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Lima
- Flights to Lima, evening arrival
- Taxis to the Miraflores district hotel
- Overnight in Lima
June 1-8, 2025
Machu Picchu and the Ancient Inca Empire
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
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Day 1: Lima - Sunday, June 1
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Day 2: Ancient Lima - Monday, June 2
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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
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Day 3: Cuzco - Tuesday, June 3
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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
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Day 4: Ruins Around Cuzco - Wednesday, June 4
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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
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Day 5: Machu Picchu - Thursday, June 5
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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
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Day 6: Machu Picchu - Friday, June 6
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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
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Day 7: Sacred Valley - Saturday, June 7
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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
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Day 8: Cuzco departure - Sunday, June 8
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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 (these or similar)
Lima
Hotel Miraflores Colon
In the Miraflores district, three blocks from Larco Mar. AC, restaurant, telephone, cable TV and wifi.
Cuzco
Hotel Ruinas
Comfortable hotel three blocks from the Plaza de Armas. AC, restaurant, cable TV and wifi.
Machu Picchu Town
Gringo Bill's
Located on the main square of Machu Picchu Town. Restaurant and wifi.
Price Includes
All lodging, private ground transportation, breakfasts, private anthropologist guide, local
guides, evening lectures, and all entry fees
Price Does Not Include
Airfare - Airfares to Lima and Cuzco, lunches, dinners, gratuities (maids, drivers, guides, etc..), and travel insurance - MEC strongly suggests that every tour participant obtain travel insurance for the week
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This 8-day tour will explore the ancient Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, Cuzco and the Sacred Valley.
Participants will stay on the move - three different hotels during the week. Each day will be another adventure through cloud shrouded ruins of the ancient Inca.
MACHU PICCHU, CUZCO, THE SACRED VALLEY, AND THE ANCIENT PARTS OF LIMA
- $500 deposit due upon registration
- 50% balance due 90 days before the trip
- Final balance due 30 days before