ESCORTED SMALL GROUP TOUR
Trip Length: 11 days
Trip Dates:
Nov 27-Dec 7, 2011
10 nights in Deluxe & First Class hotels | 23 meals
Rates: $4195 double | $5195 single
Intra-tour airfare: $360
International Airfare is additional.
| FLY USA to Lima. Arrive Lima and transfer to the hotel. | |
| Tour of Lima | |
| Fly to Cusco. Tour of Cusco. | |
| The Sacred Valley. Lunch at a private Hacienda. Tour Pisac & Ollantaytambo. | |
| Vistadome train to Machu Picchu. Tour Machu Picchu. | |
| Optional return to Machu Picchu in the morning. Afternoon train to Cusco. | |
| Full day train to Puno (Lake Titicaca) | |
| Visit to Sun Island. Hydrofoil to Moon Island. Exclusive visit to Iñak Uyu Sun Virgins Temple | |
| Visit the Inca Steps & Sacred Fountain. Hydrofoil to La Paz. | |
| City tour of La Paz & visit of Moon Valley. | |
| Transfer to airport for return flight to USA. |
Peru is home to the spectacular Incan site of Machu Picchu as well as the charming, and wonderfully preserved, colonial city of Cusco. Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world is located between Peru and Bolivia making a combination of the two and ideal advventure for exploring both of them in one trip. This is a unique opportunity to see a large part of both countries and best of both. Join a small group of Coda travelers on this exciting journey from the Lima to La Paz.
Depart the USA on any regularly schedule flight to the USA
.On arrival at Lima International Airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Remainder of the day is at leisure.
Hotel JW Marriott Hotel
Room Standard Rom
Meals None
The city of Lima was founded by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro on January 5, 1535, the eve of the Epiphany of the Magi – from which it derived its evocative original name of La Ciudad de los Reyes or “The City of Kings”. It is a city of rare fascination and unexpected pleasures. Lima has decaying colonial splendor and the teeming vitality of an oriental bazaar; melancholy cloudy winters and warm breezy summers; impoverished urban sprawl and quiet elegant corners among ancient buildings where the night air is scented with jasmine.
This afternoon you will embark on a city tour beginning with a visit to the Plaza Mayor, official center of the city and the original site upon which Lima was founded. You will visit the historic Cathedral, built in 1534 and an architectural masterpiece. From the Cathedral, you will walk past the Presidential Palace where the soldiers guarding the palace offer an excellent photo opportunity, and on to the Church of San Francisco with its library and collection of fine paintings and frescoes.
Hotel JW Marriott Hotel
Room Standard Rom
Meals None
Today you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Cusco. On your arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel.
The morning is left free to relax and acclimatize, as you are now at an altitude of 3400 meters. We recommend minimal activity and the local remedy of coca tea (which is in plentiful supply) for those who are susceptible.
This afternoon enjoy a city tour which includes the Cathedral on the Plaza de Armas and Santo Domingo, a Dominican church and convent built upon the foundations of the Koricancha, or the ‘place of gold’, the Incas’ principal religious building, dedicated to the worship of the sun.
After seeing the sights of the ancient city, your visit will take you to the ruins of Sacsayhuaman, a true testimonial to Incan architectural skills. Compiled of massive stones (one weighs 125 tons!) you are challenged to try to slip a piece of paper through the cracks inbetween these blocks, cut and fitted together with incredible precision without a single drop of mortar to hold them in place.
This ancient fortress (where the greatest battle between the Spanish and Incas took place) overlooks the red-tiled roofs of Cusco and the breathtaking countryside surrounding the city. Also visit Qenqo (“The Labyrinth”), an Incan shrine dedicated to Pachamama (‘Mother Earth’); the small fortress of Puka Pukara.
Tonight you will enjoy dinner at local restaurant
Hotel Picoaga Cusco
Room Standard
Meals Breakfast, Dinner
This morning visit the local village of Pisac, known for its famous colorful market. This bustling market attracts tourist from all over the world to try their bartering for local sweaters, ponchos, wall hangings, jewelry and goods.
You will have time to shop before enjoying lunch at the charming Huayoccari Hacienda, where you will be able to appreciate a valuable collection of Colonial and folk art. The current inhabitants of the house, the Lambarri-Orihuela family, will be your hosts.
After lunch, continue on to the massive fortress of Ollantaytambo. The fortress of Ollantaytambo, a formidable stone structure that climbs massive terraces to the top of a peak, was the valley’s main defense against the Antis and was the site of the Incas’ greatest victory against the Spanish during the wars of conquest. Constructed of rose-colored granite, this huge installation was once a thriving complex of baths, temples and military barracks. Below the fortress lies a complete Incan town, also called Ollantaytambo, still inhabited and with its original architecture and layout preserved.
Hotel Sol y Luna
Room Standard
Meals Breakfast, Lunch
After check out, you board the Vistadome bound for Machu Picchu, in time to begin your explorations of this breathtaking Incan citadel.
Accompanied by your guide, explore the city's ruins, and feel its pulse as you visualize the lives of the priests, craftsmen, and servants who inhabited this seemingly uninhabitable citadel. Excavations at the site have revealed skeletons, artifacts and woolen clothing, but no gold. The same precision of assembled stones exists here as in other Incan sites.
Overlooking the raging Urubamba River and discovered in a hidden tangle of vines and trees atop the mountain, the city of Machu Picchu will forever hold the secret of its destruction - the Incas left no written record.
