MACHU PICCHU DAY BY DAY ITINERARY
Day 1: October 25:
Fly
Fly from your home city to Los Angeles for our 2pm flight
to Santiago, overnight Santiago, Chile.
Day 2: October 26: Santiago,
Chile
Step back in time as we retrace the history of Santiago and
spend a full day visiting this wonderful city. Your tour will
include La Moneda Palace, the Pre-Columbian Museum, Plaza
de Armas, Cathedral Metropolitana and a lot more.
Day 3: October 27: Valparaiso
& Vina del Mar
Today we will visit the historic port of Valparaiso and then
continue along the coast line to Vina Del Mar, a seaside resort
with palm tree-lined avenues and lovely villas, truly the
“Pearl of the Pacific”. We will then return to
Santiago and overnight.
Day 4: October 28: Montevideo,
Uruguay
This morning we will fly to Montevideo, Uruguay. After arrival
we will spend the rest of the day touring Montevideo’s
water front, Legislative Palace, parks and a trip to Mentevideo
Hill for a spectacular view. Overnight Montevideo.
Day 5: October 29: Buenos
Aires
After finishing our tour of Mentevideo, will take the 3 hour
ferry ride to Buenos Aires and check into our hotel.
Day 6: October 30: Buenos
Aires
Site seeing of this grand capital will show off it’s
European heritage and South American flair. Our full day tour
will visit all of the important sites including , Plaza de
Mayo, Casa Rosada, the Central Cathedral, Avenida de Lulio
(one of the widest boulevards in the world), The famous Recoleta
Cemetery and more. Tonight you may take in a Tango Show. Overnight
Buenos Aires.
Day 7: October 31: Buenos
Aires
This morning we will head into the countryside where we will
visit a working farm and have a Gaucho Cowboy show. This afternoon
will be free to explore and enjoy the walking streets of Buenos
Aires. Overnight Buenos Aires.
Day 8: November 1: Iguazu
Falls, Argentina
This morning we will fly to one of the most beautiful and
impressive waterfalls in the world – Iguazu Falls. We
will spend the day visiting the Argentine side of the falls
including a jet boat ride right up to the falls. Later we
will cross into Brazil and spend the night on the Brazil side
of the falls.
Day 9: November 2: Iguazu
Falls, Brazil
We will spend the day visiting the Brazil side of the falls
along with the massive dam. We will overnight again on the
Brazil side of the falls.
Day 10: November 3: Rio
de Janeiro
This morning we will fly from Iguazu to Rio. This afternoon
we will begin our tour that will include the giant statue
of Christ on Corcovado Mountian. We will stay in a five star
beach resort.
Day 11: November 4: Rio
de Janeiro
This mornings tour will take you to the beaches of Copacabana
and Ipanema, two of the worlds most famous beaches. We will
also take a cable car ride up Sugar loaf Mountain and a city
tour of Rio.
Day 12: November 5: Rio
de Janeiro
Today will be a free day to enjoy your 5 star beach resort!
Day 13: November 6: Sao
Paulo
This morning early we will either fly to Sao Paulo or drive
(giving us a chance to see the countryside). We will arrive
into Sao Paulo around 11am – we will spend the rest
of the day visiting Sao Paulo before flying this evening around
9pm to the Amazon River.
Day 14: November 7: Amazon
River:
We will travel deeper into the Amazon this morning. We will
spend the day sailing on the Amazon, fishing for Piranha and
hiking in the jungles. We will overnight in the only 5 star
lodges on the Amazon. It even has a fantastic swimming pool.
Day 15: November 8: Amazon
River
Today we will visit a local Amazon tribe, have a show and
again spend time sailing on the Amazon. We will return to
the airport this evening and fly to Lima, Peru.
Day 16: November 9: Lima
Full Day tour of Lima – this evening we will fly from
Lima to LAX.
Day 17: November 10: LAX &
Home
This morning you will arrive into Los Angeles and continue
on to your homes.
6 DAY MACHU PICCHU EXTENSION
Day 1: November 09: Lima
Finish touring with the group. The group will fly back to
Los Angeles, you will overnight in Lima.
Day 2: November 10: Lima
- Cuzco
After getting in late we will have a late start, departing
around 10:30am for the airport for our noon flight to Cusco
– This afternoon we will do a ½ day tour of Cusco
and its ancient ruins and church, before checking into our
5 star Luxury Hotel.
Day 3: November 11:
Cuzco – Machu Picchu
This Morning we will transfer to the railway station for
the early morning departure by Vistadome Train to Aguas
Calentes and then a bus ride up to the spectacular Machu
Picchu ruins. This fabulous city has houses, temples, warehouses,
a large central square, all connected by narrow roads and
steps and is surrounded by terraces cut in to the mountain
side which were used for agriculture. We will then return
by train to Cuzco and your 5 star hotel.
Day 4: November 12:
Urubamba Valley – Secred Valley - Cuzco
Full-day excursion to the Urubamba - the Sacred Valley of
the Incas. We will visit the village of Pisac, founded during
the colonial times and set at the foot of a hill crowned
by remains of an Inca city, where we will spend time exploring.
We will also visit Ollantaytambo, the only Inca town which
was not overthrown by the conquistadores, and explore the
ruins which tower above it. This evening we will return
to Cuzco and your 5 star hotel.
Day 5: November 13:
Cuzco – Lake Titicacca
Today we will visit the many ruins around the Cusco area
including the Sacsayhuaman Fortress overlooking the city
of Cuzco, a pre Inca architectural masterpiece. We will
also visit a few other ruins before getting to the airport
in Lima for our 3pm flight to Lake Titicacca.
Day 6: November 14:
Lake Titicacca – Lima & flight home
Early transfer to the port for your boat ride on Lake Titicaca.
We will first visit the Uros and their floating islands.
Made entirely of reeds and inhabited by the Aymara Uros
people, these people live in huts built on floating platforms
of reeds, about 3 feet thick. We will walk on the floating
islands reeds and take a boat ride on boats that are entirely
made from reeds. We will continue with our boat ride into
the afternoon. Around 5pm we will fly back to Lima to catch
our late night flight back to Los Angeles and home.
Day 7: November 15: Los
Angeles - Home
This morning early you will arrive into Los Angeles and
continue with your flight home.
