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Gay Lima, Peru   We were able to get free tickets for only 20,000 frequent flier miles from San Juan to Peru, so we started searching for a land-only tour for Lima, Cuzco, Machu Picchu and Puno/Lake Titicacca.   Purple Roofs turned out to be the best source, where we found the link for Peru Rainbow Tours where Christian answered our email inquiry the next day. The following itinerary has been proposed by Peru Rainbow and it looks so good that we plan to book the trip for the end of January including a full report on the Ayllu Bed and Breakfast where we stayed.

TOP PERU 2006

Jan 25: SJO / Lima

Meeting and assistance upon arrival and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. In the night, we have free pass for Minotauro Club, a gay place in Lima. On the ground floor Minotauro have a bar, cafe, dance floor, quiet lounges, outside patio, video room and a busy dark room.

JAN 26: Lima

Breakfast at the hotel. City Tour in Lima: we will visit the Downtown: San Martin Square, Main Square, Government Palace, Cathedral, Archbishop Palace, City Hall and old streets with colonial mansions and Moorish balconies. Visit to San Francisco, the greatest monumental complex of colonial art in America. We will see its basílica, choir and monks library, and the Museo de Profundis that has 111 canvases from Rubens School. We will also see the Sacristy, with canvas of Zurbaran and Rivera, Gran Patio ornamented with XVI century tiles from Sevilla, Moorish arcs and finally underground catacombs. Our tour includes: San Isidro Olivar, with olives brought from Spain in the XVI century, the pre-Inca worship centers of Huallamarca and Pucllana, Miraflores Central Park and Parque del Amor.

Return to the hotel. Afternoon free. In the night, we have a free pass for Downtown Vale Todo, the best gay discotheque in Peru. In the night, we have a free pass for Downtown Vale Todo, the best gay discotheque in Peru.

JAN 27: Lima - Cuzco

Following a very early breakfast you will transfer to the airport for your departure flight to Cusco . Arrival in Cusco reception & transfer to the Hotel. Welcome Coca tea. Free time to adjust to the altitude.

In the afternoon enjoy a tour of Cusco , the former capital city of the four regions that formed the Inca Empire. The tour includes highlights of the Colonial city such as the Cathedral, Santo Domingo church, the Plaza de Armas and visit to the Inca ruins of Tambomachay, Kenko, Puca-Pucara and Sacsayhuaman's gigantic zigzag-walled fortress. Overnight.  

JAN 28: Cuzco - Machu Picchu – Cuzco

Breakfast and transfer to the train station Train trip to Machu Picchu “the Lost city of the Incas”. Arrive at Aguas Calientes station and transfer up hill in regular buses to the citadel. Machu Pichu was discovered in 1911 and consists of over 200 buildings. A guided tour will take through Temples , Houses and Sacred Altars of this advanced hidden world. Return to Aguas Calientes town in the afternoon for lunch and back departure to Cusco in train. Reception and transfer to the Hotel. Overnight.

JAN 29: Cuzco - Sacred Valley - Cuzco

After breakfast embark upon a full day excursion to the famous Pisac Indian Market in the Urubamba Valley (Sacred valley of the Incas) and the magnificent fortress of Ollantaytambo, the oldest continuously occupied settlement in the Americas. Lunch included in a local restaurant in the Valley. Return to Cusco and Overnight.

JAN 30: Cuzco

Breakfast. Day at leisure to explore Cuzco on your own. Overnight.

JAN 31: Cuzco - Puno

Breakfast and transfer to the train or bus station for departure in a full day trip to Puno. We will have the opportunity to have an overwhelming view of the Andes. Lunch in Sicuani included. Arrival in Puno, reception & transfer to the Hotel. Welcome Coca tea. Acclimatization. Overnight.

FEB 1: Puno – Titicaca Lake - Puno

Breakfast and transfer to the pier. The legend says that from the waters of this lake over 3600 m.a.s.l., Mama Ocllo and Manco Capac appear and founded the Inca Empire. Motorboat tour to the floating Uros islands. Fishermen and hunters inhabit the floating islands of the Uros. The residents of the Uros use the cattail, a type of rush, which grows in the lake, to create the conditions that ensure the islands stay afloat. Then we will visit the Taquile island, including lunch in the cooperative restaurant. Taquile Island is famous for its craft production, particularly for its beautiful textiles. The island is narrow at about 1 Km. wide and 6 to 7 Km. long. (13,000 ft above sea level). On Taquile there are numerous pre-Inca and Inca ruins as well as Inca terracing. We will return in Puno in the afternoon.

FEB 2: Puno - Juliaca - Lima

Breakfast. Transfer out to the local airport for a regular flight from Juliaca to Lima. Visit on the route to the Sillustani Cementery, here we will appreciate this enormous cylindrical made of stone. That during the pre and Inca times where used to bury the nobility. Arrival in Lima and transfer to your hotel.

FEB 3: Lima

Breakfast. Day at leisure to explore Lima on your own. Overnight.

FEB 4: Lima - San Jun

Breakfast. Pick up from your hotel to the airport.

• OUR PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• 4 nights hotel accommodation in Lima.

• 3 nights hotel accommodation in Cuzco.

• 2 nights hotel accommodation in Puno.

• All transfers and meals as per Itinerary.

• Half day guided City tour in Lima

• Half day guided City tour in Cuzco and nearby ruins.

• Full day Machu Picchu Tour - train transportation in “Vistadome”.

• Full day Sacred Valley

• Guided excursions to the Uros Islands ans Taquile in Titicaca Lake.

• Guided excursion to Sillustani in Puno.

• Daily breakfast.

• Air transportation between Lima - Cuzco and Juliaca - Lima.

• Free pass for Downtown Vale Todo and Minotauro Club in Lima.

 

• OUR PACKAGE DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• Airport taxes

• Personal expenses

• Other services not indicated in the itinerary

• Tips

Quoted Hotels:

Lima: Carmel 3* / Ayllu B&B 3*

Cusco: San Agustin Internacional 3* / El Puma 3*

Puno: Plaza Mayor 3* / Casona Plaza 3*

Price per person on DBL ROOM US$ 1110.oo

Surchage for VISA payment: 3.5%

Surchage for MC payment: 4.2%

This quotation is subject to availability.

Our price may vary without previous warning.

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