Experience Peru 2020 with Coleen Kremers MAIN TOUR ONLY

SUN, MAY 10 LITTLE ROCK, AR - LIMA, PERU
Depart Little Rock for your international flight to Lima! Meal service on-board. Welcome to Peru! Transfer to the hotel upon arrival. 

MON, MAY 11  (B, D) LIMA - CUSCO
Transfer to the airport for your one-way flight to Cusco. Fly to Cusco, mythical capital of the Inca Empire. Visit Sacsayhauman Fortress in the surrounding mountains, a jewel of Inca architecture. On to Q’enquo, a rock sanctuary with a monolithic altar representing a puma; the red fortress of Puca-Pucara; and Tambomachay, a beautiful fountain fed by a spring forming a series of basins. Also tour the city of Cusco to see the Main Square and the Santo Domingo Church or the Koricancha (Temple of the Sun). Meet with a Shaman for a Payment to the Mother Earth ceremony. Dinner tonight a dinner that includes a colorful Andean Folklore Show. 

TUE, MAY 12  (B, L, D) CUSCO
After breakfast, visit Ollantaytambo, an archaeological complex where the Inca fought their last battles. Make a stop at the famous local market before continuing to Moray, famous for its embedded amphitheatre, formed by four circular terraces which seem to disappear into the interior of the Puna like an artificial crater. 

WED, MAY 13  (B, L, D) CUSCO
Transfer to the train station at Ollantaytambo. Board an expedition train to Aguas Calientes, situated at the foot of the Machu Picchu Ruins. Take a bus up to the ruins for a guided tour. The natural surroundings and the mystical atmosphere make this place unique and unforgettable. Machu Picchu was built with its constructions following the natural curves, dips and rises in the land. See the houses, temples, palaces and altars; all surrounded by terraces cut into the mountainside that were used for agriculture. Enjoy lunch before returning by train to Cusco. 

THU, MAY 14  (B, L, D)                                            CUSCO          
Journey this morning toward Pisac for a full day Sacred Valley Tour. This archaeological complex was built between the 10th and 11th centuries AD. Inca architecture continues to stun admirers with the technique used to build its enormous walls, palaces and turrets with stone blocks, all done without any type of cement or adhesive. Visit a local chicheria in the Sacred Valley. Return to Cusco. 

FRI, MAY 15  (B, D)                   CUSCO - FLIGHT
Transfer to the airport for a one-way flight to Lima. Begin a city tour* (main group only, extension group goes to train station), passing by the Main Square, where the Government Palace is located, a panoramic visit of the Cathedral, where we will find the remains of the conqueror Francisco Pizarro, and visit the religious Museum of the Cathedral. The tour continues with San Francisco Church and the Monastery where the cloisters and entrance hall are embellished with authentic Sevillian tiles dating back to 1620. Also remarkable is the Museum of Religious Art, the Zurbaran room and the library. Visit the residential zones of San Isidro, with attractive city parks such as El Olivar, and Miraflores, a modern district with nice gardens, squares and avenues, as well as cafes and restaurants. Visit Larco Museum, located in a mansion, built on a pre-Columbian pyramid. Its new galleries display the best and most complete collection of gold and silver of Peru. It features the finest gold and silver collection and the famous erotic archaeological collection. Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant before transfering to the airport for your return flight home. 

SAT, MAY 16 ARRIVE LITTLE ROCK
Arrive home today with many new memories of your adventures in Peru.