Peru Trek Adventure for Teens

• All entrance fees

• Accommodations based on double and triple occupancy at comfortable and distinctive tourist level hotels

• Most meals; we leave off a couple so your family can explore on your own.

• Travel in groups of 15 to 25 people

• Services of a bilingual guide who will accompany you throughout your trip

• Land transportation, airport transfers and internal air

• All excursions

• Bottled water and snacks

• Travel insurance – Travel Insured International policy

• Groups of 8 or more will be accompanied by a mentor whose primary jobs will be to provide kid-friendly enrichment activities for up to an hour each day that enhance the overall trip experience; to provide organized fun for kids that helps them get to know each other; to provide things for kids to do during delays, flights and long bus trips (our teen trips don’t include mentors)

• Ages 6 to 16 will be matched with pen pals with whom they can correspond and then meet in country (our cruises of Inside Passage of Alaska and our teen trips don’t include penpals)

• There may be slight variations to this listing for certain adventures

DAY 1 – DEPART U.S. / ARRIVE LIMA
Upon arrival at the airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel, where your Peru Teen Trekking vacation begins.

DAY 2 – SACRED VALLEY
After flying into Cuzco, we will transport you to the Sacred Valley. Cuzco is the ancient capital of the Inca Empire, where temples and buildings once shimmered in gold. The Spanish may have stripped this city of its golden architectural trademark in the 16th century, but the ruins of the Sacred Valley are still in amazing condition, and teenagers can actually be rendered speechless when seeing the stonework for the first time.

Sacred Valley

Train ride to Machu Picchu

DAY 3 – MACHU PICCHU
Machu Picchu was hidden so well in the Andes that it wasn’t rediscovered until 1911. As you look closely at how this “Lost City” was built, notice that the Incas used no mortar at all when putting together the large, heavy blocks of perfectly cut stone. That they are still standing is proof of the remarkable skill and engineering knowledge of this civilization.

Explore the ruins at Machu Picchu

Optional mountain hike

DAYS 4 TO 6 – TREKKING AND CAMPING ON THE INCA TRAIL
These three days of trekking worn pathways and two nights of camping under the stars will have your family raving about Peru for months. As your camp gear is transported by horseback, you’ll cross a pass at 14,300 ft., then enjoy days of walking through the high Andes alongside isolated peasant families herding large flocks of llamas and alpacas. You and your teenagers will be well off the beaten path on this little-known route through the Andean countryside.

Learn about traditional crafts
Camping

Pisaq Ruins

Saqsayhuaman ruins

DAY 7 – CUZCO
A closer exploration of Cuzco reveals how well the Peruvians preserve, with pride, their cultures and traditions. During your walking tour of the city, stop and stand in the middle of the spacious and handsome Plaza de Armas – you’ll be at the historic heart of the entire region.

Koricancha

The Spanish Cathedral

Artisan shops

DAY 8 – LIMA
The enchanting Bridge of Sighs is located in Lima’s diverse Barranco district. Streets filled with graceful old mansions give the area a relaxed colonial feel and make it a favorite place for painters and other artists to work.

Bridge of Sighs

DAY 9 – DEPART LIMA / ARRIVE U.S.

Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
3/20/2010 - 3/28/2010	$3,490
6/19/2010 - 6/27/2010	$3,590
7/31/2010 - 8/8/2010	$3,590
12/18/2010 - 12/26/2010	$3,790
12/25/2010 - 1/2/2011	$3,790
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The “lost city” of Machu Picchu was so remote and so well hidden that it wasn’t rediscovered until 1911, when Hiram Bingham stumbled onto the astonishing ruins hidden in the mists and perched on a rocky ridge in the sky. No longer “lost,” your family will discover first-hand why Machu Picchu was recently voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

Five hundred years ago, Peru lay at the heart of a vast empire that stretched over 400,000 square miles from northwest Argentina to southern Columbia. A legendary kingdom, this Land of the Inca came to an end when conquering Spaniards swept across South America. Today, Peruvians preserve, with pride, their rich and diverse culture and traditions.

Founded in the 11th century and capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th century through the arrival of the Spanish in the mid 16th century, Cuzco is a delightful mix of Inca and Spanish architecture. Around the city you can still see the remains of Inca buildings and foundations – many of which have proven to be stronger than buildings constructed in the present day!

Recommended for ages 12+

All tour prices are per person, in US dollars, based on double occupancy.

2010 Teen Rate (12-17) $3390

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