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ribute to the Incas:
Cuzco & Machu
PIcchu
5 days / 4 nights
Day 1: Arrive Cuzco - City Tour &
Sacsayhuaman
independent
On your morning tour of the city, you will visit the
imposing Cathedral, the Santo Domingo Monastery,
nearby Inca baths of Tambomachay and the semi-circu-
Traveler
lar Kenko Amphitheater. See the ancient site of Puca
Pucara before reaching the Temple of Sacsayhuaman,
“House of the Sun,” perched on a hillside overlooking
Cuzco. It still remains unfathomable how and when
this fortress of gigantic stones—with some blocks
Note: Package prices are based
weighing more than 350 tons—was built. Overnight
on minimum two passengers
in Cuzco.
traveling together.
Day 2: Cuzco / Sacred Valley of the Incas
You will be driven through a scenic landscape to the
Urubamba Valley, the “Sacred Valley of the Incas.”
Arriving at the town of Pisac, you will visit the color-
houses in Orongo, made of soft stone, have been
ful Pisac Market, where the locals meet to sell their
E
xplore Easter Island
meticulously restored. The cliffside, however, has been
merchandise, just as they have for centuries. The tour
4 days / 3 nights
left untouched. It is adorned with hundreds of petro-
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itle
continues? da toys the/ ? tonightswn of Ollantaytambo, where you
glyphs, such as Tangata Manu, the “Bird Man,” the Manu
will climb up to its imposing Inca fortress. Lunch will
Day 1: Arrive Easter Island Text
Tara, the sacred bird itself and Makemake, the god
be provided at a local restaurant. Overnight in the
You will be welcomed upon arrival and transferred to

who was believed to have created the world. Pause
Sacred Valley. (BL)
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your hotel. Overnight at IORANA HOTEL (Superior
Hotel
to enjoy what is nothing short of a spectacular view
Day 3: Machu Picchu
$Price $Price
Room).
of islets Motu Nui, Motu-Iti and Motu Kao-Kao. The
You will arrive by train in the Aguas Calientes Station,
Day 2: Easter Island – Rano Kau, Orongo &
tour continues with a stop in Hanga Roa and a visit to
where you will be transported by bus to the top of
Sebastian Englert’s Museum
the Sebastián Englert Anthropological Museum, which
the mountain and citadel of Machu Picchu, one of
The excursion begins in the town of Hanga Roa and
houses exceptional exhibits including the only intact
the most renowned examples of Inca architecture.
heads towards Ahu Vinapu, a temple whose moai
eye of a moai ever found. Overnight IORANA HOTEL
Surrounded by lush cloud forest and lost in history,
(sculptures) are curiously similar to stone works cre-
(Superior room). (B)
Machu Picchu was not discovered until 1911 by the
ated by the Incas. According to some researchers, the
American explorer Hiram Bingham. After a guided visit
evidence at this site illustrates that the first inhabit-
Day 3: Easter Island – Ahu Vaihu, Akahanga,
of the ruins, you will have a self-service lunch at a local
ants on the island were of South American descent.
Tongariki, Te Pito Kura & Anakena Beach
restaurant. Overnight in Aguas Calientes. (BL)
The excursion proceeds vertically, up the Rano Kau
As you depart from Hanga Roa and head toward the
Day 4: Machu Picchu / Cuzco
volcano to the city of Orongo, the center or the
southern shore at Ahu Vaihu, you will find the site of
As the sun rises over the mountains, watch the morn-
“Bird Man” cult. This cult participated in a bizarre
8 large moai lying in ruins. The second stop is Ahu
ing mist disappear to reveal this awe-inspiring city. The
ceremony that was traditionally held here each year
Akahanga, one long stone platform and four fallen
giant walls, terraces and ramps seem as if they have
to elect the island’s religious leader. Note that the
moais. According to legend, this site holds the tomb of
been cut naturally in the continuous rock escarpments.
the island’s first king, Hoto Matua. The ride proceeds
Return by train to Cuzco. Reception and transfer to
to Ahu Tongariki, the largest ahu ever built. Destroyed
hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure. Overnight in
by a tsunami in 1960, this site was later re-assembled
Cuzco. (B)
and now all 15 moai stand together. Your tour resumes
Day 5: Depart Cuzco
with a drive past La Perouse Bay to the Ahu Te Pito
Transfer to the airport for your departing flight.
Kura, which is said to symbolize the “Navel of the
World.” The name literally means “navel of light,” refer-
Hotel Category Dbl Occ Sgl Supp
ring to the stone from which the moai was carved. En
Standard $1,075 $345
route to Anakena Beach, visit the partially rebuilt Ahu
First Class $1,375 $510
Nau Nau and the lone moai of Ahu Ature Huki. Enjoy
Deluxe $2,030 $1,140
a leisurely picnic on the beach, where it is believed
Cuzco
Hotu Matua first came ashore. Overnight at IORANA
Casa Andina Classic Cusco Plaza (S)
HOTEL (Superior room). (BL)
Casa Andina Private Collection (F)
Orient Express Monasterio Hotel (D)
Day 4: Depart Easter Island
Sacred Valley
The day is at leisure until your transfer to the airport
Casa Andina Private Collections Sacred Valley (S,F,D)
for your departing flight. (B)
Machu Picchu
Daily Arrivals Dbl Occ Sgl Supp
Hatuchay Tower (S)
Jan - Dec 20, 2009 $690 $185
Inkaterra Machu Picchu (F)
Includes: Accommodations with 3 Breakfasts & 1
Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge (D)
Lunches, transfers and sightseeing.
Includes: Accommodations with 3 Breakfasts & 2
Lunches, transfers and sightseeing.
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