PERU TRIP -- WOLF GUMERMAN UNIVERSITY GROUP

July 2010

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TRIP:
Puno Option 1

DAY 1 WED JUL 08 - ARRIVE LIMA, PERU
You are met on arrival and transferred to your hotel. The balance of your day is at leisure.
Accommodation: El Patio Miraflores

DAY 2 THU JUL 09 - LIMA
Breakfast at the hotel. The group will have a car and driver at their disposal for up to 10 hours. Admission to Amano and Larco Museum is included. Lunch at Cafe del Museo Larco and dinner at Huaca Pucllana are included.
Accommodation: El Patio Miraflores (B /L /D)

DAY 3 FRI JUL 10 - LIMA / TRUJILLO
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport for the flight to Trujillo. On arrival, the group will have a car and driver at their disposal for up to 8 hours. Lunch at Big Ben restaurant is included. In the afternoon, visit Moche (admission included). Dinner at La Mamachacha in Trujillo is included.
Accommodation: Bracamonte Hotel (B /L /D)

DAY 4 SAT JUL 11 - TRUJILLO
Breakfast at the hotel. The group will have a car and driver at their disposal for up to 10 hours. Admission to El Brujo is included. Lunch will be served at Shelsea restaurant. Dinner at Club Colonial restaurant is included.
Accommodation: Bracamonte Hotel (B / L / D)

DAY 5 MON JUL 12 - TRUJILLO / CUZCO / SACRED VALLEY
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport for the flight to Cuzco. On arrival, the group will have a car and driver at their disposal for up to 10 hours. Lunch will be served at Sol y Luna and dinner will be served at Alhambra restaurant.
Accommodation: San Agustin Recoleta or Posada del Inca Yucay (B / L / D)

DAY 6 TUE JUL 13 - SACRED VALLEY
Breakfast at the hotel. The group will have a car and driver at their disposal for up to 10 hours. Visit Pisac Market in the morning and the ruins in the afternoon. (For the visit to the Pisac ruins, the government stipulates a certified tourist guide must accompany the group.) Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. (Dinner is not included.)
Accommodation: San Agustin Recoleta or Posada del Inca Yucay (B / L)

DAY 7 WED JUL 14 - SACRED VALLEY / MACHU PICCHU
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit the town and ruins of Ollantaytambo (entrance included) in the morning. After, proceed to the train station for Vistadome train (1505/1640) to Aguas Calientes. On arrival, transfer to the hotel. Dinner will be served at Indio Feliz. (Lunch is not included.)
Accommodation: Machu Picchu Inn (B / D)

DAY 8 THU JUL 15 - MACHU PICCHU
Breakfast at the hotel. A guided visit to the sacred ruins of Machu Picchu is included. (Lunch is not included.) Dinner will be served at a local restaurant.
Accommodation: Machu Picchu Inn (B / D)

DAY 9 FRI JUL 16 - MACHU PICCHU / CUZCO
Breakfast at the hotel. Explore Machu Picchu again (entrance included) or enjoy the morning at leisure in Aguas Calientes. In the afternoon, join the Vistadome train (1555/1721) for return to Ollantaytambo, then transfer by bus to Cuzco. Dinner will be served at Don Antonio Restaurant. (Lunch is not included.)
Accommodation: Eco Inn Cuzco (B / D)

DAY 10 SAT JUL 17 - CUZCO
Breakfast at the hotel. The group will have a car and driver at their disposal for up to 10 hours. Dinner will be served at La Retama restaurant. (Lunch is not included.)
Accommodation: Eco Inn Cuzco (B / D)

DAY 11 SUN JUL 18 - CUZCO
Breakfast at the hotel. The group will have a car and driver at their disposal for up to 10 hours. Dinner will be served at La Cava de San Rafael. (Lunch is not included.)
Accommodation: Eco Inn Cuzco (B / D)

DAY 12 MON JUL 19 - CUZCO / PUNO
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the train station for the Andean Explorer from Cuzco to Puno. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to the hotel. The balance the day is at leisure. Dinner will be served at the hotel.
Accommodation: Taypikaka Lago Hotel Puno (B / L / D)

DAY 13 TUE JUL 20 - PUNO / COPACABANA / MOON ISLAND / SUN ISLAND
Breakfast at the hotel. Leave the hotel at 0630 for the overland transfer to Copcabana. A visit will be made to the local church in Copacabana before boarding the hydrofoil cruise to Moon Island. On Moon Island, visit the Sun Virgin's Temple, Inak Uyu. Then continue to Sun Island to visit "Pilcocaina" Sun Temple. Later, enjoy a gentle llama trek to Posada del Inca Eco Lodge. Lunch will be served at the lodge. Your afternoon is at leisure to explore the surroundings and enjoy interaction with the native community. Dinner will be served at the lodge.
Accommodation: Posada del Inca Eco Lodge (B / L / D)

DAY 14 WED JUL 21 - SUN ISLAND / COPACABANA / PUNO
Breakfast at the hotel. Today, visit the Inca Staircase and Sacred Fountain and take a drink of the sacred water that is believed to bestow the gift of eternal youth and happiness. Enjoy lunch at the Uma Kollu archaeological restaurant. Later, stop at the small handicrafts market before boarding the hydrofoil for return to Copacabana. On reaching Copcabana, you will visit the shrine and local market before the overland transfer back to Puno.
Accommodation: Taypikaka Lago Hotel Puno (B / L / D)

DAY 15 THU JUL 22 - PUNO / LIMA
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the Juliaca airport for the flight to Lima. On arrival, the group will have a car and driver at their disposal for up to 8 hours. Lunch is included at La Dama Juana. Later, visit the Archaeological and Anthropological Museum (entrance included). Dinner will be served at Brujas de Cachine.
After dinner, transfer to the airport for your homebound flight that departs shortly after midnight. (B / L / D)

DAY 16 FRI JUL 23 - DEPART LIMA / ARRIVE USA
Your overnight flight will depart shortly after midnight. You will return with fond memories, images of the beautiful scenery and the many mementos you found along the way.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
Passengers should check with the consulates and/or the local health boards for the latest health requirements. At time of printing, Costa Rica requires a yellow fever vaccination for travelers coming from Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador and Venezuela; Ecuador requires a yellow fever vaccination for travel into the Amazon Rainforest and Brazil requires a yellow fever vaccination to enter Brazil from Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, or Columbia, whether by ship or by plane. It is strongly recommended that any travelers to Brazil, Argentina or Paraguay be inoculated for yellow fever. Additional immunizations may also be required. Bolivia requires a yellow fever certificate of vaccination (original, not a photocopy) upon entry.

$6300 per person including airfare from Los Angeles and all inter Peru/Bolivia flights

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TRIP:

1. Exhilarating Ragged Tooth shark diving at Aliwal Shoal
2. Tiger Shark diving with no cage
3. World-class diving on the coral reefs at Sodwana
4. Big 5 game safari - see the Big 5 and more at Thanda tented camp*
5. Boat trip to National Heritage site Lake St. Lucia
6. Experience Zulu Culture - unique to South Africa

Travel in small group 10 - 14 people