{"id":1365,"date":"2010-07-26T09:29:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-26T09:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/?p=1365"},"modified":"2010-07-26T09:29:00","modified_gmt":"2010-07-26T09:29:00","slug":"lose-yourself-in-the-lost-city-of-machu-picchu-for-less","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2010\/07\/lose-yourself-in-the-lost-city-of-machu-picchu-for-less\/","title":{"rendered":"Lose Yourself in the Lost City of Machu Picchu for Less"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Machu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New 7 wonders of the world, is considered to be one of the most spectacular and spiritual sites in the World.\u00a0 Nestled on a small hilltop in the Andes, and situated over 2,400 metres above sea-level, the hidden “Lost City of the Incas” is a mesmerising sight that remained undiscovered until 1911. <\/p>\n

But while the mountainous valleys, cloud forests and high rainforests are a world away from the landscapes of Australia, it is not as unattainable a destination as some might think, with flights from Sydney to Peru with LAN, Qantas and Aerolineas Argentinas, and additional packaged tours offering fantastic late availability discounts.<\/p>\n

Taking in the Machu Picchu archaeological site and Inca civilisation, as well as the floating islands of Lake Titicaca and Cusco’s Sacred Valley, the Chimu Adventures’ 9-day ‘Highlights of Peru’ is offering a saving of $400 per person for bookings made before August 31st. Australia’s Latin American experts’ 9-day tour includes accommodation in 3* hotels, all internal flights, breakfasts and some meals, transfers, day tours and a guided tour of the world-famous Inca site.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

The package has daily departures from Lima and is available from the discounted price of AUD $2,155. To book this tour, or any other exciting Chimu Adventures trip, call 1300 678 909 or visit www.chimuadventures.com<\/a><\/p>\n

For a longer tour of Peru, incorporating the Nazca Lines, Colca Canyon, Arequipa, Lake Titicaca, Cuzco, Inca Trail, Machu Picchu and the Amazon Rainforest, Gap Adventures has a 21-day ‘Absolute Peru’ tour, departing from Lima and staying in more basic and traditional accommodation which includes home-stays, jungle lodges, guest houses and camping, ideal for travellers wishing to get a more of an ‘off-the-beaten track’ experience.<\/p>\n

The Gap Adventures 21-day tour has 20-25% off the current price of all tours departing before August 31st, making the trip only $2408 (down from $3009). For further information on the ‘Absolute Peru’ tour visit www.gapadventures.com.au<\/a> or call 1300 796 618.<\/p>\n

Terms and conditions apply to all tours. Visas are not required for Australian passport holders; however a passport must be presented alongside a return ticket.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

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Machu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New 7 wonders of the world, is considered to be one of the most spectacular and spiritual sites in the World.\u00a0 Nestled on a small hilltop in the Andes, and situated over 2,400 metres above sea-level, the hidden “Lost City of the Incas” is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1365\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}