South America
Enchanting Peru - 6D/5N
Tour Highlights:
Lima - Presidential Palace, Cathedral.
Cusco - Convent of Santo Domingo, Q'enqo.
Machu Pichu.
Welcome to the country of UNESCO world heritage site Machu Picchu. Arrival at Lima, meet our local representative and proceed to your hotel. Check In & relax. Overnight stay at hotel
After breakfast proceed to airport to board a flight for your next destination Cusco. Arrive at Cusco, meet our local representative and proceed to hotel. Check in and relax. In afternoon, visit The Convent of Santo Domingo. This was the most important temple dedicated to the worship of the Sun and whose walls were lined with solid sheets of gold. All that remains now is the fine stonework, the conquistadors took the rest. Coricancha was also an observatory, where priests kept track of major celestial events. Then we will see Sacsayhuaman (which means ‘satisfied falcon’) is one of the most impressive sites built by the Incas. Later proceed to The site of Q'enqo (meaning ‘zigzag’ or ‘labyrinth’) contains the most impressive carved rocks in the Cusco area. And finally we will visit Puka Pukara translates to ‘the red fortress’. This is a small site and although the name suggests that it was a fortress, it does not appear to have any defensive purpose. Overnight stay at hotel. (B)
After breakfast, enjoy a drive with the beautiful snowcapped Chicon and Veronica mountains. In Moray we visit “The Inca agricultural greenhouse or laboratory”, consisting of four platforms amphitheater style or. Has a depth of 150 meters, the overlapping concentric circular stone rings widen as they rise. It was an experimental place to study the adaptation of plants to new ecosystems .We also visits MARAS / SALINERAS: located 7 miles from Moray at altitude of 3, 380 m is a small village, as a model of a miniature city. Famous for its salt mines, made up of about 3000 small wells. These were already exploited since Inca times as a means of economic exchange and securities. Very interesting to see how the salt is recovered from these mines and the lives of those who work here. Return to Cusco. Overnight stay at hotel. (B)
After breakfast, get transferred from your hotel to train station to board a train to a small town Aguas Calientes and from there take a bus ride up to UNESCO world heritage site Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu, an Inca city with a maze of fine stone temples, houses and fountains, is spectacularly situated on a ridge between two peaks. It was hidden by dense vegetation when Hiram Bingham discovered it in 1911. Enjoy a guided tour of this historic place later enjoy lunch and late afternoon return to your hotel in Cusco. Overnight stay at hotel. (B, L)
After breakfast proceed to airport to board a flight back to your home town with lots of happy memories to cherish for lifetime (B)
Essential South America - 8D/7N
Tour Highlights:
Buenos Aries - City Life.
Iguassu - Water Falls.
Rio De Janeiro - Corcovado.
Arrival in Buenos Aires, meet our local representative and proceed to your hotel. Check in and relax till noon. At the afternoon you are going to have a city tour to see the most important tourist attractions as the aristocratic residential buildings at the north and their numerous restaurants, pastry shops, nightclubs and dressy stores, which create a fascinating atmosphere. Return to the hotels and overnight stay.
After breakfast get transferred to airport to board a flight to your next destination Iguassu. Arrival at Foz do Iguaçu, transfer to the hotel and check in. visit a breathtaking canyon called “Garganta del Diabolo” (Canyon of the devil). A train through the jungle moves to the stations “waterfalls” and “Garganta del Diabolo”, even though the hiking route named “Yvyra Retá” connects these two stations. By using some hiking routes it is possible to access the lookout point “Alvar-Nunes”, the waterfalls called “Bozetti”, “San Martin” and “the two sisters”. Return to the hotels and overnight stay. (B)
After early breakfast proceed to enjoy waterfalls on Brazilian countryside for a breathtaking view. Overnight stay at hotel. (B)
After having breakfast in your hotel, a transfer to airport to board a flight to Rio De Janeiro, meet our local representative and proceed to your hotel, check In. Later proceed on an excursion to the Sugar Loaf. You pass the beaches “Praia do Botafogo” and “Praia Vermelha” at the urban district called “Urca”. From there you use the aerial passenger line to go up to the sugar loaf. You have a first stop on a hill called “Morro da Urca” on which several gardens and panorama viewing platforms are located. Arrived at the second stop you enjoy a spectacular view over Rio de Janeiro, its beaches and the bay “Guanabara”. At the horizon you can see the mountain called “Corcovado”. After that breathtaking excursion, you move on to Copacabana. Return to the hotels and overnight stay. (B)
After having a breakfast, your day starts with a half day city tour and an excursion to “Corcovado”. Starting point is the urban district “Cosme Velho”, which is located between city centre and Copacabana. By using the train you pass the tropical forest “Tijuca”, which is the biggest urban forest in the world. It is also a fantastic place to look over Rio de Janeiro and to see the mountain. The Corcovado has a height of 710 meter. It is possible to scale it by using the train or by using the listed cog railway (approximately 2.3 miles). On the top of Corcovado is the monument of Christo enthroned, which you can see at each time from nearly every place in Rio de Janeiro. From this viewing platform you can enjoy one of the most spectacular panorama views in the world. (B)
After breakfast, day is free to explore the city on your own. (B)
After having your breakfast at your hotel, proceed to airport to board a flight back to your hometown with lots of happy memories to cherish for lifetime! (B)