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Lima – Cusco – Machu Picchu + Galapagos Islands on board our First Class Monserrat Yacht 12days / 11 nights
ITINERARY OVERVIEW:
DAY 1 In Lima
DAY 2 Lima City Tour (B)
DAY 3 Lima – Cusco – City Tour + Archeological Sites (B)
DAY 4 Cusco – Sacred Valley of the Inkas (B, L)
DAY 5 Sacred Valley — Machu Picchu (B, L, D)
DAY 6 Machu Picchu – Cusco (B)
Day 7 Cuzco – Lima — Guayaquil or Quito (B)
Day 8 Flight Guayaquil or Quito — Santa Cruz Is. (Charles Darwin Station) Join Cruise (B, L, D)
Day 9 Sullivan Bay &Bartolome Island (B, L, D)
Day 10 Bachas Beach & Cerro Dragón (B, L, D)
Day 11 Black Turtle Cove (B, L, D)
Day 12 Ecuador mainland – International flight (B)
DETAILED ITINERARY:
DAY 1 – In Lima
Reception at Lima airport and transfer to hotel
Overnight in Lima
DAY 2 – Lima City Tour (B)
After breakfast, full city tour of modern and colonial Lima, declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1991. Tour in an air conditioned bus with a bilingual guide. The tour includes a visit to the Cathedral, Main Square, San Francisco Convent and its Catacombs, and the residential areas of San Isidro and Miraflores. Return to your hotel. Free evening.
Overnight in Lima
DAY 3 – Lima – Cusco (B)
Breakfast
After breakfast, flight to Cuzco, reception and transfer to your Hotel. Afternoon guided visit of the four ruins nearby; the Sacsayhuaman Fortress overlooking the city of Cuzco, a pre Inca architectural masterpiece; Kenko, a rock sanctuary whose main attraction is the 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 continue to the city of Cuzco; the Main Square, the Cathedral and the Koricancha or Temple of the Sun.
Overnight in Cusco.
DAY 4 – Cuzco – Sacred Valley (B, L)
Full-day excursion to Urubamba, the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Visit the village of Pisac, founded during Colonial times. On Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays the Indians barter their products, and artisans from all over the area sell their woven alpaca wool blankets and ponchos, engraved gourds, antique reproductions and jewellery. On Sundays, it is also the meeting place for the local Mayors of the region, who come dressed in their traditional costumes, to attend morning mass. After buffet lunch, a visit to Ollantaytambo, the only Inca town which is still inhabited. Explore the ruins above Ollantaytambo before going to your Hotel in Urubamba.
Overnight in Urubamba.
DAY 5 – Cusco — Machu Picchu (B, L, D)
Breakfast
Transfer to the Train station to catch the train to Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu. Arrival in Aguas Calientes, reception, transfer to the bus station to go up to the Machu Picchu Citadel on a 30 minutes ride.
Upon arrival, guided visit of the most spectacular ancient city in the world. This fabulous city contains houses, temples, warehouses, a large central square; all connected by narrow roads and steps that are surrounded by terraces cut into the mountain side. After the tour, free time to enjoy this spiritual wonder. Lunch in Aguas Calientes
Overnight in Aguas Calientes
DAY 6 – Machu Picchu – Cusco (B)
Opportunity to visit Machu Picchu for a second time (Not included) or explore the small town of Aguas Calientes and perhaps enjoy the local Hot Springs. Return in the afternoon by train to Cuzco and transfer to your hotel.
Overnight in Cusco
Day 7 – Cuzco – Lima — Guayaquil or Quito (B)
Breakfast. Transfer to Cusco airport to take your flight to Lima. Arrival in Lima and flight connection to Guayaquil or Quito. Arrival in Ecuador, transfer to hotel and overnight.
