Lima, Cusco, Sacred Valley, Urubamba, Pisac, Moray, Maras, Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata.
STARTING DATES
The days of the start of the tour are flexible and are decided by the interested group.
DETAILED ITINERARY
DAY 1
Arrival to Lima Pick up from the Jorge Chavez International Airport and transfer to the Hotel.
DAY 2
Tours Lima 09:00 hrs Pick up from the hotel, start CITY TOUR ANCIENT AND MODERN LIMA, guided tour of the most important places and attractions of Lima, the "City of Kings". The tour includes a tour of the Historical Center of Lima, panoramic view of the Plaza San Martin, Plaza Mayor, Government Palace, Cathedral Basilica, Archbishop's Palace, Municipal Palace, Church of Santo Domingo, where the tombs of Santa Rosa and San Martín de Porres, and balconies of Colonial Lima. Visit the Convent and Church of San Francisco. 13:00 hrs - LUNCH AT PANCHITA RESTAURANT GASTRONOMIC TOUR
14:30 hrs We will visit the residential districts of San Isidro and Miraflores, passing through the Huaca Pucllana, Ceremonial and Administrative Center of the Lima Culture, built in the 2nd century AD. and considered by the Incas as Ñaupallaqta, "Sacred Town"; El Olivar park in San Isidro, with olive trees brought from Spain in the 15th century; the Central Park of Miraflores and Larcomar, center tourism and entertainment, symbol of modern Lima and privileged point to appreciate a spectacular panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean.
15:30 hrs - visit the LARCO MUSEUM,
Founded in 1926, and located in the District of Pueblo Libre, in Lima. The Larco Museum chronologically displays impressive galleries that show an exceptional panorama of 3,000 years of development of the history of pre-Columbian Peru.
Surrounded by beautiful gardens, it is located within a unique Virreinal mansion dating from the eighteenth century, which was in turn built on a pre-Columbian pyramid of the seventh century.
The works of art of the Larco Museum are considered icons of pre-Columbian art worldwide.
18:30 hrs - MAGIC WATER CIRCUIT - SOURCES OF LIMA
Incomparable ornamental fountains whose powerful jets combine with the rhythm of the classical music and spectacular lasers blend with water fluids drawing multicolored shapes that make us fantasize for a few minutes with a cybernetic future.
This recreational center is made up of more than a dozen fountains, each with its own geyser display that propels the water up to more than 80 meters high. With regard to these peculiar characteristics, we tell you that this park is the winner of the Guinness Record as the largest Fountain Complex in the World, a very important prize for the pride of Peruvians. 19:15 hrs You can enjoy a wonderful show of water, light, music, and images, one of the most beautiful urban spaces of Lima.
20:30 hrs Transfer to RESTAURANT HUACA PUCLLANA OR ROSA NAUTICA ACCORDING TO AVAILABILITY - GASTRONOMIC TOUR
DAY 3
Trip to Cusco - Sacred Valley
05:40 hrs Departure to the airport to take a flight to Cusco city. 09:30 hrs Reception in the city of Cusco.
We will begin the visit to the Koricancha Temple and the Cathedral.
Transfer to the Sacred Valley, on the way we will visit AWUANACANCHA, which is a small town dedicated to textile art, during the visit you can see its techniques of dying and weave on looms.
We continue on our way and we will pass through Calca, Ccoya, Lamay (small picturesque villages) and we will arrive at Pisac, a picturesque colonial mestizo village where on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday craft fairs are held in the main square, on Sundays the Quechua mass is celebrated. 13:00 hrs LUNCH RESTAURANT TUNUPA - GASTRONOMIC TOUR 14:30 hrs Departure to visit the archaeological complex of Ollantaytambo, where you can see the technique with which the Incas work the stone. 19:00 hrs Check in at the hotel
DAY 4
Visit Machu Picchu
Breakfast at the hotel, departure to the Ollantaytambo train station at 05:15 hrs. 06:10 hrs Departure from the train for a 1.5 hrs journey. We will arrive at the Puente Ruinas station in Machu Picchu.
