You should plan to arrive in
Quito 2 days before your departure to the
Galapagos, to ensure arrival at the Island
of Santa Cruz on time to board the chosen
cruise boat.The cost of the tour depends on
the cruise boat selection. Bookings for this
tour are recommended one year advance, given
the great demand for cruise boats leaving
from Puerto Ayora as well as train tickets
to Machupicchu.
Day 1. Baltra to Puerto Ayora. Overnight
in a hostel.
We will arrive at the Baltra Airport and our
guide will accompany us across the Itabaya
Canal to the Island of Santa Cruz where we
will continue by car to Puerto Ayora. Along
the way we will visit the Twins (volcanic
structures). We will reach the hostel and
in the afternoon go on a City Tour of Puerto
Ayora, optionally visiting the Charles Darwin
Marine Biology Centre.
Days 2, 3 4 5 . Cruise among the
Islands.
In the morning we will visit the extraordinary
Volcanic Lava Tunnels. Then we will board
your cruise ship to explore the most important
islands for 4 days and 3 nights (you can see
the itinerary of the cruise on the virtual
CD-ROM). We will view wonderful places and
abundant marine fauna:sea lions, marine iguanas,
blue-footed boobies, cormorants and others
We will scuba dive or snorkel, observing many
marine species: colorful tropical fish, sea
turtles and sea lions. We will walk on paths
on various islands and have plenty of time
to enjoy the splendors of this truly unique
Natural Marine Reserve.
Day 5. Arrival in Puerto Ayora. Overnight
in Puerto Ayora
Day 6. Return flight and overnight
in Quito or Guayaquil.
Day 7. Arrival in Lima. Overnight
in a hostel in Lima.
Day 8. Cusco, City Tour. Overnight
in Cusco
Pick up from the airport and transfer to the
hostel. Afternoon City Tour to the most important
and significant archaeological sites in Cusco:
the Cathedral, the Temple of Coricancha, the
Fortress of Sacsayhuaman, Quenqo, Pucapucara
and Tambomachay. Approximate duration: 5 hours.
Day 9. Cusco, Sacred Valley. Overnight
in Ollantaytambo.
Leave Cusco towards the Northeast by private
bus on a paved road, where we will observe
some of the most beautiful mountain and glacier
landscapes in the Andes. Our first stop will
be the View Point of Taray, where we will
see handmade Peruvian textiles and continue
to the town of Pisac where we will visit its
Artisan Market and the archaeological site
of Pisac (3395 mt asl). Continuing our tour
we'll pause at Urubamba, the heart of the
Sacred Valley, for a delicious buffet lunch,
and thirty minutes later reach the town of
Ollantaytambo, where we will visit the spectacular
Inca Fortress. After the visit we will spend
the night in a Hotel.
Day 10. Ollantaytambo Machupicchu.
Full day. Overnight in Machupicchu.
Departure in the morning by train from the station
of Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu—approximate
duration 1h25. Hotel checkin; then we'll visit
the Sanctuary of Machupicchu for about 3 hours.Return
to Hotel. Dinner. Day 11 . Machupicchu
Cusco.
After breakfast you'll have the chance to
see the Orchid Botanical Museum, the Waterfalls
of Mandor - a beautiful area which is part
of the hotel grounds - and depending on the
weather and on luck we'll see the Andean Spectacled
Bear. After lunch the guide will accompany
you on the train back to Cusco. Transfer to
your hotel in Cusco.
Day 12. Cusco – Airport
Pick up from your hostel to the airport to
catch your flight to Lima.
INCLUDES (PERU)
- Flights Lima – Cusco – Lima
- Private transportation
- 5 night in hostels
- Bilingual guide
- Train ticket by Vista Dome Service
- 01 lunches in the Sacred Valley
- All transfers
- All entrance fees
- Return bus ticket Aguas Calientes to
- Machupicchu
DOES NOT INCLUDE
(PERU)
- Food and drinks
- Health Insurance
- Travel insurance
- Airport taxes (Lima – Cusco –
Lima)
Note: If
the passenger wishes to change the hotel and
train service to Machupicchu, you can check
with us.The price of the tour will change
accordingly.
INCLUDES(ECUADOR)
- Pick up at the airport of Quito or Guayaquil
- City tour in Quito
- Pick up at the airport in Lima.
- Overnight in hostels, Quito, o Guayaquil,
Puerto Ayora.
- Naturalist bilingual guides
- Cruise, tourist class
- Entrance fees except the entrance fee
the Galápagos payable in Baltra
- Food and drinks during the cruise
- Dinner in exclusive restaurant in Puerto
Ayora
- Connecting flight to the airport of Quito
or Guayaquil
DOES NOT INCLUDE
(ECUADOR)
- Food except during the days of the cruise
in Galapagos
- International and domestic flights
- Health and Travel insurance
- Airport taxes
- Entrance fee to Galapagos payable in
Baltra.
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