COAST – RAINFOREST – ANDES OF CUSCO 14 days 13 nights

COAST – RAINFOREST – ANDES OF CUSCO 14 days 13 nights


14 DAYS 13 NIGHTS

 

Overview

This trip is for lovers of nature and history, we start in the capital of Peru in Lima overlooking the city, then we will flight  to the south of the Andes of Peru to visit enigmatic places in Cusco, Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo and finally visit the jewel of Peru – Machupicchu.

Then we will flight  to the rain forest of the South east of Peru – Madre de Dios and visit lakes with many birds and mammals and see many parakeet parrots and macaws in Clay Licks of Tambopata and Madre de Dios River

DAY 1 Arrive to Lima

DAY 2 Lima – City Tour

DAY 3 Palomino island – Lima

DAY 4 Sacred Valley in Cusco

DAY 5 Ollantaytambo Inca Site and Hummingbirds

DAY 6  Ollantaytambo – Machupicchu Inca Site

DAY 7  Machucpicchu Inca Site – Second visit

DAY 8 Cusco City Tour

DAY 9  Flight to Puerto Maldonado – Madre de Dios region

DAY 10  Cachuela Clay Lick and Birds around the town

DAY 11 Visit the Macaw clay lick – Tambopata river

DAY 12  Tambopata Inn Lodge to Sandoval Lake Lodge

DAY 13  Sandoval Lake Tour

DAY 14 Sandoval Lake to Puerto Maldonado .

End of the trip.

Itinerary

DAY 1

Arrive to Lima airport, transfer airport to the Hotel in Miraflores

A day to rest according the time you arrive at Lima airport.

Overnight at Miraflores Casa Andina Select

DAY 2

Lima city tour (Main Plaza, Catedral, Church of San Francisco Catacombs and the Gold Museum.

In the morning time to rest so you can have time to explore Miraflores area so in the afternoon it should be on the tour.

Overnight at Miraflores Casa Andina Select

DAY 3

Transfer to Callao port for the Palomino Island tour

This is a morning tour around the Palomino Island for 2,30 hours with a group so we can see the Humboldt Pingui, Peruvian Booby, Red-legged Cormorant and the See Lions, this is part of the wildlife along the Coast so we have the chance to swing with the See Lion.

In the afternoon flight to Cusco city then we transfer you to the Urubamba town a lower elevation than Cusco city.

In Cusco we drive to the Sacred Valley over the mountains, we stop for landscape views.

Meals: B, Box Lunch or Lunch at local restaurant

Overnight at Andean Wings Urubamba

HUMBOLDT PENGUIN

DAY 4

Explore the Sacred Valley, Pisac Inca site, Maras (Salt Mines), Moray agricultural Inca site.

Lunch on the way

Meals: B, Lunch

Overnight at Andean Wings Urubamba

MORAY

Day 5

Visit the Ollantaytambo Inca site then on the way we will visit the Ensifera camp a Hummingbird feeder at the Sacred Valley. Pass(3318mts/18380ft) and Birding around this area.

Urubamba we will visit the Local Chicha (Andean bar) Corn beer and visit the

Lunch at the local restaurant in the Sacred Valley

Meals: B, Lunch

Overnight at Tunapa Lodge at Ollantaytambo 2700mts/8640ft

SHINNING SUNBEAN

DAY 6

Ollantaytambo to Machupicchu town (Aguas Calientes)

We take the train to Machupicchu in the morning (1:30 hours) then we get to the hotel so lunch in town Aguas Calientes, so after we will be on the bus at the Inca ruins.

In the afternoon we have the guided tour at Machupicchu Inca citadel

Meals: B, Lunch at Aguas Calientes

Overnight at Casa Andina Machupicchu 2000mts/6400ft

MACHUPICCHU

DAY 7

Machupicchu Inca citadel second visit day in the morning or explore the Mariposario down at aguas calientes.

This is the morning activity so we come back for lunch after spending time and exploring the gardens and hummingbird at the Butterfly house.

