Peru 6-Night Tour with Airfare and Sightseeing from $899; Ecuador 6-Night Package from $1089

If you want to travel someplace different and South America intrigues you, Gate 1 Travel has a couple of packages that might tempt you.

They are offering a 7-day/6-night Peru Inca which includes airfare, three nights hotel in Lima and three nights in Cuzco, flights between Lima and Cuzco, breakfasts and one dinner/show, and city tours of both cities with an English speaking tour manager and guides. For vacations until October 2008, the package starts at $969 based on a flight out of Miami. Between November 2008 and March 2009 the package starts at $869.

To get the lowest package prices you must mention/use promo code BBSA100 at the time of booking, and the code is valid if you book your trip by June 26th.

They also have an Ecuador Explorer Tour, also 7-day/6-night for $1,149 up until October or $1,089 from November to March. You fly into Quito, and take an air-conditioned bus tour that includes city tours of Quito, Riobamba, Cuenca & Guayaquil along the Pan-American highway. Also included is a visit to the Inca fortress-temple ruins of Ingapirca. Hotels are included along the way, as are six breakfasts and two lunches.

Since airfare is involved in these packages, the pricesdon't include the airport/security fees that always get tacked onto airline tickets.

The promo code must be used to get the lowest price.

Each of these packages also has optional sightseeing additions available at extra cost. Peru's options include various train trips to visit Machu Picchu, or a trip to the Urubamba valley, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, to visit the Inca fortress of Ollantaytambo. Ecuador's options include the Equatorial Monument which marks the exact Middle of the World at a latitude of 0º. You can take time to stand in both hemispheres at once, or to stand on top of the equator!

To see more details about these packages click here for Peru until October, here for Peru November to March, here for Ecuador till October and here for Ecuador between November and March.

Remember, the promo code is needed to get the extra $100 off the tour package, and it's valid only if used by June 26th.

If South America is an idea that intrigues you, one of these packages might be right for you.