LIMA TOURS SINCE 1956

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1 SINCE 1956

2 who we are history Founded in 1956 by Eduardo R. Arrarte, Lima Tours is the most experienced tour operator in Peru We have continuously held a leadership position in Peru s tourism industry Our company has formed an important number of Peru s tourism professionals, thus earning ourselves the reputation as the tourism school of our country We have actively contributed in the preservation and restoration of Peru s cultural heritage

3 main achievements We led the initiative of earning UNESCO s World Heritage title for Lima s Historical Center Since 1976 we promote the Aliaga mansion (the oldest family home in the Americas) We have supported many archaeological projects, the two most important: -One lead to the discovery of the Sacred City of Caral, the oldest civilization in the Americas -The other excavated the Royal Tombs of the Lord of Sipan, as well as created the Museum where these Moche treasures are exhibited EDUARDO ARRARTE Founder

4 networks & affiliations

5 representatives NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES CRUISES GAY & LESBIAN MARKET Ylan Chrem SOUTH AMERICAN EXPERTS PUERTO RICO Roberto Rocafort BELGIUM, HOLLAND, LUXEMBOURG, NORWAY, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, FINLAND, DENMARK Jaapjan Fenijn BODY & SOUL INTERNATIONAL SPAIN & PORTUGAL Lizeth Soto Carmona HEMISUR EUROPE AFRICA SOUTH AFRICA Lu Dowell LU DOWELL REPRESENTATIONS ENGLAND Wendy McNeill AMERICAS GERMANY Gerhard Bartsch TRANSCIELOS

6 company trademarks attention to detail warm hospitality innovative programs exclusive products experienced staff flexible support impeccable service uncompromising quality efficient response informed guiding Recognized throughout the world s tourism industry as the best travel company in Peru. strong partnership excellent values tour operators cruise lines special interest travel organizers incentive houses meeting planners travel agents individual travelers

7 WHAT WE OFFER OUR CLIENTS agencies Innovative products Personalized programs Participatory / volunteer activities Incentive programs Best rates and rooms guaranteed (we are top producers of top chains) 2009 rates valid until December 2011 Familiarization and educational trips We adapt to the type of branding you need Personalized commercial material

8 WHAT WE OFFER OUR CLIENTS agencies Quick response guarantee Emergency service 24/7 Escorts equipped with blackberries Interconnected network Customer satisfaction guarantee (97% passenger satisfaction) Third party liability insurance during service

9 WHAT WE OFFER OUR PASSENGERS Emergency service 24/7 Airport personnel Welcome Kit (General Information, Maps, etc.) Personalized messages Gastronomic experiences (visits to markets and restaurants) Visits to Peru s finest homes Volunteer / social responsibility experiences

10 WHAT WE OFFER OUR PASSENGERS Qualified escorts and guides Audio Guides Buses supplied with oxygen Contracts with vehicles up to 5 years old Motorboats Breathalyzer Seatbelts Guest satisfaction survey

11 PERU COLLECTION INSPIRED BY PERU

12 PERU COLLECTION Innovative programs created to show the different facets of our beautiful country, Peru HIDDEN TREASURES NEW DISCOVERIES EXPEDITION & COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES

13 PERU COLLECTION MEETINGS & INCENTIVES WINGS OVER PERU PERU GOURMET

14 PERU COLLECTION AMAZON EXPEDITION VOYAGES MORE OF PERU FOR LESS DISCOVERING THE PERUVIAN COAST

15 LIMA COMMITMENT

16 what we give back to society The Lima Tours Foundation founded in 2008 Promotes and provides: Responsible business practices Sustainable development Conservation efforts Poverty relief Humanitarian assistance Health and nutrition campaigns

17 what we give back to society

18 our current projects towards a better life Actions to help the community develop economically and socially: vaccination programs, health campaigns, building of a trout farm, technology donations and lessons, educational trips, between others. preserving our cultural heritage Lima Tours is the official custodian of this City.

19 our current projects education for those who have lost everything Construction of a classroom, provision of school supplies, funding for the construction of a local bakery. let s protect this Natural Reserve Understanding and empowerment of local and indigenous communities.

