Celebrity Xpedition
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14 Night Galapagos and Machu Picchu Xpedition Cruise and Land Tour from Quito

Ship: Celebrity Xpedition
Cruise Line: Celebrity Cruises
Sailed: Friday, Nov 11, 2016 from Quito, Ecuador
Ended: Friday, Nov 25, 2016
The itinerary information below reflects the original day-by-day port of call schedule for the Friday, Nov 11, 2016 departure of the Celebrity Xpedition. If Celebrity Cruises modified this itinerary for weather or operational reasons after departing , the modified schedule would not be reflected here.
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14 Night Galapagos and Machu Picchu Xpedition Cruise and Land Tour from Quito
Day 1 - Friday - Nov 11, 2016
Quito, Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador    
On the first day of your journey, you'll be greeted at the airport by a Celebrity Cruises representative and transferred to your hotel. Enjoy free time to relax and settle in.
Day 2 - Saturday - Nov 12, 2016
Quito, Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador    
Mitad del Mundo, Ecuador    
Quito, Ecuador    
During a guided tour of the capital of Ecuador, situated at an altitude of 9,350 feet, you'll stand on the equatorial line at the Middle of the World Park and Museum, and marvel at the monasteries of San Francisco and Santo Domingo. Your tour director will escort you throughout your Quito stay and serve as your personal concierge. Have lunch with a spectacular view of the city, and enjoy a welcome dinner at a local gourmet restaurant.
Day 3 - Sunday - Nov 13, 2016
Cruise Begins
Cruise Begins    
Baltra, Galapagos, Ecuador   Depart: 4:30 pm
Daphne Island, Galapagos, Ecuador Arrive: 5:00 pm Depart: 6:00 pm
Day 4 - Monday - Nov 14, 2016
Gardner Bay
Gardner Bay Arrive: 7:00 am Depart: 2:00 pm
Punta Suarez, Ecuador Arrive: 3:00 pm Depart: 7:00 pm
Day 5 - Tuesday - Nov 15, 2016
Cormorant Point, Floreana Island, Galapagos, Ecuador
Cormorant Point, Floreana Island, Galapagos, Ecuador Arrive: 7:00 am Depart: 1:00 pm
Bahia Post Office, Ecuador Arrive: 1:30 pm Depart: 8:00 pm
Day 6 - Wednesday - Nov 16, 2016
Punta Moreno, Ecuador
Punta Moreno, Ecuador Arrive: 7:00 am Depart: 12:00 pm
Urvina Bay, Ecuador Arrive: 2:00 pm Depart: 7:00 pm
Day 7 - Thursday - Nov 17, 2016
Punta Vicente Roca, Ecuador
Punta Vicente Roca, Ecuador Arrive: 7:00 am Depart: 12:00 pm
Punta Espinoza, Fernandina Island, Galapagos, Ecuador Arrive: 2:00 pm Depart: 7:00 pm
Day 8 - Friday - Nov 18, 2016
South Plaza, Ecuador
South Plaza, Ecuador Arrive: 7:00 am Depart: 11:00 am
Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador Arrive: 3:00 pm Depart: 9:00 pm
Day 9 - Saturday - Nov 19, 2016
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador Arrive: 7:00 am Depart: 7:00 pm
Day 10 - Sunday - Nov 20, 2016
Baltra, Galapagos, Ecuador
Baltra, Galapagos, Ecuador Arrive: 7:00 am  
Cruise Ends    
Baltra, Galapagos, Ecuador    
Cruise Ends    
Travel Day    
Quito, Ecuador    
Travel Day    
Lima, Peru    
Upon debarking from your Galapagos cruise, you'll fly to Quito Airport and then to Lima, Peru. A Celebrity Representative will assist with your transfer to the International Departure lounge in Quito. You will be greeted by a Celebrity Cruises representative at the airport, your guide and personal concierge for the Peru portion of the trip. Overnight at the Westin Lima Hotel. A detailed schedule of events and departure times will be provided upon arrival in Lima.
Day 11 - Monday - Nov 21, 2016
Lima, Peru
Lima, Peru    
Travel Day    
Cusco, Peru    
Awana Kancha, Peru    
Casa Hacienda Orihuela, Peru    
Urubamba, Peru    
Breakfast at the hotel. A transportation service will pick you up from your hotel at the established time and will transfer you to the airport for your flight from Lima to Cusco. Upon arrival in Cusco you will depart for the Sacred Valley. First, you will visit Awana Kancha, a farm of South American Camelids and showroom of textiles, where local families show the entire traditional process of weaving and making garments. Lunch is served at Casa Hacienda Orihuela, where the Orihuelas, a family of great collectors, will be your hosts. The house has a varied collection of popular and colonial art ceramics, paintings, weapons, photography, ceremonial vessels, and the ceramic bulls of Pucara. The grounds of the hacienda include a forest of eucalyptus trees and other native species, and here the famous giant white corn is cultivated for export. Dinner and overnight are at the Tambo del Inka Luxury Collection hotel in the Sacred Valley.
