Family Adventure

ITINERARY

Day 1: Lima.

On arrival at Lima international airport you will be met by our representative and transferred to your Hotel.
Evening: Overnight in Lima.

Day 2: Flight Lima Cusco (11,150 ft).

Transfer to the airport to board your early morning flight to Cusco, the capital of the Incas.
On arrival at Cusco airport you will be met by our representative and transferred to your Hotel, located in the center of Cuzco.
Afternoon: you will have time to rest and adjust to the altitude.
Evening: Overnight in Cusco.
(B)

Day 3: Private tour of Cusco and nearby Inca Ruins.

Morning: Your guide will pick you up from your hotel and show you the highlights of Cusco, the colonial cathedral, the great temple of Korikancha and the 4 impressive Inca ruins around Cusco, Sacsayhuaman, with its massive walls, Qenko, site of carved living rock, Puca Pucara, an Inca lodging Site & Tambo Machay, known as the Baths of the Inca. Afternoon: Private transfer to the Incas’ sacred valley.
You will be driven down to the Incas’ sacred valley where you will have time to explore this beautiful area and adjust to the altitude.
Evening: Overnight in the Incas’ sacred valley (9100 ft).
(B, L)

Day 4: Private Inca trail hike to Machu Picchu.

Am. Transfer from your hotel to Ollantaytambo train station, train ride till 104 Km. Here starts our hike to the hidden city of Machu Picchu, we will have a four-hour walk to Wiñaywayna (Forever Young), the largest and most amazing site of the Inca Trail. In the afternoon, we follow the last part of the trail crossing the stone threshold of Intipunku (Sun Gate) and have the most amazing picture of Machu Picchu; we arrive in the Lost City in the afternoon, then bus down to Aguas Calientes.
Evening: Overnight in Aguas Calientes.
(B, L)

Day 5: Guided tour of Machu Picchu. Train journey back to Cusco (11,150 ft).

Early morning: short bus journey to Machu Picchu. In many ways today is the climax to your holiday. You will have a guided tour of the most amazing & mysterious of all Inca Sites. You will learn about the history of this site, who lived there, how it was discovered in modern times and why the Spaniards never found it. You will have some insight into the various features of the city and after that you will have some free time to really enjoy yourself alone in this spectacularly located site. This is an unforgettable experience that will stay with you forever.
Afternoon: Train journey back to Cusco.
On arrival in Cusco, you will be transferred to your Hotel.
Evening: Overnight in Cusco.
(B, L)

Day 6: Flight Cusco Puerto Maldonado (Tambopata National Reserve).

Transfer to the airport to board your morning flight to Puerto Maldonado, the closest town to Tambopata Reserve. On arrival at Puerto Maldonado airport you will be transferred to Madre de Dios River port to board a motor canoe, this 25 minute journey down to Madre de Dios River brings you to the end of the trail in to Sandoval Lake Lodge. From here the trail takes you on a 2-mile walk/or rickshaw ride through secondary forest, until we reach a small canal where we board canoes and are paddled 220 yards through a flooded forest of 100-foot tall Mauritia palms. As the canal opens onto the shimmering surface of the lake, we transfer to a catamaran and are leisurely paddled across half the lake to the lodge.
After lunch and a brief rest to avoid the early afternoon heat, we board the catamaran and set off to explore the entire west end of the lake. Here, in the flooded palm forest we drift to the sounds of hundreds of Red-Bellied Macaws as they return to the palm forest for the night. We return to the lodge around nightfall for dinner.
After dinner we will return to the canoes to look for the large and extremely rare Black Caimans. If it is a clear starlit night, we will also be able to float in the middle of the lake and marvel at the brillance of the sky.
Evening: Overnight in Sandoval Lake Lodge.
(B, L, D)

Day 7: Tambopata Reserve.

A pre-dawn wake-up call will enable us to be on the lake for sunrise and a hopeful encounter with the family of Giant Otters which frequent the lake and are most active at this time of day. Most of the fish-eating water birds around the lake actively fish in the early morning as well, and this outing should provide excellent views, and photographs, of the prehistoric- looking Hoatzins. After returning for a late breakfast we set off into the cool understory of the tall virgin forest near the lake to see some towering wild Brazil Nut trees and a demonstration of how our hosts collect, open and commercialize this important natural product.
After lunch and an hour or so to relax we once again board the catamaran to explore the eastern part of the lake, where we might see one or more of the five species of monkeys which live in the forest near the lake, such as the Brown Capuchin Monkey.
There is a final chance after dinner to try and spot some Black Caimans on the lake, or to go on a short night walk through the primary forest.
After an early breakfast, your guide will lead you to Cococha oxbow lake, during this 3½ mile hike you will observe exotic plants and insects, colorful butterflies and birds, monkeys and, with some luck even some of the large mammals. On arrival at the lake you can have a guided canoe ride to watch the giant river otters and the wildlife on the shoreline. Return to the Explorers Inn for a late lunch.
Afternoon: free for relaxing or independent activities.
Evening: Overnight in Sandoval Lake Lodge.
(B, L, D)

Day 8: Tambopata Reserve Puerto Maldonado, flight to Lima.

After a dawn breakfast we take a final, shorter paddle around the west end of the lake to try and glimpse the Giant Otters before returning to Puerto Maldonado to board your flight back to Lima.
On arrival at Lima airport you will be met by our representative and transferred to Miraflores from where you will start your afternoon tour of Lima.
Afternoon: Lima city tour.
We will drive you downtown into the city of the Kings; our English speaking guide will help you to get to know the Plaza de Armas, with the baroque cathedral, the Palacio de Gobierno (Governors Palace), the Archbishop's Palace with its big carved wooden balconies, and the convent of San Francisco, whose bright yellow facade covers a grisly secret. Underneath the convent lie extensive catacombs that served as the cemetery for the whole of Lima during the colonial period!
Evening flight back home: transfer at any time to the airport to board your flight back home.
(B)

Price inclusive:

I. 2,190 US $ per person in double occupancy.
II. 2,890 US $ per person in single occupancy.

Tour price inclusions:

• English speaking tour guides.
• 24/7 Assistance during your entire trip in Peru.
• Five nights of accommodation in Hotels with breakfasts and two nights in lodge.
• Plane Tickets Lima Cusco/Cusco Puerto Maldonado/Puerto Maldonado Lima.
• Private half day guided tour of Cusco and the four nearby Inca ruins (Guide, entrance fee and transport).
• Private transfer from Cusco to the Incas’ sacred Valley.
• Two day Inca Trail hike to Machu Picchu (Professional English speaking guide, pre-departure information meeting, transfers, bus ticket Machu Picchu-Aguas Calientes, Vista dome train ticket Aguas Calientes-Cusco, Inca trail and Machu Picchu entrance fees).
• Three day rainforest trip in Tambopata National Reserve (Guide, entrance fee, transport, excursions, accommodation and all meals).
• Half day guided tour of Lima city (Guide, entrance fee, and transport).
• All airport/train station-Hotel transfers in Lima, Cusco and Puerto Maldonado.
• Confirmation of Domestic and International flights.

Price does not include:

International air fares to Peru, airport taxes, meals other than those specified in your itinerary, personal expenses, personal insurance, and tips.

Accommodation:

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