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New Year’s 2023/24: Explore the Amazon Rainforest in comfort
Plus the Peruvian Capital of Lima “The City of the Kings”
December 28, 2023 to January 5, 2024
9 days/8 nights from $1998* when reserved by March 30
Optional flights from Phoenix-Iquitos/Amazon-Lima-Phoenix December 27, 2023 to January 5, 2024 for $1685*


Included features:
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First class hotels with air-conditioning in the Amazon and Lima
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Breakfast, lunch and dinner most days
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Comprehensive sightseeing throughout
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Hotel taxes and service charges
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Airport and hotel group transfers in the Amazon and Lima Optional flights Wednesday, December 27, 2024 round trip economy Phoenix-Los Angeles-Lima-Iquitos-Lima-Los Angeles-Phoenix for $1685 including taxes
*Per person, double subject to change and availability. Upgrade to business class of international flights is available upon request.
Optional Extension:
Machu Picchu and Cuzco
January 2 to 8, 2024
7 days/6 nights for additional $1598*
Optional economy air fare Phoenix-Iquitos (Amazon)-Cuzco-Lima-Los Angeles-Phoenix $1598*
*Per person, double subject to change and availability. Upgrade to business class of international flights is available upon request.
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Optional Extension: Majestic Machu Picchu and Cuzco the capital of the Inca Empire
January 2 to 8, 2024 - 7 days/6 nights for additional $1598*
Economy air fare Phoenix-Iquitos/Amazon-Cuzco-Lima-Phoenix for $1685* including taxes
Included features:
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First class and Deluxe hotels in Cuzco, Machu Picchu and Lima
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3-hour scenic train ride between Cuzco and Machu Picchu
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Breakfast, lunch and dinner most days
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Comprehensive sightseeing throughout
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Hotel taxes and service charges
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Airport and hotel group transfers in Cuzco, Machu Picchu
and Lima

Tuesday, January 2, 2024 - Iquitos to Lima connecting to Cuzco.
Your LimaTours guide will transfer you to the Iquitos airport for the Latam Airbus morning flights from Iquitos to Lima connecting to Cuzco and arriving in the early afternoon. Your local guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the 5-Star Palacio del Inca Marriott Luxury Collection Cuzco. Dinner at hotel.
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Accommodation Palacio Del Inka, Marriott Luxury
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Meals included: Breakfast, dinner
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 – Cuzco to Machu Picchu
You will be picked up at your hotel in Cuzco and transfers you to the Ollantaytambo station. Your journey to Machu Picchu begins with a train ride to the town of Aguas Calientes, where you will find a handicraft market, restaurants, and lodges. After a short bus ride, arrive in Machu Picchu, a masterpiece of engineering and architecture that served as a sanctuary and resting residence for the Inca Pachacútec. According to UNESCO, Machu Picchu, which means 'Old Mountain', is considered a World Heritage Site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the modern world. At the end of the tour, go back to Machu Pichu Pueblo town and have lunch. Enjoy a delicious lunch at Cafe Inkaterra. Dinner at hotel.
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Accommodation Inkaterra Machu Picchu
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Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Thursday, January 4, 2024 – Machu Picchu to Cuzco
Early morning entrance to Machu Picchu is available to explore this incredible place before the afternoon visitors arrive. Note: Picture on right shows Jose Catalan and his mother at the sacrificial altar at Machu Picchu. Take train back to Ollantaytambo train station this afternoon. Transfer to local restaurant. Pamper your taste buds with one of the most traditional dishes of Peruvian gastronomy: the Pachamanca. Beef, pork, chicken and guinea pig are seasoned with chili peppers and other native spices and accompanied by tubers such as potatoes and sweet potatoes, as well as corn and beans. All these ingredients are placed inside a clay pot to cook underground, in the heat of previously heated stones. A unique and exquisite experience!
Then, continue the visit to the town of Ollantaytambo, a typical example of urban planning of the Incas still inhabited as in the past. Pachacútec (1438 - 1471) conquered the town of Ollantaytambo Town, destroyed it and built a new one by absorbing it as part of its empire considered today as one of the most remarkable archaeological complexes of the Incanate. At the end of your tour, you will be transferred to Cuzco.
