Machu Picchu & the Galápagos (2012)

Lima • Cuzco • Machu Picchu • Galápagos • Quito
  • 15 days
  • from only:
  • $3895
  • $260 per day
    Small Ship Adventure Only
  • 16 days
  • from only:
  • $4645
  • $291 per dayIncludes international airfare and government taxes

Now save $1000 per couple on all July-December 2012 departures

Extend Your Adventure:
  • We stay overnight near the base of Machu Picchu for unparalleled access to this mystical Inca site, allowing us to explore it in relative solitude.
  • Peru's Quechua Indians have preserved the traditions of their ancestors for centuries. We'll meet these descendants of the Inca during our stay in Cuzco and the Sacred Valley.
  • During our Galapagos cruise, our small group will make wet landings on the islands' shores in small motor dinghies like this one.
  • The frigatebird is one of many unusual species found in the Galápagos.
  • An OAT traveler admires colorful sea crabs during her Galápagos cruise.
  • Best Value for Solo Travelers
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Learn how to customize your adventure, or view standard air routing and travel times. The choice is yours with our True Choice program.

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Customize your trip

With our True Choice Program, you can choose to stay longer before or after your trip on your own, or combine two adventures to maximize your value. Here are more ways to create the OAT adventure that’s right for you:

  • Choose our standard air routing, or work with us to select the airline and routing you prefer
  • Make your own international flight arrangements directly with the airline, applying frequent flyer miles if available
  • Stay overnight in a connecting city before or after your trip
  • Request to arrive a few days early to get a fresh start on your adventure
  • Choose to “break away” before or after your trip, spending additional days or weeks on your own
  • Extend your adventure with our optional pre- and post-trip extensions
  • Combine your choice of OAT adventures to maximize your value
  • Upgrade to business or premium economy class

The air options listed above will involve an additional fee of $100 per person for confirmed requests (as well as incremental airfare costs based on your specific choice). This service fee will be waived for Inner Circle/Sir Edmund Hillary Club members.

Or, when you make your reservation, you can choose our standard air routing, for which approximate travel times are shown below.

GATEWAY

TRAVEL TIME*

Boston, Denver

13hrs

Baltimore, Dallas, Washington, DC (Dulles)

11hrs

Newark, Seattle

15hrs

Detroit, New York (JFK), Los Angeles

12hrs

Miami

6hrs

Minneapolis, San Diego, San Francisco

14hrs

Chicago

10hrs

Portland, OR, Philadelphia

16hrs

* Estimated total time, including connection and layover. Actual travel time may vary.

The information above reflects approximate flight times from the gateway cities listed to Lima, Peru. Routing is based on availability and subject to change. You will receive your final air itinerary approximately 14 days prior to departure.

… our boat passed near a school of Dolphins in the Galapagos, and Luis got us into the Pangas (zodiacs) and we mingled and played among the school for an hour.

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Single Supplement now $295 for all
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Traveling Solo to South America

At OAT, we recognize the challenge solo travelers face from the additional cost of Single Supplements. That’s why we’re proud to offer reduced Single Supplements on this adventure and FREE Single Supplements on all extensions.

Single Supplements:
Machu Picchu & the Galápagos: $295
The Amazon Rain Forest of Peru: FREE

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Solo Traveler Challenge:

Compare our value for solo travelers with the competition, and you’ll find that you save $500-$5000 per person with OAT. And if you can find a lower solo traveler price on any comparable international trip for Americans, we’ll match that price and deduct $500 from the cost of your adventure.

Solo Friendly Travel:

From more single space and new solo savings on our 2012 adventures, to our FREE Travel Companions online community and Roommate Matching Service, see why OAT is the leader in Solo Friendly Travel.

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Share your love of travel with others and, for each referral who embarks on an OAT trip, you will earn $100 in CASH or credit. With your 4th referral departing on a 2012 departure, your reward increases to $200 in CASH or credit per person. And once you refer 8 travelers departing in either 2012 or 2013, you'll earn a FREE trip valued up to $4,500 per household—which will bring the total value of your earned rewards up to $5,600.

And you are also passing along savings to your new traveler: We'll instantly deduct $100 off the cost of their reservation when they mention your name and Customer Number while reserving.

To learn more about the benefits of our Vacation Ambassador Referral Program, please call us toll-free at 1-800-955-1925 or click here.

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Small Groups: Never more than 10-16 travelers—guaranteed!

Journey to South America and follow in the footsteps of the ancients. Walk among the impressive ruins of the “Lost City of the Incas”… experience Peruvian culture in the Andean landscape of the Sacred Valley … and swim in an unspoiled cove, a rollicking sea lion your playmate. On this adventure, you will discover two of Latin America’s most important cultural and natural marvels: the legendary ruins of Machu Picchu and Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands—a living laboratory of Darwin’s landmark theory of evolution.

From the city to the country, we encounter the vibrant cultural legacies of Peru and Ecuador. With an overnight stay and plenty of time to explore Machu Picchu and the opportunity to slip into secluded Galápagos coves aboard our exclusively chartered small ship to land on pristine shores, you will embark a journey to Latin America as diverse as it is magnificent.

Now save $1000 per couple on all July-December 2012 departures

Featuring Reduced Single Supplements on all 2012 Departures.

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