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8 Day Machu Picchu & Galapagos Classic
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Itinerary
Day 1: ARRIVAL TO CUZCO
Stop At: Sacsayhuaman, Cusco 08000 Peru
Today you will arrive to Cuzco airport. There are a couple of connecting flights to get to Cuzco from the airport in Lima. You will need to arrange your flight to get to Cuzco. Upon your arrival you will have a private transfer from the airport to your hotel. Please be aware of the sign with your name on it. You will drive with your guide to the nearby ruins of Cuzco, such as Sacsayhuaman Fortress with his immense walls of temples made up of huge stones distributed in a zigzag pattern, the red Fort Puca Pucara, Qenko Amphitheatre and Tambomachay, the Inca baths. After an impressive walk around the area you will turn back to the hotel.
Duration: 3 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Munay Wasi Inn Hotel or similar
Day 2: CUZCO – SACRED VALLEY – OLLANTAYTAMBO – AGUAS CALIENTES
Stop At: Sacred Valley of the Incas, 0051 Peru
The Sacred Valley was a key area of settlement to the Incas. Its agreeable climate and fertile plains make a rare and fruitful combination for the high Andes. The visit includes Pisac Indian Market which attracts people from remote communities, dressed in colorful, traditional attire.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Archaeological Park Ollantaytambo, Ollantaytambo 08676 Peru
In the afternoon, you will visit the Ollantaytambo Ruins. One of its best preserved areas, known as Hanan Hucaypata, lies north of the main square.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Hot Springs (Aguas Calientes), Signposted from main square, Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu Peru
After lunch, you will begin your journey by train enjoying panoramic windows. You will be delighted by the incredible landscapes along the route to Machu Picchu.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: El Mapi hotel or similar
Day 3: MACHU PICCHU – OLLANTAYTAMBO – CUZCO
Stop At: Machu Picchu, 08680, Peru
You will start the day by walking to the bus station to take your bus to Machu Picchu. Here, you will have your shared transfer from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu, and viceversa. Machu Picchu is considered as one of the most extraordinary examples of landscape architecture in the world. Located in an enclave of a mountain overlooking the canyon of the Urubamba River, in an area of lush tropical forest, it served as a place of worship and a site for star-gazing. In 2007, Machu Picchu was chosen as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. In the afternoon, you will take the Executive Train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo, and then private transport to Cuzco with guide.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Munay Wasi Inn Hotel or similar
Day 4: CUZCO – GUAYAQUIL
Stop At: Peruvian - Aeropuerto Alejandro Velasco Astete, Av. Alejandro s/n, Avenida Velasco Astete, Cusco 08006, Peru
Today you will have your transfer to the airport of Cuzco from where you will fly to Guayaquil. Upon arrival in Guayaquil you will be picked up by the hotel shuttle. Depending on the flight times you will have a in Guayaquil a city tour by night
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Wyndham Hotel Guayaquil
Day 5: TRANSFER IN – TWINS – HIGHLANDS
Stop At: Los Gemelos, Ecuador
Your tour will start at Baltra airport (GPS) where the guide will pick you up and will take you to the highlands of Santa Cruz. First you make a stop at the Twin Craters. “Los Gemelos”, or the Twin Craters, are located opposite to each other.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Rancho Primicias, El Chato Area, 200350 Ecuador
You will have lunch in the highlands (if your arrival is before 02:00 PM). This includes a visit to the famous Lava tunnels. Rancho Primicias is located on the top of the island Santa Cruz. This is a humid tropical forest and offers varied landscape. Its major tourist attraction are the tortoises that migrate from the park to this property at certain times of the year.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Malecon de Puerto Ayora, Ave Charles Darwin, Puerto Ayora 200350 Ecuador
Here you can enjoy a delicious local dinner.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Silberstein or similar
Day 6: BARTOLOME / FLOREANA / NORTH SEYMOUR
Stop At: North Seymour, Calle Duncan Y Lobo Marino, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
Today you will visit an uninhibited island by boat. It will either be Floreana, Bartolome or North Seymour. You can tell us your preference and we try to get you to that island. Unfortunately due to availability we cannot guarantee the island. You will navigate for about 30 min up to 2,5 hours to get to the island. You will have a short hike to get to know the land species and afterwards you will go snorkeling. Around 04:00 PM you will be back in the village and you might have time to visit the Charles Darwin Station by yourself.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch: Box lunch provided
