SAVE £££’s SPEND $$$’s
SAVE 40% ON A 31-NIGHT PERU & ECUADOR OVERLAND
NOW ONLY £465 p/p (that’s £15 per night)
DEPARTING CUSCO 5th JUNE 07
Not only can travellers save a whopping 40% on Dragoman Overland’s 31-night Toucans, Temple’s & Trails journey through Peru and Ecuador, featuring a pioneering ‘alternative Inca Trail’, thanks to current high dollar exchange rates they can also save money on the food kitty and get even more bang for their bucks in the countries visited, as American dollars are the local currency in Ecuador and readily accepted in Peru! Tour departs Cusco 5th June.
From Cuzco, the Inca’s ancient capital, an alternative Inca Trail, a Quechua Indian community trek explores the Pumahuanca region on the opposite side of the Urubamba Valley from the Classic Inca Trail. Following virtually deserted routes used only by locals and Dragoman, trekkers stay with local communities and help out in ‘hands-on’ community projects away from the crowds. At Colca Canyon, one of the world’s deepest chasms, travellers take some time to appreciate that ‘condor moment’ as these magnificent predators catch the updrafts and ride the thermals over the canyon. Next, at 3,500m up on the Altiplano, the colonial town of Arequipa lying at the foot of volcano El Misti, is visited. One of the town’s best known residents, ‘Juanita’, an Inca mummy found frozen on the slopes of Volcan Ampato, made an impression on Bill Clinton during his 1996 visit, prompting his alarming exclamation ‘That’s a good-looking mummy!’ Travelling north up the coast, Puerto Inca, Cuzco’s port and the mysterious Nazca Lines are further highlights together with a boat trip to the wildlife-rich Ballestas Islands, before arriving in Peru’s capital, Lima. Later, echoes of pre-Inca civilisations, the Moche and Chimu, are explored in Huanchaco, Chan Chan, Tucume and Sipan. After crossing the border into Ecuador, the plazas, cobbled streets, markets and 16th and 17th Century churches of Cuenca, the country’s favourite city are visited. Heading away from the coastal plains, Misahualli is the departure point for Amazon jungle expeditions, learning about the rich resource of the fragile forest ecosytems. The Indian market at Otavalo, renowned for colourful fabrics, is a top shopping stop prior to arrival in Dragoman’s final destination Quito, another city disconcertingly nestled below volcanic slopes – Volcan Pichincha.
The tour (XQC97) costs just £465 (normally £775 - save £310) plus kitty USD$850 (~£425) including transport in Dragoman Overland’s customised Mercedes Benz truck, hotel and camping accommodation (65%/35%), all camp meals, the expertise of Dragoman’s two person crew and local guides en route. International flights are not included but are available through Dragoman Overland.
Dragoman Overland
info@dragoman.co.uk
www.dragoman.com
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