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Day |
Itinerary |
Accommodation
|
| 01 |
Arrival
to Lima:
We will pick you up from the airport
upon arrival and take you to the
hotel in Lima.
|
Lima |
| 02 |
Flight
to Puno:
Transfer to the airport / Flight
to Juliaca- Puno / Transfer to
the hotel in Puno. You will have
the afternoon free to get used
to the altitude, rest and tour
the city by yourself.
|
Puno |
| 03
|
Lake
Titicaca tour: 1st day
In the morning you will
take a boat to visit the Uros
and Amantani islands. The first
stop is the Uros islands, known
as the "floating islands" because
they are made with “totora” reed
by its inhabitants. Then, you
will continue to the Amantani
island by boat too. There, the
group will be welcome by the community,
and you will stay with a local
family in their house. After lunch,
you will go to the top of a hill
on the island, there you will
watch the sunset on the lake.
In the night, you will be the
guest of a party with the people
of the community.
|
Home-stay
in Amantani Island |
| 04
|
Lake
Titicaca tour: 2nd day
After breakfast, you
will continue your journey to
Taquile Island by boat. After
one hour, you will arrive to this
island, home of an ancient community.
There, the people still wear typical
costumes and they have preserved
their ancient traditions. You
will be back in Puno in the afternoon
(4:30 PM).
|
Puno
|
| 05
|
Bus
to Cusco:
You will take the bus to Cusco.
The journey takes about 6 hours.
During the busride you can enjoy
very nice sceneries. Upon arrival
in Cusco you will be brought to
the hotel.
|
Cusco |
| 06
|
Cusco
City Tour:
In the afternoon (1:30
PM) you will visit the Cathedral.
Then, you will tour the amazing
Inca sites of Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo
and Tambomachay. These archeological
sites are the remains of the ancient
capital of the Inca Empire.
|
Cusco
|
| 07
|
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.
|
Campsite
|
| 08
|
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.
|
Campsite
|
| 09
|
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).
|
Campsite
|
| 10
|
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).
|
Cusco
|
| 11
|
Free
day in Cusco:
You will have the day
free to do some shopping and to
enjoy this lovely city .
OPTIONAL:
Rafting
in the Urubamba river
We will take you to the Urubamba
river to have fun on a raft.
The level of the whitewater
rafting is very good, adventurous
but safe (rapids class II and
III). You will be back in Cusco
city in the afternoon (6 PM).
|
Cusco
|
| 12
|
Flight
to Puerto Maldonado:
Transfer to the airport for your
flight to Puerto Maldonado in
the morning.
Tambopata
Excursion: 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.
|
Lake
Sandoval Lodge |
| 13
|
Tambopata
Excursion: 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.
|
Lake
Sandoval Lodge |
| 14
|
Tambopata
Excursion: 3rd 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.
|
Lima |
| 15
|
Flight
back home:
Transfer to the airport on time
for your international flight. |
|
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OPTION:
If you don't want to hike the Inca
trail, we will include a tour
to Machu Picchu by train instead,
and the trip will be 3 days shorter.
Ask for the price. |
