[{"title":"Day 1: Lima","name":"Lima","description":"Arrive at any time.<p><strong>Additional Information: </strong> If you booked the Lima Cooking Class it does not include extra time in Lima and we highly recommend booking pre-trip accommodation. You will be picked up from your hotel at approx 10:00 (10:30 from Aug-Dec) and taken to a local market and restaurant to prepare and enjoy a traditional Peruvian meal. You will return back to your hotel around 13:00.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Please note that hot water shortages and power outages can be fairly common in Peru (even in upgraded hotels and private homes). We appreciate your patience and understanding that these occurrences are outside of our control.</p><p><strong>ACTIVITY: </strong> The adventure begins today. Feel free to explore, but make sure you're back in time to meet the group. Your G Representative will review the details of your tour.</p>","lat":"-12.04318","lng":"-77.02824"},{"title":"Day 2: Lima/Cusco","name":"Lima","description":"Fly to Cusco. Free time to shop and explore. Choose to pre-book the Cusco Cooking Class, or try out a city tour, and visit museums and archaeological sites.<p>Travel to the airport for the early morning flight to Cusco. Spend the day relaxing and exploring this fascinating city.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Our best advice for exploring Cusco is to wear a comfortable pair of shoes, arm yourself with a city map, and set out to explore.</p><p><strong>Additional Information: </strong> Please note: if you pre-book the Cusco Cooking Class you will be picked up from your hotel at approx 12:30 and taken to a local market and restaurant to prepare and enjoy a traditional Peruvian meal. Return back to your hotel around 16:00.</p><p><strong>TRANSPORT: </strong> Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... yup, it is a plane, actually.</p><p><strong>FREE TIME: FULL DAY</strong> Use the day to head out and explore. Free time is yours to use any way you want.</p>","lat":"-12.04318","lng":"-77.02824"},{"title":"Day 3: Cusco/Sacred Valley","name":"Cusco","description":"Enjoy a full-day guided tour of the Sacred Valley. Stop at the G Adventures-supported women's weaving co-op before visiting a local pottery making community. Break for lunch at the G Adventures-supported Parwa Community Restaurant in Huchuy Qosco. After lunch, opt to head out on a hike to the Ollantaytambo storehouses and look out over the ruins. Or, wander around the cobblestone streets and visit a local Chicheria (corn beer bar).<p>Travel through the stunning Sacred Valley of the Incas, visiting a G Adventures-supported women's weaving co-op. Meet the women and learn about traditional weaving and dyeing. Perhaps choose to pick up some handmade souvenirs and textiles directly from the women who made them.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Have lunch at the G Adventures-supported Parwa Community Restaurant. Learn about the G Adventures for Good project and eat a delicious buffet-style lunch. Proceeds of this meal go directly back to the remote community.</p><p><strong>TRANSPORT: FULL DAY</strong> Make stops along the way as you pass through this gorgeous valley, descending in elevation the whole way.</p><p><strong>ACTIVITY: </strong> Visit the Ccaccaccollo community centre which G Adventures travellers' donations helped create in 2005, thereby enabling local women to sell traditional textiles to travellers. See local weaving and dyeing techniques used to create garments and souvenirs, and learn how the Planeterra weaving co-operative has impacted the community and those who visit it. This includes the purchase of alpacas to provide a steady supply of wool, looms, and sewing machines as well as several training courses on production, sales and small business management. <br/><br/></p><p><strong>ACTIVITY: </strong> In the rural village of Cuyo Chico in the Sacred Valley, a group of families joined together to create a small business based on their traditional adobe ceramic crafts. Using clay from their surroundings, they mold bowls, plates, and all manner of decorations. Learn about the ceramics process as well as the traditional adobe brick-making that forms the basis of houses throughout the valley, all while taking in a spectacular view of the Pisac Ruins. After the demonstration, peruse the items for sale directly from the artisans in their shop.</p><p><strong>ACTIVITY: </strong> Contribute to sustainable tourism in Huchuy Qosqo, a small village of 65 families in the Sacred Valley, by eating at the Parwa Community Restaurant. Learn how the resident-run restaurant was kickstarted by G Adventures and the Multilateral Investment Fund, to become a successful farm-to-table program that boosts the local economy and several spin-off microenterprises.</p>","lat":"-13.52264","lng":"-71.96734"},{"title":"Day 4: Sacred Valley/Aguas Calientes","name":"Ollantaytambo","description":"Journey to the beautiful town of Aguas Calientes and perhaps enjoy a visit to the local hot springs or explore the market.<p>Board a morning train that winds through the spectacular Urubamba Valley to the end of the line: the village of Aguas Calientes, a frontier town nestled in the hills beneath Machu Picchu. Enjoy the rest of the day taking advantage of the hikes and hot springs in the area.</p><p><strong>TRANSPORT: </strong> Climb aboard, take a seat, and enjoy the ride.</p><p><strong>FREE TIME: </strong> Choose to visit the local market, the botanical garden, and the Mandor waterfalls, or soak in the hot springs.</p>","lat":"-13.25722","lng":"-72.26306"},{"title":"Day 5: Machu Picchu/Cusco","name":"Aguas Calientes","description":"Start early to visit the 'Lost City' of Machu Picchu. Tour the ruins with an expert guide before returning back to Cusco.<p>Start early to catch the sunrise at the top. Take the bus up to the historic spiritual centre of the Incas, the 'Lost City' of Machu Picchu. Tour the ruins with an expert guide then explore on your own. <br/><br/><br/><br/>Later, return by train to Ollantaytambo and meet a private vehicle to head back to Cusco.</p><p><strong>TRANSPORT: </strong> Climb aboard, grab a seat, and enjoy the ride.</p><p><strong>ACTIVITY: </strong> Set off with the local guide to explore Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas. Learn about the history and gain insights into this massive mountaintop citadel while wandering through ancient dwellings, stone temples and along sculpted terraces. Feel the energy of this 15th-century site, now both a UNESCO World Heritage site and voted one of the new Seven Wonders of the World in a worldwide internet poll.</p><p><strong>TRANSPORT: </strong> Climb aboard, grab a seat, and enjoy the ride.</p><p><strong>TRANSPORT: </strong> Climb aboard, take a seat, and enjoy the ride.</p><p><strong>TRANSPORT: </strong> Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.</p>","lat":"-13.15517","lng":"-72.52264"},{"title":"Day 6: Cusco","name":"Cusco","description":"Enjoy a free day in Cusco. Opt to visit the local market, a nearby archaeological site, or get a massage. <p>With plenty of free time you can choose to visit and hike the famed Rainbow Mountain. Pre-book on the checkout page to include this optional activity on your tour, or ask your GCO or travel agent for assistance.</p><p><strong>FREE TIME: FULL DAY</strong> Head out and explore. Free time is yours to use how you want!</p>","lat":"-13.52264","lng":"-71.96734"},{"title":"Day 7: Cusco/Lima","name":"Cusco","description":"Head to the airport and fly back to Lima where you will enjoy free time to explore the city at your leisure.<p><strong>TRANSPORT: </strong> Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... yup, it is a plane, actually.</p><p><strong>FREE TIME: EVENING</strong> Make the most of a few more hours in Lima. Free time is yours to explore any way you want.</p>","lat":"-13.52264","lng":"-71.96734"},{"title":"Day 8: Lima","name":"Lima","description":"Depart at any time.","lat":"-12.04318","lng":"-77.02824"}]
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