20 PERU IN STYLE Specially prepared for Journeys of Distinction

21 JUNGLE HIGHLANDS COAST MAIN DESTINATIONS TUMBES IQUITOS PIURA CHICLAYO TRUJILLO CHACHAPOYAS CAJAMARCA TARAPOTO HUARAZ LIMA AYACUCHO PUERTO MALDONADO ICA CUSCO PUNO AREQUIPA LAKE TITICACA

22 LIMA City of Kings World Lima: Peru s international airport receives flights from all parts of the world

23 PERU IN STYLE DAY 1 LIMA Miraflores Park Orient Express

24 PERU IN STYLE DAY 2 LIMA Colonial Lima, lunch at Señorio de Sulco CASA ALIAGA CATHEDRAL

25 Peruvian cooking demonstration, Señorio de Sulco Lima Gastronomic capital of the Americas A collision of cultures, ingredients and flavors

26 AREQUIPA The white city Lima - Arequipa: 1 hour 15 min Cusco Arequipa: 30 min Puno Arequipa: 50 min Puno - Cusco: 11 hours Lima Arequipa: 15 hours Cusco Arequipa: 10 hours Puno - Arequipa: 5 hours

27 PERU IN STYLE DAY 3 LIMA / AREQUIPA : Libertador Luxury Collection, Ciudad Blanca Hotel

28 PERU IN STYLE SANTA CATALINA Founded in 1580, a miniature city which still houses a number of the closed order of nuns Juanita Mummie

29 PERU IN STYLE DAY 4 AREQUIPA San Camilo market, City tour, lunch Sol de Mayo

30 PERU IN STYLE DAY 5 route AREQUIPA / COLCA Drive toward Colca Valley, lunch en Colca Lodge

31 PERU IN STYLE COLCA AGRICULTURAL TERRACES Admire the beauty of one of deepest canyons in the world, and presence the pre-columbian agricultural system still in use to this day

32 PERU IN STYLE DAY 6 COLCA CONDOR CROSS BREATHTAKING FLIGHT A natural observatory, but also one of the deepest parts of the Colca Canyon, where the giant condor puts on a show every morning

33 PUNO Folklore capital of Peru Lima - Puno: 1 hour 35 min Cusco Puno: 55 min Arequipa Puno: 50 min Cusco Puno: 11 hours Lima Puno: 18 hours Cusco Puno: 7 hours Arequipa Puno: 5 hours

34 PERU IN STYLE DAY 7 COLCA / PUNO Departure for a 5 hour ride to Puno across the Peruvian high plateau. Enjoy the magnificent view of clear blue skies and unusual highland vegetation, known as Ichu. DAY 8 PUNO Full day Taquile & Llachon TAQUILE WEAVER Aymara community with the best hand-weaving technique in the world

35 PERU IN STYLE Libertador Isla Esteves

36 PERU IN STYLE THE WORLD S HIGHEST NAVIGABLE LAKE Resting on the southern Andes of Peru at 4,000 meters above sea level, hosts impressive sunsets and inspiring views

37 PERU IN STYLE DAY 9 PUNO / CUSCO Train ride to Cusco along the dramatic landscapes of the highland plateau, only spotted by little Andean villages and herds of llamas and alpacas.

38 CUSCO The navel of the world Lima - Cusco: 1 hour Arequipa Cusco: 30 min Puno Cusco: 55 min Puno - Cusco: 11 hours Lima Cusco: 21 hours Arequipa - Cusco: 10 hours Puno - Cusco: 7 hours

39 PERU IN STYLE DAY 10 CUSCO Monasterio Orient Express

40 PERU IN STYLE DAY 10 CUSCO Morning City tour and Sacsayhuaman Sacsayhuaman Fortress

41 CUSCO SAN BLAS Cusco s bohemian district, enjoy colorful streets and beautiful art MAIN SQUARE The center of town, with numerous stores, bars and restaurants surrounding the plaza STREETS OF CUSCO Narrow cobble-stoned streets with colonial walls on top reveal the past struggle between Inca and Spanish cultures

42 CUSCO CATHEDRAL Imposing presence and beautiful interiors, a must-see in Cusco ARCHEOLOGY Stunning and magical, impressive curiosity-awakening structures KORICANCHA The Santo Domingo Monastery, built on top of the Inca temple devoted to the worship of the Sun, still houses priests to this day

