FEELING THE ROMANCE IN THE
HIGHLANDS
LIMATOURS
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Peru is a delightful and a dream come true experience for honeymoon couples, this lovely destination contains rich ancient civilization, nature’s panoramic vistas, man-made wonders and various outdoor activities. We will take you to the most popular and romantic destinations in Peru including Lima, Cusco, Sacred Valley of the Incas and Machu Picchu. This program is an ideal blend of romance, adventure and rejuvenation that will make your honeymoon or romantic getaway even more special and memorable.
DAY TO DAY
DAY 1 | LIMA Upon your arrival in Lima, a transportation service will transfer you from the airport to your hotel. (Includes a representative).
▪ Accommodation Hotel B Barranco (www.hotelb.pe) - 01 Double Aposento Room ▪ CHECK IN: 15:00 CHECK OUT: 12:00 ▪ Meals included: Any
DAY 2 | LIMA AM Your tour will start in downtown Lima, where you will visit the Main Square, where Lima was first founded as "The City of Kings," in 1535, and it was already known by the name of Lima when Peru proclaimed its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821. There you may see the Presidential Palace, the Archbishop's Palace and the Lima Cathedral. You will then visit the Aliaga House, a viceregal construction delivered by Francisco Pizarro to one of his captains (Jerónimo de Aliaga) when he founded the city. You will then go to Saint Francis' Church, which has an enviable collection of old books and an authentic network of catacombs open to the public. Next, you will go to Pueblo Libre district to visit the Larco Museum, founded by Rafael Larco Hoyle en 1926. The museum, located inside a viceregal mansion built on a pre-Columbian pyramid of the 7th century, houses the most complete pre-Hispanic collection of gold and silver artifacts as well pieces of erotic art.
On the afternoon, you will be picked up from your hotel at the appointed time and transferred to and from the agreed restaurant.
Enjoy a delicious Dinner Cala Restaurant. End of the dinner you will be transferred to the hotel.
▪ Accommodation Hotel B Barranco (www.hotelb.pe) 01 Double Aposento Room ▪ CHECK IN: 15:00 CHECK OUT: 12:00 ▪ Meals included: Breakfast, & dinner
DAY 3 | LIMA – CUSCO-URUBAMBA
Today you will be transferred from the hotel to the airport of Lima W/Representative.
Upon you arrival Cusco a guide will be waiting for you. Your tour will start going to the Sacred Valley, where you will visit Awanakancha, a farm of South American camelids and textiles showroom, where local families show the entire traditional process of weaving and making garments. You will then visit the Pisac, a town shaped as a partridge, which is known for two reasons: the craft market established between colonial buildings, and for housing one of the most impressive complex of agricultural terraces of the valley. The market has stands that exhibit and sell products manufactured by the residents of the area. You will then have lunch at the agreed restaurant and will arrive in Ollantaytambo, a typical example of the urban planning of the Incas, whose residents still live in accordance with their old traditions. Inca Pachacutec (1438-1471) conquered the town, destroyed it and built a new one, absorbing it as part of his empire. The Ollantaytambo Fortress is a huge archaeological complex which, although it bears the name of fortress, it was actually a tambo, a leisure city used to accommodate the delegations that traveled long distances. Without a doubt, it is one of the most monumental works of the Inca Empire.
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▪ Accommodation Aranwa Sacred Valley Hotel & Wellness (www.aranwahotels.com)- 01 Double Deluxe Room ▪ CHECK IN 12:00 CHECK OUT 09:00 ▪ Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 4 | URUBAMBA Your day will begin with a tour of approximately an hour and a half to the archaeological sites of Moray and Maras. The archaeological remains of Moray consist of mysterious concentric circular terraces that for some scholars would be an agricultural research center. External platforms, more elevated, woud be at higher temperatures than the inmates and could simulate the conditions of the different ecological floors of the empire. On the other hand, Maras is surreal sight. It is an impressive complex of salt mining. These are large deposits of salt that were used to trade for other products with other regions of the empire.
After the tour return to your hotel. Lunch at Parador de Moray. This is the ideal place to take a break in the Lunch at Parador de Moray.
This evening enjoy a couple massage at the hotel’s spa.
▪ Accommodation Aranwa Sacred Valley Hotel & Wellness (www.aranwahotels.com) 01 Double Deluxe Room ▪ CHECK IN 12:00 CHECK OUT 09:00 ▪ Meals included: Breakfast & Lunch
NOTE: The visit to Moray and the Salt mines of Maras will be restricted during rainy season (from December to March). During that period of time a visit to the Chinchero village will be provided instead
DAY 5 | URUBAMBA-AGUAS CALIENTES – MACHU PICCHU- AGUAS CALIENTES A transportation service with a guide will pick you up from your hotel in Urubamba at the established time and will drive you to the Ollantaytambo train station.