We will enjoy a guided tour of the main buildings of the citadel such as El Mirador, Temple of the Three Windows, The Intihuatana, The Main Square, etc. This tour will be done with a private guide from the Aguas Calientes train station.
Lunch at Machu Picchu: Citadel or Town at the passenger's choice 16:22 hrs Train back to Ollantaytambo
Arrival to Ollantaytambo and transfer to the hotel in Sacred Valley
DAY 5
Sacred Valley Tour - route to Cusco
Breakfast at the hotel
08:00 hrs pick up by our staff to start the tour, we headed to the Colcas de Cheqoq in the archaeological site of the same name, to understand in context of the archaeological site of Moray, archaeological set of concentric shapes where you can perceive the variations of the characteristics: humidity and temperature of each platform.
Finally, we went to the salt mines where the inhabitants of the town of Maras conserve the form of communal administration of the salt mines and there are formations of pools of salt that in the environment of the sacred valley give it a magical landscape.
Then, on the way to Cusco, we pass through the town of Chincheros where the most experienced textile artisans of the Cusco region meet.
12:30 hrs LUNCH RESTAURANT CICCIOLINA - GASTRONOMIC TOUR
14:30 hrs We continue with the visit to the three ruins near Cusco:
SACSAYHUAMAN (great fortress located 5 km from the city), QENQO (sacred amphitheater, worship center to the god Puma, place where human sacrifices were made), and PUCAPUCARA ("red fortress" due to the hue that acquires its rocks with the light of twilight. 17.30 hrs Arrival at the hotel in Cusco and check-in.
Free night
DAY 6
Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Tambopata 9:00 hrs Check-out of the hotel and departure to take the flight at 11:55 hrs. Towards Puerto Maldonado.
Arrival and Reception of a Guide: biologists, tourism professionals or members of the community.
Transfer - from Airport to the Office in Puerto Maldonado
After your arrival in Lima or Cusco, you will be welcomed at the airport and taken to our office in Puerto Maldonado located ten minutes away. While you enjoy a first contact with the jungle in our gardens, we will ask you to bring only what you need for the next few days. The rest of the luggage can be left in our warehouse for complete security. This helps us to keep the boat light.
13:00 hrs or 14:00 hrs Transfer - from Puerto Maldonado Office to Puerto de Tambopata.
We will skirt Puerto Maldonado on a journey of 20 km until we reach the port of embarkation. This is in the Native Community of Hell and is administered by a communal initiative.
Lunch in Boat
Transfer by boat - from Puerto de Tambopata to Posada Amazonas
This boat trip of forty-five minutes will take us to the middle of the private reserve of the Native Community of Hell.
Orientation
After arrival, the hostel manager will welcome you as well as important recommendations for your stay.
Canopy Tower
The tower of scaffolding that we will visit has a height of 30 meters and is 20 minutes from Posada Amazonas. This tower has been built in such a way that it can be climbed easily and safely, using the stairs that have rails on each side, resting on the small platforms that exist every 2 meters. From the top, you can not only see a spectacular view of the Tambopata River and the treetops, but it is also an excellent position to observe birds that inhabit these heights, such as toucans, parrots, and macaws.
Dinner
Presentation on Ecotourism
Night at Posada Amazonas - Tambopata.
DAY 7
Day in Tambopata
Breakfast at Posada Amazonas
Visit Tres Chimbadas Lake:
Thirty minutes by boat and a forty-five-minute walk will take us to the shores of Tres Chimbadas Lake. From here, a catamaran and a native rower will take us for a silent tour of the lake, to appreciate the lake fauna at its peak of activity. We will look for alligators, riparian birds, the peculiar Shanshos, typical birds of the area; and with luck we can observe the family of river wolves (seen by 60% of our visitors), known as the largest freshwater otters in the world. Its busiest point goes from dawn until about 08:00 hrs or 09:00 hrs
Lunch at Posada Amazonas
Ethnobotanical Tour:
Twenty minutes downstream by boat, is the Ñape Center. This center is a communal organization that produces medicines based on the medicinal plants that grow in this ethnobotanical center and administers them to people who come to cure themselves there. In a system of roads are presented the plants that are used for medicinal purposes, as well as for other purposes such as construction or transportation.
