Peruvian cafes & restaurants, per Daily Itinerary
- A traditional Peruvian pachamanca
- All airport transfers
NOT INCLUDED:
- International and domestic airfare
- Some meals during free time
- Tour guide and driver gratuities
- Alcoholic beverages
- Travel insurance
PRICE:
$5063 per person based on double occupancy; $6988 single occupancy
*OPTIONAL 3-DAY ADD-ON TOUR TO LAKE TITICACA (visit the Home page for more information)
IMPORTANT LINKS – Culinary Peru & Machu Picchu