August
Price: TBA
(based on double occupancy)
Price subject to change

Tour Includes:
• Tour Escort from Hawaii
• Hotel Accommodations as indicated in itinerary
• Airfare from Honolulu to Peru roundtrip
• Airfare for domestic flights as indicated in itinerary
• Ground Transportation as indicated in the itinerary
• Daily Breakfast and Dinner
• Admission to all sights, attractions, and tours as indicated by itinerary

Our flight leaves from Honolulu in the evening for the Mainland.

Once we arrive in the Mainland, we will then connect to our flight to Peru.  Once we arrive we will pass through customs and immigrations before heading to our hotel.

Since we arrived so late the night before, the morning will be free to relax.  In the afternoon, we will head for a city tour.  Among the places we will visit are the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru, the largest museum in the city and the Huaca Pucllana, a pre Incan temple in the middle of the city.

We check out of our hotel and head back to the airport for our flight to Cuzco.  Upon our arrival we will continue on by bus to Urubamba where we will spend the evening.

Today, we will spend exploring the lost city of Machu Picchu.  Rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911, this Incan wonder remains an incredible testament to the ingenuity of the Incan people.  Despite being returned to the public eye nearly a hundred years ago, much is still unknown about the site.  But the mystery bids its visitors to imagine what might have taken place so high in the mountains.  Bingham believed that it was a fortress, while others believe it to be the estate of a powerful Incan.  Regardless of what academics may believe you can decide for yourself as you take in the wonders of Machu Picchu.

In the morning we enjoy the mysterious serenity that surrounds Machu Pichu.  We then return to Cuzco where we will spend our day here touring Qorikancha, an Incan temple to the Sun, which once housed 4,000 priests and attendants and was used as the foundation of a Spanish church.  A 1953 earthquake destroyed parts of the church, but revealed a surviving structure below.  We will also explore the Catedral.  Built in 1550, it is a beautiful building central to the town and has a nice collection of art as well.  Nearby is the Museo Inka, famous for its collection of Incan mummies.

Today will be spent touring the area around Cuzco.  We will visit the fortress of Sacsayhuaman, the amphitheatre of Qenko, the fort of Puka Pukara, and the cavern lodge Tambomachay.

We leave Cuzco for the final time and enjoy a leisurely train ride to Puno, the Peruvian port city along Lake Titikaka.  The largest lake in South America and the highest navigable lake in the world, Lake Titikaka has many small islands preserving the ancient culture indigenous o the area.  Puno is known as the Folklore Capital of Peru.

We venture out into Lake Titicaca to visit the Uros Islands and Isla Taquile.  The Uros Islands are artificial islands made of reeds.  The people are descendants of a people who preceded the Incas.  Isla Taquile is a small island that works very hard to preserve its culture and is noted for its fine knitted products.

Our last day in Lima will be spent relaxing as our flight leaves for the United States late this night.  So rest and relax, we will keep our rooms for a late check out.  We can stretch our legs and walk around the neighborhood which is filled with many places to visit.

We arrive in the Mainland in the early morning, where we must pass through customs and immigration.  From there we will catch our flight to Honolulu.