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South America Sensations Tour22 days duration
Your Sensations Tour commences today on arrival into Lima, where you will be met and taken to our hotel for two nights.
This afternoon we will be taken on a city tour of Greater Lima, which includes the three distinct historical periods of the city: pre-Columbian, Colonial and Modern. The tour also visits the Santo Domingo Convent and the Casa Aliaga (an Inca Tours exclusive!), one of South America’s oldest Spanish homes and still inhabited by direct descendants of the original family. We will stop at the Government Palace and the Plaza de Armas (Main Square), before driving through the elegant tree-lined avenues of San Isidro and Miraflores. At Parque Salazar we will enjoy spectacular views of the Pacific. (B)
This morning we will be transferred to Lima Airport for our flight to Puerto Maldonado, deep in the Amazon Jungle. On arrival we will be driven to the river dock. From here it's a half hour canoe journey down the Madre de Dios River. On arrival at the lodge, we will be welcomed for a two-night stay.
After lunch and a siesta, we will board the catamaran and set off to explore the waterways. Here, in the flooded forest it's possible to drift beneath ravenous red-bellied Macaws as they return for the night. We are returned to the lodge around dusk for dinner. Later we may wish to return to the river to spot large black caimans. (BLD)
We have an early morning excursion on the river for a possible encounter with the resident giant otters. Most of the water birds around the river actively fish in the early morning as well, and we may see some prehistoric-looking hoatzins.
After breakfast we will set off into the cool canopy of the tall virgin forest to see some towering wild Brazil Nut Trees and gain an insight into how the Indian community farm their land. (BLD)
This morning we will be transferred back to Puerto Maldonado Airport for our flight to Cuzco, “The Inca Capital”, as it was known. On arrival into Cuzco we will be driven to the Sacred Valley of the Incas, at a lower altitude than Cuzco. On arrival in the Sacred Valley of the Incas we will be taken to our hotel for two nights. (B)
Today we will be taken to visit the famous and traditional Pisac Markets. Here we will have ample time to bargain with the local Indians for their fabulous artifacts and weavings.
After lunch (at an Inca Tours exclusive estancia!), we will be taken to the Inca Fortress city of Ollantaytambo. The remainder of the afternoon is at leisure to further enjoy our surroundings. (BL)
After breakfast we will be transferred to Ollanta Train Station for our two-day excursion to Machu Picchu. We will follow the Urubamba River on one of the world’s 'great train journeys'.
Machu Picchu, also known as the “Lost City of the Incas”, is undoubtedly the best known and the most spectacular archeological site on the continent and is a must for all visitors. Our lunch is supplied at Machu Picchu and tonight we will stay in the township of Aguas Calientes, a highlight in itself! (BL)
We have the morning free to further explore the ruins of Machu Picchu without the hassle of crowds. After lunch we will make our way back to the train station for our return journey to Cuzco and transfer to our hotel for two nights.
Cuzco is the archeological capital of the Americas and the continent’s oldest continuously inhabited city. Massive Inca-built stonewalls line most of Cuzco’s central streets to form the foundations of Colonial and modern buildings. The streets are stepped, narrow and filled with Quechua-speaking descendants of the Incas. (B)
This morning we will be taken on a very comprehensive tour of Cuzco that includes the Main Cathedral, Plaza de Armas (Main Square), the Koricancha (Temple of the Sun), as well as other city highlights. Our tour then visits three of the other very important Inca ruins out of Cuzco: Kenko, Tambomachay and Sacsayhuaman. (B)
This morning we will be transferred to the train station for our Orient Express rail journey across the Andes, over the La Raya Pass (the world’s highest rail pass) and on to Puno, on Lake Titicaca. This journey takes about 9 hours and will give us a wonderful experience into Indian life as it has been for hundreds of years. Enroute we will experience some of the world’s most spectacular views. On arrival in Puno we will be taken to our hotel for tonight. (BL)
This morning we will travel by road around Lake Titicaca past small communities of totora reed boat builders. We will travel through the town of Juli and onto Copacabana, where the Church of the Virgin of the Lake is visited. Here we board your catamaran for our Lake Titicaca crossing. We sail past the Island of the Moon and travel on to the Island of the Sun, where we stop for the night.
After lunch we will go ashore to see the Yumani Stone Steps, the Inca water-springs that are supposed to be a source of eternal youth. We will then be taken to the village of Challapampa. Here we will experience the daily life of the locals, minding animals or building their unique reed boats. (BLD)
This morning our catamaran departs from Challapampa and travels further along this vast lake. We will sail through the Straits of Tiquina, where the Bolivian Navy is based. We will continue on to Chua, where we board our bus for La Paz. On arrival we are taken to our hotel for two nights. (B)
This morning we will be taken on a city tour of La Paz and the spectacular Moon Valley. We will visit the Indian and Pagan sacrificial markets, Calle Jaen with its museums, San Francisco Church, Plaza Murillo, the National Congress, the Main Cathedral, the Presidential Palace, the areas of Obrajes, Calacoto & the Moon Valley. (B)
This morning we are transferred to La Paz Airport to board our flight to Santiago, where we connect with our flight to Buenos Aires. On arrival we are met and taken to our hotel for three nights. (B)
Buenos Aires is the Argentine Capital and the most fashionable city in South America! Today we will be taken on a tour taking in Government House, City Hall, House of Congress, Metropolitan Cathedral, Colon Theatre, Avenue 9th July (the widest street in the world) and the La Boca District.
Tonight we will be taken to dinner and to the city’s best Tango Show. (BD)
Today is at leisure in Buenos Aires. (B)
Today we will be transferred to the airport for our flight to Iguassu Falls, where some 275 separate cascades fall in a wild array of spray over a winding 3 km cliff frontage into a gorge 60 metres deep. We will be met from your flight and taken on a walking tour of the Argentine side of the falls. We will then be driven to the Brazilian side of the falls to our hotel for the next two nights. (B)
This morning we will be taken to the river, where we board our powerful inflated boat for an incredibly spectacular ride up the Iguassu River to the base of the falls. (B)
This morning we will be transferred to the airport for our flight to Rio. On arrival we will be met and taken to our hotel located in Copacabana for three nights. (B)
This morning we will be taken on a tour to the Sugar Loaf. It is reached by a 2-stage cable car that offers a spectacular look at the city and its beaches from a vantage point above Rio.
Tonight we will be taken to one of Rio’s most famous restaurants and then on to a spectacular Samba Show. (BD)
This morning we will be taken on a tour to Corcovado and the Statue of Christ. We pass by Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon to Cosme Velho, where we board a modern train for the 20 minute ride up to the top of the 770 metre Corcovado Mountain. The beach suburbs of Sao Conrado and Barra are visited on the return to our hotel. (B)
Late this morning we will be transferred to Rio de Janeiro Airport, where our tour ends. There are good connections for flights home or onwards. (B)
All prices are subject to currency fluctuations, additional airline charges and changes in costs from ground suppliers. We reserve the right to vary any part of the tour at our sole discretion as circumstances may require.
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