Best of Peru

Lima – Yucay – Cusco – Puno – Lima

• Guaranteed departures
• Minimum: 02 Participants
• Maximum: 16 Participants
• With local English speaking guides

Duration: 08 Days

Friday – Friday

GUARANTEED DEPARTURE DATES JANUARY UNTIL NOVEMBER 2015:

Booking Code: LIM004-15E#(tour no.)
#01:	13.03.2015 – 20.03.2015	#07:	14.08.2015 – 21.08.2015
#02:	03.04.2015 – 10.04.2015	#08:	11.09.2015 – 18.09.2015
#03:	01.05.2015 – 08.05.2015	#9:	18.09.2015 – 25.09.2015
#04:	22.05.2015 – 29.05.2015	#10:	16.10.2015 – 23.10.2015
#05:	31.07.2015 – 07.08.2015	#11:	20.11.2015 – 27.11.2015
#06:	10.07.2015 – 17.07.2015

Peru – Also known as The Kingdom of the Sun, Peru is one of the most representative countries of Latin America due to the mix of native Indian, afro American and European cultures. Peru is a country where the traditional customs have transcended through the years and they are the base for the current way of life. The contrast produced because of the different landscapes and people is the reason why Peru is a country so interesting for you to visit. The City of Kings was once the scenario of the war against the Spanish conquerors, who came in a ruthless search for the gold that was hidden somewhere in Peru. However, their most wanted treasure was the Lost City of the Incas: Machu Picchu, which they never found.

 

Day 01 – Friday                                                                                                                   Lima

• Meals: None
• Transfer airport – hotel

Arrival at the airport in Lima, where you will be welcomed by an English speaking guide. Transfer to the hotel and Check-in.

Lima was founded in 1535 by the Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro as “The city of the kings” and became the capital and most important city of the Spanish Viceroyalty. Today it is still Peru’s most important city as it gives home to about 9 million people, almost 30% of the national population. The historical city centre comes with splendid colonial style architecture, ample squares as the Plaza de Armas (or Plaza Mayor) and grand churches which yielded it the declaration as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage. In its modern quarters such as Miraflores and San Isidro you can find present day architecture, rich entertainment possibilities and a great number of first class hotels and restaurants. Peruvian cuisine is excellent and gets more and more famous in the world and Peruvians are extremely proud of their typical dishes.

 

Middle Class:

Overnight at Hotel Jose Antonio 3*+ or similar (standard room)

Comfort Class:

Overnight at Casa Andina Private Collection Miraflores 4* or similar (superior room)

 

Day 02 – Saturday                                                                                  Lima – Cusco – Yucay

• Meals: Breakfast
• Transfer hotel – airport
• Flight Lima – Cusco (not included)
• Transfer airport – hotel in the Urubamba Valley including Pisac & Ollantaytambo

Transfer to the airport for the flight to Cusco.

Cusco – South America’s archaeological capital and oldest continuously inhabited city is now one of Peru’ s most important and most frequented tourist attractions. Nevertheless, it is still remaining its vivid legacy as the hub of the Inca Empire: Quechua-speaking Inca descendants can still be found multitudinously in the centuries-old stone-walled city streets. Cusco also boasts magnificent repositories of colonial art – fine examples can be found in the Cathedral and Museum of Archaeology.

Upon arrival transfer to the hotel located in the Sacred Valley of the Incas.

On the way you will visit the typical Pisac market in the town of Pisac. Here a very special and traditional market is performed every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. A large handicraft fair is organized by the Pisac and Cusco craftsmen who exhibit and sell wide variety of fine crafts such as woven goods, Alpaca rugs, tapestry, sculpture, jewellery.

Continue to the ruin site of Ollantaytambo and visit the town, the shrines and the fortification with its stairs to the sky.

Afterwards transfer to the hotel in Yucay located in the Urubamba valley.

