11-Day Argentina & Peru Essential Tour with Transfers, Excursions & Accommodation
Highlights
* Discover Buenos Aires with a local guide and attend to a Tango Show
* Visit the lively city of Lima and spend the night at it famous museum
* Go on a cultural discovery trip to Cusco and wonder at its beautiful landscapes
* Travel to the ancient city of Machu Picchu, heart of the Inca Empire.
included with
* Accommodation in Standard Room at Selected Hotels (4-Stars)
* Pick ups at hotels or meeting points according to the itinerary
* 24/7 Costumer Care and All presently applicable taxes
* All excursions feature a specialised Bilingual guide to enrich your experience
excluded by
* All Flights
* Entrances Fees
* Meals (unless specified)
* Personal Expenses
Restrictions
Rates NOT applicable for Holidays and Special Events: Holy Week, May 1st, Inti Raymi, Winter Holidays, Christmas on December 24th and 25th, New Year's Eve, and New Year.
Detailed Description
According to your flight itinerary, a driver will be waiting for you at the airport, holding a sign with your name, to safely take you to your hotel in downtown Buenos Aires. Check-in and rest of the day free.
Embark on a captivating walking tour that begins at 10 am from our offices. Immerse yourself in the city's beauty and charm as we explore on foot and by public transport, living like true 'porteños' sustainably. This itinerary covers the city center, San Telmo, La Boca, and Recoleta, concluding around 5:00 pm. Capture photos, discover unique areas, and witness iconic sites such as the world-famous 9 de Julio Avenue, the Obelisk, and the Cabildo.
At night, between 8 and 8:30 we will pick you up at your hotel to enjoy a beautiful dinner accompanied by an unforgettable Tango Show. The event will take place in El Querandí, one of the most popular Tanguerías in the neighborhood of San Telmo. You will taste a gourmet three-course dinner with a wide selection of typical dishes and regional wines. Then, witness an incredible show, which reviews the History of Tango with different dance partners and singers. At the end, around midnight, you will be returned to your hotel
The tour departs from the boat terminal in the luxurious neighborhood of Puerto Madero, where you will have to meet your guide at 09:45 hrs, from there, sail through the Rio de la Plata and the Delta area, to enjoy the best views of the city. Once in Tigre, there is a bus tour, to get to know the main attractions. Continue with a tour on foot through the famous market of Puerto de Frutos. Finally, we will return to Buenos Aires by train to the Retiro station, where the Tour ends.
According to your flight itinerary, a driver will pick you up at your hotel to take you to Ezeiza airport to board your flight. Once you arrive in Lima, your driver will be waiting to take you to your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight.
After picking you up from the hotel, we will start the Lima city tour at the wonderful Larco Museum, located in the traditional neighborhood of Pueblo Libre. The museum was founded by the Peruvian archaeologist Rafael Larco Hoyle in 1926, in a beautiful mansion with amazing gardens dating from the eighteenth century.
The Larco Museum is really impressive. We will appreciate a complete collection of more than 5000 pieces of pre-Columbian art made with gold and silver, as well as ceramics, and erotic art. Chronologically, we will stroll through incredible salons to learn about ancient Peruvian civilizations.
The tour continues in the historic center of Lima. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988, this place houses awesome squares, colonial mansions, and a lot of history. We will visit Casa de Aliaga, a colonial house built in 1536, full of invaluable art and history. Until now, this jewel of architecture is still inhabited by descendants of the Jeronimo de Aliaga y Ramirez family, a Spanish conqueror and ally of Francisco Pizarro.
We will continue towards the Main Square, where the city of Lima was founded in 1535, and where the Independence of Peru was declared officially in 1821. During the time of viceroyalty, this square was used as a market, and also, as the place where executions were carried out.
We are going to have the opportunity to admire historical places such as the Government Palace, the Archbishop’s Palace, the Municipal Palace, and other important buildings of the colonial time. We will visit the Cathedral of Lima, declared a Cultural Heritage Site, built in the sixteenth century by Spanish conquers.
After the visit, you will be transferred back to the hotel.
Our driver will pick you up at your hotel and take you to the airport in Lima. Once you arrive in Cusco, your transport will be waiting to take you to your hotel. Check-in and rest of the day free.
We’ll pick you up from the hotel, and start the half-day trip visiting the Temple of Coricancha, also known as Golden Temple, for its gold richness that this place housed. This symbolic place is a clear example of the fusion between Incan and Hispanic cultures, and during the Spanish conquer, the temple’s base was used to build the church and Convent of Santo Domingo.
Then, we’re going to visit the Cusco Cathedral located in the Plaza de Armas, to appreciate the beautiful religious paintings of the Cusco School. Also, it was declared a World Cultural Heritage, as well as a Historic Monument of Peru. The beauty of the main square will surprise you. Surrounded by commerce and impressive churches, this place was previously a lagoon, and it was dried up during the Inca time, and used for important celebrations. Now, it is the main tourist meeting point of Cusco.
The tour continues to the archaeological complex of Sacsayhuaman, an amazing place with huge carved stone walls that perfectly fit each other, and it is said that it was built by more than 20 thousand men, and took over 70 years to finish. Located 2 Km. away from the city of Cusco, this Incan Fortress has amazing landscapes, and it houses llamas and hawks. Later, we will visit the religious temple of Qenqo, the place where the Incas worshiped their Gods like the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth. You will have an incredible experience exploring through its underground passageways, and admire a semicircular amphitheater.
We will continue this entertaining excursion in the military compound of Puca Pucara, which means “Red Fortress” for its reddish infrastructure. Then we will go to the water’s worship center of Tambomachay, with aqueducts and waterfalls provided from nearby springs. The Inca civilization had an advanced and surprising construction engineering. After finishing the tour we are going to drop you off at the hotel located in Cusco City.
Transfer to the train station. We will travel with the Vistadome train to the town of Aguas Calientes, whose glass windows allow incredible views during the journey. The route follows the course of the Urubamba or Vilcanota river descending more and more and entering a canyon until arriving at the town of Aguas Calientes, located at the foot of the mountain of Machu Picchu. We will board our minibusses to ascend to the vestiges of the Sacred citadel of the Incas: "Machu Picchu". We will visit its terraces, passages, temples, the solar clock or "Intihuatana", and other sacred places that this citadel guards. In the afternoon, we go back to the town to take the return train. Arrive at the station and return to the hotel.
On our last day in Cusco, we will visit the Sacred Valley of the Incas. The tour starts at the traditional Pisac Market, and have some free time to look around and buy local crafts. We will have lunch at a traditional restaurant in the area. In the afternoon, continue to Ollantaytambo, a picturesque village that has been inhabited since the Inca times, where we will visit the temple that was used as a fortress during the Inca resistance.
Depending on the chosen option, you will be transferred either to the bus station or airport, to continue your journey or return to your home.