43 PERU IN STYLE DAY 11 CUSCO / SACRED VALLEY Sol y Luna Hotel & Spa

44 DAY 11 CUSCO / SACRED VALLEY Chinchero, Picnic lunch, Maras with donkeys CHINCHERO A necessary stop: a re-known handicrafts market situated amidst contrasting Inca walls and a picturesque Colonial church

45 CUSCO SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS FIELD CROPS IN THE SACRED VALLEY Attractive landscapes and living cultures, a reason in itself to visit this magical place

46 CUSCO SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS MARAS Hop from one salt terrace to the next, and explore this Inca salt mine still exploited to this day

47 PERU IN STYLE DAY 12 SACRED VALLEY - WILLOQ High above the town of Ollantaytambo, in a sprawling red valley beside the Patacancha river, lies the Quechua community of Willoq.

48 PERU IN STYLE OLLANTAYTAMBO Important Inca fortress: high-rising, mystic and impressive

49 PERU IN STYLE DAY 13 SACRED VALLEY / MACHU PICCHU Inkaterra Machu Picchu

50 PERU IN STYLE MACHU PICCHU The lost city of the Incas, where Heaven and Paradise meet, a truly magical experience

51 PERU IN STYLE DAY 14 MACHU PICCHU / CUSCO Today you will have the opportunity to visit Machu Picchu once again, exploring it on your own.. DAY 15 CUSCO Enjoy a free day to explore the city at your leisure, go shopping or just relax in your hotel.

52 PERU IN STYLE DAY 16 Luna CUSCO / LIMA Farewell dinner at Casa DAY 17 LIMA We will transfer you from your hotel to the airport, and provide assistance on your departure flight.

53 VERY BEST OF SOUTH AMERICA PERU Specially prepared for Journeys of Distinction

54 LIMA City of Kings World Lima: Peru s international airport receives flights from all parts of the world

55 VERY BEST OF SOUTH AMERICA DAY 1 LIMA Swissotel

56 VERY BEST OF SOUTH AMERICA DAY 2 LIMA Colonial Lima CASA ALIAGA LIMA S CATHEDRAL

57 VERY BEST OF SOUTH AMERICA DAY 3 LIMA / CUSCO / SACRED VALLEY Sol y Luna Hotel & Spa

58 VERY BEST OF SOUTH AMERICA DAY 4 SACRED VALLEY: Excursion to Urubamba, the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Visit the picturesque Andean village of Chinchero. CHINCHERO A necessary stop: a re-known handicrafts market situated amidst contrasting Inca walls and a picturesque Colonial church

59 CUSCO SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS FIELD CROPS IN THE SACRED VALLEY Attractive landscapes and living cultures, a reason in itself to visit this magical place

60 CUSCO SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS HACIENDA ORIHUELA Admire a collection of popular and colonial art at Casa Hacienda Orihuela, a family of great collectors.

61 VERY BEST OF SOUTH AMERICA OLLANTAYTAMBO Important Inca fortress: high-rising, mystic and impressive

62 VERY BEST OF SOUTH AMERICA DAY 5 SACRED VALLEY / MACHU PICCHU Inkaterra Machu Picchu

63 VERY BEST OF SOUTH AMERICA MACHU PICCHU The lost city of the Incas, where Heaven and Paradise meet, a truly magical experience

64 VERY BEST OF SOUTH AMERICA DAY 6 MACHU PICCHU / OLLANTA / CUSCO This morning you will have the opportunity to make a second guided visit to Machu Picchu.

65 VERY BEST OF SOUTH AMERICA DAY 7 CUSCO City tour and Sacsayhuaman Palacio del Inka

66 CUSCO MAIN SQUARE The center of town, with numerous stores, bars and restaurants surrounding the plaza STREETS OF CUSCO Narrow cobble-stoned streets with colonial walls on top reveal the past struggle between Inca and Spanish cultures

67 CUSCO CATHEDRAL Imposing presence and beautiful interiors, a must-see in Cusco ARCHEOLOGY Stunning and magical, impressive curiosity-awakening structures KORICANCHA The Santo Domingo Monastery, built on top of the Inca temple devoted to the worship of the Sun, still houses priests to this day DAY 8 CUSCO / LIMA Assistance on your connecting flight

68 OPTIONAL VIP style at Lima s International Airport Bar & Lounge 24-hour Snack Buffet Internet connection LAN WI FI Free local calls Newspapers & magazines