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Mountain Luxury Travel, Cusco & Machu Picchu package & tour

 

"Above all, there is the fascination of finding here and there under swaying vines, or perched on top of a beetling crag, the rugged masonry of a bygone race..."

- Hiram Bingham, 1911

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One of the Seven Wonders of the modern world, the citadel of Machu Picchu is one of the most important archaeological sites in South America. Our Cusco & Machu Picchu mountain luxury tour package for Peru is an exceptional stand-alone tour that can also be combined with an Amazon adventure and/or  Galapagos cruise.

Our Peru mountain luxury travel package combines the best accommodation that Lima, Cusco, Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley of the Incas have to offer with fine restaurants, a privately guided tour to the world famous Larco Museum in Lima, a private city tour of Lima and Cusco, the luxurious Hiram Bingham train to Machu Picchu, a guided group tour of Machu Picchu, and private airport transfers.

Luxury mountain travel to Machu Picchu, Peru

The Incan citadel of Machu Picchu was "discovered" by Hiram Bingham in 1911.

Mountain Luxury Travel Tour Package
8 days / 7 nights
Any Day Departures
Thursday*, Saturday and Tuesday departures for market day
* for Sunday Pisac market
 
2012 Rates (US dollars / per person)
Single Double Triple*
$5,599 $4106 $TBA

* Some modifications apply for triple accommodation

Mountain Luxury Tour Package Rates include: 3 nights at the Miraflores Park Hotel in Lima, a private Lima City Tour with lunch at one of the best restaurants in Miraflores, private Gold Museum Tour, a private tour of the Larco Herrera Museum, 2 nights in a deluxe room at the Monasterio Hotel in Cusco, 1 night in a Junior Suite at the Inkaterra Machu Picchu Hotel, 1 night at the Casa Andina Private Collection in the Sacred Valley, the Hiram Bingham train to Machu Picchu including lunch, bus and guided tour, all airport transfers, Lima-Cusco-Lima air, and meals as indicated.

Not included: tips, items of a personal nature and anything else not specified.

Luxury travel tour package to Pisac Market, Sacred Valley, Cusco, Peru
Pisac, Sacred Valley of the Incas, Cusco, Peru
 

Day 1, Lima, Peru:

Upon your evening arrival into the Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, you will be met by our guide who will assist you with your luggage. Our chauffeur and guide will escort you for the 35 minutes across the city to the the upscale suburb of Miraflores. Miraflores is one of the most exclusive residential and commercial districts of Lima and represents an eclectic mix of the modern and the historic.

Peru's capital is one of the most interesting cities in South America - a potent mix of colonial architecture, superb museums, Inca gold and antiquities, and glamorous shops.


Miraflores Park Hotel, Miraflores, Lima, Peru

The Miraflores Park Hotel is located in the Malécon de la Reserva, in an exclusive residential area.  The Miraflores Park Hotel, with its 82 rooms, is a small boutique hotel, set in a park on the edge of a cliff overlooking the sea and affording almost all of the rooms with stunning sea views. The hotel provides easy access for all that's best about the city and is renowned for its setting beside the Pacific Ocean.


Garden Room, Miraflores Park Hotel
Day 2, Lima:
Breakfast included

This morning you will have time to relax, enjoy breakfast and luxuriate in the hotel's spa facilities. Our guide will pick you up from the Miraflores Park Hotel in the early afternoon for a tour of "The City of Kings". We will visit the Plaza Mayor (Main Square), founded in 1535 by Francisco Pizarro, conqueror of Peru, Government Palace, City Hall, Cathedral and House of 'El Oidor'. Continuing our tour, we will see other Colonial architectural jewels, such as Torre Tagle Palace, and Osambela House. We will drop you off at the hotel in late afternoon. You will be on your own to dine this evening in one of the fine restaurants in the hotel or elsewhere in Miraflores.


Cathedral, Lima, Peru

Day 3, Lima to Cusco:
Breakfast included

Our guide will pick you up from the Miraflores Park Hotel after breakfast for the transfer to the airport for the flight to Cusco. Upon your arrival in Cusco, you will be met by our guide and escorted to Cusco’s first luxury boutique hotel, reflecting a privileged mélange of culture and tradition - the exquisite and colonial La Casona Inkaterra Hotel. A colonial manor house —perhaps the first Spanish construction in Cusco built over Inca complex -and later occupied by the conquistadores of Peru, and their descendants. Eleven suites surround a sumptuous courtyard, where the patina of time is tastefully preserved. Contemporary amenities create the ambience of comfort and exclusivity enjoyed by residents in centuries past. You will be on your own for the remainder of the morning and for lunch (we recommend a light one) to enjoy the property and to acclimatize to Cusco's altitude (just over 10,000 feet). If La Casona does not have availability, we will accommodate you in a Deluxe Room at the suberp Monasterio Orient Express.

