Celebrity Cruises Exotics 2008
Celebrity Cruises Exotics 2008
Celebrity Cruises Exotics 2008
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The Best of Ecuador & Peru<br />
<strong>Celebrity</strong> offers a rare opportunity to combine your cruise vacation<br />
through Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands with a 4-night post-cruise<br />
tour of Peru’s ancient sites. A knowledgeable tour director will<br />
serve as your personal guide and concierge, and you’ll be treated<br />
to premium hotel accommodations throughout your journey.<br />
Shopping in Puerto Ayora, Isla Santa Cruz; a Galapagos rock crab; sharing the beach with Galapagos sea lions; a naturalist guides a Zodiac excursion;<br />
Machu Picchu’s terraces carved into the mountainside; colorful local dolls; a llama at Machu Picchu.<br />
Days 1-9<br />
QUITO AND GALAPAGOS<br />
Enjoy a guided tour and two nights in Quito, Ecuador.<br />
Then embark on a 7-night cruise through the<br />
Galapagos Islands.<br />
Day 10<br />
LIMA<br />
Upon disembarking from your Galapagos cruise,<br />
you’ll fly to Guayaquil airport and then to Lima,<br />
Peru, where you’ll be greeted by a <strong>Celebrity</strong> tour<br />
director, your guide and personal concierge.<br />
Overnight at Country Club Lima Hotel.<br />
Day 11<br />
CUZCO<br />
Your flight from Lima to Cuzco takes you to the<br />
archeological capital of the Americas and center<br />
of the former Inca Empire. You’ll tour nearby<br />
archeological sites including Koricancha, the<br />
Temple of the Sun; the famous Fortress of<br />
Sacsayhuaman, built with enormous blocks of<br />
granite; Qenko, a gigantic rock with ceremonial<br />
steps; and Puca Pucara and Tampu Machay, offering<br />
marvelous views of the surrounding area. Overnight<br />
at Hotel Monasterio.<br />
Day 12<br />
THE SACRED VALLEY<br />
Depart Cuzco for Urubamba Valley, the Sacred<br />
Valley of the Incas. At the colorful market of Pisaq,<br />
peruse locally made goods. Then tour the impressive<br />
Ollantaytambo fortress ruins, featuring terraces<br />
carved into the hillside and a crowning temple<br />
designed for worship and astronomical observation.<br />
Overnight at Hotel Monasterio.<br />
Day 13<br />
MACHU PICCHU<br />
Board the famous Orient Express Hiram Bingham<br />
train for Machu Picchu. A tour guide will lead you<br />
through the almost perfectly preserved buildings<br />
and the mysterious passageways underlying the city.<br />
Then enjoy afternoon tea at the exclusive Hotel<br />
Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge before you return<br />
to Cuzco on the Hiram Bingham train. Overnight at<br />
Hotel Monasterio.<br />
Day 14<br />
LIMA<br />
Fly to Lima to tour this modern and colonial city<br />
before your departing flight home.<br />
What’s Included<br />
• Quito pre-cruise experience<br />
• Galapagos cruise<br />
• Peru post-cruise expedition<br />
• Airfare to/from the Galapagos, from<br />
Guayaquil to Lima and round-trip<br />
Lima-Cuzco<br />
• Airport-hotel transfers<br />
• Hotel accommodations<br />
• <strong>Celebrity</strong> concierge service<br />
• Daily guided tours<br />
• Park entrance fees<br />
• Most meals<br />
• All gratuities<br />
contact your travel agent | 800-852-7239 | celebritycruises.com<br />
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