Board the Vistadome Train (Ollanta Station to Aguas Calientes) The guide will assist you at the station. Your trip to Machu Picchu will start with a two-hour train trip to the Aguas Calientes town. In Aguas Calientes you will find a train station, a handicraft market, restaurants and accommodations of many different categories for those who would prefer to spend the night at the foot of the mountain and climb to the top in the early morning. Finally, after a short trip, you will arrive in Machu Picchu, a masterpiece of engineering and architecture which is believed to have served as a sanctuary and resort for Inca Pachacútec (1438-1471). Machu Picchu means "Old Mountain" and UNESCO has listed it as a World Heritage and it is one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. You will spend the night in Aguas Calientes.
Lunch Included at Belmond Sanctuary Lodge
Dinner Included at Hotel
▪ Accommodation Inkaterra Machu Picchu (www.inkaterra.com)- 01 Double Junior Suite ▪ CHECK IN 13:00 CHECK OUT 11:00 ▪ Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 6 | AGUAS CALIENTES –MACHU PICCHU-AGUAS CALIENTES –CUSCO
Today you can return to Machu Picchu and you can optionally visit any attraction that the citadel has to offer. You can visit the Intipunku, which means "Gateway of the Sun" in Spanish, and it is the last stop before entering Machu Picchu if you follow the Inca Trail from Ollantaytambo. It was a sort of guardhouse and the Sun rises through this gateway every day if it is contemplated from the most important buildings of the citadel. You can also climb the Wayna Picchu (subject to availability of space), the "Young Mountain", as opposed to Machu Picchu. It takes around an hour to reach the top, and its main attraction is the "Temple of the Moon", an underground building complex probably conceived for the entertainment of the nobles. Finally, you will visit the Inca Bridge, an incredible stone construction which served to enter and exit the citadel, and which shows a large void in the middle, over which the Incas put two wooden boards. Thus, the Incas were able to isolate the city by just removing those boards, protecting themselves. You will return to the Aguas Calientes train station in the afternoon to board your train back to the Ollantaytambo station
Lunch Included at Chullpi Restaurant –Aguas Calientes
Board the Vistadome Train from Aguas Calientes to Ollanta Station
A transportation service with a representative will pick you up from the Ollantaytambo train station at the established time, and will transfer you to your hotel in Cusco City. The representative will assist you with your check-in.
Accommodation Palacio Del Inca, Luxury Collection (www.palaciodelinkahotel.com/es) -01 Double Junior Suite
▪ CHECK IN 11:00 CHECK OUT 09:00 ▪ Meals included: Breakfast & lunch
DAY 7 | CUSCO
The tour starts at Sacsayhuaman, one of the most emblematic constructions of the Incas (located just minutes from the city, it is a World Cultural Heritage Site listed by UNESCO) built by Pachacutec in the 15th century. It is a huge fortress made of large stones which transportation is still a mystery. Return to the city to continue your tour along the San Blas neighborhood, originally inhabited by the Inca nobility who built impressive stone constructions within walking distance of the Plaza de Armas. Unmistakable Inca walls can still be seen at the base of many buildings. Today the neighborhood is a delightful cluster of cobblestone streets popular among artisans who sell their handcrafts on the street. Continue to the cathedral. This is the most impressive monument in the Plaza de Armas. Its construction began in 1560 and ended only in 1654. It took nearly a century to complete. For this purpose hundreds of stones were extracted and transported from the fortress of Sacsayhuaman under the command of the Ecclesiastical Council and the burden of thousands of Indians. The tour ends at the Coricancha also known as "The Temple of the Sun"(or Quri Kancha 'Golden Temple'), was built by Inca Pachacutec (1438- 1572) becoming the base of the Santo Domingo Convent at the arrival of the Spaniards. At the Coricancha homage was payed to the Sun ("Inti") during the Inca Empire, a time when the whole building was covered with gold.
Later this evening you will be transferred to Limo restaurant for a romantic farewell dinner
• Accommodation Palacio Del Inca, Luxury Collection (www.palaciodelinkahotel.com/es) 01 Double Junior Suite
▪ CHECK IN 11:00 CHECK OUT 09:00 ▪ Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 8 | LIMA
Transfer to the airport for your morning flight to Lima. On you arrival Lima, you are met by our airport representative and assisted with your flight connection to your next destination or back home.
