Christmas in Cuzco – Peru

The best options and the best prices to go to Cuzco – Sacred Valley – Machu Picchu – Santurantikuy: Enjoyable and affordable Christmas holidays to visit Peru

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CHRISTMAS TOUR PERU

Begin from: Lima / Cuzco

End in: Cuzco / Lima

Duration: 07 Days/ 06 Nights

Physical Rating: Moderate

(B)=Breakfast ; (L)=Lunch ; (D)=Dinner

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SCHEDULE

December 20: Lima

Arrival in Lima. Reception and transfer to the hotel of your choice.

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December 21: Lima (B & L)

After breakfast, full city tour of modern and colonial Lima, declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1991. Tour in an air conditioned bus with a bilingual guide. The tour includes a visit to the Cathedral, Main Square, San Francisco Convent and its Catacombs, and the residential areas of San Isidro and Miraflores. Lunch at the internationally acclaimed Rosa Nautica seafood restaurant, strategically located on a pier and extending into the Pacific Ocean. After lunch, a visit to the GoldMuseum. Originally from a private collection, the museum houses numerous gold, silver and copper artefacts from several pre-Hispanic cultures. The most precious piece in the collection is the solid gold Tumi (ceremonial knife) belonging to the Lambayeque culture (350AD). Return to your hotel. Free evening.

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December 22: Lima – Cuzco – Sacred Valley (B & L)

After breakfast, flight to Cuzco, reception and transfer to the hotel of your choice. Full-day excursion to Urubamba, the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Visit the village of Pisac, founded during Colonial times. On Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays the Indians barter their products, and artisans from all over the area sell their woven alpaca wool blankets and ponchos, engraved gourds, antique reproductions and jewellery. On Sundays, it is also the meeting place for the local Mayors of the region, who come dressed in their traditional costumes, to attend morning mass. After buffet lunch at the Alahambra Restaurant, a visit to Ollantaytambo, the only Inca town which is still inhabited. Explore the ruins above Ollantaytambo before returning to Cuzco via the traditional market town of Chinchero. Return to your hotel.

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December 23: Machu Picchu (B)

An early start by Vistadome train to Aguas Calientes. Guided visit of the most spectacular ancient city in the world. This fabulous city contains houses, temples, warehouses, a large central square; and all connected by narrow roads and steps that are surrounded by terraces cut into the mountain side. After the tour, free time to enjoy this spiritual wonder. Opportunity for a guided trek (approx 1 hour) up to the sungate (Intipunku), which is a part of the Inca Trail, for a magical view of the sanctuary or alternatively an unguided climb to the top of Wayna Picchu, with a magnificent view of the whole Sanctuary (recommended for fit individuals only). Accommodation at the hotel of your choice.

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December 24: Machu Picchu (B & L)

Opportunity to return to the sanctuary for a more personal appreciation of the Eighth wonder of the world. Christmas lunch at the Sanctuary Lodge Hotel located in front of Machu Picchu. Return in the afternoon by train to Cuzco and transfer to the hotel of your choice.

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December 25: Cuzco (B & D)

Afternoon guided visit of the four ruins nearby; the Sacsayhuaman Fortress overlooking the city of Cuzco, a pre Inca architectural masterpiece; Kenko, a rock sanctuary whose main attraction is the monolithic altar representing a puma, the red Fortress of Puca-Pucara and Tambomachay, a beautiful fountain fed by a spring forming a series of basins continue to the city of Cuzco; the Main Square, the Cathedral and the Koricancha or Temple of the Sun. Dinner and folkloric show in the evening.

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December 26: (B)

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your return flight to Lima and your connection for your international flight.

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Our Price Includes:

– 6 night´s accommodation in twin/double rooms at recommended hotels with private bathroom, including breakfast.
–  All transfers, tours and excursions as per itinerary with local English speaking guides.
– All meals as per itinerary.
– Flight tickets: Lima – Cuzco – Lima
– Train tickets: Cusco – Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu) – Cuzco in Vistadome.
– All entrance fees and tips.

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Our price does not include:

– International air tickets and associated taxes.
– Meals not specified on the itinerary.
– All domestic flights require a US$5.00 charge (airport tax), payable at the airport.
– Personal expenses such as telephone bills, laundry expenses, beverages, etc.
– Insurance against theft, loss, illness and/or accident.
 -Baggage porterage and other extras not specified.

* Fixed group departure tours start with a minimum of 2 passengers

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