Machu Picchu with Shannon Sharpe: Featuring Inca Weavers and Shamanic Rituals
An 8 Day Land Program & Luxury Rail Journey By Orient Express
Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu
A Benefit for the Humane Society of the United States with Future NFL Hall-of-Famer Shannon Sharpe
Perched 2000 feet above the Urubamba River, the ruins of Machu Picchu are one of the most beautiful and mysterious ancient sites in the world. Completely self-contained, surrounded by agricultural terraces and watered by natural springs, Machu Picchu appears to have been used by the Incas as a secret ceremonial city.
When you book this travel package hosted by Future Hall-of-Famer Shannon Sharpe, $300 will be directed to support the programs of The Humane Society of the United States.
"I'm honored to have the opportunity to work with the Humane Society in an effort to raise money and support their continued work protecting animals" says Sharpe.
For more information regarding The Humane Society of the U.S. programs and services, please visit www.humanesociety.org.
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| Attend a Weaving Demonstration in the Sacred Valley to see the Inca culture of weaving as it has been passed down from generation to generation. Guests will have the opportunity to meet with master weaver Marleni Callaaupa to ask questions and purchase handcrafted textiles. |
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| While in Cusco, travelers will have the option to witness a sacred shamanic ritual for an in depth cultural experience that also fosters personal discovery. |
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Price: $5,250* per person based on double occupancy with single supplement of $2,245
Price Details: A 25% deposit is required to reserve. Second payment of 25% is due 6 months prior to traveling, with full payment required 3 months prior to departure. See Refund Policy below to learn how you can cancel for any reason and protect your trip investment.
Inclusions: Fare includes escorted airport assistance and private transfers; 7 nights accommodation at Peru Orient-Express properties including breakfast: 2 nights at Miraflores Park Hotel Executive suite with ocean view; 4 nights at Monasterio Deluxe room and oxygen; 1 night at Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge Room with view to the mountains and terrace. All private services, tours and meals as indicated, per itinerary.
Exclusions: Fare does not include international flights and airport taxes; internal air (additional $463 per person) and airport taxes; activities, beverages and meals not indicated on itinerary; passport and visas fees; personal services such as laundry, room service, excess baggage fees, phone calls and other items of a personal nature; gratuities to local guides and drivers.
Disclaimer: *Rate is subject to change based upon availability. Activities, special guests, properties and itinerary are subject to change. We strongly recommend purchasing Travel Insurance to protect against injury, illness and unforeseen circumstances in the destination.
Machu Picchu with Shannon Sharpe: Featuring Inca Weavers and Shamanic Rituals: Accommodations
Miraflores Park Hotel
The Miraflores Park Hotel in Lima is located in the Malécon de la Reserva in an exclusive residential area. The hotel provides easy access for all that's best about Lima and is renowned for its beautiful setting with breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean.
Luxuriously appointed hotel suites combined with personalized service and state-of-the-art business facilities provide hotel guests with the perfect 'home away from home' environment by which to explore and enjoy Lima.
Peru's capital Lima is one of the most interesting cities in South America, with a potent mix of colonial architecture, superb museums, Inca gold and antiquities, and glamorous shops, bars and restaurants all just moments from the hotel.
Please note: Space at featured hotels is subject to availability at time of booking. Alternate hotels and transport may be used.
Hotel Monasterio
High in the Andes, more than 3000 metres above sea level, lies the historic city of Cusco, with its unique blend of Spanish and Inca cultures. At the heart of Cusco is the 16th-century Hotel Monasterio, originally built as a monastery in 1592 and now one of the world's finest hotels.
Hotel Monasterio, an Orient-Express Luxury Hotel, is the ideal base from which to discover Cusco and the ancient ruins at Machu Picchu, which can be reached via a spectacular three-hour train journey.
Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge
The Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge is the only hotel located adjacent to the ancient citadel of Machu Picchu. One of the world's major heritage sites, this is a sacred and magical place of spectacular sunrises and mystical moonlit nights.
Machu Picchu with Shannon Sharpe: Featuring Inca Weavers and Shamanic Rituals: Itinerary
Day 1: May 18, 2010 - Lima, Peru
Arrive in Lima and transfer to your hotel
The remainder of the evening is at leisure
Overnight Miraflores Park Hotel
Day 2: May 19, 2010 -Cusco, Peru [B]
Breakfast at your hotel
Transfer for domestic flight to Cusco
Arrive and transfer to the hotel
City Tour of Cusco
Discover the city of Cusco, as we take a tour of the city, including the Cathedral and the Qoricancha (the Temple of the Sun).
Peru Experiences Benefits:
- Complimentary 25 min massage at the hotel
- 1 hour of internet
Overnight at the Hotel Monasterio
Day 3: May 20, 2010 - Cusco [B,L]
Chinchero and Ollantaytambo - Inc Huayocari
Full day visit of the Sacred Valley, starting in Chinchero, a small Indian village high up on the windswept plains of Anta at 3762 meters. Continuing this magical journey you will go to Ollantaytambo, an Inca town where time has stood still.
