With 16 to 18 participants: $3400 p/p in double accommodations.
To request an application blank, please e-mail Kathy at Kathy Didier. Don't delay: trip
participation will be limited to 18, and we expect this trip to sell out fast.
TRIP FEE INCLUDES: Transfers between Lima airport and Posada Miraflores in
Miraflores (Lima); all lodging (in double occupancy rooms; single rooms);
breakfast in most hotels, other meals as specified in the itinerary;
transportation by private bus with professional driver; boat transportation to
Islas Ballestas and on Lake Titikaka; Nasca Lines overflight; train ride to
Machu Picchu; return flight from Cusco to Lima; local guide services by
bilingual guides; entries to all visitor's sites specified in the itinerary;
services of Kathy Didier as overall tour coordinator, a bilingual Peruvian tour
conductor, and local site guides.
NOT INCLUDED: Round trip air fare from point of origin to Lima; meals not
specified in the itinerary; souvenirs, tips, phone/fax/internet services and
other personal expenses; Peru exit tax ($28 at the time of this writing).
SINGLES SUPPLEMENT: If you feel you need a single room, please enquire about
availability and cost.
HOW TO GET ABOARD: If you are interested in this trip and would like for us to
e-mail you an application, or if you have further questions about the trip, let
Kathy know by clicking here Peru trip
requests.
FYI: The background color used in this website is the html color officially
known as "Peru".
RECOMMENDED READINGS:
Beltran, Miriam, 1970, Cuzco, Window on Peru, Second Ed. Revised:
New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 221 p.
Frost, Peter, 1989, Exploring Cusco: Lima, Nuevas Imagenes S. A.,
195 p.
Frost, Peter, and Bartle, Jim, 1995, Machu Picchu Historical
Sanctuary: Lima, Nuevas Imagenes S. A., 64 p.
Hadingham, Evan, 1988, Lines to the Mountain Gods: Nazca and the
Mysteries of Peru: Oklahoma City, Univ. of Oklahoma Press,
307 p.
Hemming, John, 1981, Machu Picchu: New York, Newsweek Book
Division, 172 p.
Hemming, John, and Ranney, Edward, 1990, Monuments of the Incas,
Albuquerque, Univ. of New Mexico Press, 228 p.
Kendall, Ann, 1973, Everyday Life of the Incas: New York, Dorset
Press, 216 p.
Prescott, William H., 1882, History of the Conquest of Peru:
Philadelphia, J. B. Lippencott & Co., v. 1, 510 p., v. 2,
530 p. [Prescott's amazing work went through various
editions and printings, and should be available in major
libraries.]
Squier, E. George, 1877, PERU: Incidents of Travel and Exploration
in the Land of the Incas: New York, Henry Holt and Co., 599 p.
[A classic 19th-century travel work by an archeologist and
diplomat; originals scarce, but a modern reprint has been
issued.]
Wright, Ruth M., and Valencia Zegarra, Alfredo, 2004, The Machu Picchu
Guidebook - A Self-Guided Tour, Revised Edition: Boulder,
Colorado, Johnson Books, 188 p. [By far the best guidebook
for Machu Picchu; be sure to have this one with you when you
visit.]
Photos on this website by Janie and Ric Finch, @copyrighted.