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FIXED DEPARTURE DATE JUNE 19, 2010
Before the colonial Spaniards banned the ceremonial
events occurring each Winter
in Cusco, the native residents gathered to honor the Sun God, sacrifice
an animal to ensure good crops and to pay homage to the Inca, as the
first born Son of the Sun. The historic ceremony of Inti Raymi is based
on the available chronicles, the ritual was composed in his Native
Quechua and the event is held in the Saxsayhuaman amphitheater. The
hillsides and the monument terraces surrounging the ampitheater fill
with a vast crowd for this event. The event occurs on the morning of the
Winter Solstice, as was the case in the prehistoric era. The reenactment
portrays only the religious portion of the ancient nine day festival,
its invocation, which originally began before sunrise on the solstice.
The reenactment occurs later in the morning
This package can be easily customized to suit your needs
DAY 1: JUNE/19 LIMA PICK UP
Pick up upon arrival and overnight
at the Hotel located in Miraflores,
Lima
DAY 2: JUNE/ 20 CUSCO
Transfer to the Lima airport for the
flight to Cuzco (airfare not
included).
Upon arrival .reception at the Cusco
airport ; you will be taken to your
hotel.
In the afternoon: Cusco City Tour
From 1:15 p.m. Aprox
This tour includes the Qoricancha
(Temple of the Sun) and the
Cathedral and some other famous
places like the famous fortress of
Sacsayhuaman, then to Q'enqo, Puca
Pucara and Tambomachay.
You will also receive a tourist
ticket valid to many other sites you
can visit on your free time.
Overnight at the Hotel.
DAY 3: JUNE/21 SACRED VALLEY TOUR
- PRIVATE SERVICE
At 8:15 a.m. we will depart for the
Sacred Valley tour, that includes:
Bus service to the market of Pisaq,
visits the ruins of Ollantaytambo,
and the market at Chinchero.
There is an English speaking guide,
and lunch in a typical restaurant in
Urubamba.
Of course, throughout this trip you
will have magnificent views of the
high Peruvian Andes.
At the end you will go back at the
Hotel. ( B,L )
DAY 4: JUN/22 MACHU PICCHU TOUR
At 5:30a.m. you will be picked up
from the hotel to the Poroy train
station which leaves at 06:53a.m.
Travel will be in a "Vistadome"
Class (formerly "Autowagon").
You will arrive to the Aguas
Calientes Station, from where you
will take a 25 minutes bus ride to
the ruins of Machu Picchu.
Once there, you will take a guided
tour, with an English speaking
guide.
Lunch at Sanctuary Lodge hotel
included.
Overnight at the Hotel in Aguas
Calientes (Machupicchu). (B, Lunch)
DAY 5: JUN/23 MACHU PICCHU -
CUSCO
Morning at leisure in Aguas
Calientes to continue visiting the
area and Machu Picchu (bus ticket
and entrance fees not included).
In the afternoon at 15:20 pm we will
take the Vistadome train back to
Poroy station.
Upon arrival , tramsfer to your
hotel in Cusco. (B)
DAY 6: JUNE/24 INTI RAYMI
Cusco celebrates the Inti Raymi with
occasion of the winter solstice -the
solar new year - for a town which
main cult object was the god Inti
(the sun).
In time of the Incas was a religious
ceremony, now it is a theater
representation. However this
expression generates a feeling of
identity in the town that
evokes values and memories that are
still excellent in our days, it also
brings to the memory a time that
lives in the heart of the town of
Cusco (Qosqo).
The version is expressed in the
original, Quechua language. The
celebration starts on the Temple of
the Sun (Koricancha) then continues
to the Sacsayhuaman, we will
provide you the transportation and
entrance. Afternoon transfer to the
Hotel and overnight. (B, Box Lunch)
DAY 7: JUN/25 PUNO
Transfer to the bus Station. Ten
hours aprox. Bus or Train ride to
Puno*, across the scenic high
Andes landscapes only dotted by
small villages and herds of the
llamas and vicuñas. Upon arrival
transfer to the Hotel and overnight.
( B,L )
(*If travelling by train, ask for
price and availability).
DAY 8: JUN/26 UROS AND TAQUILE
ISLANDS
You will be picked up from your
hotel 6:40 am, after 2 hours
motorboat you will arrive at the
Uros island, in the Titikaka lake.
