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6 nights / 7 days at $1400 per person double occupancy (2 persons in a room) and $1700 per person for private accommodations.   Many people take in Machu Picchu by train but we will have the opportunity to enjoy a full day hike on the famous Inca Trail. The Peruvian government limits the number of people hiking this scenic trail to 500 a day. Your package includes a permit for a full day hike. The first day will be spent in Cusco, a UNESCO World Heritage city, where we will enjoy a 3 hour city tour.  The second day features all the best of the picturesque Sacred Valley. We will visit Saqsayhuaman, Tambomachay, Pisaq and Ollantaytambo. On the third day we visit a traditional Andean community where locals teach us their  traditions and costumes. On the fourth day we will embark on an unforgettable 7-9 hour hike on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. This is a level two 8 mile hike and we will have four experienced local guides leading our group. This is one of the highlights of the trip, and you can walk the trail at your own pace. If you suffer from knee pain, back pain or vertigo you may want to reconsider hiking the Inca Trail. You can opt out of this excursion and take the train to Aguas Calientes while others hike the trail. If you choose not to hike the trail your price will $150 less the shared room price of $1400.  Please let me know at the time of booking if you prefer not to hike the Inca Trail.  Those of you who wish to donate to the highland village school we will visit on the sixth day will receive a list of items the school needs. This is an active trip for fun minded people. If you enjoy laughing, dancing, exploring and adventure, then this trip is for you. Absolutely no drama allowed! Bring a family member or friend, but make sure they are fun! 

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DAY 1: RECEPTION IN CUSCO – WALKING TOUR IN THE CITY (September 19th)

• AM or PM reception at the airport in Cusco and transfer to the hotel.

• 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM walking tour in the city.

• We will visit Koricancha, Plaza de Armas and main streets of Cusco.

• Overnight in Cusco Xima Hotel https://www.ximahotels.com/language/en/our-hotels-in-cusco

DAY 2: CUSCO - SACRED VALLEY TOUR – OLLANTAYTAMBO (September 20th)

• Breakfast at the hotel.

• 9:00 AM we leave from Cusco to Sacred Valley.

• Places to visit Saqsayhuamana, Pisaq market and ruins and Ollantaytambo market and ruins.

• Overnight in Ollantaytambo  http://sol-natura.hotelvallesagrado.com/en/

DAY 3: Vivencial tour with Andean communities at the hight lands of Willoq and Patacancha close to Ollantaytambo town (September 21st)

• Breakfast at the hotel.

• After breakfast 9:00 AM, we will take our car and travel for about 30 minutes,

where the local people of Willoq and Patacancha give us a warm welcome with music, dances, and their typical costumes, and then receive the typical costumes, and dress like the inhabitants.

After that we will have some activities with them.

Activity 1: “Tissue Demonstration”

Activity 2: “Demonstration of agriculture work”

Activity 3: "pay of the land”: We will know the mystical side of Patacancha, the payment to the Pachamama or Mother earth,

Activity 4: Typical and delicious lunch prepared by the community.

Activity 5: Social work and presents delivery to Patacancha school,

2:30 pm Return to Ollantaytambo and free afternoon at the town to walk by their own.

• Overnight in Ollantaytambo http://sol-natura.hotelvallesagrado.com/en/

DAY 4: OLLANTANTA - INCA TRAIL KM 104 – MACHU PICCHU – Aguas Calientes  (September 22nd)

6:00 AM Breakfast at the hotel.

• 7:45 AM we take train to Km 104 (1 hour and 10 minutes).

• Around 8:30 AM we start walking Km 104 – Chachabamba – wiñayhuayna (around 4 hours).

• Lunch in Wiñayhuayna

• After lunch walking wiñayhuayna – sun gate – Machu Picchu (around 3 hours).

• 4:00 PM we take bus Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes (30 minutes).

• Overnight in Aguas Calientes https://www.intipunku.pe

DAY 5: MACHU PICCHU FULL DAY (September 23rd)

• AM Breakfast at the hotel.

• 8:00 am (bus Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu)

• Guided tour in Machu Picchu 2 hours (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM).

• Free afternoon in the town of Aguas Calientes (optional visit the hot spring).

• Overnight in Aguas Calientes https://www.intipunku.pe

• Dinner in the restaurant Apu Salkantay

DAY 6: AGUAS CALIENTES - CUSCO (September 24th)

• AM breakfast at the hotel.

• 8:30 AM train Aguas Calientes - Ollantaytambo

• 10:30 AM bus Ollantaytambo to Cusco.

• 12:00 PM we will be arriving to Cusco.

• Free afternoon in Cusco.

• Overnight in Cusco Xima https://www.ximahotels.com/language/en/our-hotels-in-cusco

DAY 7: CUSCO - LIMA (September 25th)

• Breakfast at the hotel.

• At appropriate time, pick up from hotel and transfer to airport for your flight back to

Lima.

End of the services.

INCLUDED:

• All transfers airport – hotel – airport.

• Walking tour Cusco (Guides and all entrance tickets)

• Tour Cusco ruins and sacred valley (transportation, guides, and all entrance

tickets).

