Mini Adventure (2 Weeks)
The Mini Adventure program includes:
10 days of Spanish language classes
4 days of travel and exploration in Peru
Days 1-3: Spanish Language Classes
On your first day, you will participate in a brief orientation, take a language placement test, and then be placed at an appropriate level. Throughout your language training, the teacher will continuously assess your ability in the 4 language skills – Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing; and the 4 language systems – Grammar, Vocabulary, Phonology, and Function.
Day 4: Cusco City Tour
This full day excursion includes the best highlights of Cusco – “the navel of the world” and the center of the ancient Inca Empire. You will visit Q’oricancha, the Inca Temple of the Sun and then tour Cusco’s Cathedral, a 15th century church filled with original artwork and an amazing high altar made of silver. In the afternoon, you will tour the four primary ruins surrounding Cusco, including Sacsaywaman, Q’enko, Tambomachay, and Puka Pukara. As part of the tour you will receive the “Tourist Ticket” which can be used in your free time to visit a number of museums and other attractions in and around Cusco. Lunch included.
Days 5 & 6: Spanish Language Classes
Days 5 and 6 are spent in intensive Spanish language classes. Classes can be scheduled for the morning or afternoon to suit your needs.
Day 7: Sacred Valley of the Incas
You will take a beautiful driving tour of the ancient agricultural center of the Incas. You will travel by bus from Cusco down into the lush, green Sacred Valley. Your first stop is the pueblo of Pisac, and then onto Urubamba, and the archeological ruins at Ollantaytambo. Your tour will also take you into the high mountain plains to the small village of Chincheros – home to a colonial church built upon Incan foundations, and a quaint market right in the main square; all while surrounded by the amazing snow-capped mountain peaks of the Andes. Lunch included.
Days 8 & 9: Spanish Language Classes
Days 8 and 9 are spent in intensive Spanish language classes. Classes can be scheduled for the morning or afternoon to suit your needs.
Day 10: Machupicchu
Early in the morning, you will depart by “Vistadome” train service, bound for the village of Aguas Calientes, right on the edge of the Amazon Rainforest and literally at the foot of the mystical Machupicchu mountain. From Aguas Calientes you will travel by bus up to the entrance of the sanctuary-city of Machupicchu. You will take a 3-hour guided tour of the ancient ruins, which are still 60% intact today. At the end of the tour, you can hike to the top of Huayna Picchu, the mountain overlooking Machupicchu, or to the Temple of the Moon. That night, you will spend the night at the Hostel Presidente in the village of Aguas Calientes. Breakfast and Lunch included.
Day 11: Machupicchu - Aguas Calientes
On Day 11, you can make another trip up to Machupicchu and do some more day trekking, or you can relax in the natural hot springs, or just do some shopping if you prefer. In the afternoon at 3:30, you will board the “Vistadome” train for your trip back to Cusco, arriving at 7:30 in time for dinner. Breakfast and Lunch included.
Days 12-14: Spanish
Days 12, 13, and 14 are spent in intensive Spanish language classes. Classes can be scheduled for the morning or afternoon to suit your needs. At the end of your course, you will be awarded a certificate in Spanish designating your present level of proficiency in Spanish.
Member discount:
10% discount for InfoHub customer. Request a free gift certificate.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Also see tour packages in:
South America
Peru
Cultural Journey
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