(10 days / 9 nights)
DESTINATIONS
Lima, Iquitos, Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu
Arrival at Lima’s international airport in the afternoon or night. Meeting with our personnel, transfer and lodging
in hotel (private service, English-speaking guide). Overnight.
Breakfast in hotel. Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Iquitos. Upon arrival, transfer to the port to take a boat towards the lodge (km 140, 3h). After having lunch, take the Leoncito Hike to appreciate the immense variety of flora around the lodge. After watching the sunset over the forest of mirrors, back to the lodge. After having dinner, boat ride to see caimans, nocturnal birds and mammals. Overnight.
Breakfast. Boat trip to lakes Sapote and Moena for watching different birds, like parrots, jacanas, kingfishers, herons, panguana, partridges, pigeons, cormorants, horned screamers, sloths, the night monkey, squirrel, monk, stump, etc. After having lunch, boat trip to the lakes Purura and Corriente and catch different kind of fish, including the famous piranha. After having dinner, night walk in search of huge frogs and tarantulas. Overnight
Breakfast. We will take you to the Amazon River to swim with pink and grey dolphins. You will see the biggest aquatic plant in the world, the famous Victoria Regia as well as iguanas and the bird “hoatzin” or shansho. After having lunch, boat excursion to Jorge Caño looking for different species of monkeys, especially the howler monkey. During the way back, we will share a special afternoon with the friendly San Juan de Yanayacu village. After having dinner, canoe excursion to feel the sounds in a closer way.
Overnight.
Breakfast. Boat trip to Casha Lake which is not easily accessible. Here you will row or walk, depending on the level of the river, looking at different species of birds and monkeys. After having lunch, transfer to Iquitos’ port to be transferred to the airport to take the flight to Lima. Upon arrival, meeting with our personnel and transfer to the hotel. Overnight.
Breakfast in hotel. Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Cusco. Upon arrival, meeting with our personnel and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, historical center walking tour (entrance fees to the Cathedral and Santo Domingo/Coricancha are included) and transfer to the ruins of Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay (shared service, English-speaking guide). Overnight.
Breakfast in hotel. Full day excursion to visit the Pisaq market and ruins, the Ollantaytambo fortress and Chinchero, lunch included. After the visits, return to Cusco (shared service, English-speaking guide).
Overnight
Breakfast in hotel. Transfer to Ollantaytambo’s station (almost 2-hour journey) (private service, Spanish- speaking driver) to take the train to Aguas Calientes (almost 1.30-hour journey, subject to availability).
Upon arrival, meeting your guide and take the 30-minute shuttle bus up to Machu Picchu (shared service, English-speaking guide). After the guided tour, the local guide will leave you and you will take the shuttle bus descend to Aguas Calientes town. Then, walk around 5 minutes to the train station for your train back to Ollantaytambo (almost 1.30-hour journey). Upon arrival, transfer to Cusco (almost 2-hour journey) (private service, Spanish-speaking driver). Overnight.
Breakfast in hotel. Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Lima. Upon arrival, meeting with our personnel and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, Lima’s city tour (entrance fee San Francisco Convent is included) (shared service, Spanish/English-speaking guide). Overnight.
Breakfast in hotel. Transfer to the airport at the proper time for departure (passengers are requested to be at the airport 3 hours before international flight).