Experience the cultural and natural richness of Peru on an 11-day journey that will take you from fascinating Lima to the depths of the Amazon rainforest. Discover the historic Huaca Pucllana, explore the vibrant Historic Center of Lima, and marvel at the Inca architecture in Sacsayhuaman and Machu Picchu. Immerse yourself in the lush jungle of the Manu National Park, where you will witness an astonishing diversity of wildlife, from monkeys and colorful birds to mammals like the tapir and, with luck, the jaguar.
Enjoy unique experiences, such as flying over the mysterious Nazca Lines and observing mammals at a collpa. This journey offers you a unique blend of history, nature, and adventure in the heart of Peru. Join us for an unforgettable experience!
Assistance and transfer from Lima's "Jorge Chávez" International Airport to the hotel. In the afternoon, around 2:00 p.m., the City Tour begins, lasting approximately 2 and a half hours. The first stop is at "Huaca Pucllana," an ancient Inca ceremonial center from the 4th century AD. Then, we explore the Historic Center of Lima, with more than fifty colonial monuments, including San Martín Square, Main Square, and the Cathedral Basilica. The visit continues at the San Francisco Monumental Complex, highlighting the crypts known as "Catacombs." We conclude this tour by exploring contemporary Lima, with a tour of residential areas such as El Olivar de San Isidro, Miraflores, and Larcomar.
Overnight stay in Lima
Departure at 05:15 am to Paracas in private service. Arrival in Paracas at 08:30 am and boarding for the excursion to the Ballestas Islands at 09:00 am. In this wildlife sanctuary, you can observe sea lions, seabirds, and penguins; you will have free time to photograph sea lions and birds. Then, we return to the dock, and the tour lasts approximately 2 hours.
At 01:00 pm, departure to the city of Ica. Visit to the Huacachina Lagoon, including a tour of the "El Catador" winery with wine and pisco tasting. Lunch (not included) with typical food from Ica. Later, visit the Huacachina Oasis with views of the lagoon and the Huacachina mermaid monument. Sandboarding and tubular ride on the dunes are carried out. Return to Lima with overnight stay at the hotel.
Overnight Stay in Lima
Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Nazca around 09:05 hrs. Arrival at the airfield at 11:15 hrs. for the overflight of the Nazca Lines by plane. These mysterious geometric figures and animals in the desert are only visible from the air. Upon concluding the tour, return to the hotel in Lima.
Overnight Stay in Lima
Transfer from the hotel in Lima to the Airport to catch the flight to Cusco. Reception at Cusco Airport and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, around 1:00 p.m., we start a tour of Cusco, exploring historical monuments such as the Cathedral, the Qorikancha Temple, and nearby archaeological sites, including Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puka Pukara, and Tambomachay. Our guide will provide detailed information about each visited site. The tour ends near the Plaza de Armas around 6:00 p.m.
Hotel night in Cusco.
Full-day excursion to the Sacred Valley of the Incas starting with hotel pickup at 8:00 a.m. The journey includes a visit to the Andean Textile Center of Awanacancha and the archaeological complex of Pisac, the latter showcasing advanced Inca architecture. Another highlight in Pisac is its artisan market. Later, we'll have a buffet lunch in the town of Urubamba, allowing us to savor delicious Peruvian cuisine.
In the afternoon, we'll explore the strategic fortress of Ollantaytambo, with its terraces and stone blocks, revealing its military, agricultural, and religious significance in the Sacred Valley. The day concludes with boarding the train to Aguas Calientes for the visit to Machu Picchu the next day.
Hotel night in Aguas Calientes.
At dawn, we will enjoy breakfast at the hotel and head to the Archaeological Sanctuary of Machu Picchu on a 30-minute bus journey. Upon arrival, our guide will commence the tour, providing detailed information about the history and architecture of the Inca city of Machu Picchu. After concluding the tour of the citadel, we will return to Aguas Calientes by bus. In the afternoon, we will take the train to Ollantaytambo, where we will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel in Cusco.
Hotel night in Cusco.
Early in the morning, we will depart from Cusco to Manu National Park, crossing the Andean mountains and visiting rural communities like Paucartambo and Ninamarca, known for their chullpas or pre-Inca funeral tombs. After ascending the last mountain to Acjanaco, we will enter the lush cloud forest, a habitat for diverse wildlife, including orchids, bromeliads, and the Andean Cock-of-the-Rock. We'll explore this environment, spotting birds such as toucans, trogons, quetzals, and, with luck, the South American spectacled bear.
We will then proceed to the picturesque valleys of Patria and Pilcopata in the Amazon, before heading to the tourist port of Atalaya. Boarding a motorized boat, we'll cruise along the Madre de Dios River to reach our comfortable lodge. Dinner will be followed by free time to enjoy activities such as swimming and fishing in the rivers, and relaxing in the hammocks of our comfortable rooms.
Night at Manu Lodge.
