Bogota, Quito and Peru Tour

Arrival to Bogota.
We meet you at the airport and travel together to La Candelaria, the historical center of town, where your hotel is conveniently located. Free time at leisure.
Overnight in a Colonial room at the Hotel de la Opera.

Pick up at 9am for the tour to include Monserrate, the historic district of La Candelaria and the Gold Museum.
Bilingual guide, vehicle, driver, coffee break, water, lunch, entrances & activities included

Pick up at 8am for the half day visit to Zipaquirá. We visit the largest underground cathedral in the world located 200 meters below the Earth's surface in an abandoned salt mine. This evening we return to Bogotá.
Bilingual guide, vehicle, driver, coffee break, water & entrances included

Free day at leisure.

Pick up at 11.15. Transfer to the airport for the flight to Quito at 14.17. As you arrive into Quito airport and exit customs and baggage, you will be warmly welcomed by our representative.
You will be assisted with your luggage before escorted to your hotel in a private vehicle. Your hotel in Quito will be the 5 star Hilton Colon Hotel.

Pick up at 9am for a morning’s private guided visit of colonial Quito, declared by UNESCO as a world heritage site in 1978. A visit to the Old Town, including the Plaza de la Independencia. The President still conducts business here, so access to the inside may be limited. It is the home of the tomb of Sucre and also houses interesting 17th and 18th century paintings.
A visit to the Parque Alameda that houses the oldest astronomical observatory in South America, as well as an impressive monument of Simon Bolivar. The Plaza de San Francisco was constructed by the Spanish in 1553, and the church has a high altar made of gold and beautifully carved ceilings. You shall also visit La Compañia, the finest of all Jesuit churches. Damaged through the years by fires and earthquakes, it has since been restored and has a richly sculptured facade and interior.
Lunch.
In the afternoon head over to the Museo Guayasamin and the Capilla del Hombre for a look at some contemporary Ecuadorian art, the Templo Del Hombre, and the famous collected Incan artifacts and jewelry designs by the artist. Return to your hotel. Dinner included.

After breakfast free morning. Transfer to the airport at 15.00 for the 18.29 flight to Lima airport, exit customs and baggage, you will be warmly welcomed by our guide. You will be assisted with your luggage before escorted to your hotel in a private vehicle. Your hotel in Lima will be the 5 star Westin Hotel. Free evening.

Pick up at 9am to start your private visit of colonial and modern Lima, starting in the centre of this vibrant, metropolis. The tour will include a visit of the cathedral, dating from 1654 which still houses the remains of the conquistador Pizarro in the foyer; the Main Square, with the original bronze fountain built in 1650, the Government Palace where the President has his official residence and the San Francisco Convent, with its famous catacombs. Lima, known as the city of the kings, was founded in 1535 by Pizarro and after several devastating earthquakes was rebuilt in 1991; the same year that UNESCO declared Lima a world heritage site. One of the very few South American cities that preserve the colonial past, Lima was home to the Spanish viceroy during the time of the Spanish colonial power. The tour will continue with a visit to the residential areas of San Isidro and Miraflores, before stopping at La Rosa Nautica for a delicious lunch. This seafood restaurant is popular with affluent Limenos as well as international visitors but may be substituted for any other restaurant of your choice. After lunch, you shall enjoy a private visit to the Larco Herrera Museum, one of the finest private museums in Peru. With a fabulous collection of artefacts of the northern cultures particularly of the Mochica culture. The museum was founded in 1926 in Trujillo but was transferred in the 1950's to Lima. There is a room of mummies, textiles (including a Paracas cloak over 2000 years old), and several gold and silver vaults. Return to your hotel. Dinner at the Huaca Pucllana.

Pick up at 8am for the transfer to the airport for the flight to Cuzco at 11.20am with Peruvian Airlines 214. Arrive in Cuzco at 12.40, you will be warmly welcomed and assisted with your luggage before your short private drive to the five star Marriott Hotel. Lunch at your hotel.
In the early afternoon, you will be met by our leading tour guide for an incredible tour of Cuzco including the Qoricancha temple or temple of the Sun, the Inca fortress of Sacsayhuaman overlooking Cuzco city, Qenko, Tambomachay and Puka Pukara. Your private driver will be with you at all times as you visit each part of this fascinating and ancient city. Return to the hotel in the evening.
For dinner, we have suggested the marvelous Gourmet MapCafe restaurant a short walk from your hotel.

Pick up at 8.30 am, to start your full-day’s excursion to the beautiful Urubamba, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, situated between Pisac and Ollantaytambo. It is an exceptionally fertile valley that was and remains the larder of Cuzco. You will visit the village of Pisac, founded during colonial times, and set at the foot of a hill crowned by the remains of an ancient Inca city. On Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, you will witness Indians bartering their products in the main square and artisans from around the area sell their woven alpaca wool blankets and ponchos, engraved gourds, antique reproductions, jewellery, etc.
Lunch
before continuing your trip to Ollantaytambo, the only Inca town that was not defeated by the Spanish with an opportunity to explore the ruins which tower above. You will then return to Cuzco after this full day with wonderful memories of the heart of the Inca land. Arrival to your hotel for accommodation. Dinner at your hotel.

Today you will have an early start and enjoy breakfast before transfer to the Poroy Railway Station in time for the boarding of the Vistadome train to Aguas Calientes. The train will depart at 07.30am for the 3 ½ hour journey. Arrive to Aguas Calientes train station, gateway to the lost city of the Incas. As you disembark, you will be assisted with your luggage and check in to the 5 star Sumaq hotel.
Lunch.
Shortly after, your guide will again lead you on a private guided tour of Machu Picchu, the most spectacular ancient city in the world. Built by the Inca Pachacutec, and comprising stone blocks fitted with masterful precision, Machu Picchu harmoniously blends into the mountain landscape. There are many theories as to the origins behind Machu Picchu but three of the most popular ideas include a temple to the sun, a fortress against the jungle inhabitants or a sanctuary for the Incas. This fabulous city has houses, temples, warehouses, a large central square, all connected by narrow roads and steps, and is surrounded by terraces cut into the mountain side which were used for agriculture. Dinner and accommodation at your hotel.

Today you will enjoy a free day in Machu Picchu. Lunch at the Sanctuary Lodge. Return in the afternoon on the Vistadome train to Cuzco and transfer to your hotel, the Marriott. Dinner at your hotel.

After breakfast, private visit to the southeast of Cuzco and the archaeological center of Tipon, there you will come to know more about the extensive carved stone channels, which represent one of the hydraulic engineering advances achieved by the Incas. Then, you will continue to Pikillacta, one of the most important administrative centers of the pre Inca times. The tour continues to the village of Andahuaylillas, which houses a beautiful seventeenth century church, which represents a dramatic expression of so-called Andean Baroque. Return to Cuzco for lunch. Dinner and accommodation.

Free morning. Transfer to the airport in the afternoon to take the 16.40 flight, arriving in Lima at 18.00.

End of our services.