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Accommodation Palacio Del Inka, Marriott Luxury Collection
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Meals included: Breakfast, lunch
Friday, January 5, 2024 – Cuzco tour and flight to Lima.
Enjoy a guided tour of this charming city, which was the capital of the Inca Empire. The tour begins with a visit to the Convent of Santo Domingo, which was built over the Inca temple of Coricancha, one of the most important precincts dedicated to the cult of the sun. Ancient chronicles say that its walls were covered with gold leaf and filled with golden representations of nature. Next, visit the Cathedral, the most imposing monument in the Plaza de Armas. Then head to the hills of Cuzco where the fortress of Sacsayhuaman is located, whose imposing walls offer an impressive panoramic view of Cuzco. Continue to Qenqo, an archaeological complex of religious use where it is believed that the Incas practiced rituals related to agriculture. Continue the tour to Puka Pukara, the "red fort" in Quechua; an architectural complex of supposed military use, with multiple environments, plazas, baths, aqueducts, and towers. It is believed to have been used by the Inca entourage while the leader rested in Tambomachay, which is the last archaeological stop on the tour. It is believed that it was an enclosure of water worship, which had an extraordinary hydraulic system.
Later in the day you will fly to Lima is less than 1 ½ hours on our optional flight package.. A LimaTours representative and a guide will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. The Peruvian capital is a modern metropolis full of history, currently undergoing an exciting process of cultural and economic changes.
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Accommodation Iberostar Selection Miraflores
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Meals included: Breakfast
Saturday, January 6, 2024 – Lima Aliaga House tour
After breakfast, your tour starts downtown, where you will visit the Aliaga House, an ancient viceregal house delivered by Francisco Pizarro to one of his captains (Jerónimo de Aliaga) after the foundation of the city. The construction of this house started in 1535. This genuine jewel of the colonial architecture is currently inhabited by his descendants. You will then get to know the Main Square, where Lima was first founded as "The City of Kings," in 1535, and it was already known by the name of Lima when Peru proclaimed its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821. There you can see (panoramic view) the Presidential Palace, the Archbishops Palace, and the Lima Cathedral. Next, you will go to Saint Francis Church, which has an enviable collection of old books and an authentic network of catacombs open to the public. Then you will go to the Pueblo Libre district to visit the Larco Museum, located in the same district, founded by Rafael Larco Hoyle in 1926. The visit to this museum allows understanding over five thousand years of the high degree of development achieved by the cultures that flourished before the Inca Empire. The museum, located inside a viceregal mansion built on a pre-Columbian pyramid of the 7th century, shows the most complete pre-Hispanic collection of gold and silver artifacts as well pieces of erotic art. Lunch at Café del Museo Larco. Transfer back to hotel.
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Accommodation Iberostar Selection Miraflores
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Meals included: Breakfast, lunch
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Sunday, January 7, 2024 – Lima free day or optional Producer’s Market Culinary Experience
A free day for sightseeing on your own or shopping. The optional tour of the Producers’ Market of San Isidro for a Peruvian culinary experience (about $65 per person). There, you will discover its stands and main ingredients used in Peruvian cooking, accompanied by a Peruvian chef. Then you will be transferred to Urban Kitchen to be part of a participative cooking lesson where a chef will demonstrate dishes from their country. After this fun experience, you will enjoy the delicious dishes prepared in class.
Accommodation Iberostar Selection Miraflores
Meals included: Breakfast
Monday, January 8, 2024 – Lima home
After breakfast, LimaTours will transfer you from our hotel to the airport and assist you along the way. Our optional 8-hour non-stop Latam Boeing 767 flight departs Lima around noon arrives Los Angeles around 6 p.m. After cleaning immigration and customs your Delta flight departs LAX at around 9 pm. and arrive Phoenix around 11:30 p.m.








