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Tours |
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Day by day |
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Incas
and the Amazon Tour: |
| Day
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Itinerary |
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:
Transfer to the airport in
Lima. Flight to Cusco (1 hour). Transfer
to the hotel in Cusco. You will have
the afternoon free to rest, get used
to the altitude and tour the city by
yourself.
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Cusco
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| 03
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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.
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Cusco
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| 04
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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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| 05
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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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| 06
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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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| 07
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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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| 08
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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).
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Cusco
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| 09
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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).
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Excursion
to Tambopata: 1st day - Standard Lodge
Option
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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Lake
Sandoval Lodge |
Excursion
to Tambopata: 1st day - Superior Lodge
Option
Upon arrival, we will take you to the
lodge's office to store your extra luggage
and then you will ride on a motor-boat
for 45 minutes to the Lodge. After lunch,
you will have a guided tour through
the lodge's trails and the surroundings.
In the evening, you will explore the
shores of the "Madre de Dios"
River on a boat to watch and hear the
animals in the jungle at night.
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Reserva
Amazonica Tambopata Lodge |
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Excursion
to Tambopata: 2nd day - Standard Lodge
Option
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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Lake
Sandoval Lodge |
Excursion
to Tambopata: 2nd day - Superior Lodge
Option
A 40 minutes boat ride will take you
to the Tambopata National Park. Once
there you will walk for one hour and
a half to reach the Sandoval Lake. This
beautiful lake gives an excellent opportunity
to watch wild animals as the giant river
otter and the red howler monkey. After
lunch, you will explore the lodge's
Canopy system. This network of observation
towers and hanging bridges will let
you explore the rainforest high above
the ground, letting you watch birds
and other animals in the trees.
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Reserva
Amazonica Tambopata Lodge |
| 11
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Excursion
to Tambopata: 3rd day - Standard Lodge
Option
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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Lake
Sandoval Lodge |
Excursion
to Tambopata: 3rd day - Superior Lodge
Option
After a 45 minutes boat ride
and a 3 hours walk through the forest,
you will reach the Gamitana creek. There
you will learn from your guide about
the wildlife in the area. From there
you will cruise a river on canoes to
a local farm. Once there you will learn
about native medicinal plants. You will
return to the lodge by boat.
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Reserva
Amazonica Tambopata Lodge |
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Excursion
to Tambopata: 4th day - Standard Lodge
Option
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.
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Excursion
to Tambopata: 4th day - Superior Lodge
Option
After breakfast you will
take the boat for the last time to
return to Puerto Maldonado. On the
way to the airport you will stop at
the Butterfly farm for a visit. There
are many species of native butterflies.
Flight to Lima:
It is a 2 hours and a half flight
with a stop in Cusco. |
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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.
The excursion to Tambopata can be
shortened too. Ask for the price. |