We will pick you up from the hotel in the early afternoon for a private tour of Cusco and it's nearby ruins visiting the Cathedral, Coricancha and Sacsayhuaman fortress with granite zig- zag walls of precise stonework. We will drop you off at the hotel in the early evening. Dinner on your own at the hotel or in one of Cusco's fine restaurants.


Cusco, Peru


Descendants of the Incas, Cusco

Day 4, Sacred Valley of the Incas:
Breakfast & Lunch included

Our guide and chauffeur will pick you up from the hotel after breakfast for the short drive to Chincheros  and on to Maras and Moray or visit the Pisac market as an option (market on Sundays, Tuesdays & Thursdays). You will enjoy lunch in one of the finest restaurants in the Sacred Valley and have a leisurely afternoon tour to the Incan ruins of Ollantaytambo. These ruins are perched on the mountainside high above the valley with a spectacular view. This evening you will stay at the exclusive Casa Andina Private Collection in the Sacred Valley.


Casa Andina Private Collection, Sacred Valley
Day 5, Machu Picchu:
Breakfast & Dinner included

After a leisurely breakfast, we will pick you up from the hotel and escort you to the Ollantaytambo train station to board the exclusive and luxurious Hiram Bingham train to Machu Picchu. Upon your arrival in Aguas Calientes, our guide will meet you, ensure the transfer of your luggage to the Inkaterra Machu Picchu Hotel and escort you to the bus for the short drive up the mountainside to the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu. Our guide will escort you around the ruins and provide you with detailed information on this spectacular and world-famous archaeological site that is one of the seven wonders of the modern world. After the tour you will have time to wander around and explore the ruins on your own before taking the bus back to Aguas Calientes. Dinner in the hotel's restaurant and overnight in a spacious Junior Suite at the Inkaterra Machu Picchu Hotel.


The citadel of Machu Picchu perched high above the Urubamba River

The Inkaterra Machu Picchu Hotel is nothing less than a natural paradise— a paradise where one connects completely with the sacred energy of the mountain. Inkaterra’s luxury boutique hotel is a pueblo of luxurious whitewashed bungalow nestled into terraced hills. Spa services use sublime natural essences, and a first-class restaurant boasts stunning views of the rushing Vilcanota River. An intimate 85-cottage luxury hotel is surrounded by 12 secluded acres of exquisite beauty, where a reverence for nature reigns hand-in-hand with a commitment to indulging the whims of their guests.


Inkaterra Machu Picchu Hotel, Aguas Calientes
 
Day 6, Machu Picchu & Cusco:
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included

The morning is yours to enjoy the hotel's private reserve, to soak in the hot springs of Aguas Calientes or to further explore the ruins of Machu Picchu. Later in the afternoon the hotel staff will assist you with carrying your luggage to the train station for the Hiram Bingham train back to the Poroy station. The bus will be waiting to take you back to La Casona Inkaterra in Cusco. You will have the rest of the evening to yourselves.


Inkaterra Machu Picchu Hotel, Aguas Calientes
Day 7, Cusco & Lima:
Breakfast & Lunch included

We will pick you up from the hotel mid-morning for your private transfer to the airport and the flight to Lima. Upon your arrival in Lima, our guide will meet you and drive you to one of Lima's fine restaurants for lunch. After lunch, we will visit Lima's famous Larco Museum. Founded in 1926, the Larco Museum showcases remarkable chronological galleries providing an excellent overview of 3,000 years of development of Peruvian pre-Columbian history. Located in a unique vice-royal mansion of the 18th century built over a 7th century pre-Columbian pyramid, is surrounded by beautiful gardens. Features the finest gold and silver collection from Ancient Peru and the famous erotic archaeological collection, one of the most visited Peruvian tourist attractions. For an unforgettable experience, Larco is one of the few museums in the world where visitors can also choose to enter the storage area with its 45,000 classified archaeological objects. Its masterpieces are considered worldwide icons of Pre-Columbian art, after being exhibited in the world's leading museums.  We will drop you off at the hotel by early evening.


Warrior Priest Mask, Larco Museum, Lima, Peru
Day 8, Lima:
Breakfast included

Our guide and chauffeur will pick you up and take you to the airport for your flight home or to other luxury adventures with us.

 
   

 

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