Galapagos Outer Loop & Machu Picchu 16 Nights • Baltra Island, Galapagos • CELEBRITY FLORA

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.

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 Half 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. Lunch with a spectacular view of the city, and enjoy a welcome dinner at a local gourmet restaurant.

You will be transferred to the Quito, Ecuador airport to board the flight to Baltra, Galapagos, where naturalist guides will be waiting to transfer you to the ship.

During World War II, Baltra served as a U.S. military base protecting the Panama Canal from enemy attack. Now the cactus-strewn landscapes of Baltra are home to the region's main airport.

Daphne is a satellite volcanic cone located north of Santa Cruz Island. This island is famous for the scientific investigation led by Peter and Rosemary Grant on the finches’ population, one of the most important studies in the field that supports Charles Darwin’s Theory.

Enjoy breakfast on board before disembarking and heading to the Baltra airport for your flight to Quito and then on to Lima. Upon arrival at the Quito airport a Celebrity representative will be on hand to assist you with your Lima flight check in. For your convenience, they’ll provide an entry voucher to the airport VIP lounge in Quito. When you arrive in Lima, after clearing customs and immigration, you’ll be greeted by a Celebrity Cruises representative at the airport. A detailed schedule of events will be provided at that time. You’ll enjoy dinner and at the Westin Lima and be checked into a Grande Deluxe Room there.

This morning you’ll have free time to sleep in, enjoy a massage* in the hotel’s renowned spa, go for a swim in the indoor pool, or explore Lima a bit more. The choice is yours. Around noon, your guide will pick you up to start the afternoon tour with a culinary twist. You’ll visit Surquillo, the local food market, enjoy lunch at one of Lima’s gourmet restaurants, and visit the Bohemian district of Barranco. After lunch, you’ll learn how to make traditional cocktails at a mixology class in a trendy Lima spot. We’ll have you back to your hotel late that afternoon, which will give you plenty of time to prepare for your early departure to Cuzco the following morning.

_{*Massage services available at an additional cost.}

Enjoy breakfast in your hotel before leaving for the airport for your flight to Cuzco. Lunch is served at Casa Hacienda Orihuela in The Sacred Valley, where the Orihuelas, a family of great art collectors, will be your hosts. Enjoy dinner and an overnight stay in a Deluxe Terrace room at the Tambo del Inca Luxury Collection hotel in The Sacred Valley.

After enjoying breakfast at the hotel, you’ll head to the Urubamba Valley, The Sacred Valley of the Incas. There, you’ll tour the impressive ruins, featuring terraces carved into the hillside and a temple designed for worship and astronomical observation, as well as the fortress of Ollantaytambo. You’ll be served lunch at Wayra Ranch—while you watch a stunning equestrian show, featuring Peruvian Paso horses. After lunch, you’ll visit the Pablo Seminario workshop that showcases utilitarian and artistic objects. Back at your hotel, the Tambo del Inca Luxury Collection, you’ll enjoy dinner and have the evening to spend however you like.

After breakfast at your hotel, you’ll be transferred to the Ollantaytambo rail station where you’ll board the Vistadome train that will take you on a tour of the almost perfectly preserved buildings and the mysterious passageways beneath the city. Lunch will be served at the Sanctuary Lodge in Machu Picchu. Before leaving Machu Picchu, you’ll enjoy tea time at the Sanctuary Lodge. Then, in the late afternoon, you’ll board the world-famous Belmond Hiram Bingham train for your journey back to Cuzco. On the train, you’ll enjoy welcome aperitifs, dinner, and a selection of wines as well as live local music, dancing, and Pisco sours. You’ll arrive at the Belmond Palacio Nazarenas in Cuzco where you’ll be checked into a Studio Suite for the evening.

After breakfast at the hotel, you’ll embark on a scenic tour of the Coricancha, also known as the “Temple of the Sun,” the Sacsayhuamán fortress, and the Cathedral—one of the most splendid Spanish colonial churches in America, housing about 400 colonial paintings from the Cuzco art school, impressive goldsmith, silversmith, and precious stone works. You’ll visit a local gourmet restaurant for a delicious lunch and then return to your hotel, the Belmond Palacio Nazarenas, where you’ll enjoy dinner and time to spend your own way.

After breakfast at your hotel, you’ll be taken to the airport for your morning flight back to Lima. Once in Lima, you’ll visit Lima's historical downtown, where you’ll be served a mouthwatering lunch at a local gourmet restaurant. After lunch, you’ll enjoy a tour Peru's Capital and its 2,000 years of history and colonial wealth where you’ll discover the artistic and contemporary traditions of the city’s residents. You’ll stop at Saint Francis' Convent, a masterpiece of colonial architecture to visit its beautiful courtyards and catacombs. After your tour, you’ll be taken to the Westin Lima Hotel where you’ll enjoy dinner. If you’re flight home leaves Saturday evening, you’ll be provided a day room to relax in until it’s time for you to be taken to the airport. If your flight home leaves on Sunday, you’ll be provided a room at the hotel to spend the evening.

If your flight home leaves on Sunday, after spending the evening in the Westin Lima Hotel, you’ll be transferred to the airport for your flight home.

_{Please note, we make every attempt to provide the experiences listed above; however, site visits and the order of events are subject to change.}