Middle Class:

Overnight at Hotel Sonesta Posada del Inca Yucay 3* or similar (standard room)

Comfort Class:

Overnight at Hotel Aranwa Sacred Valley Hotel & Wellness 5* or similar (colonial room)

 

Day 03 – Sunday                                                                      Yucay – Machu Picchu – Cusco

• Meals: Breakfast
• Full day excursion to visit Machu Picchu

Transfer by bus to the train station of Ollantaytambo where the tour starts by train that goes through the fertile plain of the Urubamba valley and on to Aguas Calientes. From there, small busses drive up the steep mountain to the ruin town Machu Picchu.

Called the Lost City of the Incas, this cultural heritage of mankind is a beautifully located impressive stone city constructed with a technique incredible for its era and even for present times. Stone upon stone, fitted together perfectly without any cement, with impressive delicacy, exquisite detail and discrimination worthy of the world’s greatest palaces.

There are many theories about Machu Picchu, but one thing is for sure – it is one of the most impressive sites in the world.

Enjoy a guided visit of around 2 hours of the ruins and return by bus and train to Ollantaytambo station. Transfer to your hotel in Cusco. 

 

Middle Class:

Overnight at Hotel Eco Inn 3* or similar (standard room)

Comfort Class:

Overnight at Hotel Aranwa Cusco Boutique 5* or similar (classic room)

 

Day 04 – Monday                                                                                                               Cusco

• Meals: Breakfast
• Half day city tour and ruins

In the morning the half-day city tour begins. It will be shown the exact centre of the Inca Empire, the Plaza de Armas. There one can find the cathedral built on the ruins of the ancient Inca Palace. The cathedral borders on other churches on both sides. Next stop will be the old town with its magnificent renovated colonial buildings; some of them are being used as hotels. Then proceed to Sacsayhuaman, a ruin located approx. 3 km above Cusco. Sacsayhuaman also offers a fabulous view of the city. Afterwards visit the surrounding ruins.

The afternoon is free at leisure.

 

Middle Class:

Overnight at Hotel Eco Inn 3* or similar (standard room)

Comfort Class:

Overnight at Hotel Aranwa Cusco Boutique 5* or similar (classic room)

 

Day 05 – Tuesday                                                                                                 Cusco – Puno

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
• Overland transfer Cusco – Puno (regular seat-in basis)

A full day bus journey from Cusco to Puno leads through the Peruvian highland along snow-covered peaks, passes up to 4.300m above sea level and then goes down to Puno, which is right on Lake Titicaca. On route we will visit the town of Andahuaylillas, the ruins of Racchi, and the small town of Pucara.

Lunch in a typical restaurant en route is included. After arrival in Puno transfer to your hotel.

Puno – The beauty and charm of Puno town is made up by its habitant’s kind personality and by its mixture of typical Andean architecture that is to be found all way down from the sides of the hills until the bank of the Titicaca Lake. Its archaeological, cultural and architectural variety and richness owes Puno to the fact that it once has been inhabited by three different civilizations on the banks of the Titicaca Lake: Aymara, Quechua and Spanish. This multicultural origin has created a mestizo race that is also found in their artistic and cultural expression and especially in an incomparable folklore which is second to none and has made Puno the “Folklore Capital of Peru”. But the main attraction of Puno is the Titicaca Lake, a must for any visitor. The Sacred Lake of the Incas is one of the most enigmatic places in the world. It is the highest navigable lake and combines beautiful sights, culture and history.

 

Middle Class:

Overnight at Hotel Jose Antonio Puno 3*+ or similar (standard room)

Comfort Class:

Overnight at Hotel Libertador Lago Titicaca 4* or similar (superior room)

Day 06 – Wednesday                                                                                                          Puno

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
• Full day excursion Uros & Taquile including lunch (regular seat-in basis)

Full day excursion on Lake Titicaca to visit the Uros floating islands. The Aymara Indians build their houses over floating artificial islands that elaborate themselves on the waters of the Titicaca in which they inhabit in organizations and with ancestral customs.

