GATEWAY TO THE ANDES

Description

Day 1. ARRIVE LIMA: upon arrival in Lima you will be met and transferred to your hotel in the lively district of Miraflores.

Day 2. LIMA / CUSCO: early morning flight to the capital of the Incas, Cusco. You will be met and transferred to your hotel. Free day to relax in Cusco and adjust to the altitude.

Day 3. CUSCO: Free morning to wander around Cusco. In the afternoon there is a sightseeing tour of the town taking in the colonial churches and visiting Inca ruins outside the city; Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Pucapucara and Tambomachay.

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Day 4/7. CUSCO / INCA TRAIL / MACHUPICCHU / CUSCO: early morning start from Cusco by bus to Km 82, our initial point of this classic trek to the Sacred city of the Incas, Machupicchu.

The Inca Trail is the classic trek originating from Cusco, taking in Andean culture, and archaeology. Set in dramatic mountain scenery, it is a mix of mysteries.

The trail was a royal Inca highway, linking Cusco with the religious citadel. The trail and the city became lost to the Jungle to be re-discovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911.

You have the opportunity as you progress along the trail to learn about the incredible Inca civilisation and to enjoy the most beautiful Andean Mountain scenery. In the afternoon after exploring Machupicchu the last day we take the narrow railway back to Cusco.

Day 8. CUSCO: free day in Cusco, Peru's fourth largest city, and time for you to explore the attractions of this lively Mecca on your own. A chance to try local cuisine and shop around. Optional extension jungle trip, please visit www.manuexplorer.com

Day 9. CUSCO/LIMA: morning flight to Lima, transferring to your hotel. Afternoon tour visiting the Gold Museum, a great collection of pre-Columbian gold jewellery and an evening transfer out to the International airport for your flight home. End of the tour.

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Travellers Comments

Definitely INCA EXPLORERS is a very professional outfitter that did more than necessary to make our excursion amazing. I will definitely recommend Inca Explorers to whoever shows interest in Cusco and Inca Trail to Machupicchu. I recommend that you develop a webpage so future clients can see pictures of the trial it would be a great additional service.

Karen Bradley / USA

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Just a quick note of thanks for the terrific job you did in making possible our goal of getting to Machupicchu. We are so glad that you are quick to respond to our e-mails, heck! that you even responded at all, Other companies we tried to contact didn't even bother to respond, Anyway your outfit did a fantastic job, taking almost everything into your own hands. We didn't have to concern ourselves with the difficulties of the many details involve in planning such a trip, thanks to you!

Claudia M. Montero / USA

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Excellent food with great variety too much but 2nds were always available Excellent soups everyone was impressed. Absolutely our guide Santiago was patients hard working, friendly, knowledgable, entertaining an excellent all round campanion who took his teaching about Inca culture very seriously and expressed his enthusiam in very good english.

Robert Mahoney / USA

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