Fishermen and hunters inhabit the
floating islands of the Uros. The
residents of the Uros use the
cattail, a type of rush, which grows
in the lake, to create the
conditions that ensure the islands
stay afloat. The dense roots that
the plants develop support the
island.The roofs are waterproof and
the houses are extremely humid
because of the surrounding water. At
present they speak Quechua and
Aymara. Then we will visit the
Taquile island , including lunch in
the co-operative restaurant, there
is also a co-operative shop on the
plaza that sells exceptional woollen
goods which are not cheap but of
very fine quality. Taquile Island is
famous for its craft production,
particularly for its beautiful
textiles. The island is narrow at
about 1 Km. wide and 6 to 7 Km.
long. The visit could be exhausting
because of the 533 steps on the
stone stairway to climb to get to
the village and because of the
altitude (13,000 ft above sea
level). On Taquile there are
numerous pre-Inca and Inca ruins as
well as Inca terracing. We will
return in Puno in the afternoon.
Overnight at the Hotel . (B,L)
DAY 9: JUN/27 SUN ISLAND FULL DAY
You will picked up from your hotel
at 6,30 am. Land transfer to
Copacabana Sanctuary. You will
arrive into Copacabana after about 3
hours. Copacabana is the most
important religious sanctuary of
Bolivia, thousands of pilgrims visit
every year the virgin of Copacabana
also known as Native Madonna, you
will visit the main square and the
impressive Cathedral (1/2 hour
tour). You will arrive into the Sun
Island after about 1 hour of a
spectacular catamaran cruise
including lunch on board, this
island has been identified as the
birthplace of several revered
entities, including the sun itself.
A source of magnetic energy, the
vertex of the earth and the cradle
of the Inca Empire, the Inca couple
Manco Kapac and Mama Ocllo appeared
here and founded the Sun Empire.
During a 2 hours Sun Island Tour you
will visit:
-The Inca garden, the island micro
climate provides the ideal location
for this garden that during Inca
times was full of Andean flowers,
water and trees.
-The Inca Stairs that was built by
the Incas in order to reach the Inca
Water spring.
-The Inca water spring, a natural
water spring with 3 different
openings of different tastes, this
Inca made water fountain is
supposed to be a source of eternal
youth.
-The Sun Island Inti Wata
Complex,that contains the largest
amount of archaeological items
founded in the island and the
largest demo variety of Andean flora
and fauna available in Bolivia.
-The Sun Island Kallawaya Ancient
Ceremony, witchcrafts, natural
medicine, art, magic, and millenary
traditions are part of the mystic
world of the Kallawayas heritage.
The purpose of this mystic ceremony
is to purify the souls of the
Chinkana holy temple visitors, this
Ceremony take place in a Inca altar
at the top of the hill facing the
temple and overlooking the lake. You
will then proceed back to Copacabana
and then to Puno, we will return in
Puno at 6:30 pm. Overnight. ( B,L )
DAY 10: JUN/28 SILLUSTANI - LIMA
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport
to take the flight to Lima (airfare
not included).
On the route visit at the Sillustani
Chullpas (pre-Colombian funeral
towers).
The scenery is desert but
impressive, in a beautiful setting
on a peninsula on Ayumara lake about
32 Km. from
Puno. Most of the towers date from
the period of Inca occupation in the
15th century; the engineering
involved in
their construction is more complex
than anything the Incas built.
Upon arrival reception and transfer
to the hotel. Overnight. (B)
DAY 11: JUN/29 LIMA CITY TOUR &
PACHACAMAC RUINS
In the morning Lima city tour, you
will be picked up from your hotel at
09 AM. We will visit the colonial
area and
to the Plaza de Armas where you will
see the Government Palace, the
Cathedral, the Archbishop's Palace
and the City Hall as
well as the XVII century church and
cloister of San Francisco, a world
cultural heritage.
Then we will go to the modern
downtown with a view of the Pacific
Ocean and the modern residential
suburb of San Isidro.
We will visit a place that is near
Lima, there is an archaeological
enclosure whose constructions
conserve the mysticism and
religiosity of their past,
Its name: Pachacamac. When traveling
this sanctuary, where hundred of
years ago the natives surrendered
cult to the sun and to the Earth,
one
can feel the magic attraction of a
place that will always be sacred.
Finally, return to the hotel.
Overnight. (B,L)
DAY 12: JUN/30 TRANSFER OUT
Transfer to the airport in time to
get.
END OF THE SERVICES
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INCLUDES: Hotel accommodation
based on double or single occupancy.
All scheduled land transportation.
All transfers.
All scheduled excursions with English-speaking professional
guide services.
All entrance fees.
Meals as specified in the itinerary. (B=Breakfast , L=Lunch ,
D=Dinner)
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
International and domestic airfares, airport departure taxes or
visa fees, excess baggage charges, additional nights during the
trip due to flight cancellations,
alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages or bottled water, snacks,
insurance of any kind, laundry,
phone calls, radio calls or messages, reconfirmation of
international flights and items of personal nature.
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