Lunch at Aguas Calientes

Machupicchu or Aguas Calientes town so in the midafternoon we leave by train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytmbo town.

In mid afternnon

Ollantaytambo town to Cusco city

We drive from Ollantaytambo to Cusco on the way we will visit the local Community of Chinchero to get to know the Weaving and textiles producing and visit the Piuray lake for Andean birds

Meals: B, Lunch at Aguas Calientes

Overnight at Andean Wings Cusco 3300mts/ 10560ft

DAY 8

Explore the town so City tour and the nearby inca ruins like Sacsayhuman, Qenqo, Pucapucara, Tambomachay.

In the afternoon we can explore San Blas, main market of San Pedro (local product) and enjoy the meals at the restaurant

Lunch in town

Meals: B, Lunch at Cusco city

Overnight at Andean Wings hotel 3300mts/10560ft.

ROCK OF 12 ANGLES

DAY 9

Flight Cusco to Puerto Maldonado town

We will arrive around time for Lunch to the city of Puerto Maldonado so in the afternoon we will visit the old Oxbow Lake Yacumama near the town by car.

In the lake we take a small canoe so we have the chances to find many species of Birds like Red-belied Macaws and herons and the Black Caimans. This

Meals: B, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight at Cabaña Quinta hotel Puerto Maldonado

DAY 10

Early in the morning we will take a boat to the Cachuela Clay Lick (many parrot species gather together and small Macaws every morning) after we will return to the hotel for breakfast

Then we drive to La Filadelfia river port to Tambopata Inn Lodge for the Macaw Clay Lick.

In the afternoon we will explore trails and night time activities.

All Meals included at the lodge

Overnight at Tambopata Inn lodge

DAY 11

Macaw Clay lick visit then we explore the trails and canopy tower

All Meals included at the lodge

Overnight at Tambopata Inn lodge

Macaw Clay Lick – Tambopata River

DAY 12

Tambopata Inn Lodge to Sandoval Lake Lodge

We leave the lodge after a second time visit of the Chuncho Clay Lick to La Florida by boat / car.

So, we continue we will be at Puerto Maldonado town and Tambopata river in our journey Sandoval lake.

This afternoon we will take a boat around the Lake

All Meals included at the lodge

Overnight at Sandoval Lake lodge

This morning we have the chance to visit as second time the Macaw clay lick

DAY 13

Sandoval Lake explore

This morning to explore the lake by paddle a boat then the trails around the Terra Firme forest and viewing points over the Oxbow Lake so we have the chance to find 6 species of Monkeys and the family of Giant River Otters and many more species of birds around the trails/ Lake.

All Meals included at the lodge

Overnight at Sandoval Lake Lodge 180mts / 580ft

AGAMI HERON

DAY 14

Sandoval Lake Lodge to Puerto Maldonado city then Flight to Lima

Early in the morning we cross the lake and hike to the main river Madre de Dios in our way to Puerto Maldonado city

We arrange to the pick up at the airport and transfer to the hotel in Lima.

It includes

Included in the tour

  • Transfers airport to hotel in Miraflores based in two people at the first day and the last day
  • City tour in Lima
  • Tour Palomino Island, shared service
  • Hotels in Lima and Cusco
  • Tours in the Rainforest Tambopata Inn, Sandoval Lake Lodge share transportation but a guide for the two people
  • Flight Lima to Cusco, Cusco to Puerto Maldonado then Lima
  • Land transportation in Cusco
  • Train tickets to Machupicchu, round trip
  • Entrance fee to Machupicchu
  • Hotel in Machupicchu Casa Andina
  • Meals as describe in the itinerary
  • English Speaking guide

Not Included :

  • International flights and taxes.
  • Excess baggage charges.
  • Extra services, transportation.
  • Extra nights at the different hotels.
  • Laundry service, room service, tips or gratuity, medical expenses.
  • Personal expenses and tips.
  • Passengers should bring some cash.
  • alcoholic drinks, international phone calls

COAST – RAINFOREST – ANDES OF CUSCO 14 days 13 nights

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