North and South Peru highlights with inti raymi festival from 4 June to 26 June 2010

IB3219 G 04JUN 5 BRUMAD HK18         1645 1900  

LA2707 S 05JUN 6 MADLIM HK18      4S 0035 0600  

LP 273 S 10JUN 4 CIXLIM HK18         0640 0755  

Our tours are with an English /Dutch speaking tour leader, he travel all the time with you and the group, he is no guide but after many years working in Peru/Bolivia he knows what a tourist need ! He arranges all the hotels, transport and excursions .He’s support and translate in any problem. He gives you general info in every place, enough info, so you can discover the beauty of this country by yourself, or with members of the group. You buy yourself, your international flight from home to Lima /Peru (in the price above is included the flight from Brussels to Lima ).This you can easy do in any flight ticket shop around the world .The tour leader speaks in Dutch/English to the group .Its a fixed departure,flight Brussel / Lima

We promote a lot of freedom and flexibility in our tours, we call it alone in group, you do your thing with the comfort of a group while de tour leader arrange your excursion or bus ticket. Freedom is one of the big points in this tour!

Minima 1 month before departure we inform you if the tour have enough clients to start, yes or no .If not, than we can arrange the same tour for the same price all arranged, individual.

Departure from Brussels direction Peru

After breakfast, in the morning or afternoon (depending on the weather) you can take the excursion the flight over the amazing Nasca lines ,

Approximately 45 minutes, the mysterious Nasca Lines are on a flat land of 500 km2. They were made by the Nazca people (Nasca Culture) and there are several theories about their origin, none of them with enough proofs to take as real.After or before we can do the excursion to chauchilla cemetery, at night around 10 PM  we take the luxury local night bus  for around 10 h to Arequipa where we arrive around 7 AM.

Free day to visit this beautiful city, or to do some excursions.This is good to acclimatize before we start climbing to the colca canyon.

After breakfast we go by boat for a visit to the Uros floating reed islands ,the guide explain everything over the Islands and the Titicaca lake ,after this we go to Amantani Island where we will stay verry basic with a local family. they treat you as their own children. The next day we go to Taquile island , here they have there own way of live . Men’s are knitting the clothes, no animals or cars allowed on the island .Here we have some lunch, most of the time trout from the lake.

PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO WALK THE 4 DAYS INCATRAIL HAVE TO MAKE RESERVATION FAR IN ADVANCE

Today you  can visit as excursion  the ruins and market of village Pisaq /Ollantaytambo / Chinchero,

Transfer to the airport and flight to Lima around 9 AM, depending on your flight back home, you can drop your luggage in the airport. People who’s flight home is some later, can take a taxi to by yourself Miraflores to finish this Peru adventure on a terrace near the seafront in Miraflores International flight. The tour leader stay in Cusco

Arrive at Home

-Lima city tour 24 usd /Pisco ballestas 18 usd /Huacachina jeep in the sand dunes: 19 USD /Nasca flight over the Nasca lines 78 usd /Arequipa rafting 35 Usd /reality tour 25 Usd  /Puno Silustani 15 Usd/ Prive from 9 pax 20 Usd/ Uros 15 usd / Prive from 9 pax 20 USD / Uros + Taquile 30 Usd Privé from  9 pax 38 usd /Cusco citytour 10 Usd Prive from 9 pax 20 usd, horseride cusco 15 Usd / rafting 35/55 Usd, guide in Machu picchu 15 Usd P/P  /Incatrail 4 D during the tour 260 euro/ Chavin 3 D 225 Euro, 15 usd P/P /Privé from 9 pax 22 Usd P/P . Mountainbike saltpans cusco from 50 y 100 Usd / Potosi minas: 16 usd, Coroyco bicycletta 78 usd, Chacaltaya 25 usd Tarrabuco market 10 Usd sacred valley 15 USD  ,rafting 35 USD, guide in Machu picchu 15USD ! Potosi Mines 16 usd Chacaltaya 25 usd,mountainbike dead road 78 usd, Tihuanacu 15 usd

Indication of entree fee

Colca canyon 35 sol   /cusco visitor ticket 130 sol/airport tax cusco 6 USD /Machu Picchu Entreé 124 SOL airport tax Lima international 32 USD   Entrée to the salt lake national park in Bolivia  8 USD  entre isla pescado 10 Bol

What to bring with you

v    We advice to travel as light as possible, around 15kg a person ,we prefer a backpack or travel bag, we don’t like suitcases while they are hard to travel in local transport and buses  .

v    Clothes , in this tour we go from the coast to the highlands , in July /August its Winter ,so it can be cold at night and at high altitudes , so prepared for cold and warm , good walking shoes ,sunscreen, waterproof clothing ,alarm clock ,lip salve, personal medication, travel dictionary and don’t forget , if there is something you miss , you always can buy it cheaper in Peru !