• Inca trail tour 2D/1N ((bus, guides, entrance tickets, train tickets)

• Food on the Inca trail 1 lunch (1st day inca trail), 1 dinner (1st day inca trail),

1 breakfast (2nd day inca trail)

• Porters and cook in charge of food preparation.

• All breakfast at the hotels.

• Hotel in Cusco 02 nights Xima https://www.ximahotels.com/language/en/our-hotels-in-cusco

• Hotel in Ollantaytambo 02 night 3* Overnight in Ollantaytambo  http://sol-natura.hotelvallesagrado.com/en/

• Hotel Aguas Calientes 02 night 3*  https://www.intipunku.pe

• Vivencial tour at Willoq or Patacancha (Transportation, tour guide, lunch and

activities with local people).

NOT INCLUDED:

• Food lunches and dinners (except food in the Inca trail).

• Flight tickets Lima – Cusco – Lima.

• Huaynapicchu mountain (extra $ 75 USD per person)

End of the services.

Pricing:

This package is priced at $1400 per person shared room or $1700 per person private room. A $300.00 Non Refundable Deposit must be paid at the time of booking to secure your trail permit. The balance of your trip must be paid 60 days before departure date which is July 8th 2022. This is a land based package only, so r/t airfare to Lima and Lima to Cusco is not included. You are responsible for all tips and gratuities.

Peru Entry Requirements 

Government's around the world continue to adjust their entry requirements during this pandemic. I will update you of any changes as we get closer. At this time you can enter into Peru without quarantine. Currently, Peru requires inbound international passengers on commercial flights have either a negative real-time COVID-19 molecular (RT-PCR), negative antigen test result, or a medical certificate of epidemiological discharge that is no more than 72 hours old after being issued and before boarding the plane. Children under the age of 12 can present a certificate of health issued by a medical doctor in lieu of a negative test. All passengers must also complete an affidavit of health (found here: https://e-notificacion.migraciones.gob.pe/dj-salud/).

Getting There:

Nonstop flights to Lima operate daily from New York, Newark, Miami, Dallas, Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Houston, and Los Angeles. There are hourly flights from Lima (LIM) to Cusco(CUZ) on Peruvian Airlines, Lan Chile, Star Peru, Viva Air and Avianca . 

Trip Insurance 

The travel industry now considers the Coronavirus “a foreseeable event”.  That means many airlines, resorts, charter companies, rental shops, etc are no longer offering refunds due to COVID issues.  They expect YOU to protect yourself with “INSURANCE”.  When looking at insurance options please consider plans that offer a cancel for any reason option. More and more countries and hotels/resorts/charter companies are establishing very onerous cancellation policies. The travel industry as a whole has generally adapted the attitude that you now know the risks of COVID-19 or other illnesses and THEY are not willing to accept the risks of you needing to cancel or delay your travel.

You Can’t Steal My Happy recommends that you purchase a travel protection plan to help protect you and your travel investment against the unexpected. For your convenience, we offer travel protection through Travelex Insurance Services. For more information on the available plans or to enroll, click on the link below or contact Travelex Insurance Services at 800-228-9792 and reference location number 43-0656    “Travel Insurance is underwritten by, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company, NAIC #22276. 55Y”

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Terms and Conditions 

Group Trip Cancellations.
If YCSMH has to cancel a group trip because a country has closed its borders, everyone will have a choice of receiving a refund or being rolled over to another group trip. The decision to cancel a group trip will be determined by myself and our local guides.

DEPOSITS PAID- CANCEL WITH NO REPLACEMENT 
If you cancel a booking and cannot find a replacement the FULL deposit amount will be lost from the original person making the reservation.

DEPOSITS PAID- CANCEL WITH A REPLACEMENT - $100 Penalty
If YOU cancel and find your own replacement that “helps” but it doesn’t alleviate the time and effort I must spend to get your replacement up to speed (answer questions and send previous emails). A $100 fee will be charged if you cancel and find your own replacement. 

FULL PAYMENTS PAID- CANCEL WITH NO REPLACEMENT- 60 DAYS BEFORE TRIP DEPARTURE 
Full payments for all Happy trips are due 60 days before departure. If you cancel the trip you will not be eligible to receive a refund. You will need to file a claim with your insurance provider. As a rule most tour vendors, charter companies and hotels require full payment 60 days before arrival. Once we have made reservations MOST resorts, Charter companies, rental shops, etc hold YCSMH financially responsible (i.e. we have to pay them, hence we expect YOU to pay us). 
Final payments for our Croatia Cruise are due 90 days before departure. 

FULL PAYMENTS PAID- CANCEL WITH A REPLACEMENT- 60 DAYS BEFORE TRIP DEPARTURE
In the event of a cancellation, YCSMH will gladly help find a replacement but the responsibility to find the replacement is that of the person canceling. If you find a replacement to fill your spot you will be eligible for a full refund minus a $100 fee. 
If YCSMH finds you a replacement you will receive a refund minus the trip deposit. As I mentioned there is a considerable amount of time and effort spent to send out emails to your replacement to get them up to speed. 

I hope this helps clarify our terms as we all navigate through this post pandemic world. For those of us who are passionate travelers the small inconveniences of testing, insurance and entry requirements are well worth it. 

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