Continue to Taquile Island where you find numerous pre-Inca and Inca ruins and Inca terracing. The island is narrow, only about 1km wide, but 6-7km long. The people here still wear their traditional clothes and there is a co-operative shop on the Plaza where one can buy woollen goods of very fine quality.

A typical lunch at Taquile Island is included.

 

Middle Class:

Overnight at Hotel Jose Antonio Puno 3*+ or similar (standard room)

Comfort Class:

Overnight at Hotel Libertador Lago Titicaca 4* or similar (superior room)

 

Day 07 – Thursday                                                                                                 Puno – Lima

• Meals: Breakfast
• Transfer hotel – airport
• Flight Juliaca – Lima (not included)
• Transfer airport – hotel
• City tour including San Francisco monastery and Larco Herrera Museum (4h)

Transfer from the hotel to the airport of Juliaca.

Flight to Lima and transfer to the hotel.

In the afternoon you will explore the city on a sightseeing tour through Lima. The Plaza de Armas with the beautiful buildings of the government Palace, the town hall, the Palace of the archbishop and the cathedral are still the most important places in town. After that you will visit the beautiful San Francisco monastery which displays the largest collection of religious art in America. The highlight of this convent is the visit of the underground vaults known as “catacumbas” or catacombs.

Proceed through the modern districts of San Isidro and Miraflores and to the Coastline enjoying the view over the beaches of Lima and the Pacific Ocean.

Afterwards enjoy a guided visit of one of the Lima’s most noted museums, the Rafael Larco Herrera Archaeological Museum which houses the world’s largest private collection of Peruvian pre-Columbian Art. Mr. Rafael Larco Hoyle founded the museum on July 28, 1926, in the Chiclin sugar estate in Trujillo, naming it as his father as an expression of filial homage. In 1958 he moved the collection to Lima, installing the Museum in a Colonial house in the district of Pueblo Libre, where it currently functions. This locale was adapted to the characteristics style of the 18th century Colonial houses from Trujillo. The approximate 45,000 objects of the collection have been exhibited to the public in the Permanent Hall, Jewelry Vault and the Classified Storage Area ever since.

The Halls of the Larco Museum are organized by subjects. The Metals, Ceramics, the Stones, the Culture, the Great Jewelry Vault and Textile Halls emphasize the technological aspects by Pre-Columbian cultures. Finally the World’s unique Erotic Hall gives us a glimpse of the fascinating sexual life of ancient Peruvians.

 

Middle Class:

Overnight at Hotel Jose Antonio 3*+ or similar (standard room)

Comfort Class:

Overnight at Casa Andina Private Collection Miraflores 4* or similar (superior room)

Day 08 – Friday                                                                                                                   Lima

• Meals: Breakfast
• Transfer hotel – airport

Transfer from the hotel to the airport.

End of our services

 

 

We offer the following individual pre- or post-programmes:

• 3 day package Northern Peru
• 3 day package Peru’s South Coast – Paracas, Nazca
• 3 or 4 day package Amazon Lodge / Iquitos, Peru

Price Information

with accommodation in (room)                                         Double                    Single

Seat-in-coach rates from 2 pax on:

Valid from January until December 2015:

Middle Class hotels                                                                                    

per person  in USD                                                                            1.701,00                 2.065,00

Comfort Class hotels

per person  in USD                                                                            2.078,00                 2.750,00

 

You can book this tour on private basis (from 1 pax on):

• All services on private basis, exception:
• Day 5 Transfer Cusco/Puno on regular seat-in basis
• Day 6 excursion Uros & Taquile on regular seat-in basis

 

Valid from January until December 2015*:

with accommodation in (room)                                         Double                    Single

Middle Class hotels

Basis 1 pax: per person  in USD                                                                                       4.108,00

Basis 2 pax: per person  in USD                                                      2.456,0                  2.852,00     

                                                                                  

Comfort Class hotels

Basis 1 pax: per person  in USD                                                                                       4.764,00

Basis 2 pax: per person  in  USD                                                    2.784,00                 3.491,00                       

                                                                                                                            

 

*Rates are not valid during Rally Dakar in Peru, Carnival, Easter, Inti Raymi in Cusco, Christmas, New Year, public holidays, congresses and events!