Accommodation included: Silberstein or similar
Day 7: SAN CRISTOBAL – LA LOBERIA SELF-GUIDED – ISLA LOBOS
Stop At: Isla Lobos, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos, 120506 Ecuador
At 07:00 AM you take the public speedboat to San Cristobal. Here you’ll be picked up and the driver will take you to your hotel. The rest of the morning is free, and you can visit La Loberia beach on your own. At 01:00 PM you will go to Isla Lobos where you will have a high chance to see blue-footed boobies and a big Galapagos sea lion colony. The boat ride takes about 20 min and upon arrival, you will have a snack / basic local lunch. Afterwards you have a hike of about 1,5 hours before you go snorkeling.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Casa Opuntia or similar
Day 8: TRANSFER OUT
Stop At: Airport Isla San Cristobal, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Ecuador
After breakfast, you will have a drop off at San Cristobal Airport (just 5 min). In the morning you usually have time to enjoy a bit more of the sea lions at Playa Mann or you can go to the interpretation center by yourself. The tour will end upon arrival to the airport where you will depart to Quito or Guayaquil.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
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Day 1: ARRIVAL TO CUZCO
Stop At: Sacsayhuaman, Cusco 08000 Peru
Today you will arrive to Cuzco airport. There are a couple of connecting flights to get to Cuzco from the airport in Lima. You will need to arrange your flight to get to Cuzco. Upon your arrival you will have a private transfer from the airport to your hotel. Please be aware of the sign with your name on it. You will drive with your guide to the nearby ruins of Cuzco, such as Sacsayhuaman Fortress with his immense walls of temples made up of huge stones distributed in a zigzag pattern, the red Fort Puca Pucara, Qenko Amphitheatre and Tambomachay, the Inca baths. After an impressive walk around the area you will turn back to the hotel.
Duration: 3 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Munay Wasi Inn Hotel or similar
Day 2: CUZCO – SACRED VALLEY – OLLANTAYTAMBO – AGUAS CALIENTES
Stop At: Sacred Valley of the Incas, 0051 Peru
The Sacred Valley was a key area of settlement to the Incas. Its agreeable climate and fertile plains make a rare and fruitful combination for the high Andes. The visit includes Pisac Indian Market which attracts people from remote communities, dressed in colorful, traditional attire.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Archaeological Park Ollantaytambo, Ollantaytambo 08676 Peru
In the afternoon, you will visit the Ollantaytambo Ruins. One of its best preserved areas, known as Hanan Hucaypata, lies north of the main square.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Hot Springs (Aguas Calientes), Signposted from main square, Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu Peru
After lunch, you will begin your journey by train enjoying panoramic windows. You will be delighted by the incredible landscapes along the route to Machu Picchu.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: El Mapi hotel or similar
Day 3: MACHU PICCHU – OLLANTAYTAMBO – CUZCO
Stop At: Machu Picchu, 08680, Peru
You will start the day by walking to the bus station to take your bus to Machu Picchu. Here, you will have your shared transfer from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu, and viceversa. Machu Picchu is considered as one of the most extraordinary examples of landscape architecture in the world. Located in an enclave of a mountain overlooking the canyon of the Urubamba River, in an area of lush tropical forest, it served as a place of worship and a site for star-gazing. In 2007, Machu Picchu was chosen as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. In the afternoon, you will take the Executive Train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo, and then private transport to Cuzco with guide.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Munay Wasi Inn Hotel or similar
Day 4: CUZCO – GUAYAQUIL
Stop At: Peruvian - Aeropuerto Alejandro Velasco Astete, Av. Alejandro s/n, Avenida Velasco Astete, Cusco 08006, Peru
Today you will have your transfer to the airport of Cuzco from where you will fly to Guayaquil. Upon arrival in Guayaquil you will be picked up by the hotel shuttle. Depending on the flight times you will have a in Guayaquil a city tour by night
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Wyndham Hotel Guayaquil
Day 5: TRANSFER IN – TWINS – HIGHLANDS
Stop At: Los Gemelos, Ecuador
Your tour will start at Baltra airport (GPS) where the guide will pick you up and will take you to the highlands of Santa Cruz. First you make a stop at the Twin Craters. “Los Gemelos”, or the Twin Craters, are located opposite to each other.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Rancho Primicias, El Chato Area, 200350 Ecuador
