ADVENTURE IN PERU - TOUR

 15 Days / 14 Nights

LIMA - AMAZON RAIN FOREST - CUSCO - MACHU PICCHU SACRED VALLEY - PUNO - COLCA - AREQUIPA - NAZCA LINES PARACAS

Starting Dates in 2003: 14thApril - 15thJune - 15th August

Day 01

Reception at the Lima airport and transfer to our hotel in Lima. Short briefing accompanied by a Pisco Sour, a national Peruvian drink.

Day 02

After breakfast, we will board our flight to Puerto Maldonado, a small jungle town where we will begin our adventure in the rain forest. After boarding our motorized canoe, we will navigate down the Madre de Dios River until a point where after registering at a base near the Bolivian border we will enter the Heath River, where we will head to our lodge. We will spend the night in the lodge situated near a native village.

Day 03

After a quick coffee (or tea) we will board our boat and head into a zone up the river where we will board a floating blind, that will allow us to observe the macaw clay lick at a distance of approximately 60 meters. Afterwards we will go back to the lodge for a proper breakfast and then we will navigate back to the Madre de Dios River and heat into our second lodge perched in Lake Sandoval. Late afternoon we will board a canoe or catamaran to observe the nearby wildlife. After dinner we will make another ride on the lake to observe caimans with a torch light.

Today we will make visits to other parts of the lake and we will also walk on the trails surrounding the lodge. On the early morning visit to the lake we will try to observe a family of Giant Otters (Ptenoura brasiliensis) that live on the lake. This group of Giant Otter was featured on a documentary broadcasted on the Discovery Channel.

Early in the morning we will travel back to Puerto Maldonado for our flight to Cusco.After our arrival in this andean city, we will board our Bus and head into the Scared Valley where we will star visiting the Pisac Ruins as well as the Handicraft Market on the same town. We will visit an handicraftsman, that will explain us a bit more about his art.  We will spend the night in a hotel situated in the sacred valley.

Day 06

In the morning we will visit the Ollantaytambo Inca ruins and then we will head into Maras where we will walk through some salt making pools until the lower part of the sacred valley where our bus will be waiting for us. In the afternoon we will visit a small village called Willok. You can bring along some sweets to give to the local children. Around 08.00 pm we will board a train that will take us to Aguas Calientes.

Day 07

We will visits the Machu Picchu Ruins early in the morning and in the afternoon we will board a train back to Cusco.

Day 08

We will have the morning free. After lunch we will visit the city as well as the nearby Inca ruins of Tambomachay, Quenko, Puca Pucara and Sacsayhuaman. Around 08 pm, we will have dinner at a restaurant where we will enjoy local andean dances.

Day 09

Today we will travel by bus to Puno, where we will visit some locations on the way including Andahuaylillas, a small town with a Chapel from the XVII century, as well the Wari ruins of Pikillakta.   We will arrive in Puno late afternoon where we will rest on our hotel.

Day 10

In the morning we will visit the floating islands of the Uros by boat. We will then return back to Puno for the trip into the Colca Canyon. We will arrive in our hotel early in the evening, where some relaxing hot water springs will be waiting for us.

Day 11

We will visit the Cruz del Condor lookout in search for condors that glide regularly on this spot. We will then head into the white city of Arequipa, where we will have a chance to make a visit  to its center and the Santa Catalina Convent. Back to our hotel in Arequipa.

Day 12

Today our trip heads into the coast, where we will cross part of the desert coast, where our final destination will be Nazca. On the way we will observe some whale fossiled bones, that lay on the desert (Tertiary Era). Time to rest on our hotel in Nazca.

Day 13

We will have a chance to fly over the Nazca Lines in the morning. Then we will make a visit to Chauchilla, a pre-inca cemetery and we will also visit an handicraftsman, that will show how he uses the same techniques as his ancestors to produces ceramics. Our trip will the follow to Ica where we will visit the museum as well as the Huacachina oasis, surrounded by tall sand dunes, ideal for sandboard. Time to get to our hotel.

Day 14

Our next destination will be Paracas where we will board a small boat that will take us to the Ballestas Islands, where we will observe a large colony of Sea Lions and several species of marine birds. When we return back to shore, we will have the chance to visit part of the Paracas Natural Reserve. After Lunch, we will drive back to Lima, where we will rest in our hotel. Farewell  dinner.

Day 15

Lima and End of Our Adventure

In the morning we will visit Lima, as well as one local museum. In the afternoon you will be transferred to the airport for the flight back to you country.