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SOUTH AMERICA
Small Groups: Average of 13 Travelers
YOUR OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS
The Peruvian Amazon:
Treks, Cruises &
Indigenous Communities
PRE -TRIP: 6 nights from
$ 1295 Only $ 216 per night
Landscapes of Bolivia:
La Paz, Lake Titicaca &
the Uyuni Salt Flats
PRE -TRIP: 8 nights from
$ 1995 Only $ 250 per night
Colombia Reborn:
Cultural Gems of
Bogotá & Medellín
POST -TRIP: 6 nights from
Machu Picchu. At the base of the mountain, take La Ronda street, and more. We’ll also $ 1995 Only $ 333 per night
a bus up to Machu Picchu to see the remnants of meet with a local woman to learn about
Women in traditional dress, the Ritual Baths, Palace of the Princess, the Main a Controversial Topic of the prevalence of sex To view your optional extensions in detail,
Ollantaytambo, Peru Fountain, and the Sun and Condor temples. workers in Quito’s Old Town. Later, we’ll visit visit www.oattravel.com/ mpg
B,L,D — El Mapi Hotel or similar Iñaquito market.
B,L — NH Collection Quito Royal Hotel or similar Arrive Early, Stay Later
Machu Picchu & the Galápagos DAY • Machu Picchu DAY • Quito • Grand Circle Foundation Prices below include accommodations, daily breakfast,
Return to Machu Picchu this morning, when
the ruins are quiet and uncrowded. You can visit: Sinamune • Equator Museum and private airport transfer.
Peru: Lima, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Cuzco | Ecuador: Quito, Equator Crossing, 3- or 4-night Galápagos Cruise Departures: explore the ruins on your own, or, depending Enjoy a special performance by the Sinamune
For single and double cabin availability, departure dates, and pricing, visit www.oattravel.com/ mpg pricing Jan-Dec 2023 on which trails are open, choose between two Disabled Children’s Orchestra (when in • Arrive early in La Paz on your Bolivia pre-trip exten-
sion for $150 per person, per night
hikes to the Inca Bridge or the Sun Gate. session), sponsored in part by donations
B,L — El Mapi Hotel or similar from Grand Circle Foundation. Then, • Arrive early in Lima before your main trip or your
17 days from $ 5795 Follow in the footsteps of the ancients as you explore the “Lost City of the Incas” ... DAY • Transfer to Cuzco • Chinchero visit the Inti Nan Museum, which sits directly on Amazon pre-trip extension for $125 per person,
per night
including international airfare discover Peruvian culture in the Sacred Valley... cruise for four nights aboard a privately weaving demonstration the equator, followed by free time in Quito. • Stay later in Quito after your main trip for $150
B,L — NH Collection Quito Royal Hotel or similar
Single Supplement: FREE chartered 16-passenger Galápagos small ship and witness the unique wildlife of the Return by train through the Urubamba Gorge DAY • Fly to the Galápagos • per person, per night
“Enchanted Isles.” Two of Latin America’s most important cultural and natural marvels
before discovering the Ollantaytambo ruins.
Save a FULL 10%, up to $710, with our await your discovery on this singular adventure: the legendary ruins of Machu Picchu Then transfer by bus to Cuzco. This afternoon, Embark cruise • Remain in Medellín after your Colombia post-trip
Good Buy Plan—reserve by 8/31/22 and Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands. visit Chinchero and witness a weaving Fly from Quito via Guayaquil to the Galápagos. extension for $150 per person, per night
demonstration by local women. Our Trip Experience Leader, a Galápagos
WHAT TO EXPECT Lake Titicaca & the Uyuni Salt Flats. Then we set off the Controversial Topic of the coca plant’s role in B,L — José Antonio Cuzco Hotel naturalist, will help us retrace Darwin’s DAY ¦ • Cruise Galápagos
discoveries onboard our exclusive charter.
to explore Lima’s Miraflores district. Peruvian culture. DAY • Cuzco • Qoricancha Sun Temple We continue exploring the Galápagos today.
B,D — José Antonio Deluxe or similar B,L,D — Villa Urubamba or similar • San Blas B,L,D — Galápagos Small Ship B,L,D — Galápagos Small Ship
View all physical requirements at DAY
• Lima • Fish market • Larco Museum DAY • A Day in the Life of Urubamba • Explore the Qoricancha Sun Temple, Cuzco’s most DAY ¢ • Cruise Galápagos Islands DAY • Disembark ship • Fly to Quito •
important ceremonial structure during the Inca
No matter which island we call on, each of our
www.oattravel.com/ mpg Visit the Chorrillos fish market to meet local Controversial Topic: Forced sterilizations era. Then, enjoy a walking tour of the historic San days will follow a similar pattern: After breakfast, Return to U.S.
fishermen and learn about this vital industry. Then, Experience A Day in the Life of the Urubamba Blas neighborhood. Gather at a local restaurant a Zodiac craft brings us close to the islands for Fly via Guayaquil to Quito for your return flights home
ITINERARY view the impressive collection of pre-Columbian community. After visiting a local school (when in for our final dinner in Peru this evening. dry or wet landings. If time allows, we might swim or to begin your post-trip extension to Colombia
artifacts at the Larco Museum. Later, enjoy a walking session) suppported by Grand Circle near our boat. And each night, we’ll cruise toward Reborn: Cultural Gems of Bogotá & Medellín.
DAY • Depart U.S. tour of downtown Lima, including the historical Foundation, head to Urubamba’s market to B,D — José Antonio Cuzco Hotel another adventure in the Galápagos. B,D — Wyndham Hotel Quito or similar
You depart from the U.S. and fly to Lima, Peru. center, Central Market, and Chinese quarter. pick up ingredients for the Home-Hosted DAY • Cuzco • Quito, Ecuador B,L,D — Galápagos Small Ship Please note: Some departures feature a
Arrive at your hotel this evening. B,L — José Antonio Deluxe or similar Lunch we’ll share as guests of a Sacred Valley Fly to Lima for our connecting flight to 3-night Galápagos cruise with a 1-night hotel stay in the
José Antonio Deluxe or similar family. We’ll also sample locally brewed corn beer Quito, Ecuador. DAY £ • Cruise Galápagos Islands Galápagos. See website for details.
DAY • Fly to Cuzco • Controversial Topic: and meet a local woman for a Controversial We may call on Santa Cruz and the Central
DAY • Lima Coca’s role in local culture • The Sacred Valley Topic discussion about forced sterilization of B — NH Collection Quito Royal Hotel or similar Islands, home to lava lizards, marine iguanas,
Meet your fellow travelers, including those who Fly to Cuzco, the center of the Incan world and Peruvian women in the 1990s. DAY • Quito • Controversial Topic: sea lions, and an amazing array of birds—blue-
took our optional pre-trip extensions to The a UNESCO World Heritage Site, then drive to the B,L,D — Villa Urubamba or similar Quito sex workers • Market Visit footed boobies and Darwin’s finches.
Peruvian Amazon: Treks, Cruises & Indigenous Sacred Valley of the Incas. En route, we’ll meet Explore Quito, including the Plaza of B,L,D — Galápagos Small Ship To learn more about this
Communities or Landscapes of Bolivia: La Paz, women who sell coca leaves and learn about DAY • Sacred Valley • Machu Picchu Independence, the Presidential Palace, Small Ship Adventure,
Witness a traditional healing ceremony by a curandero, scan the QR code at right.
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