Galapagos & Machu Picchu Xperience Cruise Tour

This itinerary starts AFTER the accompanying cruise itinerary.

On the first day of your journey, you'll be greeted at the airport by a Celebrity Cruises representative and transferred to the JW Marriott hotel. Enjoy free time to relax and settle in.

Breakfast is served at the hotel. During your guided tour of the capital of Ecuador, situated at an altitude of 9,350 feet, you'll stand on the equatorial line at the Middle of the World Park and Museum, and marvel at the monastery of San Francisco and la Comania Church. Your Tour Director will escort you throughout your Quito stay, and serve as your personal concierge. Lunch is served with a spectacular view of the city, and enjoy a welcome dinner at a local gourmet restaurant.

After breakfast, you will transfer to the airport for your flight to Baltra, Galapagos Islands. During World War II, Baltra served as a U.S. Military base protecting the Panama Canal from enemy attack. Now the cactus strewn landscape of Baltra are home to the region's main airport and where you will meet the ship. From the airport, it is just a short bus and Zodiac ride.

Upon debarking from your Galapagos cruise, you'll fly to Quito Airport and then to Lima. A Celebrity Representative will assist with your transfer to the International Departure area in Quito. Upon arrival in Lima, you will be greeted by a Celebrity Cruises representative at the airport, your guide and personal concierge for the Peru portion of the trip. Overnight at the Westin Lima hotel. A detail schedule of events, and departure times will be provided upon arrival in Lima.

This morning you will have the opportunity to sleep in, or perhaps enjoy a massage* in the hotel's fabulous spa or go for a swim in the indoor pool, the choice is yours. At noon, your guide will pick you up to start the afternoon tour with a culinary twist you will visit Surquillo, the local food market, enjoy lunch at one of Lima's gourmet restaurants, and visit the bohemian district of Barranco. You will be back at the hotel late afternoon with ample time to get ready for next day's early departure to Cusco. Breakfast and dinner, as well as overnight at the Westin Lima Hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel, your guide will pick you up and transfer you to the airport for your Lima/Cuzco flight. Upon arrival in Cuzco your visit will start en route to The Sacred Valley.

Depart Cuzco for the Urubamba Valley, The Sacred Valley of the Incas. Tour the impressive ruins, featuring terraces carved into the hillside and a crowning temple designed for workshop and astronomical observation. You'll tour Ollantaytambo and the Pablo Seminario workshop, showcasing utilitarian, decorative, and artistic objects. Lunch at Wayra Ranch-gastronomic feast led by prominent chefs, as you delight in stunning equestrian Peruvian Paso horse entertainment and marinera music. Dinner and overnight at Tambo del Inca Luxury Collection.

After a morning breakfast at the hotel, you'll depart for Machu Picchu on the Vistadome from the Trambo del Inca hotel train station. Lunch will be served at the Sanctuary Lodge in Machu Picchu. Tour the almost perfectly preserved buildings ad the mysterious passageways underlying the city. Then enjoy welcoming aperitifs, dinner, and an excellent selection of wines, while relaxing on the Orient Express Hiram Vingham back to Cuzco for an evening of local music, dancing, and Pisco sours. Overnight at hotel Monasterio.

After a morning breakfast at the hotel, enjoy a scenic tour at the Coricancha, also known as the "Temple of the Sun" before touring the Sacsayhuamn fortress and the Cathedral, one of the most splendid Spanish colonial churches in America, housing about 400 colonial paintings from the Cuzco art school, impressive goldsmith, silversmith, and precious stone works.

Upon your return flight to Lima, enjoy a scenic tour of the city, visiting the Larco Herrera Museum, a colonial mansion built in the eighteenth century. Lunch at Caf del Museo restaurant before proceeding on to the Historic Center of Lima and the convent of San Francisco, a masterpiece of colonial architecture. Dinner and dayroom or overnight (based on departure flight schedule) in a deluxe room at Westin Lima Hotel. Transfers to the hotel for departure are based on flight schedules