PERU HIGHLIGHTS WITH NAZCA LINES (ISMF2012)

Day 1:
Arrive Lima, Peru. Where you will be met by your Local Host.

Day 2:
Lima–Pisco–Nazca Lines–Paracas. Enjoy a scenic drive south along the Pan-American Highway to Pisco, the wine capital of Peru. Have your camera handy today as you board your aircraft for a FLIGHT over the Nazca plains, which can only be appreciated by air. Your pilot will point out the mysterious markings known as the Nazca Lines, a series of drawings of animals and geometric figures etched into the parched soil—some up to 1,000 feet long! Theories vary, but the most accepted belongs to German mathematician Maria Reiche, who dubbed the land the “astronomical calendar” of the ancient Peruvians. (B,D)

Day 3:
Paracas–Ballestas Islands–Lima. Head north to the Bay of Paracas. CRUISE out to the Ballestas Islands, which are inhabited by a wide variety of sea mammals and exotic birds, including boobies, sea lions, and Humboldt penguins. The huge Candelabro, an unexplained candelabra-shaped etching on the Paracas cliffside, can also be seen as you cruise back to shore. Later, return to Lima. (B)

Day 4:
Lima. Your included city TOUR focuses on Lima’s rich colonial history as well as the modern city. Lima was the bastion of Spanish South America from its founding in 1535 until the independence of the South American republics in the early 19th century. See the Cathedral, where the remains of Francisco Pizarro are sealed in a wooden coffin and San Francisco MONASTERY with its eerie burial crypts. (B)

Day 5:
Lima–Cusco. Fly to Cusco high in the Andes. Your guided TOUR visits the Santo Domingo MONASTERY, previously the Koricancha Temple, one of the most important temples devoted to worship of the sun. It is said it was covered in gold leaf and filled with golden representations of nature. In the Plaza de Armas, see the Cathedral before taking a short drive outside the city to the ruins of SACSAYHUAMAN with its intricate stone walls, amphitheatre of KENKO, and the Red Fortress of PUCA PUCARA. (B)

Day 6:
Cusco. Today, a short drive into the Urubamba Valley, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, brings you to AWANAKANCHA, where you will learn about the importance of the alpaca (llama) for Inca cultures as well as the ancient weaving techniques still in use today. Continue to the market town of PISAC. Handmade rugs, alpaca sweaters, and jewelry can be bought here at bargain prices. At the other end of the valley, visit OLLANTAYTAMBO. Here, some of the finest examples of Inca masonry can be seen. Tonight, try out area cuisine at one of the many Cusco restaurants recommended by your Local Host. (B,L)

Day 7:
Cusco–Machu Picchu. Board a TRAIN bound for MACHU PICCHU and cut a path through the Sacred Valley to this “Lost City of the Incas,” discovered by American explorer Hiram Bingham in 1911. On a guided TOUR, explore this intact fortress with its temple remains, holy houses, and mile-long aqueduct. For hikers, a brisk one-hour walk leads to the Sun Gate, the ancient entrance used by the Incas, or hike to the peak of Huayna Picchu. (B,L,D)

Day 8:
Machu Picchu–Cusco. A morning at leisure in MACHU PICCHU allows you to wake up early to see the sunrise over Machu Picchu. Return to Cusco, where your Local Host will recommend options for your free time. Perhaps visit the Inca Museum or wander through the artisan district of San Blas. (B)

Day 9:
Cusco–Lima. Fly to Lima, where the remainder of the day is at your leisure. (B)

Day 10:
Lima. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B)

Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
5/22/2012 - 5/31/2012	$1,879
5/23/2012 - 6/1/2012	$1,879
5/24/2012 - 6/2/2012	$1,879
5/25/2012 - 6/3/2012	$1,879
5/26/2012 - 6/4/2012	$1,879
5/27/2012 - 6/5/2012	$1,879
5/28/2012 - 6/6/2012	$1,879
5/29/2012 - 6/7/2012	$1,879
5/30/2012 - 6/8/2012	$1,879
5/31/2012 - 6/9/2012	$1,879
6/1/2012 - 6/10/2012	$1,879
6/2/2012 - 6/11/2012	$1,879
6/3/2012 - 6/12/2012	$1,879
6/4/2012 - 6/13/2012	$1,879
6/5/2012 - 6/14/2012	$1,879
6/6/2012 - 6/15/2012	$1,879
6/7/2012 - 6/16/2012	$1,879
6/8/2012 - 6/17/2012	$1,879
6/9/2012 - 6/18/2012	$1,879
6/10/2012 - 6/19/2012	$1,879
6/11/2012 - 6/20/2012	$1,879
6/12/2012 - 6/21/2012	$1,879
6/13/2012 - 6/22/2012	$1,879
6/14/2012 - 6/23/2012	$1,879
6/15/2012 - 6/24/2012	$1,879
6/16/2012 - 6/25/2012	$1,879
6/17/2012 - 6/26/2012	$1,879
6/18/2012 - 6/27/2012	$1,879
6/19/2012 - 6/28/2012	$1,879
6/20/2012 - 6/29/2012	$1,879
6/21/2012 - 6/30/2012	$1,879
6/22/2012 - 7/1/2012	$1,879
6/23/2012 - 7/2/2012	$1,879
6/24/2012 - 7/3/2012	$1,879
6/25/2012 - 7/4/2012	$1,879
6/26/2012 - 7/5/2012	$1,879
6/27/2012 - 7/6/2012	$1,879
6/28/2012 - 7/7/2012	$1,879
6/29/2012 - 7/8/2012	$1,879
6/30/2012 - 7/9/2012	$1,879
7/1/2012 - 7/10/2012	$1,879
7/2/2012 - 7/11/2012	$1,879
7/3/2012 - 7/12/2012	$1,879
7/4/2012 - 7/13/2012	$1,879
7/5/2012 - 7/14/2012	$1,879
7/6/2012 - 7/15/2012	$1,879
7/7/2012 - 7/16/2012	$1,879
7/8/2012 - 7/17/2012	$1,879
7/9/2012 - 7/18/2012	$1,879
7/10/2012 - 7/19/2012	$1,879
7/11/2012 - 7/20/2012	$1,879
7/12/2012 - 7/21/2012	$1,879
7/13/2012 - 7/22/2012	$1,879
7/14/2012 - 7/23/2012	$1,879
7/15/2012 - 7/24/2012	$1,879
7/16/2012 - 7/25/2012	$1,879
7/17/2012 - 7/26/2012	$1,879
7/18/2012 - 7/27/2012	$1,879
7/19/2012 - 7/28/2012	$1,879
7/20/2012 - 7/29/2012	$1,879
7/21/2012 - 7/30/2012	$1,879
7/22/2012 - 7/31/2012	$1,879
7/23/2012 - 8/1/2012	$1,879
7/24/2012 - 8/2/2012	$1,879
7/25/2012 - 8/3/2012	$1,879
7/26/2012 - 8/4/2012	$1,879
7/27/2012 - 8/5/2012	$1,879
7/28/2012 - 8/6/2012	$1,879
7/29/2012 - 8/7/2012	$1,879
7/30/2012 - 8/8/2012	$1,879
7/31/2012 - 8/9/2012	$1,879
8/1/2012 - 8/10/2012	$1,879
8/2/2012 - 8/11/2012	$1,879
8/3/2012 - 8/12/2012	$1,879
8/4/2012 - 8/13/2012	$1,879
8/5/2012 - 8/14/2012	$1,879
8/6/2012 - 8/15/2012	$1,879
8/7/2012 - 8/16/2012	$1,879
8/8/2012 - 8/17/2012	$1,879
8/9/2012 - 8/18/2012	$1,879
8/10/2012 - 8/19/2012	$1,879
8/11/2012 - 8/20/2012	$1,879
8/12/2012 - 8/21/2012	$1,879
8/13/2012 - 8/22/2012	$1,879
8/14/2012 - 8/23/2012	$1,879
8/15/2012 - 8/24/2012	$1,879
8/16/2012 - 8/25/2012	$1,879
8/17/2012 - 8/26/2012	$1,879
8/18/2012 - 8/27/2012	$1,879
8/19/2012 - 8/28/2012	$1,879
8/20/2012 - 8/29/2012	$1,879
8/21/2012 - 8/30/2012	$1,879
8/22/2012 - 8/31/2012	$1,879
8/23/2012 - 9/1/2012	$1,879
8/24/2012 - 9/2/2012	$1,879
8/25/2012 - 9/3/2012	$1,879
8/26/2012 - 9/4/2012	$1,879
8/27/2012 - 9/5/2012	$1,879
8/28/2012 - 9/6/2012	$1,879
8/29/2012 - 9/7/2012	$1,879
8/30/2012 - 9/8/2012	$1,879
8/31/2012 - 9/9/2012	$1,879
9/1/2012 - 9/10/2012	$1,879
9/2/2012 - 9/11/2012	$1,879
9/3/2012 - 9/12/2012	$1,879
9/4/2012 - 9/13/2012	$1,879
9/5/2012 - 9/14/2012	$1,879
9/6/2012 - 9/15/2012	$1,879
9/7/2012 - 9/16/2012	$1,879
9/8/2012 - 9/17/2012	$1,879
9/9/2012 - 9/18/2012	$1,879
9/10/2012 - 9/19/2012	$1,879
9/11/2012 - 9/20/2012	$1,879
9/12/2012 - 9/21/2012	$1,879
9/13/2012 - 9/22/2012	$1,879
9/14/2012 - 9/23/2012	$1,879
9/15/2012 - 9/24/2012	$1,879