Dinner at Posada Amazonas
Night Walk:
We will have the opportunity to walk at night, which is the activity time of most mammals, although it is difficult to observe them. Far more common are frogs with shapes and sounds as extravagant as their natural histories.
Night at Posada Amazonas - Tambopata
DAY 8
Day in Tambopata
Breakfast at Posada Amazonas
Collpa de Loros:
The Collpa de Loros is only twenty minutes from the lodge. From a hiding place, it will be possible to be observed to a distance of approximately twenty meters as they descend in the majority of clear days, dozens of parrots and parakeets to feed on the clay of the Collpa. The Collpa is visited early in the morning, late in the morning or in the afternoon, depending on when you are observing more activity.
Walk to La Ceiba:
We will embark on a two-hour walk, which will be crowned by the largest tree in the area: a giant Ceiba. During the walk, we will focus on the natural history of the jungle and its main taxonomic groups.
Lunch at Posada Amazonas
Visit of a Farm:
We will take a trip in a boat of thirty minutes to arrive at the most diverse farm of the Native Community of Hell. The owner cultivates a wide variety of known plants, as well as lesser-known ones. Practically every plant on the farm has a use.
Dinner at Posada Amazonas
Night at Posada Amazonas - Tambopata
DAY 9
Trip back to Lima
Breakfast at Posada Amazonas
Transfer by boat - from Posada Amazonas to Puerto de Tambopata
Transfer - from Puerto de Tambopata to the Office in Puerto Maldonado
Transfer - from Puerto Maldonado Office to the Airport to take the flight to Lima at 17:15 hrs
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World Discovery Perù
Av. José Gálvez Barrenechea 592, Of. 803 - San Isidro, Lima – Perú
DETAILED ITINERARY
PLACES VISITED
Lima, Cusco, Sacred Valley, Urubamba, Pisac, Moray, Maras, Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata.
STARTING DATES
The days of the start of the tour are flexible and are decided by the interested group.
DETAILED ITINERARY
DAY 1
Arrival to Lima Pick up from the Jorge Chavez International Airport and transfer to the Hotel.
DAY 2
Tours Lima
09:00 hrs Pick up from the hotel, start CITY TOUR ANCIENT AND MODERN LIMA, guided tour of the most important places and attractions of Lima, the "City of Kings". The tour includes a tour of the Historical Center of Lima, panoramic view of the Plaza San Martin, Plaza Mayor, Government Palace, Cathedral Basilica, Archbishop's Palace, Municipal Palace, Church of Santo Domingo, where the tombs of Santa Rosa and San Martín de Porres, and balconies of Colonial Lima. Visit the Convent and Church of San Francisco.
13:00 hrs - LUNCH AT PANCHITA RESTAURANT GASTRONOMIC TOUR
14:30 hrs We will visit the residential districts of San Isidro and Miraflores, passing through the Huaca Pucllana, Ceremonial and Administrative Center of the Lima Culture, built in the 2nd century AD. and considered by the Incas as Ñaupallaqta, "Sacred Town"; El Olivar park in San Isidro, with olive trees brought from Spain in the 15th century; the Central Park of Miraflores and Larcomar, center tourism and entertainment, symbol of modern Lima and privileged point to appreciate a spectacular panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean.
15:30 hrs - visit the LARCO MUSEUM,
Founded in 1926, and located in the District of Pueblo Libre, in Lima. The Larco Museum chronologically displays impressive galleries that show an exceptional panorama of 3,000 years of development of the history of pre-Columbian Peru.
