Peru – Ecuador – Galapagos

Arrival into Lima, the capital of Peru and we will meet and transfer you to the hotel located at Miraflores Distric.

The day begins with an excursion to the Historic Center of Lima, the famous “City of the Kings”, declared Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. We will visit the Plaza Mayor, surrounded by the Government Palace, the Municipality, the Cathedral and the Archdiocese. You will continue with a visit to the Santo Domingo Convent, an architectural jewel of the 16th century, where you will learn the history of two of our patron saints: Santa Rosa de Lima and San Martín de Porras.
Later on, we will visit Miraflores, where we will make a stop at the well-known “Parque del Amor”, to obtain the best views of our coast, bathed by the Pacific Ocean. afterward we go to Lima airport for our flight to Cusco.

Arrival and transfer to the Hotel.

Today our guide will meet you to start our visit the famous Imperial City, a cosmopolitan city and heir to a great past. The tour will begin at the Santo Domingo Convent, built over the Koricancha temple, an ancient Inca palace dedicated to the Sun God. You will return to the Plaza de Armas, visit the Cathedral and then, we continue up to the hill to visit Sacsayhuaman, an imposing sample of Inca architecture, the same one that dominates the city. Nearby, to the northeast of the city, you can visit the archaeological sites of Qenko, Puca-Pucará and Tambomachay. Return to Hotel.

Eraly morning, you will leave for the Urubamba Valley, also known as the “Sacred Valley of the Incas”. Picturesque place, full of tradition and surrounded by typical villages, such as Pisac, where you will make a stop to see its traditional market, the ideal time to take a souvenir of the place. Finally, you will visit Ollantaytambo, an attractive town of Inca origin, which maintains its past almost intact in its streets and cobbled walls, and soak up a little more with the local history. On the way back to Cusco we stoop at Chinchero and back to Cusco.

Early breakfast and transfer to Poroy station to aboard the Vistadome train to Machu Picchu. Arrival to the city of Aguas Calientes, from where you will start the ascent to Machu Picchu by bus. You will have a guided tour and have free time to explore the area on your own. At the agreed time, you will descend to the town of Aguas Calientes, where you will board the return train to Cusco.

Breakfast and transfer to Cusco airport for departure flight to Lima and connection to Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Arrival and transfer to the Hotel.

During this morning, we will pick you up from your hotel in Guayaquil and we will go to the center of this Ecuadorian city to start discovering its main monuments.

We will first approach the Column to the heroes of October 9, located in the Centennial Park of Guayaquil. This sculptural complex from the beginning of the 20th century recalls one of the most important historical moments of the city, independence.

After this little trip to the past, we will start walking towards Seminario Park, known for the many reptiles that live in it. In fact, it is also called the iguana park. A most curious place! Nearby, the Cathedral of San Pedro awaits us. We will tell you about the different tragedies and restorations that this temple has had to experience since its original construction back in the 16th century.

We will continue the route through Guayaquil visiting the Administration Square, the exterior of the Clock Tower and the Rotunda Hemicycle.

After making an ascent route to the Guayaquil lighthouse, we will go up again and go to the Historical Park. In this space, almost eight hectares in size, we will see a representation of the fauna, flora and traditions of Ecuador. The park also has a beautiful monumental complex that recreates what Guayaquil’s buildings were like at the beginning of the 20th century. After four hours of activity, we will drop you back at your hotel.

Departure to the Galapagos Island, declared a National Park and World Heritage Site by UNESCO, to board the Galapagos Legend Cruise Ship, a first class cruise. Experienced naturalist guides will lead you on shore excursions to look for wildlife. During your stay in Galapagos, you will visit the Santa Cruz island, home to the largest town in the Galapagos, Puerto Ayora, the Island has a large variety of vegetation. Pit craters, Scalesia Forest, cacti and ferns are found in its vegetation zones. The island is comprised of a younger part formed by volcanic cones and lava and an older narrow strip of land formed by uplifted lava flows and tuffs.

Today we visit the Genovesa Island located at the Northern side of Galapagos. This area contains an abundance of frigate-birds, red footed boobies, Nazca boobies and other interesting seabirds. There are two landing spots: El barranco ( dry landing ) and Darwin bay ( wet landing )

Today we visit Santa Fe (Barrington). This Island is home to the small picturesque bay and anchorage on the island northeast coast. The bay has two visitor trails, one leading to a scenic viewpoint stop a cliff, and the other spanning from a small beach to a tall prickly pear cactus forest.

We return to Santa Cruz Island and Bachas Island: Located on the north shore of Santa Cruz, Las Bachas is a swimming beach. One of the few remnants of the U.S. World War II presence in the Galapagos, a floating pier, can be seen here. You may see flamingos, Sally Lightfoot crabs, hermit crabs, black necked stilts, and whimbrels. Sea turtles also nest off the beach

Return to the mainland and fly back to Guayaquil and transfer to the hotel.

Leisure day and transfer to Guayaquil airport for your flight back home.