Money and Passport 

v     We advice to bring with you around 650 EURO pocket  money, this in a combination of travel cheques/cash/and credit card. This money is for the cost of the excursions and the meals in the restaurants, not included your souvenirs, its just an indication to eat normal and do the indicated excursions, everybody spend different!

v     The money in Peru is the Nuevo sol ,EURO is widely accepted around Peru , you better bring around 150 USD to pay the excursions /airport tax and entrée fee ,the rest in Euro .(not included incatrail )

v     Credit cards like Master card /Visa are widely accepted , every place we go have ATM machines .

v     No visa is necessary for countries of Western Europe /Asia/North or South –America/Australia/New Zealand/South Africa. With a valid passport the tourist card allows you up to 90  days in Peru

Climate

The Andes mountains have a lot of influence at the climate in Peru .The coast is one big  dry desert ,the Andes have high temperatures in springtime/daytime if the sun shines ,In the evenings it can be cold .The best time to travel :dry season , from  may till October , The temperatures are some lower , but the sky is mostly clear with less rain . But be prepared ,showers of rain , can be all year around ! 

Medication

Altitude sickness can appear, but after 2 days you get used to the altitude, you feel some headache, but we climb slowly

PS: People who have hart or Long problems, better contact first a doctor before travelling to high altitudes .

Peru don’t ask officially vaccinations, exception for Manu:  for Manu  you have to take against yellow fever

We advice that you take some vaccinations like :

- Hepatitis-A

- DTP (diphtheria, tetanus, polio);

You have to start with these vaccinations about 6 weeks before departure .

Don’t drink tap water!

For more info ,look at  www.doh.gov.uk/traveladvice    www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk  

Travel information
This information makes part of the contract with Peruplanet .Read it well before booking ! Clients must be in possession of, and are responsible for arranging a valid passport. Information about these matters or related items (climate, clothing, baggage, etc) is given in good faith but PeruPlanet cannot be held responsible for any of this information.

How to make a reservation ?
The easiest way to reserve a Peruplanet tour is by sending us the booking form at this website. Some days after we received your reservation, we confirm if there are still some places available on the date of your choice .Than we ask 30 % deposit of the total amount , the other 70% , you can pay 5 weeks before departure .This payment you can do at our Belgian or Peruvian banc account . After payment you receive a paper with confirmation of your payment . After full payment you receive the address of the first hotel in Lima. A booking is accepted and becomes definite only from the date when Peruplanet sends out a confirmation invoice (once we have received your deposit) at which point a contract exists and the deposit becomes non-refundable and non-transferable. Give us also your telephone number to contact you if there are last minut changes.

Ones you find the tour of your choice, don’t wait to long to make a reservation! We only do 2 tourS a month, so there are not many spaces each month! Its also cheaper for yourself, as far in advance you buy your international flight ticket to Peru, as cheaper it gets !

Departure of the tour
A tour of Peruplanet in general always start, but its possible that we don’t get minima amount of clients for a tour , what is 8 bookings .In that case we contact you minima 4 weeks before departure to tell you . No message means automatically departure of the tour .If the tour don’t go , than Peru planet can make a special alternative program to your needs on individual base.

• It is possible to arrive earlier than the group, also to depart later than the group. This you have to tell us in advance together with your reservation, so we ca arrange something for you .
• We can arrange some extra nights, before or after the tour .Let us now your date, time ,flight number and carrier of arrival , so we can arrange the transfer in Lima to the hotel ,always included .
• You can extend your trip with a jungle arrangement in Manu or Puerto Maldonado /Tambopatta .

Insurance
Clients are obligated and responsible for ensuring that they have adequate cover for the full duration of the tour in respect of medical expenses, injury, death, repatriation, cancellation and curtailment. It is our policy to check the validity and cover of your insurance policy and we hold the right to refuse travel to anyone whose insurance does not satisfy these criteria..

WE HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY THIS COUNTRY JUST AS MUCH AS WE DO!