Surrounded by beautiful gardens, it is located within a unique Virreinal mansion dating from the eighteenth century, which was in turn built on a pre-Columbian pyramid of the seventh century.
The works of art of the Larco Museum are considered icons of pre-Columbian art worldwide.
18:30 hrs - MAGIC WATER CIRCUIT - SOURCES OF LIMA
Incomparable ornamental fountains whose powerful jets combine with the rhythm of the classical music and spectacular lasers blend with water fluids drawing multicolored shapes that make us fantasize for a few minutes with a cybernetic future.
This recreational center is made up of more than a dozen fountains, each with its own geyser display that propels the water up to more than 80 meters high. With regard to these peculiar characteristics, we tell you that this park is the winner of the Guinness Record as the largest Fountain Complex in the World, a very important prize for the pride of Peruvians.
19:15 hrs You can enjoy a wonderful show of water, light, music, and images, one of the most beautiful urban spaces of Lima.
20:30 hrs Transfer to RESTAURANT HUACA PUCLLANA OR ROSA NAUTICA ACCORDING TO AVAILABILITY - GASTRONOMIC TOUR
DAY 3
Trip to Cusco - Sacred Valley
05:40 hrs Departure to the airport to take a flight to Cusco city.
09:30 hrs Reception in the city of Cusco.
We will begin the visit to the Koricancha Temple and the Cathedral.
Transfer to the Sacred Valley, on the way we will visit AWUANACANCHA, which is a small town dedicated to textile art, during the visit you can see its techniques of dying and weave on looms.
We continue on our way and we will pass through Calca, Ccoya, Lamay (small picturesque villages) and we will arrive at Pisac, a picturesque colonial mestizo village where on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday craft fairs are held in the main square, on Sundays the Quechua mass is celebrated.
13:00 hrs LUNCH RESTAURANT TUNUPA - GASTRONOMIC TOUR
14:30 hrs Departure to visit the archaeological complex of Ollantaytambo, where you can see the technique with which the Incas work the stone.
19:00 hrs Check in at the hotel
DAY 4
Visit Machu Picchu
Breakfast at the hotel, departure to the Ollantaytambo train station at 05:15 hrs.
06:10 hrs Departure from the train for a 1.5 hrs journey. We will arrive at the Puente Ruinas station in Machu Picchu.
We will enjoy a guided tour of the main buildings of the citadel such as El Mirador, Temple of the Three Windows, The Intihuatana, The Main Square, etc. This tour will be done with a private guide from the Aguas Calientes train station.
Lunch at Machu Picchu: Citadel or Town at the passenger's choice
16:22 hrs Train back to Ollantaytambo
Arrival to Ollantaytambo and transfer to the hotel in Sacred Valley
DAY 5
Sacred Valley Tour - route to Cusco
Breakfast at the hotel
08:00 hrs pick up by our staff to start the tour, we headed to the Colcas de Cheqoq in the archaeological site of the same name, to understand in context of the archaeological site of Moray, archaeological set of concentric shapes where you can perceive the variations of the characteristics: humidity and temperature of each platform.
Finally, we went to the salt mines where the inhabitants of the town of Maras conserve the form of communal administration of the salt mines and there are formations of pools of salt that in the environment of the sacred valley give it a magical landscape.
Then, on the way to Cusco, we pass through the town of Chincheros where the most experienced textile artisans of the Cusco region meet.
12:30 hrs LUNCH RESTAURANT CICCIOLINA - GASTRONOMIC TOUR
14:30 hrs We continue with the visit to the three ruins near Cusco:
SACSAYHUAMAN (great fortress located 5 km from the city), QENQO (sacred amphitheater, worship center to the god Puma, place where human sacrifices were made), and PUCAPUCARA ("red fortress" due to the hue that acquires its rocks with the light of twilight.