*Per person, double, subject to change and availability. Single supplement for Amazon (Iquitos) Lima $629; Cuzco/Machu Picchu extension $1235. Air fares are subject to change and availability. Business class air fares of international flights are available for about $2000 per person more.
GENERAL INFORMATIO, DEPOSITS AND FINAL PAYMENTS
Prices are subject to change without notice and can only be guaranteed after deposit is paid. Reservations must include each passenger’s full name, nationality, passport number, and date of birth. Hotels may be changed for similar properties if necessary.
A $350 per person is required to confirm your reservation within 48 hours of confirmation. Final payment is due by October 26, 2023. Cancellations received in writing by October 25, 2023 are subject to $150 per person handling fee. After October 26, 2022 there are no refunds. Trip cancellation insurance is available and highly recommended.
For reservations with train services to Machu Picchu, the seats are assigned according to the availability of the car. Locations can only be arranged after the ticket has been issued.
TIME DIFFERENCE, CLIMATE, ALTITUDE & CLOTHING
Peru is two hours later than Arizona so there is little chance of jet lag. Temperatures in the Amazon in December and January from range from 71o to 89o with high humidity, although low chance of rain. In Lima temperatures range from 67o to 79o with low chance of rain. Altitude in the Amazon is about 1,000 feet above sea level; Lima is at sea level since it’s near the Pacific coast. Cuzco temperatures in January range from 45o to 66o, altitude is about 11,150 feet. It is customary to chew coca leaves in Cuzco to reduce high altitude effects. Machu Picchu temperatures range from 45o to 71o at about 7,900 feet altitude. We recommend comfortable and light clothing for the Amazon and Lima and warm clothes for the high Andean areas of Cuzco and Machu Picchu. Visitors are not advised to wear sleeves shirts, shorts, short skirts when visiting religious temples or official buildings. Sunscreen, sunglasses, a hat, and mosquito repellent can be very useful during your stay.
PREVENTION PROTOCOLS AGAINST COVID-19
In recent months, the institutions in charge of archaeological sites, museums, hotels, tour operators and the government have been preparing for the restart of tourism operations. After several months, the country is reopening its doors to the world to provide tourism services in a safe and coordinated way. Below we present the protocols that LimaTours complies with for the safety of your passengers. Cancellation charges will not apply in cases where the passengers have been prevented from travelling due to a positive result of COVID-19 days before their trip, presenting the positive result certificate prior to the departure from the country of origin.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE ENTRANCE IN PERU
No visa is required for Peru for US citizens and stays of up to 183 days. Please keep in mind that while a visa is not required, you must: Hold a passport valid at least six months on entry with one blank visa page. Hold proof of onward/return flights. LimaTours is not responsible if a guest does not have all the necessary documentation to enter the country. The foreigner who travels to Peru must ensure that the validity of his passport is not less than six months to enter the national territory.
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
We recommend comfortable and light clothing for visiting the coastal areas of Peru and warm clothes for the high Andean area. Visitors are not advised to wear sleevless shirts, shorts, short skirts, or short clothing when visiting religious temples or official buildings. Sunscreen, sunglasses, a hat, and mosquito repellent can be very useful during your stay.
ON BOARD THE TRAIN TO MACHU PICCHU
Carry the same document that you presented to the agency, given that train tickets and entrance to Machu Picchu will be issued with this information. In all train services to Machu Picchu, the passenger may carry only hand luggage (backpack, bag or briefcase) of no more than 5 kg/ 11 lb. on the train to/from Machu Picchu. Allowed size: 62 linear inches 157cm (height + length + width). You may leave the rest of your luggage at the hotel in Cuzco.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW ENTRANCE REGULATIONS TO MACHU PICCHU
The current restrictions on visits to Machu Picchu allow a maximum stay of 4 hours in the citadel accompanied by a guide during the first entry. If the visitor tours an alternate route (Mountain Machu Picchu or Huayna Picchu) the passenger will have 3 hours to for this purpose, additional to the 4 hours in the citadel. If the passenger wishes to enter the citadel again during the afternoon shift or the next day, he must acquire previously an additional ticket to enter in the new shift. There is no ticket sale in the archaeological zone. It is essential to provide updated information (full name, date of birth, nationality, passport number) of every passenger travelling to Peru, which must match the current passport that will be used for the trip. This information is particularly essential for visits to places such as the Inca Trail or the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (including Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain), where local authorities demand the presentation of updated and original documentation upon entry.
