TRADITIONAL LIMA, GASTRONOMY AND GOLD MUSEUM OF PERU

TRADITIONAL LIMA, GASTRONOMY AND GOLD MUSEUM OF PERU (CODE LIM-004)
DURATION : 3 DAYS 2 NIGHTS
DEPARTURES : DAILY

INCLUDES:
- Pick up from the airport
- 02 nights hotel in Lima
- 02 breakfasts
- City Tour Lima
- Visit to the Gold museum of Peru.
- 01 Buffet Lunch - Peruvian Food.
- Entrances fees to the places to visit.
- Transfer to the airport

ITINERARY

DAY 01: Lima.
- Arrival and reception. Pick up of from the Lima airport and transfer to Hotel. Our staff will await your arrival at the airport in the city of Lima showing a sign with your name.
- Overnight accomodation in your hotel.

DAY 02: Lima City Tour, Buffet Lunch and Gold Museum of Peru.
- Breakfast in your hotel.

- City Tour Lima.

We visit the historical center of Lima, including "paseo de la republica", "Plaza San Martín", the Main Square and the surroundings monuments: "The goberment palace, the Cathedral, the Archbishop`s Palace; City Hall, the Desamparados train station, and the Moorish-style houses and balconies along Lima`s old streets.
In the catedral, the tour guide will show you the sacristy, the side chapels, the impressive Choir seating, and the tomb of Lima`s founder, Francisco Pizarro.
The Next stop is San Francisco convent, with the best exhibition of Colonial art in Latinoamerica. The tour includes the Choir hall, the Monk`s library and the sacristy, featuring collection of Zurbaran and Rivera oil paintings. After visiting the main yard of the cloister to see its fine XVI century seville styles and Moorish Arches, the tour will proceed to the underground cripts known as the catacombs.
After we will visit the traditional neighborhood near the San Isidro Golf Club, the olive Grove park and the modern Larco Mar shopping and the entertaiment complex including the Park of Love where we will finish with a spectacular sight of the Pacific Ocean.

- Buffet Lunch - Typical Peruvian Food.

- Visit to Gold Museum.

In this museum we appreciate an spectacular collection of Peruvian Ancient Gold and the Arms of the World Collection.
Ancient peruvians were master metal workers. the "cire perdue" or lots wx process, known across the Orient and lost in the west until the renaissance, was the most frecuent technique used by mater ancients Peruvian gold and silversmiths.
On our tour of Peru`s Gold museum, visitors will appreciate a dazzling collection of gold artefacts from various pre-colombian civilizations, some more than 3000 years old.
Metal pieces and jewerly of incalculable value in gold, silver and precious stones used by the incas - the children of the Sun god and monarch of the vast Inca Empire - are shown in this collection.
Five hundred years ago, the gold of Perú atracted many European adventurers who conquered the inca and founded the vicec-Royalty of Perú under the spanish Crown. Perú`s Gold Museum also host a valuable collection of old and modern weapons that ranks among the best in the world. The halls in this section show the Arms of the World Collection of armour, uniforms and various ancient war tools and weapons from various ages in the world. Some of them are dated as long ago as 1300 B.C.

- Overnight accomodation in your hotel.
DAY 03: Lima Out.
- Breakfast in your hotel.
- Transfer to the airport/bus.

PRICE PER PERSON (Expressed in american dollars)
PRICE VALID FOR FOREIGNERS - MAX. 60 DAYS

Hotel Double Room
:: Los Girasoles 3* or Similar USD$176 per person

RM-CTM-TV-TMC

ADDITIONAL NOTES

* If you want to have more information, option with other hotels, ask for it to reservas@rundomundo.com saying that you need the complete program Traditional Lima, Gastronomy and Gold Museum 3 Days 2 Nights.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

- The itinerary can be changed at the request of passengers.
- Ask for prices for additional nights.
- The tour City Tour Lima + Lunch Buffet + Museo del Oro del Peru is a full day that starts at 09:15 Hrs.
- The buffet lunch offers a range of traditional Peruvian dishes at the famous restaurant Junius (http://www.junius.com.pe).
- You can change your City Tour and buffet lunch for a panoramic city tour in the night and dinner show included addin US$ 10.00 per person.
- You can change your visit to the Gold Museum of Peru for a visit to the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru or the Pachacamac Ruins.
- Prices are valid until December 31st, 2010.


BOOKINGS

To reserve this tour, please write us to: reservas@rundomundo.com or call us sending the next information:
- Reservation: Traditional Lima, Gastronomic an Gold Museum of Peru 3 days / 2 night with City Tour (Code LIM-004).
- Hotel selected.
- Number of passengers.
- Arrival and departure dates.
- Date you prefer the tour.
- Names and passport numbers of passengers
.