Chili/Peru, + Galapagos, Ecuador

CHILE: IT'S A LOT MORE THAN JUST GREAT WINES!

Tour Modern Santiago and absorb Chilean culture at the unforgettable Los Adobes de Argomedo Dinner Show. Learn production techniques of avocados and almonds at the El Mandarino and Los Quillayes family farms; shop for crafts in the quaint town of Pomaire, and savour the best empanadas in South America on the spectacular Pacifi c coastline drive to the resort of La Serena where Dole grows vegetables for export. Stay in the Elqui Valley, birthplace of Chile's national drink, the Pisco Sour, produced from grape vines grown on nearly vertical Andean slopes. Observe stars by night at Cerro Mamalluca Observatory, and Andean artifacts at Colchagua Museum. From the citrus and lucoma orchards, to bustling Lo Valledor wholesale fruit market, you'll love Chile from top to bottom. Next fl y to Lima, Peru and on to ancient Pisaq nestled in the Sacred Valley of the Incas.

Relax at the unique Royal Inka Hotel, then travel by scenic train ride to Aguas Caliente and the ethereal Machu Picchu ruins on the top of cloud-shrouded mountains. It's a "must see" experience you'll never forget. Our friend and indigenous guide, Rolly Carrasco, will enthusiastically show you all around Cuzco, the former capital of the Inca empire, Koricancha Temple, Plaza de Armas, the 17th Century Cathedral, and the immense fortresses of Sacsayhuaman & Tambomachay.

YOU CAN RETURN HOME FROM LIMA,
BUT WHY NOT ADD-ON 5 MORE DAYS?

You'll never be closer to the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. Staying in a small hotel on the island town of Porto Ayora, we will learn much from the Darwin Research centre and boat tours amid these 12 islands that are a nature preserve of species that exist nowhere else in the world. I've added a "free day" for more exploring or basking on a pristine beach before you return home via Quito.

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