THE HEART OF THE INCA EMPIRE
Track: The heart of the Inca Empire
Period: During the whole year
Service: Individual travel
Guide: Spanish or English, if necessary French or German
Content of the travel
By this expedition you will explore the heart of the Inca Empire in 13 days. You will see three totally different regions: the coast, the highlands and the jungle. The places you are going to visit are: Lima, Ballestas Islands, Nazca, Arequipa (Colca), Puno (lake of Titicaca), Uros Islands and Taquile Island), Cusco (city tour, Sacred Valley of the Incas and the Machu Picchu) and the mysterious jungle of the Amazon (Tambopata).
ITINERARY
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¡We wish you a good time!
Day 1: Lima
Day 2: Lima – Bay of Paracas – Ballestas Islands - Nazca
Day 3: Nazca - Arequipa
Day 4: Arequipa – Colca Valley
Day 5: Colca Valley – Cruz del Cóndor - Puno
Day 6: Puno - Titicaca Lake – Uros Islands – Taquile Island – Puno
Day 7: Puno - Cusco
Day 8: Cusco – Machu Picchu – Cusco
Day 9: Cusco – Sacred Valley of the Incas - Cusco
Day 10: Cusco – Puerto Maldonado – Tambopata
Day 11: Jungle Tour
Day 12: Katicocha or Colpa
Day 13: Puerto Maldonado – Lima – Vuelo International
Health information:
There are no vacinations required although we recommend vaccinations contra tyfus, hepatitis A and B and yellow fever when you are going to visit the Amazone.
Included in the package:
• The program includes a discovery of Lima, Ballestas Islands, Nazca, Arequipa (Colca), Puno (lake of Titicaca, Uros Islands and Taquile Island), Cusco, Qorichancha, Sacsayhuaman, Quengo, Pucapucara, Tambomachay, Pisaq, Ollantaytambo Y Machu Picchu
• Folkloric dinner
• Excursion by boat to the Ballestas Islands and Taquila Island
• Optionally you can book a flight above the lines of Nazca ($ 60 per person)
Notice:
The program of the expedition can be changed due to wether conditions, time changes of airplanes or trains or due to modificated opening hours of museums.
Extensive program
International flight to Lima:
You will arrive in Lima, the capital city of Peru. We will welcome you at the airport and from there we provide transport service to your hotel in the centre of Miraflores.
Notice:
The flights from Lima to Puerto Maldonado and from Puerto Maldonado to Cusco costs approximately $180 (this is the total amount for two tracks based on availability) per person. The flights will be executed by Star Peru (www.aerocondor.com.pe) or Lan (www.lan.com).
Services
Included services:
Included is the transport, flights from Cusco to Puerto Maldonado and Lima, the hotels and hostels based on a double room, category 3 ***, the visits and excursions mentioned in the program, a local guide that speaks English or Spanish and the food & beverage that is mentioned above.
Not included services:
Not included are internacional flights and other food and beverages than mentioned in the program. Besides the airport taxes, eventually departure taxes and the optionally bookable flight in Nazca are not included.
Important
For a better service, the company informs you that it has autonomy to change the hotels mentioned in the itinerary with another one of similar category if therefore sees it by advisable taking into account justifiable availability of spaces or other reasons, if this it is the case you will be notified ahead of time.
Tarifs 2008 (in US dollars)
2 - 3 pax 4 - 5 pax 6 pax or more
Total 1797.75 1633.50 1555.50
Optional tour conductor 7 days 122.50 62.00 41.00
Costos ‘El corazón del Imperio Inca’
Per person, 2 pax
Transport and excursions 2 pax 4 pax 6 pax
- Lima city tour US$ 25 25 25
- Transfer from airport of Lima to hotel US$ 20 10 7
- Transfer from hotel to airport of Lima US$ 20 10 7
- Private transfer from Lima to Paracas and Nazca US$ 267.75 134 90
- Visit of the Ballestas Islands US$ 20 20 20
- Bus from Nazca to Arequipa US$ 33 33 33
- Tour Cañon de Colca US$ 60 60 60
- Bus from Arequipa to Puno US$ 150 75 50
- Tour Laka Titicaca 1 day US$ 35 35 35
- Bus from Puno to Cusco (Inka Express) US$ 50 50 50
- Visit Machu Picchu 1 day by train US$ 150 150 150
- Visits Sacred Valley US$ 60 60 60
- Flight from Cusco to Puerto Maldonado and Lima US$ 180 180 180
- Jungle tour 4 days US$ 300 300 300
Subtotal transport and excursions US$ 1220.75 1142 1067
Hotels and hostals 3***
- 2 nights in Lima (Hotel ‘Mariel Hotel’ or ‘Maria Angola US$ 60 60 60
Hotel’ or similar, continental breakfast included, 3***)
- 1 night in Nazca (Hotel ‘la Maison de Suisse’ or ‘Casa US$ 35 35 35
Andina’, continental breakfast included, 3***)
- 1 night in Arequipa (Hotel ‘La Posada del Monasterio’ US$ 55 55 55
or ‘Santa Catalina’, continental breakfast included, 3***)
- 2 nights in Puno (Hotel ‘Casa Andina Plaza’ or US$ 55 55 55
‘Casona Plaza’, continental breakfast included, 3***)
- 3 nights in Cusco (Hotel ‘Cusco Plaza Hotel’ or US$ 82.50 82.50 82.50
‘Andenes de Saphi’ or ‘Residencia del Sol’,
continental breakfast included, 3***)
Subtotal hotels and hostals US$ 287.50 287.50 287.50
Food & beverage
- Lunch and diner in Lima at the first day US$ 20 20 20
- Lunch in Paracas and diner in Nazca 2nd day US$ 20 20 20
- Diner at the 5th day in Puno US$ 12 12 12
- Diner at the 6th day in Puno US$ 12 12 12
- Diner in Cusco at the 7th day US$ 12 12 12
- Lunch and diner at the 8th day (Machu Picchu) US$ 25 25 25
- Lunch and diner at the 9th day (Sacred Valley) US$ 25 25 25
Subtotal food & beverage US$ 126.00 126.00 126.00
Subtotal US$ 1634.25 1555.50 1480.50
Administrative costs 5% 163.50 78.00 75.00
Total 1797.75 1633.50 1555.50
Optional Tour conductor 7 days 122.50 62.00 41.00