Hotel Inkaterra Machu Picchu
Room Standard
Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
It is said that Machu Picchu is a place of great spirituality, and the ultimate spiritual moment of the day happens at sunrise. This morning therefore there is an option to rise early and view the world’s most spectacularly situated ruins at sunrise with your guide/or on your own.
Afternoon return to Cusco by Vistadome train. On your arrival you will be transferred to your hotel.
Hotel Picoaga Cusco
Room Standard
Meals Breakfast
This morning, you will be transferred to the railway station in Cusco for a 10 hour train journey to Puno on the first class Andean Explorer. Lunch will be on board.
This spectacular ride – probably the highest passenger railway service in the world in regular operation – takes us over the high plateau of the altiplano, reaching altitudes of 14,000 ft, past scattered villages and herds of llamas and vicunas. On your arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel. Dinner at your hotel
Hotel Libertador Esteves – Puno
Room Standard
Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Private transportation from Puno to Copacabana visiting Juli and Pomata towns
Arrival in Copacabana and visit the shrine of the Indian Virgin
Hydrofoil cruise to Moon Island.
Visit the Iñak Uyu Sun Virgins Temple – Exclusive. Hydrofoil cruise to Sun Island.
Visit Pilcocaina Sun Temple. Lunch and dinner at hotel
Posada Del Inca Eco Lodge
Room Standard
Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Continental breakfast. In the morning visit the Inca Steps and Sacred Fountain
Lunch at Uma Kollo Archaological and panoramic restaurant. Exclusive
In the afternoon Hydrofoil to La Paz.
On your arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel in La Paz.
Hotel Europa
Room Standard
Meals Breakfast, Lunch
In the afternoon City Tour of La Paz & Visit of the Moon Valley
La Paz is known as "the City of contrast" and it is a unique blend of cultures and races. Located within breathtaking panoramas. This tour includes: Native, colonial and modern areas, Indian Market, Tiwanaku Museum Witch Doctor's Market and Moon Valley, a weird rocks formations site. Enjoy a Farwell Dinner this evening.
Hotel Europa
Room Standard
Meals Breakfast, Dinner
Early this morning you will be transferred to the airport for your International departure flight.
Meals Breakfast
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-- a deluxe hotel in the heart of Miraflores, a fashionable district of Lima. All rooms have oceanview and amenities expected in a 5* international standard hotel. |
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-- The Picoaga Hotel, originally was the old mansion of the Spanish noble, the Marquis of Picoaga (century XVII). It has now been converted into an ntimate & comfortable First Class hotel. The public areas are beautifully decorated in colonial style, framed by fine stone archways on two levels; beautiful columns; capiteles and Spanish patio, complete an authentic sample of 17th century architecture. |
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-- Located in the heart of the Sacred Valley, Sol y Luna is a collection of charming bungalows built around a central lounge & restaurant building. This is a superb location for discovering the valley. |
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is located just steps away from the train station in Aguas Calientes. An intimate 85-cottage luxury hotel in sprawling Andean style village within a secluded 12 acres of exquisite beauty. Rooms are in comfortable one- or two-story whitewashed casitas. |
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is located on Esteves Island on the shores of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world. Libertador Puno is considered the best hotel in Puno because of the services offered. |
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--This rustic, remote First Class Hotel is located at one of the most beautiful sites of Lake Titicaca and encompasses the attractive Andean Roots Cultural Complex, where you can visit the eco village and the Altiplano museum, or experience a real shaman healing ritual and learn about ancient Indian traditions and culture. |
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- Elegance, functionality and high technology come together at Hotel Europa to offer a highly personalized attention, to make your stay a unique experience |
| 2012 | Land |
Intra-tour Airfare |
Total |
| Double | $4195 |
$360 |
$4555 |
| Single | $5195 |
$360 |
$5555 |
No visa is required for American or Canadian passport holders for entyr into Peru. Travelers of other nationalities should check with a Peruvian Consulate or Embassy for requirements.
A visa is required for entry into Bolivia. For current costs and to download forms, we recommend using Zierer Visa Service. To speak directly to ZVS Customer Service, call 866-788-1100 (toll-free in the U.S.). Please note that visas cannot be processed more than 90 days prior to departure and processing may take several weeks to complete. You may also apply directly with a Bolivian Consulate in your area. For information, google the Bolivian Consulate nearest you (e.g. Bolivian Consulate New York). You must have a valid passport that remains valid six months past your return to the U.S. You should also have a minimum of two empty passport pages.
A YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION & CERTIFICATE is required for entry into Bolivia. If you are not able to take the yellow fever vaccine, a letter from your doctor is required. The letter must be translated in to Spanish (Coda Tours can assist you with this).
American Airlines, Lan Airlines, Air Canada and Air France are among airlines that can be used for this trip. We recommend booking at least 7 months in advance if you want to try to use Frequent Flyer Miles for free tickets or upgrades or the American Express Platinum card 2-4-1 program.
All departures are guaranteed on a minimum of 6 participants. Rates will vary according the final number of participants as indicated in the Tour Rates. A Coda Tour Manager will accompany the group on a minimum of 6 travelers.
| November | Lima |
Cusco |
La Paz |
| High | 72 |
67 |
59 |
| Low | 63 |
45 |
38 |
| Rainfall | 0.1 |
2.7 |
2 |
