SEP 14 - 21, 2024

Adventure in the Ancient Incan Empire

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This one week learning adventure will bring its partcipants up the Andes and into the heartland of South America's greatest ancient empire.

Day trips to ruins and evening lectures will illuminate anicent Inca history, archaeoastronomy, mathematics, and architecture. Cuzco, former capital of the Inca Empire, will be the course's homebase. A train from Ollantaytambo will bring the group to Machu Picchu for two whole days, and then a bus will bring them back to Cuzco via Ollantaytambo and other places in the Sacred Valley. The adventure starts and ends in Lima, with tours of its amazing musuems, surprising inner city anicent pyramids, and beautiful coastline.


MACHU PICCHU, CUZCO, THE SACRED VALLEY, AND THE ANCIENT PARTS OF LIMA

Itinerary

  • Day 1: Lima - Saturday, SEP 14

    • Lima

    • Flights to Lima, evening arrival
    • Taxis to the Miraflores district hotel
    • Overnight in Lima
  • Day 2: Ancient Lima - Sunday, SEP 15

    • Ancient Lima

    • 9-10am: Breakfast and orientation meeting
    • 10-12pm: The Larco Herrera Museum
    • 12-1pm: Lunch at the museum
    • 1-3pm: Huaca Huallamarca - a pyramid in downtown Lima!
    • Evening: Free time
    • Overnight in Lima
  • Day 3: Cuzco - Monday, SEP 16

    • Cuzco

    • 6-7am: Breakfast and airport transfer
    • 9-11pm: Flight to Cuzco
    • 12-2pm: Hotel check in and lunch
    • 2-3pm: Lecture - Inca Origins and Cuzco
    • 3-4pm: Ancient Inca walls walking tour
    • Evening: Rest, acclimatize
    • Overnight in Cuzco
  • Day 4: Ruins Around Cuzco - Tuesday, SEP 17

    • Ruins Around Cuzco

    • 8-9am: Breakfast
    • 9-11am: Coricancha Temple
    • 11-1pm: Sacsayhuaman Ruins
    • 12-2pm: Lunch break
    • 2-4pm: The Inca Museum
    • 5-6pm: Lecture: The Inca Khipu
    • Overnight in Cuzco
  • Day 5: Machu Picchu - Wednesday, SEP 18

    • Machu Picchu

    • 8-9:30am: Bus to Ollantaytambo
    • 10-11am: Train to Machu Picchu
    • 11-1pm: Check in and lunch
    • 1-5pm: Tour of Machu Picchu
    • Evening: Free time
    • Overnight in Machu Picchu Town
  • Day 6: Machu Picchu - Thursday, SEP 19

    • Machu Picchu

    • 5am: Breakfast
    • 6-7am: Dawn at Machu Picchu
    • All Day: Free time in Machu Picchu
    • Evening: Group dinner at Inca Wasi
    • Overnight in Machu Picchu Town
  • Day 7: Sacred Valley - Friday, SEP 20

    • Sacred Valley

    • 7-8am: Breakfast
    • 8-10am: Train to Ollantaytambo
    • 10-12pm: Inca Hilltop Fortress
    • 1-3pm: Lunch in Urubamba
    • 4-5pm: Awana Kancha weaving co-op and llama farm
    • Evening: Free time in Cuzco
    • Overnight in Cuzco
  • Day 8: Cuzco departure - Saturday, SEP 21

    • Cuzco departure

    • Morning: Breakfast and free time
    • Afternoon: Free time in Cuzco
    • Late Afternoon: Flights to Lima
    • Midnight: Flights back to the USA
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Lodging

Lima
Hotel Miraflores Colon

Hotel services include cable TV, phones, wifi, and on-site restaurant.

Cuzco
Hotel Ruinas

Hotel services include cable TV, phones, wifi, on-site restaurant, and room service.

Machu Picchu
Hotel Waman

Hotel services include private baths, cable TV, wifi, and on-site breakfast restuarant.

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All lodging, Archaeologist Tour leader, private road and rail transportation, breakfasts, local guides, entrance fees

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Airfare to lima and Cuzco, lunches and dinners, tips for service providers (drivers, maids, etc..), travel insurance

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Shared Room

$3,800 USD

MAR 9 - 17 2024

  • Based on double or triple occupant lodging
  • $500 deposit due upon registration
  • 50% balance due 90 days before the trip
  • Final balance due 30 days before

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$4,400 USD

MAR 9 - 17, 2024

  • Based on single occupant lodging
  • $500 deposit due upon registration
  • 50% balance due 90 days before the trip
  • Final balance due 30 days before