ITINERARY
Day One :
Arrival to LIMA early in the morning
( American Airlines - Continental - Delta - Lan Peru ). Same day
Connection flight to Cusco ( Aero Continente - Lan Peru -
Tans - Taca)
Reception
in Cusco at the Velasco Astete Airport, and transfer to your HOTEL.
Afternoon City and nearby Archaeological Sites tour; we will make easy to enjoy
this wonderful town where ancient, original Inkan walls and cobblestone streets
blend with colonial Spanish Architecture. We will visit the TEMPLE OF THE SUN (Qorikancha)
the " enclosure of gold " its perfect architecture and stonework reflect the
fact that it was the most important, most sacred temple in the entire Inka
Realm, the sacred hub of the mystical Inkan Empire. The CATHEDRAL with its
fabulous paintings and works in gilded carved-wood, and lots of objects of
silver.
You will tour the immense stone ruins of the SAQSAYWAMAN temple; the
cyclopean stones of this temple fit so closely that one cannot wedge a knife
between them. You will also visit the very powerful purifying baths of
TAMBOMACHAY and the Temple of QENQO dedicated to the Earth Mother (Pachamama)
and the four basic natural elements.
Day Two :
Early
morning transfer to the train station for a three hour journey to the Lost City
of the Inkas: MACHUPICCHU.
Upon arrival, a 25 minutes spectacular bus ride takes you to the top of the
mountain where the Inkan City is located.
It was here that the Inkas succeeded in combining the wonders of civilization
with those of nature . The sheer beauty of what is considered by some the most
dramatic place in the world overwhelms you as you are immediately drawn into its
"still alive" mysteries.
You will have a guided tour and will be able to absorb the energy of the
enigmatic environment in this Sacred Place.
Lunch (Buffet) is included.
Afternoon return to Cusco and transfer to your hotel.
Day three :
Transfer to the Airport for your departure flight.
Our personnel will provide assistance for your airplane tickets and baggage
checkup