Day 12 - Tuesday - Nov 22, 2016
Urubamba, Peru    
Ollantaytambo, Peru    
Urubamba, Peru    
Visit the park of Ollantaytambo with a series of stops at places of interest. The town of Ollantaytambo is a typical example of urban planning of the Incas and is still inhabited like in the past. Pachacutec (1438 - 1572) captured the town, destroyed it, and built a new one absorbing it as part of his empire. The location exhibits one of the most remarkable archaeological sites of the empire. After the tour, head to the Pablo Seminario workshop and art gallery. Lunch is served at the Wayra Ranch. Rich soil, ideal weather, and millenary wisdom have combined to make the Sacred Valley arguably the most fertile in the world. You will probably become a believer as you indulge in its bounty. Delight yourself with a surprising gastronomic feast led by the prominent Chef, Pedro Miguel Schiaffino, and Nacho Solis. Following lunch, there will be an equestrian demonstration. The Peruvian Paso horse, renowned for the smoothest gait in the world, will perform to the rhythm of marinera music. Diner and overnight are at the Tambo del Inka Luxury Collection hotel (superior room).
Day 13 - Wednesday - Nov 23, 2016
Urubamba, Peru    
Aguas Calientes, Peru    
Machu Picchu, Peru    
Aguas Calientes, Peru    
Cusco, Peru    
Breakfast at the hotel. Early in the morning, you will take the Vistadome from the Tambo del Inka hotel train station. Your tour to Machu Picchu begins with a train ride to Aguas Calientes of approximately two hours. This town is also known as "Machu Picchu pueblo" and is the last stop before entering the most important archaeological site in Peru. Once in Aguas Calientes, we will transfer to a bus for a short ride to the entrance to Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu is a masterpiece of engineering and architecture that served as a sanctuary and retreat for the Inca Pachacutec (1438 - 1572). Machu Picchu, which means "Old Mountain", is considered a World Heritage site by the UNESCO and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Lunch will be served at Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge. In the early evening, you will begin to journey to Cusco onboard the Orient Express Hiram Bingham train. Train travel has always had a romantic appeal. Slow travelling through the Urubamba Canyon uphill across the Andean landscape from Machu Picchu to Cuzco is even more nostalgic. Yet doing it onboard the gleaming blue-and-gold Hiram Bingham is reliving a 19th-century-novel journey. Enjoy welcoming aperitifs, and dinner paired with an excellent selection of wines. After dinner, you can dance to local music while sipping Pisco sours or step out to the open-air observation car while the sun is setting over the mountain peaks in the sacred landscape. Upon arrival to the train station, we will transfer to your hotel in Cusco. Overnight at the Hotel Monasterio.
Day 14 - Thursday - Nov 24, 2016
Cusco, Peru
Cusco, Peru    
Breakfast at the hotel. You will start your scenic tour at the Coricancha, also known as the "Temple of the Sun", the construction of which was ordered by Inca Pachacutec (1438-1471), and which was used as base for the construction of the Santo Domingo Convent upon the arrival of the Spaniards. This is when the Sun was worshipped during the Inca Empire and it was once full with gold artifacts. You will then go to the Cathedral, the most important building on the Main Square and one of the most splendid Spanish colonial churches in America, shaped as a Latin Cross and housing about 400 colonial paintings from the Cusco art school, together with impressive goldsmith, silversmith, and precious stones works. Its construction lasted almost a century -- it started in 1560 and ended in 1654. The Ecclesiastical Chapter ordered to extract and transport hundreds of stones from the Sacsayhuaman fortress for this purpose. Lunch at Limo restaurant Dinner and overnight at Hotel Monasterio.
Day 15 - Friday - Nov 25, 2016
Cusco, Peru
Cusco, Peru    
Travel Day    
Lima, Peru    
Your guide will pick you up from your hotel at the established time and will transfer you to the airport for your flight to Lima, Peru. Upon arrival, a transportation service with a guide will pick you up from the airport at the established time. You will visit the district of Pueblo Libre to visit the Larco Herrera Museum, a colonial mansion built in the 18th century that houses an extensive collection of ceramics from pre-Columbian art and textiles worked with many materials and tools used by the ancient Peruvians, as well as gold and silver pieces with semiprecious stones and pieces of erotic art. Lunch will be served at the Cafe del Museo restaurant. The visit continues to the historic center of Lima, and its 2,000 years of history and colonial wealth. Admire the Plaza Mayor, which has important architectural monuments and buildings, like the Archbishop's Palace of Lima with its elegant balconies and the Government Palace and its magnificent bronze fountain dating from 1650. Continue to the convent of San Francisco, a masterpiece of colonial architecture, where you can appreciate the beauty of its monastic cloisters decorated with tiles and remarkable paintings depicting the life of the holy founder of the Order, St. Francis de Assisi. In the underground galleries are impressive catacombs whose purpose, according to popular histories, remains an enigma. Transfer to Parque del Amor, located in Malecon Cisneros in Miraflores, which was inaugurated in February of 1993 on the "Day of Love", and whose central part exhibits a beautiful sculpture carved by Peruvian artist Victor Delfin, dedicated to love and named "The Kiss". The park also offers a magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean. Dinner and overnight or day room at the Westin Lima Hotel. For guests departing during late night hours on Thursday, a day room will be provided, as well as transfers to the airport for departure. For guests departing Friday, a full night will be provided, as well as transfers to the airport on Friday. Your Celebrity representative will provide departure transfer details.
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