▪ Meals included: Breakfast
END OF SERVICES
OUR RATES INCLUDES
- Transfers airport / hotel / airport on private basis with assistance of a local English speaking representative. - Transfer hotel / train station / hotel on private basis with assistance of a local English speaking representative. - Tours and sightseeings on private basis with local English speaking guide. - 2D/1N to Machu Picchu : • Round Trip train ticket onboard the Vistadome train, 01 round trip bus ticket Aguas Calientes / Machu Picchu / Aguas Calientes on Day 5, plus 01 entrance fee to Machu Picchu on Day 05, guided tour on private basis w/Private local Guide (Day05) Note: Duration of the guided tour: 2 hours and a half. • Lunch at Belmond Sanctuary Lodge on Day 05 and Lunch at El Chullpi Restaurant –Day 06 • 01 round trip bus ticket Aguas Calientes / Machu Picchu / Aguas Calientes on Day 6 + plus second entrance to Machu Picchu + Huayna Picchu (Not Guided) Note: Huayna Picchu subject to avaialability of spaces. - Accommodation at mentioned hotels or similar ones according to availability. - Meals mentioned in the program. - Cusco Tourist Tax - Personalized assistance 24/7 - Honeymoon amenities at hotels - Meals mentioned at the itinerary
*Note: All the tours will be provided on private services w/ a local guide.
NOT INCLUDED
▪ Meals not mentioned in the itinerary. ▪ Extra services not mentioned in the itinerary ▪ Airline tickets and rates international and domestic shipping. ▪ Personal expenses (laundry, telephone calls, travel insurance, etc.) ▪ Early check in, late check out. ▪ Second Guided to Machu Picchu (Day 06) ▪ Tips for guides and drivers. ▪ Travel Insurance. ▪ Mandatory Christmas or New Year’s Eve dinner. Subject to hotel’s policies.
IMPORTANT NOTES
▪ Subject to availability. ▪ This is only a quote proposal, not a confirmed reservation. ▪ The guide does not stay overnight with the passengers. ▪ Rates are not applicable for Peruvian citizens or foreign residents in Peru. ▪ Rates NOT applicable for Christmas holidays, New Year’s Eve, Holidays and Peruvian Holidays such as Holy week, Inti Raymi, Independence day,
RATES
NET COST PER PERSON ON PRIVATE & DOUBLE BASIS / Land services only: Minimun 2 passengers: USD 3,345.00 per person
**Subject to availability at the mentioned hotels: ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS
Destination Hotel Type of room Nights Web page
Lima Hotel B Barranco Double 02 Nights www.hotelb.pe Aposento Room
Urubamba Aranwa Sacred Double Deluxe 02 Nights www.aranwahotels.com Valley Hotel & Room Wellness
Aguas Inkaterra Machu Double Junior 01 Night www.inkaterra.com Calientes Picchu Pueblo Suite
Cusco Palacio Del Inca, Double Junior 02 Nights www.palaciodelinkahotel.com/es Luxury Collection Suite
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
▪ Our rates are quoted on a per person basis, subject to change without notice and may only be guaranteed after booking. ▪ If the suggested / listed hotels for this program are not available at the time of confirmation, LimaTours will offer new hotel alternatives with reviewed prices. ▪ Rates applicable for receptive passengers, not corporate. ▪ Trek to Machu Picchu includes guided assistance during the first day of visit, but not the second day. ▪ Koricancha Temple in Cusco does not open on Sunday mornings or religious holidays. ▪ Rates are subject to change if they match with Inti Raymi dates (from June 20th to 27th), Independence Day (July 28th and 29th), international events, Christmas and New Year.
IMPORTANT:
For every booking entrusted to us, we require the following information:
- Full passengers´ name, date of birth, nationality & passport number for train reservation - International arrival/departure flight with PNR´s - Domestic flights involved in the program - Diet restrictions and special requests - Active medical problems - Smoking / non-smoking room preference - Double / twin bed preference (double bedded rooms are subject to availability at the moment of the check in)
PAYMENT AND CANCELLATION POLICY
Payments must be made to Lima Tours in US Dollars. A non-refundable deposit of US$ 250.00 per person is required, when booking an itinerary; and it will be credited to your final payment. Full payment and rooming list is required for groups 45 days prior to arrival in Peru; and 30 days for individual.
The cancellation charges shall be established in accordance with the policies of each hotel. The hotel policies are subject to change without previous notice.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Comfortable and light clothes are the most convenient choice for traveling on Peru’ s coast, while warmer clothes are best for stays in the highlands. Passengers must not wear sleeveless T-shirts, shorts, miniskirts or very tight clothes when visiting temples, religious places or official buildings. Sunblock lotion, sun glasses, a hat or cap and a mosquito repellent can be also very helpful during the trip. Please have in mind that check-in hour in most hotels starts at 13:00 hrs. Early-arriving guests will be subject to room availability, while waiting in the hotel lobby.
RECOMMENDATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR LUGGAGE TRANSFER ABOARD THE TRAIN TO MACHU PICCHU
▪ Carry the same ID card submitted to the agency, as train tickets and entrance ticket to Machu Picchu will be issued with the same information. ▪ In all train services to Machu Picchu the passenger may only carry hand luggage (backpack, purse or briefcase), with a maximum weight of 5kg / 11lb. You will find your luggage at your chosen hotel. ▪ Size allowance: 62 linear inches, 157cm (height + length + width)
Weight Size (length + width + height) 1 bag or backpack 5kg/11lb 62 inches/157cm