10 DAY AFFORDABLE

February 17-26, 2016

Escorted Package Includes

 Round trip flights St Louis-, Lima-St Louis  Airline taxes & fuel surcharges  All intra-flights: Lima-Cuzco & Juliaca-Lima  9 nights accommodations  3 nights Lima  2 nights Urubamba Sacred Valley  2 nights Cuzco  2 nights  Hotel porterage  All transfers $2941  14 meals: 9 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 3 dinners pp dbl occ.  Sightseeing per itinerary in modern motor coach Single Supplement  Services of English-speaking tour manager throughout from $299  Services of English-speaking local guides Prices subject to change based  Entrance fees per itinerary on current available airfare. Special Features

 City Tour of Lima with its 2000 years of history  Visit the impressive Inca fortress of Ollantaytambo  Full Day Tour via Expedition Train to the astonishing ancient citadel of Machu Picchu  Excursion by boat to the fascinating Uros Floating Islands

A & R BLOCK TRAVEL LTD 12312 OLIVE BLVD STE 125 ST LOUIS MO 63141 (314) 576-1700 This 10 day “on-the-go” program features the highlights of Peru in an active itinerary which includes several walking tours as well as some early starts and long days.

DAY 1, Wednesday - Depart for Peru DAY 4, Saturday - Sacred Valley & Ollantaytambo Depart for Lima, Peru; arrival and transfer to your Ruins hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure with time to Enjoy this morning at leisure in the Sacred Valley to rest, relax and acquaint yourself with Peru’s vibrant explore some of the ancient ruins independently. capital, founded in 1535 by the conquistador Or, take part in the optional tour to Maras and Francisco Pizarro Moray. You’ll be astounded by the large complex of Overnight: Lima perfectly circular depressions in the earth that DAY 2, Thursday - Lima City Tour historians believe were used to study climatic Welcome to Peru! This morning’s tour of Lima, with conditions. Next, travel to the colonial town of its 2000 years of history, begins at the colonial Maras, known for its nearby salt evaporation ponds center of the city, declared a UNESCO World in use since the time of the Incas. This afternoon, Heritage Site, with its historic buildings surrounding visit the impressive Inca fortress of Ollantaytambo, the splendid Plaza Mayor. Spend the remainder of an ancient complex of temples and terraces the day at leisure or join the optional not-to-be towering high over the valley, the last stand of the missed tour to the Larco Herrara Museum, housed Incas in their defense against the Spanish in a restored 18th century mansion. This afternoon, conquistadors. Tonight, join the optional traditional join your guide for a briefing about the wonderful dinner with a Peruvian Family in their countryside tour that awaits you. Tonight, perhaps try one of home. Sample delectable home-cooked Peruvian Lima's world-class restaurants known for its fusion specialties along with a warm and friendly cultural cuisine - accented by superb local seafood and exchange world-famous Peruvian ceviche. Or, attend the Optional: Maras and Moray Tour optional Peruvian dinner along with a delightful Optional: Dinner with a Local Peruvian Family musical performance - experience the sights, Overnight: Urubamba Sacred Valley sounds, and flavors of Peru all at once during this Meals: Breakfast fun-filled evening DAY 5, Sunday - Full Day Machu Picchu Optional: Half Day Larco Herrera Museum (PM) Early morning transfer to the Sacred Valley's Optional: Dinner & Show in Lima Ollanta Station to board the Expedition Train that Overnight: Lima travels through misty peaks to the astonishing Meals: Breakfast ancient citadel of Machu Picchu, the "Lost City of DAY 3, Friday - Fly to Cuzco, Visit Chinchero the Incas", designated by UNESCO as one of the Depart Lima this morning by flight to Cuzco, New Seven Wonders of the World. Machu Picchu ancient capital of the and the oldest was virtually unknown to the western world until continuously inhabited city in South America. Upon Hiram Bingham's re-discovery in 1911. Spend the arrival, drive through the rugged mountainous afternoon viewing the unforgettable wonders of region to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. En route, this 15th century retreat, abandoned nearly 100 stop in Chinchero, enjoy an authentic Peruvian years later with the arrival of the conquistadors. lunch followed by a demonstration of the ancient See the highlights of the site including the imposing Andean tradition of making textiles from naturally Temple of the Sun, the House of the Priest, the dyed handwoven alpaca wool. Wander the adobe