Arcadia University
Travel Program
Join us for two exciting travel opportunities in 2010!
Exploring Peru and Understanding its Heritage
Friday, June 25 to Sunday, July 4, 2010
Friday, June 25: LIMA
Group arrival and transfer to Hotel Casa Andina Miraflores – Centro (overnight)
Saturday, June 26: Lima to Cuzco
Buffet breakfast and group transfer from hotel to Airport: Lima/Cuzco. Arrival at Cuzco airport and continue by private coach to the Sacred Vally of the Incas. Along the way, you will become immersed in the landscape and begin to familiarize yourself with the local culture and color, passing by landscape dotted with villages and camelids - Llamas and Alpacas. We visit Awanacancha and Pablo Ceminiario studio along the way, having lunch at a local restaurant and dinner at the Pakaritampu Hotel. (2 nights)
Sunday, June 27: Ollantaytambo and Picas Market
After a buffet breakfast, we begin a full day touring through Ollantaytambo, the last Inca town that still keeps its original architecture, and to Picas Market, where you will see colorful and traditional arts and crafts. Lunch at a local restaurant and dinner at our hotel.
Monday, June 28: Machu Picchu
After our buffet breakfast, we spend a full day on our Machu Picchu excursion, taking the Vistadome train with panoramic windows offering unsurpassed views of the climb towards Machu Picchu, and then the guided tour – about 3 hours – at Citadel. Lunch at local restaurant and dinner at Hatuchay Tower Hotel. (1 night)
Tuesday, June 29: Machu Picchu and return to Cuzco
Buffet Breakfast is followed by second entrance to Machu Picchu with lunch included. Return transfer to Cuzco including Vistadome to our next hotel, The Eco Inn, a few blocks from the Main Square and large craft market. (2 nights).
Wednesday, June 30: City Tour of Cuzco
After buffet breakfast, we take a half-day private city tour of Cuzco and surrounding ruins. Dinner and Folklore Show at Don Antonio restaurant.
Thursday, July 1: Cuzco to Puno
Buffet breakfast and transfer from Cuzco to Puno by private coach with lunch en route. Dinner and overnight at the Eco Inn Puna, perched at the water’s edge of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world. Wake up to see spectacular views of the Andean sunrise over Lake Titicaca and spend time exploring Puno, the folklore capital of Peru and the site of the Feast of the Virgen de la Candelaria. (2 nights)
Friday, July 2: Taquile/Uros
Buffet breakfast and full day excursion to Taquille and Uros Islands including box lunch. Taquileños are known for their fine handwoven textiles and clothing, which are regarded as among the highest-quality handicrafts in Peru. Everyone on the Island–women, children and men–spin and weave. Dinner at hotel.
Saturday, July 3: Flight to Lima
Breakfast and transfer to airport for flight to Lima. Afternoon Peruvian Pasco Horse Exhibition at Hacienda Los Ficus. Dinner at Rosa Nautica Restaurant and then transfer to Lima Airport and flight home, arriving home on July 4.
Cost & Registration
- $3,425 per person double occupancy includes airfare, hotel accommodations, tours tips and most meals.
- Single Supplement: $450
- Registration and deposit due by Jan. 15, 2010. Limited registration.
- Contact Georgene Pilling, Director of Alumni Relations, for more information and to register. 215-572-2946 or pilling@arcadia.edu
Service Trip to Gualan, Guatemala with Arcadia Students
Arcadia University Spring Break, March 13-21, 2010
Volunteer with Arcadia students in medical clinics, orphanages, construction and schools. Spanish is a plus, but not a requirement. Alumni in the medical field would be a wonderful asset to provide care in the clinics, but all talents can be used to help the poor in rural mountainous communitites. Hotel accomodations are basic, but adequate. Rewards are incredible.
We partner with Hearts In Motion (HIM), an organization that provides quality medical care and assists in the development of social programs to improve health, education and the welfare of the people they serve in Guatemala and Honduras. HIM houses volunteer groups and medical teams and sends them to impoverished areas to perform reconstructive and orthopedic surgeries, and set up on-site medical clinics to offer the local community general health screenings and treat general health concerns. Other teams go to impoverished areas to spend a day in the local schools or daycares, visit the orphanage to feed and rock babies, and work on construction projects.
This is a NO-FRILLS service adventure. Volunteers need to be flexible, acclimate well to heat (it can get into the 90s), physically hearty, and it is even a good idea to leave your watch at home, as each day brings a new challenge and itineraries can change in a moment of time. You do not need any shots, but you will need your passport.
Basic Itinerary
Saturday, March 13
All travelers need to arrive in Guatemala City by 1:30 p.m. A bus from Hearts In Motion will pick us up and transport us to Gualan, about a 3-hour drive.
Sunday, March 14
Breakfast is followed by preparing food to take to the Teculutan dump, home and livelihood to the families that live there. Afternoon visit to a daycare center. Lunch and dinner provided.
Monday, March 15 through Tursday, March 18
Groups can choose to go to medical clinics in rural mountainous villages, help at daycare centers and teach at schools, work on construction sites, feed and rock babies and toddlers at the orphanage, and administer physical therapy to patients at the hospital. Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided.
Friday, March 19-20
After breakfast, the group leaves for Antigua for a free day of sightseeing and shopping. Your hotel accomodations are included, but meals and sightseeing excursions are on your own.
Saturday, March 21
Bus will take you to the airport to catch your flight.
Cost & Registration
- $800 per person includes hotel accommodations and meals in Gualan, and two nights in Antigua (meals not included). You will need to book your own travel/flight arrangements.
- Registration and deposit of $300 due by Jan. 15, 2010. Non-refundable final payment of $500 due Feb. 26, 2010. Limited registration.
- Contact Georgene Pilling, Director of Alumni Relations, for more inforomation and to register. 215-572-2946 or pilling@arcadia.edu