In the morning, we wake up to the sounds of birds in the lush Amazon rainforest and enjoy a wholesome breakfast. We explore the trails amidst towering trees, such as rubber trees and ficus, which are home to capuchin, woolly, and howler monkeys, as well as various colorful birds like parrots and parakeets. In the afternoon, we head to the mammal clay lick, a special spot in the jungle. After walking through the forest, we reach an elevated platform for a unique experience observing mammals such as the Amazonian tapir, peccaries, deer, and, with luck, the jaguar. The platform is equipped with mosquito nets and cushions for comfortable observation. Guided night walks and activities are available each night. We spend the night in our cozy lodge.
Night at Manu Lodge.
At dawn, we head by boat to a clay lick where parakeets, parrots, and macaws ingest clay to detoxify, offering a fascinating spectacle. Afterward, we enjoy a healthy breakfast. We continue to the Machuwasi lagoon, observing water birds, capybaras, and possibly anacondas with a telescope. In the afternoon, we relax in tropical waters and engage in activities like swimming and fishing. At night, we explore the forest in search of caimans with lamps, culminating our last night in the Amazon jungle.
Night at Manu Lodge.
Early in the morning, we return by boat from the Atalaya port to San Pedro to admire the Andean Cock-of-the-Rocks. Then, we begin the journey back to the former Inca capital, Cusco, arriving around 4:00 p.m.
Hotel night in Cusco.
We will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to Cusco Airport in a private service.
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Assistance upon your arrival at Lima's "Jorge Chavez" International Airport and subsequent transfer to the selected hotel. In the afternoon (02:00 p.m.), we pick you up from your hotel to start the approximately 2.5-hour City Tour. We begin our tour with a panoramic view of the “Huaca Pucllana”, a magnificent ceremonial and archaeological center built in the 4th century AD and considered a "Sacred Town" by the Incas.
We visit the Historic Center of Lima, where you will appreciate more than fifty monuments and colonial buildings, highlighting the Paseo de la República, Plaza San Martín, Plaza Mayor, the Government Palace, the Archbishop's Palace, the Cathedral Basilica, the Municipal Palace, among others. The Viceroyalty of Peru was the most important of the Spanish Empire, and Lima was its capital. Next, we visit the San Francisco Monumental Complex, which constitutes the largest collection of colonial religious art in America. The visit includes the crypts known as "Catacombs."
Finally, we will visit contemporary Lima, taking a stroll through the most traditional residential areas of Lima: El Olivar de San Isidro, Miraflores, and Larcomar.
Overnight at a hotel in Lima
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Approximately 05:15 hrs. Departure to the city of Paracas in private service. 08:30 hrs. Approx. Arrival in the city of Paracas, where we will go to the pier. 09:00 hrs. Approx. Ballestas Islands.
Excursion to the Paracas Peninsula, the most important wildlife sanctuary on the Peruvian coast. Motorboat ride to the Ballestas Islands. In addition to sea lions, boobies, pelicans, penguins, and other seabirds. Free time before returning to take photos of sea lions, seals, and seabirds. Return to the pier. Approximate duration: 02 hours. At a coordinated time, departure to the city of Ica.
13:00 hrs. Huacachina Lagoon
Pick-up of passengers to start our tour. During the tour, we will see and visit the wine and restaurant "El Catador": The most touristy winery in Ica. We will walk through its facilities to taste its wines, piscos, cachinas, and learn about the elements used for artisanal production. In this place, there is time for lunch (not included), where you will find typical food from Ica. Then, we will go to the Oasis of Huacachina, where we will enjoy an impressive landscape of the Huacachina Lagoon surrounded by immense dunes. We will also see the mermaid monument Huacachina and the craft center of the place.
Tubulars and Sandboarding on the shores of Huacachina Lagoon, we will drive our sand buggies westward towards the desert, where there is a great variety of dunes. Here we will ride our sand buggy, crossing much of the desert, going up and down the dunes. Then, we will drive our vehicle to the top of a large dune where our guide-instructor will show you how to practice the sport of sandboarding. Once at the top, our clients can enjoy this sport in a safe way and take many photos. Then, we return to the city of Lima.
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Breakfast at the hotel. At approximately 09:05 hrs, pick up from the hotel to go to Nazca. 11:15 hrs. approx. Arrival at the aerodrome in Nazca.
Waiting time. NAZCA LINES OVERFLIGHT
We will board a small plane that will fly over the mysterious Nazca Lines: huge linear drawings of animals, birds, and geometric figures, drawn in the desert, which can only be appreciated from the air.
After the tour, return to the hotel in Lima.
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Transfer from Lima Hotel to Lima Airport for your flight to Cusco. Welcome at Cusco Airport and transfer to your hotel.
In the afternoon, around 1:00 p.m., we pick you up from the hotel and start our tour of Cusco. With our guide, you will visit the city's most important monuments, starting with the Cusco Cathedral. Then, we will visit the Qorikancha Temple or Temple of the Sun.
We continue our guided tour of the archaeological centers located around the city of Cusco; starting with Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puka Pukara, and Tambomachay. Our tour ends near the Plaza de Armas of Cusco, around 6:00 p.m.
