Machu Picchu - Lake
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(11
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Machu Picchu - Lake
Titicaca
(12 days/11 nights)
Machu Picchu - Lake
Titicaca
(14 days/13 nights)
Colca Canyon - Machu
Picchu
Lake Titicaca
(16 days/15 nights)
Archaeological & Ecological
Treasures
Galapagos - Machu Picchu
Lake Titicaca (or Amazon)
(18 days/17
nights)
Colca Canyon - Amazon
Machu Picchu - Lake Titicaca
(22 days/21 nights)
Machu Picchu
(10
days/9 nights)
Machu Picchu
(13 days/12 nights)
Machu Picchu - Galapagos
(15 days/14 nights)
Galapagos - Machu Picchu
(18 days/17 nights)
Manu National Park
(8 days/7 nights)
Enchanted Isles of the Galapagos
Galapagos
(11
days/10 nights)
Galapagos & the Kingdom of Quito
Galapagos - Andes
(16 days/15 nights)
Galapagos - Amazon
(16 days/15 nights)
Historic Haciendas of the Andes
Cotopaxi - Antisana
- Otavalo
(7 days/6 nights)
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Ascent above the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
Photo: Globos of the Andes.
Flight Price (No extra days or nights)
US$ 445 per person
The flight price includes escorted transfers, semi-private flight with professional pilot, pre-flight coffee or tea, one-hour hot-air balloon flight, landing ceremony with champagne toast, after-flight breakfast and travel insurance for guests through the age of 59 years (over that age, there is a supplementary fee). All prices are per person based on two people sharing a guest room. For a detailed description of our services, see Opulent Itineraries.
We pick you up from your hotel in the morning and depart in a private car to the colonial town of Maras, in the Sacred Valley, where we arrive at 7 am.
The silent beauty...
I think that there are few pleasures as grand as drifting slowly over the earth in an open basket. It's romantic, it's breathtaking, it's a journey you will never forget. It's a world filled with beauty, excitement and adventure. A balloon ride is a thrill that is indescribable. The silent beauty of floating hundreds of feet over the beautiful Sacred Valley, watching the wonderful hills covered with snow, the cultivated fields, the Vilcanota River.
-- Jeff Hall, pilot
Your adventure will begin by watching the crew unload, assemble and do a complete safety inspection of the balloon. Meanwhile, as the "gentle giant" comes to life, your pilot Jeff Hall, who is a FAA (USA) and DGCA (Perú) licensed, will give you a quick safety briefing while you are drinking a hot beverage, tell you what to expect on your adventure and answer any of your questions. Next, you will board the traditional hand-crafted, wicker basket. Your flight, then starts -- not by the basket going up -- but by the ground slowly slipping away, as you escape the confines of earth's gravity.
Hot-air ballooning over the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
Photo: Globos of the Andes.
In the air, as you are floating, your pilot will explain the secrets of man's first flight, and will identify points of interest. You will enjoy a breathtaking view of the Sacred Valley's landscapes and send greetings to earthbound folks below. We carry with us a satellite phone for your safety. While you are aloft, your dependable ground crew, constantly tracks your flight and is in radio communication with the pilot.
Your flight will last approximately one hour, depending on weather, direction of flight and available landing sites. Upon landing, the ground crew will be there, waiting to catch you, but your adventure is not over. With glasses held high, your pilot together with ground crew will thank "Pachamama" (Mother Earth) and the "Apus" (mountain spirits), and will initiate you into the Andes with a traditional champagne ceremony in Quechua, the Inca language. Afterward, we go to Urubamba in our 4-wheel drive for a energy-giving breakfast in a pleasant restaurant, then return you to your hotel in the Sacred Valley or the city of Cuzco.
Extraordinary explorations.
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