9/16/2012 - 9/25/2012	$1,879
9/17/2012 - 9/26/2012	$1,879
9/18/2012 - 9/27/2012	$1,879
9/19/2012 - 9/28/2012	$1,879
9/20/2012 - 9/29/2012	$1,879
9/21/2012 - 9/30/2012	$1,879
9/22/2012 - 10/1/2012	$1,879
9/23/2012 - 10/2/2012	$1,879
9/24/2012 - 10/3/2012	$1,879
9/25/2012 - 10/4/2012	$1,879
9/26/2012 - 10/5/2012	$1,879
9/27/2012 - 10/6/2012	$1,879
9/28/2012 - 10/7/2012	$1,879
9/29/2012 - 10/8/2012	$1,879
9/30/2012 - 10/9/2012	$1,879
10/1/2012 - 10/10/2012	$1,879
10/2/2012 - 10/11/2012	$1,879
10/3/2012 - 10/12/2012	$1,879
10/4/2012 - 10/13/2012	$1,879
10/5/2012 - 10/14/2012	$1,879
10/6/2012 - 10/15/2012	$1,879
10/7/2012 - 10/16/2012	$1,879
10/8/2012 - 10/17/2012	$1,879
10/9/2012 - 10/18/2012	$1,879
10/10/2012 - 10/19/2012	$1,879
10/11/2012 - 10/20/2012	$1,879
10/12/2012 - 10/21/2012	$1,879
10/13/2012 - 10/22/2012	$1,879
10/14/2012 - 10/23/2012	$1,879
10/15/2012 - 10/24/2012	$1,879
10/16/2012 - 10/25/2012	$1,879
10/17/2012 - 10/26/2012	$1,879
10/18/2012 - 10/27/2012	$1,879
10/19/2012 - 10/28/2012	$1,879
10/20/2012 - 10/29/2012	$1,879
10/21/2012 - 10/30/2012	$1,879
10/22/2012 - 10/31/2012	$1,879
10/23/2012 - 11/1/2012	$1,879
10/24/2012 - 11/2/2012	$1,879
10/25/2012 - 11/3/2012	$1,879
10/26/2012 - 11/4/2012	$1,879
10/27/2012 - 11/5/2012	$1,879
10/28/2012 - 11/6/2012	$1,879
10/29/2012 - 11/7/2012	$1,879
10/30/2012 - 11/8/2012	$1,879
10/31/2012 - 11/9/2012	$1,879
11/1/2012 - 11/10/2012	$1,879
11/2/2012 - 11/11/2012	$1,879
11/3/2012 - 11/12/2012	$1,879
11/4/2012 - 11/13/2012	$1,879
11/5/2012 - 11/14/2012	$1,879
11/6/2012 - 11/15/2012	$1,879
11/7/2012 - 11/16/2012	$1,879
11/8/2012 - 11/17/2012	$1,879
11/9/2012 - 11/18/2012	$1,879
11/10/2012 - 11/19/2012	$1,879
11/11/2012 - 11/20/2012	$1,879
11/12/2012 - 11/21/2012	$1,879
11/13/2012 - 11/22/2012	$1,879
11/14/2012 - 11/23/2012	$1,879
11/15/2012 - 11/24/2012	$1,879
11/16/2012 - 11/25/2012	$1,879
11/17/2012 - 11/26/2012	$1,879
11/18/2012 - 11/27/2012	$1,879
11/19/2012 - 11/28/2012	$1,879
11/20/2012 - 11/29/2012	$1,879
11/21/2012 - 11/30/2012	$1,879
11/22/2012 - 12/1/2012	$1,879
11/23/2012 - 12/2/2012	$1,879
11/24/2012 - 12/3/2012	$1,879
11/25/2012 - 12/4/2012	$1,879
11/26/2012 - 12/5/2012	$1,879
11/27/2012 - 12/6/2012	$1,879
11/28/2012 - 12/7/2012	$1,879
11/29/2012 - 12/8/2012	$1,879
11/30/2012 - 12/9/2012	$1,879
12/1/2012 - 12/10/2012	$1,879
12/2/2012 - 12/11/2012	$1,879
12/3/2012 - 12/12/2012	$1,879
12/4/2012 - 12/13/2012	$1,879
12/5/2012 - 12/14/2012	$1,879
12/6/2012 - 12/15/2012	$1,879
12/7/2012 - 12/16/2012	$1,879
12/8/2012 - 12/17/2012	$1,879
12/9/2012 - 12/18/2012	$1,879
12/10/2012 - 12/19/2012	$1,879
12/11/2012 - 12/20/2012	$1,879
12/12/2012 - 12/21/2012	$1,879
12/13/2012 - 12/22/2012	$1,879
12/14/2012 - 12/23/2012	$1,879
12/15/2012 - 12/24/2012	$1,879
12/16/2012 - 12/25/2012	$1,879
12/17/2012 - 12/26/2012	$1,879
12/18/2012 - 12/27/2012	$1,879
12/19/2012 - 12/28/2012	$1,879
12/20/2012 - 12/29/2012	$1,879
12/21/2012 - 12/30/2012	$1,879
12/22/2012 - 12/31/2012	$1,879
12/23/2012 - 1/1/2013	$1,879
12/24/2012 - 1/2/2013	$1,879
12/25/2012 - 1/3/2013	$1,879
12/26/2012 - 1/4/2013	$1,879
12/27/2012 - 1/5/2013	$1,879
12/28/2012 - 1/6/2013	$1,879
12/29/2012 - 1/7/2013	$1,879
12/30/2012 - 1/8/2013	$1,879
12/31/2012 - 1/9/2013	$1,879
Note: Departures appearing above in green are guaranteed to operate by the tour operator.
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