Peru with Luxury & Style
(8 Days): A Sample Itinerary
ID #: DT-P-8-1-24-08-BESI
DavidTravel Itinerary Highlights include:
•
Embark on a
tour of Lima beginning with a visit to
Plaza Mayor, the official center of the city • Visit the historic
Cathedral, built in 1534 and an architectural marvel. From
the Cathedral, walk past the
Presidential Palace where the soldiers on guard offer an
excellent photo opportunity • Visit the
Church of San Francisco and its library collection of fine
paintings and frescoes • Travel through modern Lima to tour the
fascinating Larco Herrera Museum, which houses some 50,000
ceramics of the
Mochica culture • Explore the Sacred Valley of the Incas, with
visits to Ollantaytambo, an Incan fortress-complex, and the
local village of
Pisac •
Board the Vistadome train to
Machu Picchu, the "Lost City of the Incas," where a late
morning arrival gives you time to thoroughly explore this
breathtaking Incan citadel
Overview:
Few destinations have as much to offer
visitors as
Peru,
an astonishingly varied country. Here you'll find panoramic
mountain ranges, vast deserts, beautiful beaches and tropical
jungle, not to mention fantastically rich history, archaeology,
wildlife and enduring indigenous cultures.
Images of the extraordinary remains of ancient
civilizations will inevitably jump to mind. The Inca stronghold
Machu Picchu is one of the most famous and photogenic
archaeological sites in the world and the mysterious Nazca Lines
boggle the mind, but there are hundreds of similarly fascinating
and even older sites to discover.
All are set in stunning landscapes, whether
parched desert costa (coast), soaring sierra (mountains) or
remote selva (rainforest) overflowing with wildlife. Such a
diverse landscape generates diverse pleasures; the visitor can
hike through snowy peaks one day, and relax on the beach the
next; paddle a dugout through lowland rainforest or hop on a
traditional reed boat on some of the world's highest lakes.