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Itinerary
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Accommodation
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| 01
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Arrival
to Lima:
We will pick you up from the airport
upon arrival and take you to the hotel in
Lima.
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Lima
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| 02
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Flight
to Cusco:
In the morning we will take you
to the airport in Lima for your flight to
Cusco (1 hour). Once in Cusco, we will take
you to the hotel there. You will have time
to rest and to drink a "coca tea" to get
used to the altitude.
Cusco City Tour: 1st
day
After settle in the hotel, you
will visit the highlights of Cusco City
as the Cathedral (great example of the colonial
architecture of the 17th century) and the
Inca Museum.
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Cusco
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| 03
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Cusco
City Tour: 2nd day
You will visit the Inca remains
in Cusco. The tour will start in Sacsayhuaman,
there are massive walls made of huge stones
that fit perfectly, an impressive example
of the Inca architecture. From there you
will ride on a horse for 3 hours to visit
2 other archaeological sites: Qenqo (a temple
where the Incas mummified their dead) and
Tambomachay (a temple where the Inca king
went to take ceremonial baths to purify
himself).
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Cusco
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| 04
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Excursion
to the Incas Sacred Valley:
We will take you to Pisac, the
first town in the Urubamba Valley. There
you will do a short hike (without backpacks)
of 3 hours to visit the Inca temple on the
top of a mountain. Then, we will take you
back to Pisac to lunch and to do some shopping
in its famous handicraft market. Afterwards,
we will take you to Ollantaytambo town,
after a nice ride along the valley. In Ollantaytambo
you will tour a huge Inca temple. Finally,
you will return to Cusco city in the evening.
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Cusco
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| 05
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Inca Trail:
1st day.
From Piscacucho (a.k.a. "Km 82")
to Wayllabamba (Distance: 9 Kms / 5.6 miles).
A bus will pick you up from the hotel to take
you to the beginning of the Inca Trail (2,720
mts / 9,000 ft); from there you will hike
for 2 hours before lunch, and then 2 hours
more to reach the campsite. You will see Llactapata
ruins and camp at Wayllabamba (2,950 mts /
9,800 ft) with an amazing view of the Veronica
snow-capped mountain.
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Campsite
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| 06
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Inca Trail:
2nd day.
From Wayllabamba to Pacaymayo (Distance:
12 Kms / 7.5 miles). This is the toughest
day of the trek. After 4 hours hiking, you
will reach the Warmiwanuska pass, the highest
point of the trail (4,200 meters / 14,000
ft). After a short rest at the pass, you will
descend to the Pacaymayo campsite (3,600 mts
/ 11,900 ft); there you will lunch and rest.
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Campsite
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| 07
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Inca Trail:
3rd day.
From Pacaymayo to Winay Wayna (Distance:
16 Kms / 10 miles). This day is the nicest
one, the hike starts with a climb to the Runkurakay
pass (3,990 meters / 12,960 ft), from there
the view of the mountains and the cloud-forest
is very impressive. After the pass, the path
is mostly downhill and the sceneries change
dramatically. Along the path there are 3 main
Inca sites: Sayacmarca, Phuyupatamarca and
Winay Wayna. You will camp in Winay Wayna
campsite at 2,700 meters (8,900 ft).
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Campsite |
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Inca Trail:
4th day.
From Winay Wayna to Machu Picchu
(Distance: 5 Kms / 3.2 miles). You will wake
up early in the morning (4:30 AM) to reach
Inti Punku (Sun's Gate) before 6:30 AM to
watch the first sun beams hit Machu Picchu
(2,400 mts / 7,900 ft). Once in the Inca city
you will have a guided-tour for 2 hours; afterwards,
you will have free time to explore the ruins
by yourself. In the afternoon, you will take
the train back to Cusco (4 PM). You will be
back in Cusco in the evening (8:30 PM).
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Cusco
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| 09
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Free day
in Cusco:
You will have the day free to do
some shopping and to tour the city by yourself.
OPTIONAL:
Rafting in the Urubamba
river
In the morning (9 AM), we will take you
to the Urubamba river. There you will be
on a raft for 2 hours and a half. The level
of the white-water rafting is very good,
adventurous but safe (class II and III).
After a picnic lunch, you will return to
Cusco at 6 PM.
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Cusco
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Flight to Puerto Maldonado:
We will take you to the airport in Cusco for
your flight to Puerto Maldonado (30 minutes).
Excursion to Tambopata: 1st day
Upon arrival to Puerto Maldonado we will
take you to the lodge's office to store
your extra luggage. Then you will ride on
a motor-boat for 25 minutes to a riverside
trailhead. From there you will hike 3.2
Kms (2 miles) to Lake Sandoval. Once there,
you will ride on a canoe to the lodge's
pier. After settle in the lodge, you will
explore the west end of Lake Sandoval to
watch a bunch of red-bellies macaws. After
dinner, on a canoe you will search the river
shores for black caimans.
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Lodge
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Excursion to Tambopata:
2nd day
Early in the morning you will return to the
lake to look for the giant river otters and
the Hoatzins (pre-historic looking birds).
Later, you will learn how the native people
collect and commercialize the Brazilian nut.
After lunch we will return to the lake to
watch one or more of the 5 monkey species
which live in the forest near the lake such
as the Brown Capuchin monkey and the Squirrel
monkey.
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Lodge
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Excursion to Tambopata:
3rd day
In the morning you will explore some
of the rainforest trails to look for plants
and insects. Your guide will explain to you
the importance of the tropical forests and
the Amazon jungle and how its destruction
will affect your life. In the afternoon, you
will have your last chance to watch a wonderful
sunset.
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Lodge
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Excursion to Tambopata:
4th day
After breakfast you will ride on
a canoe to the other shore of the Sandoval
lake, then you will hike to the Madre de Dios
river. From there you will ride on a motor-boat
back to Puerto Maldonado. Once there you will
pick up your luggage from the lodge's office
on your way to the airport.
Flight to Lima:
It is a 2 hours and a half flight with a
stop in Cusco.
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OPTION:
If the
Inca Trail
is already booked out for your dates, we
can include the Salkantay
Trek instead or a 2 days tour to Machu
Picchu. |
