Complete
Itinerary
Saturday,
November 22, THE SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS
Morning flight to Cusco. Upon arrival, transfer to The Sacred Valley of the Incas. Registration at Casa Andina Private Collection hotel.
In the afternoon, visit Maras is the name of a place and of an indigenous community. The soil of Maras is rich in salt, its people have always made a living by extracting this resource using terraced salt pans. The salt pans are a magical sight, gleaming white in the sun. Today we will visit Maras and see the salt being extracted in the traditional way. If time permits we will go to Moray, another Inca site, where different crops were planted on circular terraces built to create microclimates and for research with different species.
Accommodations: Casa Andina Private Collection
Included Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Sunday,
November 23 THE SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS
This morning, we visit the famed Pisac Market (featured on the Amazing Race) and then the incredible Pisac Ruins, perched high in the Andean Mountains.
Today's lunch will be unforgettable. At noon we will arrive at an hacienda, located on high ground in the valley which provides a unique view of this green and fertile land. The house was built as a place to keep and exhibit their valuable collection of art from the pre-Columbian and vice regal periods. The family of the estate waits with a buffet lunch based on the valley's culinary traditions.
Accommodations: Casa Andina Private Collection
Included Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Monday, November 24 THE SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS / MACHU PICCHU
Enjoy a morning excursion to Ollantaytambo, and visit the archaelogical remains and its typical market. Ollantaytambo contains a fortress built to defend it against the invading Chankas. Ollantaytambo is also an Inca village whose stone houses are still inhabited by the descendants of those ancient Peruvians. The people of this area are characterized by their woolen costumes dyed in red and black.
Transfer to the Ollanta station to board the train that will take you to the Lost City of the Incas.
Head to Machu Picchu for a fascinating guided tour, and afternoon tea at the Sanctuary Lodge. Afternoon registration at the Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel.
Accommodations: Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel
Included Meals: Breakfast, brunch and dinner
Tuesday,
November 25 MACHU PICCHU/ CUSCO
Opportunity to visit Machu Picchu again, all entrance fees included.
In the afternoon, optional orchid tour on the private grounds of the Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel
Late afternoon departure for Cusco on the Hiram Bingham Orient-Express train where cocktails and a gourmet dinner will be served. Upon arrival in Cusco, transfer to Hotel Monasterio.
Accommodations: Orient-Express Hotel Monasterio
Included Meals: Breakfast and Gourmet Dinner on the Hiram Bingham Orient-Express train
Wednesday, November 26 CUSCO
In the late morning we will visit one of the most important Inca temples as it was dedicated to the worship of the sun. The Spanish built a church and Dominican monastery on top of this temple, which reveals the two cultures existing together.
Afternoon is at leisure to enjoy shopping as well as exploring this ancient city of the Conquistadors, and to enjoy the beauty of the Hotel Monasterio
Accommodations: Orient-Express Hotel Monasterio
Included Meals: Breakfast
Thursday, November 27 CUSCO
Day is at leisure to enjoy shopping as well as exploring this ancient city of the Conquistadors, and to enjoy the beauty of the Hotel Monasterio.
This evening will be a night to remember. We welcome you to a special Thanksgiving Dinner event we have created exclusively for Zoom Travelers in a private mansion overlooking the colonial square of Cusco.
Accommodations: Orient-Express Hotel Monasterio
Included Meals: Breakfast and Thanksgiving Dinner
Friday, November 28 LIMA, CITY OF KINGS
Arrival and transfer to the Orient Express Miraflores Park Plaza Hotel in Lima. We enjoy a welcome lunch at an elegant restaurant housed in a former Lima mansion. We then head to the finest silver shop in Peru, a constant favorite of our guests. Evening free to enjoy Lima's Gay nightlife.
Accommodations: Orient-Express Miraflores Park Plaza Hotel
Included Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Saturday, November 29 LIMA/ USA
Sensatonal City tour of Colonial Lima. Visit ancient catacombs while touring colonial Lima. Lunch included. Transfer to airport for your departure flight. Optional pre-flight dinner at oldest inhabited mansion in the western hemisphere.
Included Meals: Breakfast and lunch
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