Afternoon at leisure
Overnight at the Hotel Monasterio
Day 4: May 21, 2010 - Machu Picchu [B,L,D]
Transfer from the hotel to the Poroy train station.
Hiram Bingham Train: Poroy - Machu Picchu
This luxury train service runs between Poroy and Machu Picchu.
Its distinctive blue and gold livery and elegant interior upholstery in warm, inviting tones, consists of 4 cars - 2 dining cars, a bar car and a kitchen car.
Hiram Bingham to Aguas Calientes. Brunch on board, soft drinks, Peruvian wine and pisco included.
Arrival and depart by bus to Machu Picchu (30min)
Tea time at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge.
Machu Picchu half day private visit
Private Visit to Machu Picchu.
Peru Experiences Benefits:
- Complimentary 25 min massage at the hotel
- 1 hour of internet
Overnight at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge
Day 5: May 22, 2010 - Machu Picchu, Cusco [B, D]
Machu Picchu full day private visit
Hiram Bingham: Machu Picchu - Poroy
Take the bus to Aguas Calientes.
Board the Hiram Bingham, trains departs to Cusco. Dinner on board (soft drinks, Peruvian wine and pisco).
Transfer from Poroy train station to the hotel.
Overnight at the Hotel Monasterio
Day 6: May 23, 2010 - Cusco, Peru [B]
Day at leisure
Overnight at the Hotel Monasterio
Day 7: May 24, 2010 - Lima, Peru [B]
Transfer from the hotel to the airport.
Flight from Cusco to Lima
Arrival and transfer to the hotel.
City Tour of Colonial Lima and Larco Herrera Museum
Visit the Lima’s historic center including "Plaza San Martín", the Plaza Mayor with it’s colonial architecture, The cathedral, the government palace, the municipal palace, the Desamparados train station as well as the Moorish-style houses and balconies along Lima’s old streets.
The next stop is San Francisco convent featuring the best exhibition of Colonial art in Latin America and its mysterious catacombs.
The Larco Herrera Museum features an exquisite collection of Peruvian gold and silver, and an erotic art salon. The museum with over 45,000 archaeological pieces exhibits the largest private collection of pre-Colombian and pre-Hispanic Peruvian art in the world.
Peru Experiences Benefits:
- Complimentary 25 min massage at the hotel
- Bath butler service
- 1 hour of internet
Overnight at the Miraflores Park Hotel
Day 8: May 25, 2010 - Lima, Peru [B]
Transfer to the airport for your international flight home.
Machu Picchu with Shannon Sharpe: Featuring Inca Weavers and Shamanic Rituals: Trip Options
PRE OPTIONS
An Amazon Excursion aboard the M/V Aqua
The Amazon River is arguably the largest river in the world rivaled only by the mighty Nile in Africa. The Amazon River’s headwaters in South America originate in Peru with the Upper Amazon area in Peru consisting of a series of major river systems that flow North and South into the Marañón and Ucayali (major Amazon River tributaries) and the Amazon River.
At its widest point the Amazon River is 11 km/7 miles wide during the low water season, but during the high water season, when the Amazon floods the surrounding plains, the Amazon River can be up to 45km/28 miles in breadth.
You will start your luxury cruise floating down the Amazon River in Iquitos, a one hour twenty five minute flight from Lima, Peru. Iquitos is so remote that this charming Peruvian city can be reached only by air or water. Once a booming rubber town due to its location on the Amazon River, Iquitos now enjoys a slower pace. You will enjoy touring this lively city, which includes a building designed by Gustav Eiffel, among other highlights.
What you see along the Amazon River depends on the length of your stay. The heart of every visit, however, will be Pacaya Samiria Reserve, a protected wildlife area deep within the Amazon rainforest and jungle. The highlight of each day’s journey on your luxury cruise down the Amazon will be experiencing by small ship, the pristine wilderness areas teeming with the Amazon’s wildlife and amazing plant life, such as the colossal Victoria Regia water lilies. You will also encounter—and have the chance to interact with—local people living in villages along the Amazon River, as they have for centuries.
The M/V Aqua Luxury Cruise Ship
The 130-foot-long, M/V Aqua is the first true luxury cruise ship on the northern Amazon River in Peru and was custom built for Aqua Expeditions by Peruvian architect Jordi Puig in 2007 to offer an extraordinary level of comfort for our guests.
The M/V Aqua can accommodate a maximum of 24 cruise ship guests plus crew. This luxury cruise ship is the perfect size to sail along the Amazon River, providing extremely comfortable lounge, dining and sleeping accommodations and modern navigation technologies and standards for cruise ship travel and safety on the water.
The M/V Aqua’s twelve oversized cruise ship suites, including 4 Master suites, feature en suite sitting areas and generous outward-facing picture-windows with panoramic Amazon river views. Each of the handsomely decorated, air-conditioned cruise ship suites measure between 230 to 240 square feet. Four of these suites can be interconnected, to cater to families.
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