You will have lunch in the highlands (if your arrival is before 02:00 PM). This includes a visit to the famous Lava tunnels. Rancho Primicias is located on the top of the island Santa Cruz. This is a humid tropical forest and offers varied landscape. Its major tourist attraction are the tortoises that migrate from the park to this property at certain times of the year.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Malecon de Puerto Ayora, Ave Charles Darwin, Puerto Ayora 200350 Ecuador
Here you can enjoy a delicious local dinner.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Silberstein or similar
Day 6: BARTOLOME / FLOREANA / NORTH SEYMOUR
Stop At: North Seymour, Calle Duncan Y Lobo Marino, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
Today you will visit an uninhibited island by boat. It will either be Floreana, Bartolome or North Seymour. You can tell us your preference and we try to get you to that island. Unfortunately due to availability we cannot guarantee the island. You will navigate for about 30 min up to 2,5 hours to get to the island. You will have a short hike to get to know the land species and afterwards you will go snorkeling. Around 04:00 PM you will be back in the village and you might have time to visit the Charles Darwin Station by yourself.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch: Box lunch provided
Accommodation included: Silberstein or similar
Day 7: SAN CRISTOBAL – LA LOBERIA SELF-GUIDED – ISLA LOBOS
Stop At: Isla Lobos, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos, 120506 Ecuador
At 07:00 AM you take the public speedboat to San Cristobal. Here you’ll be picked up and the driver will take you to your hotel. The rest of the morning is free, and you can visit La Loberia beach on your own. At 01:00 PM you will go to Isla Lobos where you will have a high chance to see blue-footed boobies and a big Galapagos sea lion colony. The boat ride takes about 20 min and upon arrival, you will have a snack / basic local lunch. Afterwards you have a hike of about 1,5 hours before you go snorkeling.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Casa Opuntia or similar
Day 8: TRANSFER OUT
Stop At: Airport Isla San Cristobal, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Ecuador
After breakfast, you will have a drop off at San Cristobal Airport (just 5 min). In the morning you usually have time to enjoy a bit more of the sea lions at Playa Mann or you can go to the interpretation center by yourself. The tour will end upon arrival to the airport where you will depart to Quito or Guayaquil.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Included
- 7x Breakfast
- 2x Dinner
- 3x Lunch
- Accommodation included: 7 nights
- Accommodation in a single, double or triple room.
- Airport pickup and drop off at Baltra airport at your arrival/departure time.
- Transportation on and between the Islands as described in the itinerary.
- Local naturalist guide (English & Spanish speaking).
- Return train tickets Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu)
- Entrance fee Machu Picchu (including guided tour)
- All activities as described in the itinerary.
- Snorkeling equipment: mask, snorkel, fins and life vest.
- Transportation between Baltra Airport – Itabaca Channel fee ($5 p.p.) each way.
- 24/7 assistance in English, Dutch and Spanish.
- Entry/Admission - Hot Springs (Aguas Calientes)
- Entry/Admission - Machu Picchu
Not included
- Flights
- Food & drinks that are not mentioned in the itinerary.
- Entrance fee for the Galapagos National Park: $ 100 p.p. (cash only).
- Migratory Control Card / Ingala Transit Card: $ 20 p.p. (cash only).
- Water Taxi around $ 1 p.p. (small boat that takes you from the speedboat to the harbor and back).
- For rent: wetsuit (recommended between May – November): $ 5 p.p. per day (cash only).
- Personal travel & health insurance.
- Optional tips for the guide.
- Entry/Admission - Peruvian - Aeropuerto Alejandro Velasco Astete
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- There are no guides on the transportation by public speedboat between islands.
- Try to only bring small baggage/bags since public transportation on the Galapagos Islands is quite small.
- Tap water on the Galapagos Islands might contain bacteria and should not be consumed, not even for brushing your teeth. Bottled or purified water is always recommended.
- Inform yourself about food safety when traveling to tropical countries. Take the necessary precaution to avoid food poisoning (always wash your hands before eating, don’t eat ‘street food’, only eat peeled fruits, etc.).
- It is mandatory to have valid travel and medical insurance. Please inform us of any known medical conditions you have.
- The operator reserves the right to change the itinerary without previous notice due to weather conditions, availabilities, National Park regulations or notifications and unforeseeable circumstances.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Features
Tourism
95%
Cultural
55%
Aquatic
30%
Sport
20%
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