DAYS 8-11 Galapagos Cruise onboard First Class Monserrat Yacht
Day 8 – Flight Guayaquil or Quito — Santa Cruz Is. (Charles Darwin Station) — Join Cruise (B, L, D)
In the Morning your flight will arrive into the airport on the island of Baltra. You will be met by your tour guide and start off on a five minute trip from the airport down to the canal where you will take a five minute boat ride across to the island of Santa Cruz. From here you will board your transportation to travel across the island (Aprox. 40 minutes) to the main port town of Puerto Ayora where you will board the Monserrat yacht. After checking into your cabin we will have your lunch ready for you. In the afternoon we will visit Charles Darwin Research Station to learn about the efforts made to preserve the flora and fauna in the Archipelago.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 9 –Sullivan Bay &Bartolome Island (B, L, D)
In the morning, we visit Sullivan Bay lava field where we can set foot on Santiago’s last volcanic eruption, nearly 100 years ago. Here we can find shapes and textures of trees, which once existed here and Hornitos caused when pockets of gas or water trapped under the lava exploded. The Sullivan Bay Lava is known a Panoehoe (Hawaiian for Rope). This thin-skinned lava's molten material cools down after an eruption causing the surface materials to buckle creating a rope like appearance. Panoehoe Lava is rare to the rest of the world except for the volcanoes of Hawaii and the Galapagos Islands.Lunch at the yacht.
In the afternoon, we visit Bartolome Island with an area of 1.2 sq km. From here we can see the most frequently photographed and hence most famous vista of the islands. There are two visitor sites and footpaths. One begins from a jetty (dry landing) from where we walk 600 meters to the 114 mt. summit of the island from where we can take a picture with the famous Pinnacle Rock. The other visitor site is a small sandy beach in a cove (wet landing). Here there is good snorkeling and swimming and the opportunity to swim with the endemic Galápagos penguins which frequent this cove. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 10 – Bachas Beach & Cerro Dragón (B, L, D)
In the morning, visit Bachas Beach on the North end of Santa Cruz Island. Bachas is a nice beach with soft sand and clear water. Here you will have the opportunity to walk a trail leading to two lagoons where you may encounter Flamingos and other birds. This is also a nice place to snorkel which you will have the opportunity to do. Return to the yacht for lunch.
In the afternoon visit to Cerro Dragón, It gets its name because in 1975, was one of the only places in the Santa Cruz Island where the land iguanas were living in healthy condition. In this site, there is a small lagoon with shrimps, it is food for the flamingos.
Day 11 – Black Turtle Cove – Baltra – Ecuador mainland (B)
In the morning we will visit, Black Turtle Cove is black salt water with different types of mangrove trees. It is one of the most important places for marine species reproduction; some of them are the marine tortoise, white tip sharks and some groups of golden rays. After the visit, your luggage will be waiting for you to start the one hour trip back to the Baltra Is. airport for your flight back to the mainland. Arrival in Quito or Guayaquil, transfer to hotel and overnight.
Day 12 – Ecuador mainland – International flight (B)
According to flight schedule, transfer to airport for international flight.
End of our services
INCLUDES
• 2 night accommodation in Lima in DWB room including breakfast
• 2 night accommodation in Cusco in DWB room including breakfast
• 1 night accommodation in Urubamba in DWB room including breakfast
• 1 night accommodation in Aguas Calientes in DWB room including breakfast
• 2 night accommodation in Quito or Guayaquil in DWB room including breakfast
• All entrance fees
• Airport transfers and transportation for included excursions
• Excursions as specified in the itinerary in SIC service
• Inca Rail Tourist Service Train to Aguas Calientes roundtrip.
• Round trip domestic flights from Quito or Guayaquil to Galapagos Islands
• 4 day cruise onboard the Monserrat Yacht
• 3 meals per day on cruise
• All shore excursions in Galapagos Cruise with English-speaking naturalist guides
• All Hotel taxes and service charges
• Transfers hotel – airport – hotel
• Meals as indicated (B-breakfast, L-lunch, D-dinner)
OUR PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
• International and domestic air tickets and associated taxes.
• Meals not specified on the itinerary.
• Personal expenses such as telephone bills, laundry expenses, beverages, etc.
• Insurance against theft, loss, illness and/or accident.
• Tips, baggage porterage and other extras not specified.
• Galapagos National Park entrance fee (USD 100.00)
• Tourist control card (USD 10.00)
• Alcoholic beverages and drinks
• Tips and other gratuities to guides, waiters, etc.
• Snorkel equipment and wetsuit
