Arrive at Lima International Airport.
After proceeding through immigration, please collect your bags and continue through customs. A representative of Journeys in Peru will be waiting in the arrivals hall to escort you to your driver/vehicle for your transfer to your hotel. The journey time will take approximately 1 hour, depending on local traffic conditions.
JW Marriott Lima Hotel
In: 26 December 2018 Out: 28 December 2018
2 Prime Deluxe with Ocean View room ( Double Bedded)
1 Prime Deluxe with Ocean View room ( Twin Bedded with extra bed)
Check-in: 15:00hs / Check-out: 13:00hs
Overnight at JW Marriott Lima Hotel in 3 Prime Deluxe with Ocean View room
Meals included: Breakfast
We will visit the market to get to know the Peruvian native products used in our gastronomy. We will then meet our chef who will teach us how to prepare the most important meals in the Peruvian diet.
Considered as the Gastronomic Capital of South America, Lima has a lot to offer when it comes to food and we offer a tour that will get you to enjoy and taste delicious Peruvian dishes made with native Peruvian products. The tour starts with a visit to a local market and then to a well known restaurant where the chef will show you how to make ceviche and will introduce you to other meals based on seafood. You will taste the emblematic Peruvian cocktail "Pisco sour".
Overnight at JW Marriott Lima Hotel in 3 Prime Deluxe with Ocean View room
Meals included: Breakfast
At 07:15hs please meet your Journeys in Peru representative in the lobby for your private transfer to Lima Airport for your scheduled flight.
Flight LA 2121 from Lima to Cusco. Departure at 10:15hs / Arrival 11:40hs (Subject to change and availability / non refundable)
Upon arrival in Cusco you will be met after luggage collection by the Journeys in Peru representative and transferred to the hotel.
Belmond Hotel Monasterio
In: 28 December 2018 Out: 30 December 2018
1 Junior Suite (1 Double Bedded )
1 Deluxe Junior Suite (1 Twin Bedded with extra bed)
1 Superior room (1 Double Bedded )
Check-in from 15:00hs / Check-out at 11:00hs
Overnight at Belmond Hotel Monasterio in 1 Junior Suite, 1 Deluxe Junior Suite and 1 Superior room with Oxygen
Meals included: Breakfast
At 09:30hs you will be picked up from your hotel and will enjoy a scenic drive through a stunning landscape to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Arrive at the town of Pisac, renowned for its colorful market where the local Indians meet to sell their merchandise as they have done for centuries. The handicraft market is open every day and is famous for its ceramic beads made into necklaces, earrings and other Peruvian artifacts. After your market tour you will be driven up to the explore the ruins of Pisac with stunning views over the valley which are some of the finest and largest in the entire valley. Set high above a valley floor patch-worked by patterned fields and rimmed by vast terracing. Some say the second set of ruins was used by servants or other community members with low social standing; another theory says it predates the main part of the complex.
Enjoy a special lunch with Peruvian Paso horses and traditional dances demonstration at the Wayra Ranch. The lunch includes various types of grilled meat, as well as different types of potatoes, sauces with salads, homemade empanadas and traditional desserts.
In the afternoon experience the Peruvian Paso Way of Riding. A 2 - 3 hour ride will give you the unique experience of riding the smoothest riding horse in the world in one of the most fascinating regions of the Andes, the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Ride along the wonderful farmland and the Quechua communities of the valley, while becoming familiar with our beautiful Peruvian Paso horses. The destination of each tour depends on the weather conditions and the availability of the roads.
Overnight at Belmond Hotel Monasterio in 1 Junior Suite, 1 Deluxe Junior Suite and 1 Superior room with Oxygen
Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch
Today our adventure will begin at Huaypo, a gorgeous lagoon perched on the heights of the Andes, providing water to the neighboring communities and their crops. Its deep blue waters reflect a stunning view of the hills, mountains, and nature surrounding it. For about an hour and a half we will paddle around the lagoon in sea kayaks, a graceful ride that will allow us to appreciate the surrounding nature in all its dimensions.
After paddling, our private chef will serve us a delicious outdoor picnic.
We will then ride our mountain bikes through the area of Maras, one of the most beautiful landscapes of the Cusco Andes. Our biking adventure will begin at the village of Cruzpata. From here we will have an easy and short ride across the countryside to the town of Maras. On the way we will go through beautiful Andean crop fields and have spectacular views of snow-capped mountains such as Veronica and Chicon.
We will then continue our journey by car towards Moray, an ancient archeological complex used for agricultural experimentation and composed by impressive circular terraces. We will then continue to the salt mines of Pichingoto, an impressive conglomerate of over three thousand terraces where salt has been stored from Inca times until today. Our private transportation will take us back to the hotel.
Duration: 1.5 hrs. kayaking & 1.5 hrs. biking/ Level: easy.