DISCLAIMER
LimaTours or Protravel International are not responsible in case of unexpected events such as strikes, climate change or natural disasters. LimaTours acts as an intermediary for the reservation of services, so that it cannot be held responsible for the quality or suitability of services, death, injury, illness, damage, accident, loss, theft, or loss of good, delay or any other irregularity arising directly or indirectly from the provision of services by suppliers.

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New Year’s Peruvian Amazon & Lima, Peru’s Capital City
Optional flights: Wednesday, December 27, 2023 - Round-trip economy flights Phoenix-Los Angeles-Lima-Iquitos-Lima-Los Angeles-Phoenix for $1685* including taxes* (subject to availability and change). Delta flight departs Phoenix at 2:10 p.m. arrive Los Angeles at 2:40 p.m. Connect to Latam Airlines non-stop 8-hour wide-body Boeing 767 flight to Lima, Peru departs at 8:10 p.m. arrives Lima December 28 at 7:30 a.m. Connecting flight from Lima and Iquitos aboard Latam Airbus 320 flight departing Lima 11:55 a.m. and arriving Iquitos, Peru at 1:45 p.m.
Thursday, December 28, 2023 - Iquitos/Amazon. Brief orientation by LimaTours, Peru’s premier tour company, and transfer to the Explorama dock. Twenty-five-mile journey down the Amazon River to Ceiba Tops Lodge where private rooms with air conditioning provide Amazon adventure in comfort. Afternoon hike in the beautiful primary rainforest reserve (forests of native tree species, where there are no clearly visible indications of human activities and the ecological processes are not significantly disturbed) surrounding Ceiba Tops that includes many huge trees festooned with epiphytes. After dinner enjoy local flute or guitar music at the "El Tucan" Bar where the guides are always ready to relate some of the many legends of the Amazon Forest.
Accommodation Ceiba Tops
Meals included: Lunch, dinner
Friday, December 29, 2023 – Amazon Bushmaster Trail
Early morning birding excursion. After breakfast board boats to continue down the Amazon River to the rustic Explorama Lodge and hike the "Bushmaster Trail" where scientific studies by the Missouri Botanical Gardens have found the world's highest biodiversity of trees per square hectare. Continue to visit a small village of Yagua Indians where your guide will explain their culture and how it has been affected by the passing of time. There will be an opportunity to trade for or purchase some of their local crafts and for a demonstration of the use of the blowgun which some of the Yagua elders still use for hunting. After lunch walk along a local Amazon River trail stopping at a "ribereños" house, corner store and sugar cane rum factory.
Accommodation Ceiba Tops
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Saturday, December 30, 2023 – Amazon Birding/Monkey Island
Early morning birding. Morning boat excursion to “Monkey Island,” a private reserve where more than five species of tropical primates including small tamarins, saki, titi and large woolly monkeys are protected. Afternoon boating excursion in search of sloth, found in Cecropia trees at the water’s edge, and the two species of freshwater river dolphin, pink and grey. Weather permitting, enjoy a beautiful Amazonian sunset on the river.
Accommodation Ceiba Tops
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Sunday, December 31, 2023 – Amazon ExplorNapo Lodge and Canopy Walk
Early morning departure from Ceiba Tops by boat to the narrow motorcar crossing connecting the Amazon and Napo Rivers to continue by boat to ExplorNapo Lodge for breakfast. Hike to the spectacular Canopy Walkway spanning over 500 meters (one-third of a mile), connected by tree platforms, and reaching a height of over 35 meters (115 feet) but accessible without any type of climbing skill or equipment. After lunch, visit the "ReNuPeRu" Ethnobotanical Garden where over 240 medicinal plants are cultivated by a local shaman who will explain the nature of Amazonian natural healing and the uses of some of the plants. Return to Ceiba Tops in time to enjoy the pool or hammocks before dinner. Tonight, we welcome 2024 with old and new friends in the amazing Amazon Rain Forest.
