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Tour South Inca + Nazca Lines + Colca Canyon + The Amazon

DAY 1 (USA / Lima)

Departure to Lima arrived at night. You will be transfer to your Hotel.

DAY 2 (Lima)

We will Visit Colonial Site: “La Plaza de Armas” built with enormous balconies of sculpted wood, the cathedral and the Cloister of San Francisco where you can appreciate the paintings of Zurbaran, Spanish painter. Visit arqueological museums and have a great afternoon visiting the suburbs of Pueblo Libre, Miraflores y Barranco.

DAY 3 (Lima / Paracas / Nasca)

We will departure to Paracas through Pan-American Highway South, which travels all the Pacific Coast. We will also visit the Paracas Bahia and we will take a boat to the Ballestas Island, Natural Reserve where we can find pinguins, pelicans, sea lions, etc. We will also get to see beautiful beaches as well as the National Reserve of Paracas.

DAY 4 (Nasca / Arequipa)

Early in the morning, we will go to the Nasca's airfield where we will be flying on top of the Lineas de Nasca (Nasca Lines). You will be amaze by the size of these gigantic designs that you can only see from the sky. Marie Reiche concluded that these designs were part of a gigantic calendar with various astronomical designs, which built by the Paracas-Nasca more than 2000 years ago with scientific and religious purposes. We will start our trip to Arequipa.

DAY 5 (Arequipa)

Arequipa (The White City”). Tour the city: Cathedral, Plaza de Armas, old churches and the Yanahuara suburb. We cannot forget to visit the Santa Catalina Convent, a small city built inside Arequipa's city, which built in the year 1580.

DAY 6 (Arequipa / Colca Canyon / Chivay)

We will depart to Chivay, crossing the Canahauasi Pampas and the Agua Blanca reserve (where we are going to see llamas, alpacas, vicunas, etc) close to the Colca Canyon. We will discover a series of abysses of approximately 3000 m. of difference. We will also stop in the crater of Chucura, lookout for the volcanoes, and walk through the valley. We will have a free time to relax and enjoy the Caldera's thermal baths.

DAY 7 (Chivay / Arequipa)

We will visit the Colca Cannon and the lookout of ' The Cross of the Condor '. Below we will see to the river Colca that winds to approximately 1200 of difference. We will continue our journey to Arequipa. Free afternoon to enjoy your visit.

DAY 8 (Arequipa / Puno)

We will departure to Puno. On the way to Puno, we will get to see the highest railroad in Imata placed to 4376m. of altitude. In which we can appreciate the magnificent Altiplano (Plateau). Arrive to Puno to 3830 m. to the riverside of the Titicaca Lake.

DAY 9 (Puno / Titicaca Lake)

We will go by boat to the Lake Titicaca, which has an extension of 8000 km ² to more than 3600 m. of altitude. Visit the floating island of the Uros (Small Island made of Totora). Next stop will be the Isla of Amantan (or Amantan Island) where we will be welcome and lodged by the inhabitants of the island. We will also get to eat, expend the afternoon in the island and finally we will go to sleep in the inhabitants houses.

DAY 10 (Titicaca Lake / Puno)

We will departure to Taquile. We will discover the island where the inhabitants have been able to keep his traditions regardless of the tourist influence. By the late afternoon, we will return to Puno.

DAY 11 (Puno / Cusco)

On our way to Cusco, we will see the sceneries of the Mountain range of the Andes. We will visit La Raya (the highest point of the route at 4335m.), Sicuani (typical town of the Andes), and Raqchi with their temple dedicated to al Dios Sol (Sun God), Andahuaylillas with their beautiful church. We will arrive to Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire.

DAY 12 (Cusco)

We will go and visit the Empire Inca capital. You will get to see the Plaza de Armas, The wonderful Cathedral, Santo Domingo convent and the Qoriqancha or Temple of the Sun. Visit “Fortaleza de Sacsayhuaman” (last shelter for the Inca Manco), Qenqo, Puka-Pukara, Tambomachay and the Pisaq ruins. We will also get to see the Intihuatana and the magnificent scenery of the El Valley Sagrado (Sacred Valley). Free afternoon to enjoy your visit.

DAY 13 (Cusco / Sacred Valley)

We will have our excursion day to the Valle Sagrado (Sacred Valley). We will visit Chincheros and his famous market, since the Pre-Inca times until now. This is the place where the inhabitants get together to exchange their different products. We will continue with our tour and get to visit Ollantaytambo, fortress built on top of a mountain right across two valleys, Machu Picchu and Cusco.

DAY 14 (Sacred Valley / Machu Picchu / Cusco)

We will go to the train station and ride to the wonderful Machu Picchu, the magic city without a doubt. Machu Picchu is a spectacular Pre-Colombian site of America and one of the most prestigious places of the world. Machu Picchu is a religious sanctuary, last refuge for the Incas, and Cusco's mystery still intact.

DAY 15 (Cusco / Puerto Maldonado / Amazon Jungle)

We will flight to Puerto Maldonado. We will be transfer to the camping site, which is about a 30 minutes ride in a boat. Welcome party at the camping site. After breakfast, we will be ready to start our 3 hours walking journey through the jungle, where we will be able to see a huge variety of botanical plants, tropical vegetation, insects and butterflies.

We will also have the opportunity to stop at the lookout where we are going to see the pass of beautiful Toucans and other bird species. We will go back to our camping site and we will need to get ready for our night excursion on a boat, “Safari Caimanes”. Dinner and rest time at the campsite.

DAY 16 (Amazon Jungle)

We will leave at 5:30 for a 20 minutes trip to the Collpa de Guacamayos (Colpa of Macaws),where we are going to be able to see 5 different types of macaws, whose come to this place to eat a special type of loam that help them with their metabolism, this is a stupendous and marvelous show. We will go back to our campsite for breakfast and we will leave for our next excursion to “La Isla de los Monos”, in which we are going to be able to see this animals in their own habitat, this is also an unforgettable time.

We will also visit the Sandoval Lake. We will go on a hike for 5 km, crossing all the jungle vegetation and we will enjoy of our outdoor lunchtime at the deep jungle.

The Sandoval Lake is a very privileged place since there are so many different species of animals, such as Sea Lions of river, small and big types of birds such as The Shanshos, the Martins Pescadores and the Aningas. We will also get to see different types of monkeys, such as the cotomonos, the wasitas or the capuchinos. We cannot leave our jungle without seen the famous Piranha and the gigantic Paiche, fish that can measure up to 2.50 m and weight 200kg. By the late afternoon, we will see the sunset and we will come back at night to see all the animals of the night.

Then, we will have dinner and for those of you, who will like to share your ideas and thoughts about our excursions or will like to learn more about the Peruvian Jungle, we will be waiting for you comfortably in the hammocks located at the campsite.

DAY 17 (Amazon Jungle/ Puerto Maldonado / Lima)

After having breakfast, we will return to Puerto Maldonado by boat. We will stop at the fruit market of the city and we will be transfer to the airport to take our flight back to Lima.

DAY 18 (Lima / USA)

We will be transfer to the Lima's airport where you will make your way back home.

DAY 19 (USA)

You will be back in the USA.

 

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