Yuletide in Peru
International Teacher Convention 2011
Not just one free trip, but two! Enroll now, and passports will award you "points" redeemable for extra free trips. These extra free trips are in addition to the basic free trip you take in the company of your students, and in addition to the cash stipends and experience bonuses you may receive in connection with that basic free trip.
It only takes 50 bonus points to guarantee your spot on this year's International Teacher Convention. Qualifying for the convention earns you a round-trip ticket, hotel accommodations, breakfast daily, welcome reception, farewell evening, guided city tour and a chance to meet with the passports professionals and other group organizers who share your love of travel!
Getting an early start really pays!
Yuletide in Peru
The celebration of Christmas in Peru is one of the most exciting times to visit this beautiful country. People from all over the world fly in to join the Peruvians in their merrymaking during this exciting week, which extends from Christmas to New Years. In fact, these joyous celebrations - the parties, dances, and processions continue throughout Peru until January 6 when they celebrate the Epiphany.
Christmas celebrations in Peru are a combination of traditions brought over from Spain and the rich traditions of the Native American experience. There are parties and fiestas everywhere and homes are overflowing with hospitality. Homes and churches are decorated with Christmas colors, bows, and wreaths and the open-air Christmas markets throughout the country are bustling with venders and customers shopping for bargains in the summer sunshine.
Those of us from the Northern Hemisphere probably associate Christmas with pine trees, mistletoe and cold weather. However, December is the first month of summer in Peru with the first day of summer arriving just before Christmas, on December 21. So, while students in the northern hemisphere are on their Christmas or winter break, in Peru they are actually on summer break.
Highlights
Transportation to Peru by scheduled jet
Centrally-located accommodations on a twin basis
Airport transfers
Welcome Reception with Andean Tapas
Coach excursion to Ollantaytambo including visit to Ollantaytambo Fortress
Full-day city sightseeing in Cuzco
Services of a specially-trained full-day local guide in Cuzco
Visits to the Incan sites of Qorinkancha, Qenko and Sacsayhuaman
Half-day city sightseeing in Lima
Entrance to the Larco Herrera Museum
Special farewell dinner.
Full-time passports representatives available for guided walking tours and travel consultation.
Overnights
Three nights accommodations on a twin-room basis
All breakfasts, welcome reception and farewell dinner included
