Itinerary
- Day 1
Lima
- Day 2
Lima
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner at one of Lima's Peruvian restaurants with fellow travel companions)
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Lima's colonial heritage
- Visit Government Palace at Plaza de Armas
- Visit Cathedral at Plaza de Armas
- Visit San Francisco Monastery with 17th-century cloister murals
- Stop at local food market
Landmarks Plaza de Armas Government Palace Cathedral of Lima San Francisco Monastery - Day 3
Lima to Cusco to Sacred Valley
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Dinner at the hotel)
Included Activities
- Flight to Cusco
- Visit Kenko Amphitheater
- Visit Puca Pucara
- El Pago a la Tierra (Mother Earth Ceremony) with local shaman
- Meet local families practicing Pre-Columbian weaving
- View alpacas, llamas, guanacos, and vicuñas
- Free time to shop at Pisaq market
Landmarks Kenko Amphitheater Puca Pucara Pisaq - Day 4
Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Inca Fortress of Ollantaytambo
- Visit local family home in Sacred Valley
- Vistadome train journey through Urubamba Valley
- Guided tour of Machu Picchu including temple remains, holy houses, and aqueduct
Optional Activities
- Try Pisco Sour (traditional Peruvian cocktail)
- Try Inka Kola
Landmarks Ollantaytambo Machu Picchu Urubamba Valley - Day 5
Machu Picchu to Cusco
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at a local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Second included entrance to Machu Picchu ruins
- Sunrise viewing at Machu Picchu
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Return train journey to Sacred Valley
Optional Activities
- Optional photos with local llamas or alpacas
Landmarks Machu Picchu - Day 6
Cusco
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Festive farewell dinner at a local restaurant hosted by Tour Director)
Included Activities
- Guided sightseeing tour of Cusco
- Visit Plaza de Armas
- Visit Cathedral
- Traditional Pasacalle through Cusco streets with Andean musicians
- Visit Koricancha and Santo Domingo Monastery
- Visit Temple of Sacsayhuaman
Landmarks Plaza de Armas Cathedral of Cusco Koricancha Santo Domingo Monastery Sacsayhuaman - Day 7
Cusco to Lima to Quito, Ecuador
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Flight from Cusco to Quito via Lima
- Airport transfer to hotel
- Day 8
Quito
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Included city tour with Local Guide
- Visit Independence Square (Plaza Grande)
- Visit Cathedral
- Visit San Francisco Plaza Church
- Visit Basilica
Landmarks Independence Square (Plaza Grande) Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito San Francisco Church Basilica of the National Vow - Day 9
Quito to Galápagos
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Flight to Baltra
- Visit Santa Cruz highlands
- Giant tortoise viewing at natural reserve
- Conservation education
Landmarks Baltra Santa Cruz Island - Day 10
Cruising: Genovesa Island
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch on board), Dinner
Included Activities
- Naturalist guided tour of Prince Philip's Steps
- Visit Nazca booby and red-footed booby nesting colonies
- Visit Darwin Bay
- Tidal lagoon exploration
- Birdwatching for frigatebirds, herons, lava gulls, and other species
Landmarks Genovesa Island Prince Philip's Steps Darwin Bay - Day 11
Cruising: South Plaza & Santa Fé
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Walk through cactus forest on South Plaza Island
- View land and marine iguanas
- View Galápagos hybrid iguanas
- Birdwatching from summit (tropicbirds, Nazca boobies, blue-footed boobies, swallow-tailed gulls)
- Visit Santa Fé Island sea lion colony
- Walk through cactus forest on Santa Fé Island
- Search for endemic Santa Fe land iguanas
- Snorkeling in turquoise waters with sea lions, turtles, reef sharks, and spotted eagle rays
Landmarks South Plaza Island Santa Fé Island - Day 12
Cruising: Bachas Beach to Baltra (Disembarkation) to Guayaquil
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Bachas Beach
- Swimming at Bachas Beach
- Walk along the shore
- Visit lagoon with wading birds, marine iguanas, and flamingos
- Flight from Baltra to Guayaquil
Landmarks Bachas Beach Baltra Island - Day 13
Guayaquil
- Meals
- Breakfast
