P05 - GALAPAGOS ISLANDS & MACHUPICCHU 10 days / 9 nights -- from US$ 3650.-- / EUR 2560.-- Combine the 2 most famous and most exciting tourist destinations in Southamerica. During a 4 days cruise on a beautiful yacht through the Galapagos Islands you can snorkel with penguins and sea-lions, encounter the odd hammerhead shark, watch giant 200 kg tortoises lumbering through cactus forest and enjoy the courtship display of the blue-footed booby and magnificent frigate bird, all in startling close-up. From this wildlife sanctuary our journey leads us to the political and religious capital of the Incas: Qosqo (the “Navel of the Earth”), once the hub of the greatest empire ever seen in the Americas. In the hills above the city we explore the fascinating archaeological park of Sacsayhuaman – the former Inca house of the sun and beyond the verdant Sacred Valley, with its colourful local markets and ancient palaces like Ollantaytambo and Pisac, we visit Machupicchu, timeless and enigmatic, lost for centuries amid lush tropical vegetation. ITINERARY DAY 1: QUITO (Arrival) DAY 2: QUITO – GALAPAGOS ISLANDS CRUISE DAY 3-4: EXPLORING THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS DAY 5: GALAPAGOS ISLANDS – GUAYAQUIL - LIMA DAY 6: LIMA - CUSCO (Sacsayhuaman) DAY 7: SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS DAY 8: MACHUPICCHU DAY 9: MACHUPICCHU - CUSCO DAY 10: CUSCO - LIMA OUR SERVICE INCLUDES: Transportation: 2 national flights Ecuador: Quito-Baltra Island-Guayaquil 1 international flight: Guayaquil-Lima 2 national flights Peru: Lima-Cusco-Lima Accommodation: 3 nights Cruise ship (double cabins) and 6 nights hotel (double rooms) Tours: As mentioned incl. transport and bilingual guide Included Meals: All breakfasts, 1 lunch and full board on Galapagos Island Cruise