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Peru is blessed with a rich and ancient past and a vibrant present, making it one of South America's most popular travel destinations. Thousands of archaeological sites are all over the country, ranging from 10,000 year old camp sites of early hunters to the monumental stone walls of sixteenth century Inca Cusco. Indeed, it is difficult to go anywhere in Peru without stumbling upon some ancient reminder of Peru's past. By 2000 B.C. ancient Peruvians were building monumental temples and irrigation systems and had domesticated the llama and a variety of food crops, many of which, like the potato are very important in today's world.

SANCTUARY LODGE-MACHU PICCHU
Although the Incas are by far Peru's best known culture, it is the civilizations preceding them who set the foundations for the rising of the Inca Empire. Peru's museums are filled with amazing ceramics and textiles designed and created by the pre-Inca civilizations, such as Chavin, Paracas, Nazca, Moche and Wari. Ceramics are perhaps Peru's best known artistic legacy, found in museums throughout the world, and especially in Lima's archaeological museums and collections.

HIRAM BINGHAM-LUXURY TRAIN

By AD 300, Nazca and Moche potters were producing an array of stunning works in clay, embellished with intricate designs and a wealth of colors, some portraying mythical beings, others realistic designs. The earliest textiles date back to 2500 B.C. By AD 700, Peru's weavers had developed a vast array of techniques, ranging from fine cotton gauzes to intricately-woven tapestries of alpaca. In metallurgy, ancient smiths mastered technologies that culminated in the extraordinary funerary offerings at the Moche burial site of Sipan in Lambayeque, northern Peru. The wealth of gold, silver and copper objects bear witness to the sophistication and technological mastery of Moche metal smiths.

HOTEL MONASTERIO-CUZCO
By the fifteen century after Christ, the Incas began to grow from the Cusco valley to build their empire. At the point of maximum expansion around 1500, the empire reached six of todays countries, connected by a 23,000 kilometer long road network. The short lived Inca Empire came to an end with the arrival of the conquering Spaniards in 1532. Much of the ancient technology and social structures that made this great empire possible, have disappeared over the centuries, but others like a rich weaving tradition, have endured.

Andean Explorer Train

Ceviche

Peruvian cuisine

SPECIAL OFFERS

3 NIGHTS/4 DAYS

Daily departures

PERU AS YOU LIKE IT

Price per person from $569.00 on a double basis

PRICES INCLUDE:

3 Nights of lodging in Cusco***Hotels with daily breakfast included.
Transfers and excursions mentioned in a shared Tourist Minivan.
Local English/ Spanish guides.
Meals mentioned in the program
FD Machu Picchu excursion in Vistadome train

PRICES DOES NOT INCLUDE:

International air fares or air fares within Peru
International airport taxes USD 31.00 per person
Beverages in mentioned meals.
Services not mentioned.

Additional cities such as Lima, Nazca Lines, Arequipa, Colca Canyon, Lake Titicaca, Puerto Maldonado can be added to your trip

Day 01	Cusco	Upon arrival, reception at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Free to rest due to the altitude.(12,000 feet) We will visit the imperial city; the Cathedral where you will enjoy the beautiful woodwork and colonial paintings with extensive Inca iconography. After that, we will visit the Korikancha, the Temple of the Sun (Templo del Sol) where the Convent of Santo Domingo was built; legend says that this temple was completed laminated in gold astonishing the conquerors at their arrival. After that we will climb the Archaeological Park of Sacsayhuaman, the remains of Qenqo, with its sacrifice altar within a huge rock; Tambomachay, sacred fountain of life and health: Puca Pucará, a watchtower safeguarding the city gates and the fortress of Sacsayhuaman, a beautiful place that radiates peace, we will enjoy the view of huge stones reaching over the 4 mts high each, that were used in its construction. For those with an esoteric inclination, at the top there is still the basis of what used to be a tower of a place for meditation. Return to the hotel and overnight
Day 02	Cusco/Sacred Valley/Cusco	Breakfast. Today you will board your coach and travel to the Sacred Valley. Opportunity to visit Pisac, a native town where exchange transactions used to be carried out (exchange of goods). The major attraction: the market and a mass in Quechua every Sunday, with the presence of Elders preceded by helpers, who played typical musical instruments called pututos. Lunch. We will visit the fortress and temple of Ollantaytambo located at 80 Km. away from the Cuzco city. This temple was used as a fortress during time of the civil war among the Incas. In this construction complex we can see the Temple of the Sun built with stones three meters high. Return to the hotel and overnig
Day 03	Cusco/Machu Picchu/Cusco	Breakfast.Transfer to train station. Departure of train vistadome headed to the town of Aguas Calientes. During the journey of our train ride, we will appreciate the hanging bridge where Incas Trail starts. This road follows the course of Urubamba or Vilcanota River, going down toward a canyon and reaching the town of Aguas Calientes, at the bottom of the Machu Picchu Mountain. We will board our minibuses to go up to the Sacred Citadel of the Incas “Machu Picchu”. We will visit this outstanding archeological monument, which keeps the magic and energy for those having not lived this experience before. We will stroll around its terraces, corridors, temples, solar clock “Intihuatana”, and other sacred places of this citadel. Buffet lunch Tinkuy Restaurant at Sanctuary Lodge is included. Train ride back to Cusco. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel.
Day 04	Cusco/Lima/Out	Breakfast. Transfer to the airport to take your flight to Lima. Upon arrival, connection to your international flight
		End of our services

5 NIGHTS/6 DAYS

Daily departures

Culinary Experience in Peru

Price per person from $1,510.00 on a double basis

Minimum six passengers

International airfares and fares within Peru not included.

Complete itinerary availabe upon request

Includes	5 nights Accomodations in budget chic hotels*( 1 night Lima airport**,1 night Ollantaitambo,1 night Machu Pichuu,1night Cusco,1 night Lima) Breakfast included daily, 1 Lunch at local restaurant ,buffet lunch at Sancturary Lodge,Lunch at arrival in Ollantaytambo.
	Airport transfers in & out
	Visit of Pisac ruins on the way to Urubamba Valley
	Private guided tour of Machu Picchu with english speaking guide ,train services and bus to citadel is on a share basis .
	Train tickets on Vistadome from Ollantaitambo to Aguascalientes & from Aguas Calientes to Ollantainbo.
	Tour of Cusco City on foot visiting main square,Cathedral and Koricancha Temple
	Local Culinary Experience in Lima Visit a local market, cooking class,gourmet feast which includes tasting ceviches and tapas that you have cooked plus lunch or dinner. Morning tour starts at 9:00AM and afternoon tour starts at 2:00PM
	Bar tour into 7 of Lima's best bars,recommending the best dirnks and introducing you to the interesting and colorful characters that populate Lima's night,as well as the oportuniy of interacting with locals .