SOUTH AMERICA WONDERS
14 Days / 13 Nights
*Minimum 2 passengers
Category: Tourist
Day 01. Quito
Arrival at city of Lima, reception and transfer from the airport to the hotel. Accommodation.
Day 02. Hictoric Quito – Mitad del Mundo
Breakfast in the hotel. We will start to the north of the city with a touristic route along the most important commercial areas, where many of Quito’s hotels are located. Then we will go to the Historical Center, the Independencia Square where through a pedestrian route you can see the Cathedral, the Palace of Government, the Archbishop’s Palace and the Church of La Compañía, recognized for its impressive ornaments and gold altars, will continue until the Church of San Francisco built in the seventeenth century. (tickets to churches are not included). After that will go to the Mirador del Panecillo, where you will have the opportunity to admire a beautiful landscape of colonial and modern Quito.
We will stop in the “pink area” of the city to have free time for lunch (not included), and then continue north, we will reach the Middle of the World (includes entrance) where there is the monument that divides the hemisphere north of the southern hemisphere of the planet. It was built in the eighteenth century where the French scientific expedition defined the exact position of the line Ecuador that divides the world. With additional cost, you can enjoy the experiments that prove the location of this privileged place in the middle of the world. Return to the hotel. Accommodation.
Meal: Breakfast
Day 03. Quito – Galápagos
Breakfast in the hotel. In the morning, transfer from the hotel to the airport to take your flight to Galapagos. Reception and transfer in free service buses to the quay of the Itabaca channel to cross by public service ferry to Santa Cruz Island, where a transport will be waiting for you to transfer to Puerto Ayora. On the way, you will have the opportunity to see the lava tunnels and a giant turtle reserve. Visit to the Charles Darwin Scientific Station, where you can learn more about the Galapagos Islands, the species that inhabit it, their training and evolution, conservation programs and observe some giant turtles in captivity. Accommodation.
Meal: Breakfast
Day 04. Galápagos
Breakfast in the hotel. In the morning, start our excursion to Playa Tortuga Bay, one of the most beautiful beaches in Galapagos, with white sand and green mangroves; enjoy a morning at the beach. Free time to have lunch. In the afternoon, we will start our yacht tour through the bay to see “La Lobería”. Continuing with the tour, we will go to the “Canal del Amor”, a place where nature lets us admire its beauty. At the end of this channel, a few meters away, we find a viewpoint where white-tip sharks and marine iguanas can be seen in the “Playa de los Perros”. Return to the dock. Accommodation. This tour is only Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
Meal: Breakfast
Day 05. Galápagos – Islands Excursion
Breakfast in the hotel. In the morning start our excursion in yacht to one of the following islands: Bartolomé & Bahía Sullivan, Seymour & Bachas, Plazas & Punta Carrión, Sante Fe or similar. The choice of islands will depend on the weather conditions. Return to Puerto Ayora. Accommodation.
Meal: Breakfast
Day 06. Galápagos – Guayaquil
Breakfast at the hotel. At the appropriate time, transfer from the hotel in Puerto Ayora to Baltra Airport to take your flight to Guayaquil. In the morning, transfer you to the Itabaca Canal, where you must cross by public service ferry to Baltra Island and from there take the buses of the different airlines that will take you to the airport. On the route to the airport, you will visit a coffee farm that is part of a social responsibility program based on the cultivation of organic coffee. At appropriate time, arrival and transfer from the airport to the hotel in Guayaquil. Accommodation.
Meal: Breakfast
Día 07. Guayaquil / Lima
Breakfast at the hotel. At the appropriate time, transfer from the hotel in Guayaquil to the airport to take your flight to Lima. Arrival to the city of Lima, reception and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
Meal: Breakfast
Día 08. Modern & Colonial Lima
Breakfast in the hotel. At the appropriate time, we will start our half-day excursion called Colonial and modern Lima, where we will visit the Main Square, the Cathedral, San Francisco church and convent, The Government Palace, the Justice Palace, the City Hall of Lima, the Desamparados station, old streets with old colonial mansion and Moorish style balconies. Finally, will go to financial and modern districts: San Isidro and Miraflores, from here you will enjoy a wonderful view of the Pacific Ocean. Return to the hotel. Accommodation.
Meal: Breakfast
Day 09. Lima / Cusco – City Tour
Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer from your hotel to the Lima airport. Arrival to the imperial city of Cusco, reception and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, we will start our city tour, where we will know and enjoy the city of Cusco on a tour that runs through the most iconic and main tourist attractions of the imperial city that are, the archaeological sites of Qenqo and Saqsayhuaman, The Cathedral Basilica from Cusco, the Main Square, the Qoricancha temple and Tambomachay. Return to the hotel. Accommodation.
Meal: Breakfast
Day 10. Cusco – Maras & Moray – Cusco
Breakfast in the hotel. In the morning, we will start our excursion visiting Moray, where be able to see the Inca Agricultural laboratory, formed by four amphitheaters or platforms of concentric circular stones and an approximate depth of 150 meters. In the place, the planted was adapted to new ecosystem. Some people believe that these constructions were also an amphitheater for civic-religious ceremonies and not only for agricultural purposes. Then, we will visit Maras, where there are salt mines and mules that carry sacks of salt extracted from the natural saltpans. Return to Cusco. Accommodation.
Meal: Breakfast
Day 11. Cusco / Sacred Valley
Breakfast in the hotel. Full day excursion to the Sacred Valley of the Incas: Will visit the Pisac Market and the villages in the area where you have a free time to do shopping and then continue the excursion. Lunch in a local restaurant. In the afternoon, visit to the Ollantaytambo Fortress. Transfer to the hotel in the Sacred Valley. Accommodation.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Day 12. Sacred Valley / Machu Picchu /Cusco
Breakfast in the hotel. In the morning, transfer from your hotel to the train station in Ollanta. This magnificent adventure begins traveling through one of the most spectacular railway routes in the world, we will observe beautiful Andean panoramic landscapes. Arrival at Aguas Calientes; will ascend by bus. Upon arrival, enjoy the imposing view of the sacred citadel of the Inca Machu Picchu empire, chosen one of the 7 New Wonders of the Modern World in the year 2007. Visit the main sectors of the Sanctuary. Lunch in a local restaurant. At appropriate time, return to Cusco. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Day 13. Cusco / Lima – Water Fountains
Breakfast in the hotel. Free morning for personal activities. At night, be amazed visiting to the largest electronic water fountains in the world, certified by the Guinness World Record. Admire a wonderful water show in the famous “Parque de la Reserva”(applies from Tuesday to Sunday). Return to the hotel. Accommodation.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 14. Lima / International flight
Breakfast in the hotel. At the appropriate time, transfer from the hotel to the airport to take your international flight.
Meal: Breakfast