Sacred Plaza and the intricately carved rock likely complex and shop for souvenirs. Continue to your used as a sundial by the ancient Incas. The images hotel in the Urubamba Sacred Valley for overnight. of this significant archaeological site will be a long- This evening, dinner together with music at a lovely lasting memory. Return to the Sacred Valley in the restaurant evening; transfer to your hotel in Cuzco for Overnight: Urubamba Sacred Valley ▲ overnight Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Overnight: Cuzco Meals: Breakfast DAY 6, Monday - Full Day in Cuzco Then, you arrive at pristine sitting Spend today independently discovering the majestically at 12,500 feet above sea level, backed "Imperial City" of Cuzco, once capital of the Inca by the snowcapped peaks of 's Cordillera Empire and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This Real range. This is the highest navigable lake in the lively city, rich in history, reveals remains of both world and South America's largest fresh water lake. the Incan and the Spanish presence. Take time to A box lunch will be provided en route. Time explore some of the city’s stunning sights, or, shop permitting, meet children at a local school before for some of the finest handicrafts and textiles in all arriving in Puno for overnight of Peru. Participate in the optional Cuzco "Behind Overnight: Puno the Scenes" tour, offering a glimpse into the other Meals: Breakfast, Lunch side of life in Cuzco. On this tour, visit a local DAY 8, Wednesday - Excursion to Uros Islands on market, taste fresh-baked Chuta bread and shop Lake Titicaca for ingredients to use in this afternoon's cooking This morning, an excursion by boat transports us lesson. Stop at the Cuzco cemetery to learn more from Puno to the fascinating Floating Uros Islands about Andean life and death and meet with a local where the indigenous people of the area, the Uros, "shaman" (holy man). After the cooking lesson and live on islands that dot the lake. The Uros live very demonstration, enjoy your delicious creations. In much the same as their ancestors did and still the afternoon, join the optional Highlights of Cuzco follow the ancient customs and traditions. These excursion that takes you to the impressive Colonial islands are completely man-made structures, using Cathedral with its collection of over 400 paintings, the totora reeds from the lake to build the islands the Temple of the Sun and the fortress of and houses. Return to Puno for the remainder of Sacsayhuaman, which took over seven decades to the day at leisure. Or, take the optional tour to the complete. In Cuzco, there is so much to do, and so Tombs, the pre-Incan burial ground on much to see! Tonight, savor the culinary delights of the shores of Lake Umayo. The tombs here are Andean cuisine at a dinner together at a local built above the ground in tower-like structures restaurant called chullpas, vestiges of the Colla people before Optional: Half Day Cuzco Behind the Scenes (AM) they were conquered by the Incas in the 15th Optional: Half Day Highlights of Cuzco (PM) century. Evening at leisure in Puno Optional: Highlights of Cuzco & Cuzco Behind the Optional Half Day Sillustani Tombs (PM) Scenes Combo Package Overnight: Puno Overnight: Cuzco Meals: Breakfast Meals: Breakfast, Dinner DAY 9, Thursday - Fly to Lima, Farewell Dinner DAY 7, Tuesday - Raqchi & Puno Transfer to Juliaca airport, for your flight to Lima; A long drive today - but extremely rewarding. rest of the day is at leisure. Tonight, you bid Depart Cuzco early in the morning, enjoying farewell to your Tour Manager at a special Farewell spectacular scenery as you drive through the Dinner with Peruvian specialties mountain range and the Andean plains to Puno on Overnight: Lima the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca. In this area, Meals: Breakfast, Dinner South American camelids ( and alpacas) DAY 10, Friday - Depart Peru graze on the immense plateaus and plains. En Transfer from the hotel to the airport for your route visit the 15th century Temple of Wiracocha, departure flight with its elaborate stonework, the largest Inca ~Please note: Some flights to the US depart shortly temple ever discovered. Today, Raqchi remains after midnight in the very early morning of Friday home to many farmers, ranchers and artisans. Meals: Breakfast

▲ Due to the high elevation, travel in the Peruvian highlands may cause some passengers to experience the temporary effects of altitude sickness. If you have any concerns about traveling to higher than your accustomed elevation, please consult your healthcare provider.