Belmond Hotel Rio Sagrado
In: 30 December 2018 Out: 31 December 2018
2 Garden Junior Suite (2 Queen beds)
1 Garden Junior Suite (2 Queen beds with extra bed)
Check-in from 14:00hs / Check-out at 11:00hs
Overnight at Belmond Hotel Rio Sagrado in 3 Garden Junior Suite
Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch
At 06:00hs please meet your Belmond representative at the lobby of the hotel for your private transfer to Ollantaytambo train station where you will board the train that will take you to KM. 104 on the Cusco – Machu Picchu railroad (starting point of the hike).
Start your trekking by visiting the Chachabamba archaeological complex (2150m/7052ft), located very close to the control point, to then embark upon an 8 km (5 miles) ascending trail, which after four hours takes us to the archaeological complex of Wiñaywayna (2650m/8692ft). This is an impressive complex made up of an agricultural center with numerous terraces, a religious sector and an urban sector.
On the way up you may enjoy magnificent views of the Urubamba River valley and the Choquesuysuy archaeological complex located on the other side of the river, and also of a beautiful waterfall located just a few minutes away from Wiñaywayna.
You then continue and climb to Intipunku, or The Sun Gate. This will take an hour of hiking along a trail of flat stones on the edges of cliffs in highland jungle. From this fabulous spot, you may contemplate the sacred citadel of Machupicchu.
From Intipunku we descend to Machupicchu and continue to your hotel for check in.
Estimates walking time : 6-7 hours
Max altitude point : 2,650m (8,692 ft)
Total distance : 13km (8.08miles)
NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER AT HOTEL
Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel
In: 31 December 2018 Out: 01 January 2019
2 Junior Suite ( Double Bedded)
1 Junior Suite ( Twin Bedded with additional bed)
Your accommodation includes half board meals.
Check-in from 13:00hs / Check-out at 11:00hs
Overnight at Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel in 3 Junior Suite
Meals included: Breakfast / Box Lunch / Dinner
After an early breakfast you will begin your visit to this unique Inca citadel and its surrounding complexes on a half day private excursion. Machu Picchu stands 2,430m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at its height; its giant walls, terraces and ramps seem as if they have been cut naturally in the continuous rock escarpments. The natural setting, on the eastern slopes of the Andes, encompasses the upper Amazon basin with its rich diversity of flora and fauna. Entrances to the citadel and Huayna Picchu are included.
Optional hike to Huayna Picchu, the mountain behind Machu Picchu. Huayna Picchu opens in two shifts, 07:00hs and 10:00hs (subject to availability). This hike is strenuous and recommended only for travelers comfortable with heights and who have a good fitness level. A fair amount of climbing is required. Get fabulous views of Machu Picchu from the top.
At 16:50hs you will board the bus to Aguas Calientes where you will take the Hiram Bingham train to Cusco. Train departs at 17:50hs. An elegant dinner will be served on board (including soft drinks, Peruvian wine and Pisco), while being entertained by our staff.
Upon arrival at Belmond Rio Sagrado you will be met by the Journeys in Peru representative for a private transfer to the hotel in Cusco.
Belmond Hotel Monasterio
In: 01 January 2019 Out: 04 January 2019
1 Deluxe room ( Double Bedded)
1 Deluxe room ( Twin Bedded with additional bed )
1 Superior room ( Double Bedded )
Check-in from 15:00hs / Check-out at 11:00hs
Overnight at Belmond Hotel Monasterio in 2 Deluxe room and in 1 Superior room
Meals included: Breakfast / Box Lunch / Dinner on board
At 09:30hs your today’s morning tour starts with a visit to what should be one of the first stops on any cultural travel itinerary: the local market. This single destination can tell you so much about the Andean culture. Cusco’s central market, located West of the Plaza de Armas near the San Pedro Train Station, is a vibrant spot that can keep you entertained for hours. Here you can have a first-hand look at how locals live their day-to-day, outside the confines of Cusco’s tourist zones.
Continue to the Cathedral on the Plaza de Armas and the Santo Domingo Temple & Koricancha, a Dominican Church and convent built on the foundations of the Koricancha, the Incas principal religious building dedicated to the worship of the sun.
At 14:30hs visit the magnificent Inca fortress of Sacsayhuaman, which overlooks the city of Cusco. You will be impressed by the beauty and monumental scale of this important Inca construction. The main ramparts consist of three massive parallel walls zigzagging together for 400m which were designed to make any attacker expose his flanks. Sacsayhuaman played an important part in the final defeat of the Inca Empire by the Spanish. Continue to Qenqo, one of the finest examples of artfully carved rock showing complex patterns of steps, seats, geometric reliefs and a puma design; the red fortress of Puca Pucara, and Tambomachay, commonly referred to as the Inca baths. The excellent quality of the stonework suggests that its use was restricted to the higher nobility, who maybe only used the baths on ceremonial occasions.
Overnight at Belmond Hotel Monasterio in 2 Deluxe room and in 1 Superior room
Meals included: Breakfast
Enjoy a full day at leisure in Cusco.
Overnight at Belmond Hotel Monasterio in 2 Deluxe room and in 1 Superior room
Meals included: Breakfast
At 11:15hs please meet your Journeys in Peru representative at the lobby of the hotel for your private transfer to Cusco Airport for your scheduled flight.
