Travelpack

Highlights: Peru - Lima - Machu Picchu

Hotel Featured:
✅Novotel Lima San Isidro Hotel 4*

Itinerary:
Fri 17 Nov 23: Peru
Flights from London Heathrow to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Lima Jorge Chavez Intl Airport
Private Transfer Airport to Hotel
Stay at Novotel Lima San Isidro Hotel for 1 night

Sat 18 Nov 23: Peru Tour from Lima to Machu Picchu
Highlights of Peru
Youre in for an adventure on this tour of Peru exploring Inca treasures, wild landscapes, and ancient legends, all topped off with the opportunity to sample
classic Peruvian pisco sour. Step back in time at Machu Picchu, get lost in the heady buzz of a local market in Lima and discover textile art from a Quechua
scholar.
Arrive Lima
Welcome to the Capital of the New World the launch pad to our effortlessly delivered encounter with the iconic and unexpected highlights of Peru. On arrival in Lima, youll be transferred to your hotel in the exclusive barrio of San Isidro where youll enjoy a Welcome Reception this evening to meet your Travel Director and travel companions.
Meals: Welcome Reception
Hotel: Novotel Lima San Isidro

Sun 19 Nov 23: Experience the Sights and Flavours of Lima
Connect with the colonial heritage of Francisco Pizzaros 'City of Kings', admiring the colonial splendour of Limas UNESCO-listed Historic Centre. Stand in the birthplace of this ancient, yet modern city, surrounded by the Baroque faades of Cathedral of Lima and Palace of the Union. See the Church of San Francisco and discover its hidden catacombs. Celebrate Limas status as the culinary capital of South America and Connect With Locals when you meet Ignacio Barrios, who has worked alongside many of Peru's most award-winning chefs. We visit a local market where Ignacio will explain how Peruvian fruits, vegetables, seafood and meats are the basis of Peruvian cooking. Then, continue to Chef Ignacio's cooking school where well enjoy a demonstration on how to prepare some of Peru's most popular dishes and have an opportunity to sample some at a Be My Guest experience lunch before spending the rest of the day at leisure.
Meals: Breakfast, Be My Guest
Hotel: Novotel Lima San Isidro
Optional Experiences: Experience The Magic Circuit Of The Water - The Magic Water Circuit is the world's largest fountain complex of beautiful interactive fountains featuring swaying water, coloured lights and lasers dancing with the music. The first fountain to welcome you, known as the Magic Fountain, forces water to a height of more than 250 feet (80 metres). This optional experience is available Wednesday to Sunday.

Mon 20 Nov 23: Journey to the Sacred Valley
Board a morning flight to Cusco and the Sacred Valley. Dive Into Culture when you visit the Pisac market, displaying Quechua arts and crafts, then continue to a former 18th century colonial-style monastery in the Sacred Valley, our hotel for the night. Connect With Locals and meet Nilda Callaaupa Alvarez, a master Quechua weaver, and the first person from her village to attend university. She has been an ambassador for Andean traditions since she began learning ancient preColumbian weaving techniques as a young girl in the 1960s. MAKE TRAVEL MATTER Experience as your visit helps to preserve and promote traditional preColumbian weaving techniques in the 21st century.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hotel: Sonesta Posadas del Inca Yucay

Tue 21 Nov 23: Explore iconic Machu Picchu
The mystical empire of the Incas takes centre stage today. We visit the famous Sacred Valley stronghold of Ollantaytambo with a Local Specialist, before boarding the Vistadome train (light snack included) for our epic journey to Machu Picchu, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Delve into the mysteries of this once-great civilisation, admiring the 15 century stone ruins of temples, palaces and terraces perched high amidst the clouds. Join your Local Specialist for an exploration of the iconic great Temple of the Sun, the House of the Priest, the Sacred Plaza and the Intihuatana, an intricately carved rock most likely used as a sundial centuries ago. We return to our hotel where we dine tonight.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Hotel: El MaPi

Wed 22 Nov 23: The Sites of Machu Picchu and Cuzco
The ancient ruins of Machu Picchu beckon again and we have an opportunity to reconnect with this ancient wonder. We board a train to the Sacred Valley, then head to the colonial city of Cusco, stopping en route at a local chicheria. Dive Into Culture and enjoy the sweet flavours of chicha as you learn how this Peruvian corn beer is brewed by the local women.
Meals: Breakfast
Hotel: Hotel Novotel Cusco

Thu 23 Nov 23: Step Back in Time in Cusco
Step Back in Time in Cusco Discover Cuscos colonial centre with your Local Specialist, highlighting the citys most important landmarks of both the Inca and the Colonial times including the Plaza de Armas where a cathedral stands on the ruins of the ancient Inca Palace. Stop at the Temple of the Sun, Korikancha, before visiting the ruins of Sacsayhuaman, a UNESCO-listed Incan fortress with tremendous views over Cusco. The afternoon is free to join an optional experience including a visit to the Chocolate Museum, Cusco off the beaten track or the Incan agricultural greenhouse and salt wells of Maras & Maray.
Meals: Breakfast, Regional Dinner
Hotel: Hotel Novotel
Cusco Optional Experiences: Moray And Maras - Visit Moray, the Inca agricultural greenhouse or laboratory that consists of four platforms that seem to disappear into a crater. At a depth of 500 feet (150 meters), the overlapping concentric circular stone rings widen as they rise. It was an experimental location the Incas used to study the adaptation of plants with agriculture. Next is the village of Maras, renowned for its ancient salt mines and wells. The salt has been used for economic purposes since the time of the Inca. You will meet the villagers who explain ancient salt mining techniques and have a chance to participate. Cusco After Dark - Experience Cusco like never before! During your walking tour through the streets of the ancient city, you will learn its darkest secrets. Stories only locals know about and are shared exclusively in this experience. Go beyond the usual city tour in Cusco, and learn something you can drop as an exclusive inside story at your next gathering with friends and family. To add to the experience, this tour is offered during sunset (5 am) or after dark (starting at 6 pm) only
Cusco - Off the Beaten Track - Start your visit with the oldest Cemetery of Cusco, Cementerio General de la Almudena. Your guide will not only explain burial rites, but also relate personal stories, and most of all, stories about the citizens of Cusco buried here. From funny stories to tragic ones, what is guaranteed is that you will learn a lot of stories to tell! After that, you will walk through Coripata neighbourhood back to Plaza de Armas in Cusco. On the way, you will get a glimpse into Cusco and how it is rarely seen through the eyes of a tourist. You will see tiny stores that sell everything from tombstones to everyday goods, and hear stories about the neighbourhood and how life in Cusco works for the Cuzqueos. You will also learn more about Cuscos history, and how it evolved from the Capital of the Incas to what it is today. Visit and Workshop at Choco Museum - Visit the Choco Museum where you will learn the Peruvian chocolate making process from the cacao bean to the chocolate bar. You will participate in making the chocolate and experience the true feeling of a chocolate maker.

Fri 24 Nov 23: Delve into Pre-Columbian Art in Lima
A leisurely start to our day sees us return to Lima this afternoon. Meet a Local Specialist at the Larco Museum, which houses the largest private collection of preColumbian art in the world. This evening we join our travel companions for a Farewell Dinner in the museum's garden restaurant.
Meals: Breakfast, Farewell Dinner
Hotel: Novotel Lima San Isidro

Sat 25 Nov 23: Depature

Package excludes:
✅Free Time Add-On Tours
✅Travel insurance
✅Visas

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