Accommodation Ceiba Tops
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Monday, January 1m 2024 – Boat excursion to piranhas fishing & Franciscan Mission. Morning boat excursion to piranhas fishing. If lucky, you will be able to try your catch for dinner! Afternoon excursion to the neighboring town of Indiana. Originally a Franciscan mission, Indiana has grown into a large river community with its own market, high school and small hospital.
Accommodation Ceiba Tops
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 – Iquitos 1 ½ hour flight to Lima
Meet your local guide at airport. Transfer to your hotel in Lima. Arrive at Lima Airport. A transportation service and a guide will pick you up from the airport at the scheduled time to transfer you to your hotel in Lima the Iberostar Selection. In the Miraflores neighborhood, one of the most fascinating and dynamic areas of the city, you can walk along the promenade that passes along the edge of a cliff like no other. From this extraordinary vantage point, the 5-star Iberostar Selection Miraflores hotel offers you a rooftop terrace with a pool and a glass-enclosed lounge bar, allowing you to enjoy views of the Pacific Ocean from the first hotel in Lima to be free of single-use plastic. In addition to the fitness center and spa with a sauna, you can visit our Ortega & Huamán and 27 Tapas restaurants, which offer a fusion of Peruvian and Spanish gastronomy. The Peruvian capital is a modern metropolis full of history, currently undergoing an exciting process of cultural and economic changes. Dinner al hotel
Accommodation Iberostar Selection Miraflores
Meals included: Breakfast, dinner
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 – Lima Aliaga House tour
Your tour starts downtown, where you will visit the Aliaga House, an ancient viceregal house delivered by Francisco Pizarro to one of his captains (Jerónimo de Aliaga) after the foundation of the city. The construction of this house started in 1535. This genuine jewel of the colonial architecture is currently inhabited by his descendants. You will then get to know the Main Square, where Lima was first founded as "The City of Kings," in 1535, and it was already known by the name of Lima when Peru proclaimed its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821. There you can see (panoramic view) the Presidential Palace, the Archbishops Palace, and the Lima Cathedral. Next, you will go to Saint Francis Church, which has an enviable collection of old books and an authentic network of catacombs open to the public. Then you will go to the Pueblo Libre district to visit the Larco Museum, located in the same district, founded by Rafael Larco Hoyle in 1926. The visit to this museum allows understanding over five thousand years of the high degree of development achieved by the cultures that flourished before the Inca Empire. The museum, located inside a viceregal mansion built on a pre-Columbian pyramid of the 7th century, shows the most complete pre-Hispanic collection of gold and silver artifacts as well pieces of erotic art.
Lunch at Café del Museo Larco. Transfer back to hotel. Evening free.
Accommodation Iberostar Selection Miraflores
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch
Thursday, January 4, 2024 – Lima free day or optional Producer’s Market Culinary Experience
A free day for sightseeing on your own or shopping. The optional tour of the Producers’ Market of San Isidro for a Peruvian culinary experience (about $65 per person). There, you will discover its stands and main ingredients used in Peruvian cooking, accompanied by a Peruvian chef. Then you will be transferred to Urban Kitchen to be part of a participative cooking lesson where a chef will demonstrate dishes from their country. After this fun experience, you will enjoy the delicious dishes prepared in class.
Accommodation Iberostar Selection Miraflores
Meals included: Breakfast
Friday, January 5. 2024 – Lima flights home. LimaTours will transfer you from your hotel to the airport. A representative will assist you along the way.
Optional flight back to Phoenix: Latam Boeing 767 wide-body, non-stop 8 ½-hour flight departs Lima at 12 noon and arrives Los Angeles at 5:55 p.m. After immigration and customs, Delta flight departs LAX at 8:30 p.m. arrives Phoenix around 11 p.m.