 

The following entrance fees are included in our package rate and are subject to change without prior notice:

 

San Francisco Monastery Lima                                                    USD      3,00 per person

Larco Herrera Museum Lima                                                       USD      11,00 per person

Cusco tourist tax                                                                              USD      56,50 per person

Cathedral & Koricancha                                                                 USD      15,00 per person

Vistadome Ollanta/Aguas Calientes/Ollanta                            USD    127,00 per person

Machu Picchu Entrance Fee                                                          USD      56,00 per person

Aguas Calientes-Machu Picchu and vv shuttle bus                  USD      20,00 per person

Andahuaylillas, Racchi, Pucara                                                    USD      12,50 per person

Uros floating islands                                                                       USD        2,00 per person

Taquile island                                                                                   USD        2,00 per person

Price Information – Flights

Additional airfares – PR is not responsible for any changes made by the airlines and the resulting costs (i.e. airfares, schedule changes, cancellations, taxes, fuel- and other charges). Airfares can only be guaranteed upon ticketing and may vary with the number of passengers. Airport taxes are subject to change.

The airfares given below are only valid for groups with a minimum of 10 passengers. For groups with less than 10 passengers, airfares may be higher.

LIM/CUZ + JUL/LIM

January – December 2015:

 

With long haul carrier LA, IB, JJ:

net p. p. USD 330,00 incl. Q-tax and national airport tax

 

With other long haul carrier except TP, UX, AR, AV, TA, CM, DL, DE, S3, NK, 2K:

net p. p. USD 406,00 incl. Q-tax and national airport tax

 

With long haul carrier TP, UX, AR, AV, TA, CM, DL, DE, S3, NK, 2K:

net p. p. USD 569,00 incl. Q-tax and national airport tax

Attention

• In order to grant special conditions for long-haul flights with LA, IB; JJ it is mandatory to receive the international ticket number on time.

• In order to issue the tickets it is mandatory to receive the INTERNATIONAL TICKET NUMBER latest 6 weeks prior arrival!

Price Information – Additional Nights

Pre- & post-night and transfer in Lima:

 

Valid from January until December 2015:

 

Middle class

Hotel Jose Antonio Lima

1 overnight/breakfast, standard room

per person in double room        USD 62,00              

                     

per person in single room         USD 124,00Comfort class

Hotel Casa Andina PC Miraflores

1 overnight/breakfast, standard room

per person in double               USD 111,00     

per person in single                USD 221,00

 

When the additional night(s) are booked via PR, the transfers on arrival and departure days are included in the roundtrip rate from 2 persons on. In case further transfers are needed, the following costs will apply:

 

Transfer airport LIM/Hotel or Hotel/airport LIM (one way):

