Day 1 (Monday): Lima
Arrival in Lima, reception and
transfer to your hotel.
Day 2 (Tuesday): Lima (Breakfast
& Lunch)
After breakfast, a tour briefing
before your city tour of Lima; including a guided visit to the
Cathedral, the Main Square and the San Francisco Catacombs. After lunch
at Rosa Nautica, the foremost seafood restaurant in Lima, return to your
hotel for a free afternoon. Overnight accommodation.
Day 3
(Wednesday): Cuzco (Breakfast & Dinner)
Flight to Cuzco, the ancient capital
of the Incas. A guided tour of Cuzco will include visits to the Inca
fortress of Sacsayhuaman, Tambomachay and the Qoricancha temple. Dinner
and folkloric show in the evening. Overnight accommodation.
Day 4 (Thursday): Sacred Valley
–Ollantaytambo (Breakfast & Lunch)
Excursion to Urubamba, the sacred
valley of the Incas with a visit to the ancient Inca market of Pisac
followed by a trip to the Pisac ruins above the town. Lunch before
continuing the tour to Ollantaytambo, site of the last undefeated
bastion of the Inca Empire. Overnight accommodation
in Sacred Valley.
Day 5 (Friday): Machu Picchu
(Breakfast)
Early train journey to Aguas Calientes
for a full day's guided tour of Machu Picchu, the most spectacular
ancient city in the world. Free time before overnight accommodation in
Aguas Calientes.
Day 6 (Saturday): Machu Picchu
(Breakfast)
Opportunity to revisit Machu Picchu at
sunrise. Free time to enjoy this unforgettable site before returning to
Cuzco aboard the afternoon train. Last night's
accommodation in the Inca capital.
Day 7 (Sunday): Tambopata Jungle
(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
Transfer to the airport for the flight
to Puerto Maldonado. Reception and transfer to the Tambopata River port
in Puerto Maldonado for the canoe trip to your jungle lodge. After
arrival a short orientation and a complete briefing on the lodge before
visiting a 35 metre scaffolding tower for a spectacular view of the
river, the surrounding forest and an opportunity to observe birds from
the canopy including parrots, toucans and macaws. Return to the lodge.
Day 8 (Monday): Tambopata Jungle
(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
Early wake at dawn for a visit to the
Tres Chimbadas oxbow lake. Here we will take a long, easy canoe ride
around the lake looking for giant river otters, turtles, hoatzin, and
wading birds. The giant river otters that are seen in Tres Chimbadas
belong to a resident family of nine. Return to the lodge for lunch
before embarking on your afternoon outing to the community's ethno
botanical center. We will hike the trails around the centre with one of
the residents who will explain the everyday uses of forest resources in
medicine, construction, food and fiber. Return to your lodge.
Day 9 (Tuesday): Tambopata Jungle
(Breakfast)
After an early breakfast departure of
our boat back to the city of Puerto Maldonado, directly to the airport,
for our return flight back to Cuzco. Reception and transfer to your
hotel.
Day 10 (Wednesday): Cuzco - Puno
(Breakfast & Packed Lunch)
Departure by road to Puno visiting en
route several Inca ruins and the remains of the great Viracocha temple,
Raqchi. We shall also stop at the highest point along the way, La Raya
before arriving to Puno and transferring to your hotel for overnight
accommodation.
Day 11 (Thursday): Lake Titicaca
(Breakfast & Lunch)
After breakfast, transfer to the port
for the boat trip on Lake Titicaca to the reed islands of Uros. A visit
to the Aymara island of Taquile before returning in the afternoon to
Puno. Overnight accommodation.
Day 12
(Friday): Lima (Breakfast)
Return flight to Lima and transfer to
your hotel. Last night's accommodation in Peru.
Day 13
(Saturday): Lima (Breakfast)
Free day in Lima before your transfer
to the airport for your return flight
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