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Full-day excursion to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Breakfast at the hotel. At 8:00 a.m., we will pick you up from your hotel and start by visiting the Andean textile center of Awanacancha, followed by the Archaeological Complex of Pisac located 45 minutes from Cusco by private transport. Pisac will give you an idea of the advanced knowledge that the Incas achieved in architecture. Another good reason to visit Pisac is its craft market, where you can find some unique and authentic souvenirs.
At noon, we will head to the town of Urubamba, where we will enjoy a buffet lunch allowing you to taste delicious Peruvian cuisine. Urubamba was one of the main agricultural centers of the Inca Empire. Currently, the world's best corn is harvested here.
In the afternoon, we will visit the Ollantaytambo Fortress, which was a strategic military, agricultural, and religious center to manage and control the Sacred Valley. This is deduced from the constructions that are presumed to be for agricultural deposits and for military use, such as walls and watchtowers (probably to protect themselves from jungle ethnic groups). This archaeological site comprises a series of superimposed terraces, showing impressive and large finely carved stone blocks located on the upper terrace. It is in Ollantaytambo that we will board the train to Aguas Calientes to visit Machu Picchu early the next day.
Night in Aguas Calientes.
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Early in the morning, we will have breakfast at the hotel and take the bus that will take us to The Archaeological Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. The journey takes 30 minutes, and we will finally arrive at Machu Picchu. Our guide will start the guided tour so that you can better understand the history and architecture of the Inca City of Machu Picchu. In the afternoon, we will board the return train, where we will pick you up from the station to transfer you to your hotel in Cusco.
Night in Cusco.
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Early in the morning we pick you up from your Hotel in Cusco, to start our trip through Andean mountains, beautiful landscapes, rural folkloric communities like Paucartambo and Ninamarca (chullpas or funerary tombs) that belong to the pre-Inca LUPACAS culture. Then we climb the last mountain to reach Acjanaco, entrance to the MANU NATIONAL PARK, from where we descend to the lush cloud forest that houses a variety of flora and fauna. Being an ideal place for epiphytes, orchids, bromeliads, etc.. It is there where we will explore the cloud forest and can appreciate the National bird of Peru, the colorful Cock of the Rock in its ritual mating dance, as well as toucans, trogons, quetzals, monkeys and hopefully the South American spectacled bear (Tremantus ornatos).
Continuing our excursion of the day, we head to the Patria valley, Pilcopata small towns in the Amazon and then to the awaited tourist port of Atalaya, where our motorized boat will be waiting to drive us down the Madre de Dios River towards the lodge. We will have dinner and free time to enjoy some cold drinks. Then we will spend the night in our comfortable rooms.
Swimming and fishing in the rivers and using the hammocks in the lodges is free and safe for all guests.
In the morning, wake up to the song of birds and the lush Amazon rainforest. It's time to enjoy a healthy breakfast before exploring the dense Amazon forest through different trails. Marvel at the giant rubber, tonillo, and ficus trees, which house groups of capuchin monkeys, woolly monkeys, howler monkeys, and dozens of bird species such as colorful parrots, parakeets, woodpeckers, and more.
In the late afternoon, we head to the mammal collpa, a very special place in the Amazon jungle. After a 35-minute walk in the heart of the forest, we will reach the hideout. As the day turns into darkness, a truly fascinating and unforgettable experience begins. You will be completely immersed in the Amazonian world.
The hideout is a wooden platform more than 4 meters high, perfectly camouflaged among the trees, located in front of the mammal collpa. Here, we will observe the mythical Amazonian tapir, peccaries, deer, and, with luck, the largest feline in South America, the Jaguar (Panthera onca). The observation platform includes mosquito nets and mattresses for waiting until the mammals arrive.
Night walks or activities are possible every night, at the discretion and organization of our guides.
Night at our comfortable EcoManu lodge.
Very early in the morning, we board our boat to head to the small collpa (clay wall with mineral salt content), a very important location. Many noisy parrots, parakeets, and small green macaws ingest the clay as their final diet for detoxification. After this fantastic show, we will enjoy a healthy breakfast on-site. Continuing our expedition in the Amazon, we head to the important cocha or Machuwasi lagoon. With the help of the telescope, we will observe a great variety of lake birds such as herons, hawks, ducks, oropendolas, capybara families (the world's largest rodent), and, with luck, an impressive anaconda or boa.
In the afternoon, we will enjoy the tropical waters (swimming and fishing). At night, we can take a short walk along the river, entering a bit into the forest to find small abandoned lakes full of vegetation. Here, we can find one of the largest reptiles in the Amazon. The adventure begins with the preparation of our lamps and headlights to search for the red eyes of caimans. With the help of our guide, we will observe these impressive reptiles up close.
Our last night in the jungle.
Very early, we return by boat to the Atalaya port and then by bus back to San Pedro to once again appreciate the famous Cock-of-the-Rock birds. Continuing our return to the ancient Inca capital Cusco, we arrive at around 4:00 p.m.
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We will pick you up from your hotel and transfer to Cusco Airport in private service.
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