Basis 1                  USD 139,00

Basis 2                  USD 70,00

Basis 3/4              USD 48,00

General Conditions

1. Departure is guaranteed with a minimum of 02 participants. The operation of the tour can only be guaranteed by the end of the cancellation deadline, which is 35 days prior departure.
2. The transfers on arrival and departure day are included in the roundtrip rate from 02 persons on; in case 01 pax arrives/departs separately, a surcharge for the extra transfer will apply.
3. All transfers and excursions are on PR-seat-in-service and include local English speaking guides (changing in each area), except of the following non-PR-exclusive services:
   Day 05: The transfer Cusco/Puno is on regular seat-in basis.
   Day 06: The excursion Uros & Taquile is on regular seat-in basis.
   Transfers and excursions are provided together for middle and comfort class passengers.
4. Bordering the train to/from Machu Picchu /Aguas Calientes the passport or copy has to be shown.
5. For the train ride to/from Machu Picchu /Aguas Calientes only one 5 kg piece of hand luggage is allowed. For the visit of Machu Picchu we recommend good shoes, the trail is without handrail and could be slippery. Walking sticks need to have a rubbery end in order to be permitted inside the Sanctuary.
6. For entering Machu Picchu Sanctuary, it is not allowed to bring glass, plastic bottles or food. Large backpacks (more than 20 litre volume) have to be stored at an extra cost of currently USD 00 at the storage by the entrance.
7. We cannot guarantee the visit of Huayna Picchu due to the limited number of visitants (400 per day); the access may be denied by the control point; for security reasons we do not recommend the visit of Huayna Picchu during the rainy season.
8. PR is not responsible for any belongings of the passengers carried during any services rendered by PR, such as transfers or tours.
9. In case of early transfers breakfast at the hotel cannot be guaranteed

• PR holds an allotment for the needed internal flights and can provide the booking accordingly. In this case PR will issue the tickets and invoice the tour operator accordingly. In case the tour operator books the internal flights themselves, PR informs the correspondent flight numbers to be booked. With this PR can ensure that the whole group will travel together on the same flights.
• Our prices include taxes, entrance fees, tax & service charge in the hotels and the obligatory luggage fees at the airports and in the hotels. Meals are included as and when mentioned in our program (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
• Our prices do not include: airport taxes, airfares, personal expenses, extras in the hotels and tips.
• PR has the right to sell this tour to other clients without any exception.
• The above mentioned rates for pre- and post-nights at the group hotels are subject to availability and valid for max. 3 nights. From the 4th night on, a higher rate could apply.
• Optional tours can only be booked through our local PR-office or PR-guides. PR cannot be held responsible for tours booked via any other supplier. Tours have to be paid on the spot. Payment by credit card is not always accepted.
• 8 weeks prior to arrival a complete passenger list including names, passport number, nationality, profession and date of birth is required.
• Flights not booked via PR can only be reconfirmed by PR with the correct and complete file key of your booking.

18. Cancellation Policy:

• Until 35 days before arrival no cancellation fee
• From 34 until 20 days before arrival 50% cancellation fee
• From 19 until 1 days before arrival 80% cancellation fee
• From 20 days prior departure maximum 80% cancellation fee.
• Arrival day 95% cancellation fee.
• Cancellation fees for flights are subject to separate cancellation conditions depending on the Airline.

19. Rates for hotel services are based on bookings made by non-resident foreign visitors. For nationals or foreigner residents in this country and also for tourists staying longer than 60 consecutive days, rates are not valid and a surcharge of 18% local tax (IGV) applies on all hotel services. This surcharge also applies in case the booking is based on one foreign passenger and one Peruvian passenger sharing the same room. At check-in at every hotel in Peru a copy of the first passport pages and also from the immigration card, filled in upon entering the country, will be made. This procedure is necessary for the exoneration of this tax. In case these conditions are not fulfilled, clients will have to pay this tax on the spot. Important: Cancellation charge for hotel services may increase to 118% of the sales rate in case of no-show or last-minute cancellation. In case of loss of the migration card, the 18% local VAT tax will be charged directly to the passangers.
20. Please inquire at the competent authorities about the actual entry permit, validity of passports and the vaccination regulations.
21. Our general conditions apply.
22. PR liability will be limited to the reimbursement of services supplied for failure of services contracted by us. PR cannot be held liable for any injury, loss, accident, delay or irregularity occasioned by air-carriers or third-party suppliers and by natural phenomena, sickness, war, quarantine, strike, or any other kind of force major or by attendance to Federal Police, customs and Health Authorities regulations.

 

Conditions of Payment:

Unless otherwise agreed, the full payment is due 40 days prior to arrival.