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 The Inka Express
Discover the Land of the Inkas - Peru with a great tour package from US$1,762 inc. airfare from Miami
INCLUDED: Hotel accommodations for 6 nights including room taxes and service charges. (Hotels as mentioned in itinerary). Daily breakfast. Transfers to/from airport, hotels and train station. Tours in seat in car basis as mentioned including entrance fees, train tickets, Cuzco archaeological tax, bus tickets and English speaking tour guide. Tips to airport porters. Round trip airfare via American or Lan Airlines from Miami and local airfare Lima-Cuzco-Lima via Lan Peru or similar.
NOT INCLUDED: Meals, unless specified in itinerary. Insurance (Cost for this program $129 to $200 per person -by Insure America). Tips to tour guide or bus driver. Any other service not mentioned in itinerary; Airport departure taxes -Lima and Cuzco $4.00 each and upon leaving Peru $30.00. USA departure tax $268 (Inc. USA airport tax/security/fuel surcharges).
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| Call (203) 238-1251 for more information or to book today! Mention code 7417960 | | Tara Tours | | Offer valid through 12/31/2008 | | | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1 | Depart USA | THU. U.S.A-LIMA : Depart USA for Lima, Peru. (American or Lan Airlines overnight flight). | | Day 2 | Cuzco | FRI. LIMA-CUZCO : Arrive very early morning in Lima. After going through customs and immigration, you will be met and walked to the domestic flight section of Lima airport for flight to Cuzco. Upon arrival in Cuzco you will be taken to hotel selected (see options below). Balance of day to rest and get used to the high altitude. | | Day 3 | Cuzco | SAT CUZCO : Afternoon sightseeing tour of Cuzco -the center of the universe for the Inca civilization- visiting the Temple of Koricancha or Sun God, the Cathedral and the ruins nearby such as, Kenko, Puca-Pucara, Tambomachay and Sacsayhuaman an impressive megalithic construction, strategically placed on a hill overlooking the city of Cusco, It name means "satisfied falcon" in Quechua. Formed by three successive walls of immense stones (the biggest one-28 feet high, 15 wide and 12 thick -must weigh some 360 tons.). The three walls are almost parallel. Forming a zig-zag, each supporting a terrace and parapet. The mind boggles at the thought of the effort that the building of this great monument must have cost men who did not have the wheel: the out side wall alone is 650 yards long. It is said that its construction, begun by the Inca Tupac Yupanqui, took more than seventy years and required the labor of over twenty thousand men. Overnite at hotel selected. (B) | | Day 4 | Machu Picchu | SUN. CUZCO-MACHU PICCHU : Full day excursion by bus & train to the most mysterious and energetic place of the Inka civilization. Early morning your tour guide will pick you up and transfer you to the train station for your 3 1/2 hour trip with spectacular views of the the Urubamba River and the Andean mountain range to Machu Picchu. Temples, palaces, towers and staircases are built into the side of the mountain. Here your tour guide will take you from site to site explaining the advanced world of the Inkas. Overnight in the village of Aguas Calientes, just at bottom of Machu Picchu. (B) | | Day 5 | Cuzco | MON. MACHU PICCHU-CUZCO : Day at leisure to explore Machu Picchu on your own. You can go back to the Lost City and visit this magnificent archeological site at your own pace or do some trekking...or stay in Aguas Calientes and visit the local market or the thermal baths. Afternoon return to Cuzco by train with transfer to your hotel. (B) | | Day 6 | Cuzco | TUE. CUZCO : At leisure. The city of Cuzco is like an open museum, wherever you go you will find ancient Inka streets, palaces, colonial mansions from the Spaniards conquistadores or just take advantage of great bargains such as sweaters, ponchos, alpaca rugs, gold and silver jewelry....plenty of things to do and see.... (B). | | Day 7 | Lima | WED. CUZCO-LIMA : Transfer to the airport for flight to Lima with transfer to hotel selected. Afternoon at leisure to explore Lima on your own. (B). | | Day 8 | Return USA | THU. LIMA-U.S.A : Transfer to the airport. (B). |
| | | Lima= Faraona [3 Stars] | | Casa Andina [3 Stars] | | Cuzco= Casona Sol [3 Stars] | | Qoriwasi [3 Stars] | | M.Picchu= Presidente [3 Stars] | | Lima= Sofitel [4 Stars] | | Palmeras [4 Stars] | | Cuzco= Novotel [4 Stars] | | Machu Picchu= M.Picchu Inn [4 Stars] | | Inti. [4 Stars] | | Lima= Marriott [5 Stars] | | Swisotel [5 Stars] | | Cuzco= Libertador [5 Stars] | | M.Picchu= El Pueblo [5 Stars] |
| *From Jan.02 to Apr.16 and Jun.15 to Aug.15 add $100 p.p. From Dec.10 to 31 -please add $250 per person. AIRFARES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME
ADD-ONS VIA AMERICAN AIRLINES: For same package..... Add $300 from LAX, SFO, DEN, LAS and Zone 5; Add $160 from ATL, ORL, SJU, TPA & ZONE 1; Add $200 from DFW, HOU & ZONE 2; Add $280 from BDL, BOS, BWI, CHI, EWR, NYC, WAS, ZONE 3; Add $340 from ZONE 4. Add $350 from JAC, PDX, SEA.(See below Zone Chart). RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. |
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