The capital of Ecuador has a setting that few cities can match. During the 13th century it was the prosperous center of the Kingdom of Quitus. It later became the northern capital of the Inca Empire. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Colonial architects built formidable temples, monasteries and mansions, creating an urban jewel designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
The enigmatic complex of Machu Picchu, the most important and beautiful legacy of the ancient Peruvian, is part of the Historic Sanctuary of the same name, which is also one of the few places in the Americas placed on both World’s Cultural and Natural Heritage Lists by UNESCO. It is located on top of a mountain and complements the exuberant nature that surrounds it, creating a one of a kind place in the world.
$ 899.- Land Only
$ 1,299.- from Miami
$ 1,439.- from New York
$ 1,499.- from Los Angeles
Travel season availability:
01 JAN-01 MAY: Low Season. Prices as indicated above.
02 MAY-03SEP: High Season. Prices will increase in about $ 150.00 (depending on departure city)
03 SEP-10DEC: Low Season. Prices as indicated above.
10 DEC-17JAN: Peak Season. Prices will increase in about $300.00.
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PLACES TO BE VISITED:
Perú: Lima, Cuzco, Sacred Valley and Macchu Picchu.
Ecuador; Quito
TOUR INCLUDES:
All airlines tickets, international, regional and domestic flights. Fuel surcharges are included.
Quito: 02 nts/3 days at Howard Johnson Hotel, Daily Breakfast.
Round trip airport transfers. Half-day City Colonial and middle of the world point tour.
Lima: 01 night at Boulevard Hotel. Breakfast Included. Round trip airport transfers.
Cuzco. 02 nights at Don Carlos Hotel, with daily breakfast. Round trip airport transfers and a Half day City Tour including surrounding Inca Sites.
Full Day Sacred Valley Tour, Indian Market and Lunch included.
Macchu Picchu: 02 nights at Inti Inn I Wiñaywayna (For ever young)Hotel. Breakfast. Round trip train ticket to Macchu Picchu (backpacker train), Full day guided tour to the CITADEL.
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DESCRIPTION:
Day 1. - Quito. Arrival, reception and transfer to hotel. Meals on your own.
Day 2. - Quito. The city tour starts with a first stop in the colonial area of the city at the Parliament Building, which stone mural records Ecuador's history. Then stroll downtown and visit the colonial temples and monasteries of this urban jewel, designated by UNESCO a World Heritage Site, starting at the Independence Plaza, flanked by the Cathedral, the Presidential Palace, the Municipal Building, and the Archbishop's Palace. Visit the Church of La Compañía de Jesús. Continue to the Church of San Francisco, one the of great religious buildings of the New World; its impressive façade and atrium lead to its gilt interior, a Baroque influenced by Moorish style, with the winged Virgin of Quito at its main altar. Then continue to the Equatorial Monument, 25 Kms. (16 miles) North of Quito, which marks the exact Middle of the World, latitude 0º, where you can stand with a foot on each hemisphere. Visit the Ethnographic Museum inside the monument, which shows the different Native American groups living in Ecuador. You will get a certificate for having crossed the Equator. (4.5 hrs)
Day 3. –Quito and Lima: Morning free, then at arranged time transfer to the Airport to catch your flight to Lima.
Lima. Arrival to Lima and transfer to hotel. Meals on your own.
Day 4. - Cusco. Transfer from hotel to airport for an early morning flight to Cusco. Transfer to hotel in Cusco. Lunch on your own. Afternoon city tour, visiting the gigantic zigzag stonewalled fortress of Sacsayhuaman, and the shrines of K'enco, Puca pucara & Tambomachay. Dinner on your own.
Day 5. - Full day excursion to the Sacred Valley of the Incas, with a morning visit to the Indian market of P'isaq. Buffet lunch with folk music in a countryside restaurant. In the afternoon explore Ollanta, which is a living Inca village near the fortress of Ollantaytambo, an ancient ceremonial site with some of the finest work achieved by the Incas. Return to Cusco.
Day 6. – Machu picchu. Early transfer from the hotel to take the train to MACHU PICCHU. Guided visit to the legendary "Lost City of the Incas". There is a great amount of intricate stonework, temples & astronomical observatories of one of the world's most beautiful ancient cities to be seen. Overnight at Aguas Calientes.
Day 7. – Machupichu and Cuzco, today you will have an extra day opportunity to visit Machu picchu on your own, or just enjoy the Hot Spring in this particular Andean town.
Afternoon return to Cusco. Dinner on your own.
Day 6. - Cusco-Lima- USA. Transfer from hotel to airport to fly to Peru's capital. Here you will connect with your International flight back to USA.
