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12N 13D Lima – Cusco – Sacred Valley – Machu Picchu – Quito – Galapagos Islands

Itinerary

DAY 01: LIMA
  • Arrival in Lima, meet and greet at the airport
  • Transfer to your hotel
  • Free day to explore the city or go shopping in malls and craft markets

• Morning tour of Lima’s main districts and historical sites
• Visit the Love Park in Miraflores for a Pacific Ocean view
• Stop at Huaca Pucllana, a pre-Incan ceremonial center
• Drive through San Isidro, Lima’s financial district
• Continue to Lima’s Main Square to see the Government Palace and Town Hall
• Visit the Cathedral and San Francisco Convent, including the catacombs
• Return to hotel and rest of the day at leisure

• Transfer to airport and flight to Cusco
• Meet and greet on arrival, transfer to your hotel
• Afternoon tour starts at San Cristobal Plaza with a panoramic city view
• Visit San Pedro Market for a local flavor experience
• Explore the Korikancha Temple and Santo Domingo Church
• Walk through San Blas, Hatun Rumiyoc Street, and see the Twelve Angle Stone
• End the tour at the Main Square and visit the Cathedral

• Depart for the Sacred Valley of the Incas
• Stop at Awanacancha to feed llamas and alpacas
• Learn about traditional weaving and dyeing techniques
• Visit Inca and Colonial Pisac ruins, located on a scenic mountaintop
• Enjoy free time at the Pisac handicraft market
• Have buffet lunch and visit the studio of sculptor Pablo Seminario

• Visit Moray, known for its massive concentric agricultural terraces
• Continue to the salt mines of Maras with postcard-worthy views
• Buffet lunch at a local restaurant
• Visit the archaeological site of Ollantaytambo
• Take the train to Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu town)
• Arrival and transfer to your hotel

• Board the bus to Machu Picchu through scenic mountain roads
• Guided tour of the citadel’s terraces, shrines, and temples
• Free time to explore the site on your own
• Lunch at a local restaurant
• Return to Cusco by train and transfer to your hotel

• Transfer to the airport and flight to Quito, Ecuador
• Arrival in Quito and transfer to your hotel
• Rest of the day at leisure

• Drive through Quito’s modern districts including La Mariscal and financial zone
• Visit El Panecillo for panoramic views of the city
• Explore the Historic Center, including San Francisco Church and La Ronda
• Walk through Independence Square, see the Cathedral and Government Palace
• Visit La Compañía Church (notable for its gold leaf interior)
• Free time for lunch in the colonial center
• Visit the Basilica Church

• Flight to Baltra Island in the Galapagos
• Transfer to the M/V Galapagos Legend
• Afternoon visit to the Santa Cruz Highlands
• Spot giant tortoises in their natural habitat
• Walk through lava tubes and see the Pit Craters
• Explore endemic Scalesia forest

 • Wet landing at Egas Port, Santiago Island
• Walk along volcanic ash and basalt shoreline
• Observe fur seals, herons, marine iguanas, crabs, and tide pools
• Optional visit to Salt Mines
• Snorkeling opportunity with possible sightings of octopus and squid
• Afternoon dry landing on Bartolome Island
• Hike to summit for views of Pinnacle Rock and nearby islands
• Snorkeling with Galapagos Penguins, sea turtles, and reef sharks

• Morning dry landing at Dragon Hill
• Walk past a brackish lagoon and dry zone vegetation
• Spot flamingos, land iguanas, and native bird species
• Afternoon dry landing on North Seymour Island
• Explore nesting colonies of blue-footed boobies, frigatebirds, and gulls
• Possible encounters with sea lions, land iguanas, and Galapagos snakes

• Transfer to Baltra airport for your return flight to Quito
• Arrival in Quito and transfer to your hotel
• Rest of the day at leisure

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Check out and transfer to the airport for departure

The above tour description, inclusions, exclusions are daywise itinerary are indicative and may change at the time of quoting and booking

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