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LIMA... THE CITY OF KINGS IN PERU: Peru is said to be a country of contrasts, Lima is known as "City of the Kings" by the Spanish conquistadors in 1535. Today Lima combines extensive areas of elegant, colonial architecture, vibrant modernism with the backdrop of traces of pre-Inca civilizations. See Packages and Specials for great tours to fit everyone's pocketbook. |
| CUZCO/PERU: High in Peru 's southern Andes is Cuzco ( former capital of the Inca's great empire). Known today as "Archaeological Capital of America" because it combines the great beauty and charm with the archaeological. Start your vacation trip into Peru Inca secrets at THE SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS , and take the course of the Urubamba river, through the Sacred Valley of the Incas tuck away in the Peruvian Andes (a beautiful place to rest with great hotels for your vacation package). |
| PERU MACHU PICCHU, THE LOST CITY OF THE INCAS: To reach Machu Picchu, (the Lost City of the Incas), visitors take a train journey through the spectacular scenery of the Urubamba Valley . This will be one of highlights of your Peru Vacation Package. |
| LAKE TITICACA AND PUNO IN SOUTHERN PERU: Set at 11,800 feet in Peru 's south eastern Andes (Puno is located on the shores of Lake Titicaca ), the world's highest navigable lake. The surrounding area is rich in spectacular landscapes and archaeological ruins. It is also rich in folklore and legends, one of which tells how the first Inca, rose from the depths of the lake to found the Inca Empire, with its capital Cuzco . Part of your vacation package in Peru is overnight stay with an Indian family. |
| PERU NAZCA AND ITS MYSTERIOUS LINES: In the middle of the coastal desert south of Lima it is most famous as the site of a collection of gigantic drawings and lines drawn into the desert over an area of around 52 square-miles, and best appreciated from the air. We recommend that you visit this part of Peru on your next vacation package. |
| ICA IN SOUTHERN PERU : Situated to the South of Paracas, Ica was also the site of the Paracas and Nazca pre-Inca cultures. It is famous for its vineyards, cotton and fruit plantations. The Huacachina Lagoon, nearby, was a renowned spa and resort during the forties. You could combine Ica with the Peru Nazca Lines on your next Peru vacation. |
| PARACAS NATURAL RESERVE: The Peninsula of Paracas , now a National Reserve in Peru because of its exceptional natural, ecological and archaeological features. Centre of the pre-Inca Paracas culture, it is famous for its textiles and scientific ( medical ) knowledge. The Ballesteros Islands are know as little Galapagos and it is a great addition to your vacation package to Peru. |
| AREQUIPA THE WHITE CITY OF PERU : Arequipa , also called the White City , is surrounded by a chain of snow-capped volcanoes, whose white lava has been used in the construction of the city. With striking colonial buildings such as the elegant Casa del Moral and the Casa Ricketts. |
| PERU COLCA CANYON: Picturesque villages with well preserved Inca terracing. It's canyon is deeper than the Colorado Canyon. If you looking for vacation package in bird-watching then you can not miss the Colca Canyon where you will see the Peru gigantic Condor. |
| CHICLAYO, LAND OF THE LORD OF SIPÁN: Chiclayo in Northern Peru is surrounded by sugar and rice plantations in the fertile valley of the rivers Reque, Moche and Lambayeque. It's adobe "huacas", pre-Inca pyramid temples, which are waiting to be rediscovered and restored. When having your vacation package a stop at the Tomb of the Lord of Sipán with all its gold, silver and copper jewelers. We would also included the pre-Inca pyramid temples still waiting to be rediscovered by you on your next vacation |
| TRUJILLO, PERU CHAN-CHAN & DRAGON PYRAMID: The vacation package of the Best of Peru.. you tour Chan-Chan the largest pre-Columbian city in South America , built entirely of mud and adobe bricks. A stop is made at Huaca Dragon to visit this restored, pyramidal, adobe temple consecrated to the rainbow, with beautiful bas-reliefs and a small archaeological museum. |
| KUÉLAP, LAND OF THE CHACHAPOYA : If you want to discover the north of Peru on your next vacation package them you must visit Kuelap archaeological complex, discovered in 1843. Kuelap was the last outpost of a supposedly lost white race also the gateway to the Amazons. You could begin here your vacation package to the North of Peru. |
| CAJAMARCA: Where your vacation package will take you to the Inca baths and to a land of rolling hills with beautiful greens and it's people. Ventanillas de Otuzco, a pre- Inca cemetery. This area is great to relax on your vacation package. |