17.30 hrs Arrival at the hotel in Cusco and check-in.
Free night
DAY 6
Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Tambopata
9:00 hrs Check-out of the hotel and departure to take the flight at 11:55 hrs. Towards Puerto Maldonado.
Arrival and Reception of a Guide: biologists, tourism professionals or members of the community.
Transfer - from Airport to the Office in Puerto Maldonado
After your arrival in Lima or Cusco, you will be welcomed at the airport and taken to our office in Puerto Maldonado located ten minutes away. While you enjoy a first contact with the jungle in our gardens, we will ask you to bring only what you need for the next few days. The rest of the luggage can be left in our warehouse for complete security. This helps us to keep the boat light.
13:00 hrs or 14:00 hrs Transfer - from Puerto Maldonado Office to Puerto de Tambopata.
We will skirt Puerto Maldonado on a journey of 20 km until we reach the port of embarkation. This is in the Native Community of Hell and is administered by a communal initiative.
Lunch in Boat
Transfer by boat - from Puerto de Tambopata to Posada Amazonas
This boat trip of forty-five minutes will take us to the middle of the private reserve of the Native Community of Hell.
Orientation
After arrival, the hostel manager will welcome you as well as important recommendations for your stay.
Canopy Tower
The tower of scaffolding that we will visit has a height of 30 meters and is 20 minutes from Posada Amazonas. This tower has been built in such a way that it can be climbed easily and safely, using the stairs that have rails on each side, resting on the small platforms that exist every 2 meters. From the top, you can not only see a spectacular view of the Tambopata River and the treetops, but it is also an excellent position to observe birds that inhabit these heights, such as toucans, parrots, and macaws.
Dinner
Presentation on Ecotourism
Night at Posada Amazonas - Tambopata.
DAY 7
Day in Tambopata
Breakfast at Posada Amazonas
Visit Tres Chimbadas Lake:
Thirty minutes by boat and a forty-five-minute walk will take us to the shores of Tres Chimbadas Lake. From here, a catamaran and a native rower will take us for a silent tour of the lake, to appreciate the lake fauna at its peak of activity. We will look for alligators, riparian birds, the peculiar Shanshos, typical birds of the area; and with luck we can observe the family of river wolves (seen by 60% of our visitors), known as the largest freshwater otters in the world. Its busiest point goes from dawn until about 08:00 hrs or 09:00 hrs
Lunch at Posada Amazonas
Ethnobotanical Tour:
Twenty minutes downstream by boat, is the Ñape Center. This center is a communal organization that produces medicines based on the medicinal plants that grow in this ethnobotanical center and administers them to people who come to cure themselves there. In a system of roads are presented the plants that are used for medicinal purposes, as well as for other purposes such as construction or transportation.
Dinner at Posada Amazonas
Night Walk:
We will have the opportunity to walk at night, which is the activity time of most mammals, although it is difficult to observe them. Far more common are frogs with shapes and sounds as extravagant as their natural histories.
Night at Posada Amazonas - Tambopata
DAY 8
Day in Tambopata
Breakfast at Posada Amazonas
Collpa de Loros:
The Collpa de Loros is only twenty minutes from the lodge. From a hiding place, it will be possible to be observed to a distance of approximately twenty meters as they descend in the majority of clear days, dozens of parrots and parakeets to feed on the clay of the Collpa. The Collpa is visited early in the morning, late in the morning or in the afternoon, depending on when you are observing more activity.
Walk to La Ceiba:
We will embark on a two-hour walk, which will be crowned by the largest tree in the area: a giant Ceiba. During the walk, we will focus on the natural history of the jungle and its main taxonomic groups.
Lunch at Posada Amazonas
Visit of a Farm:
We will take a trip in a boat of thirty minutes to arrive at the most diverse farm of the Native Community of Hell. The owner cultivates a wide variety of known plants, as well as lesser-known ones. Practically every plant on the farm has a use.
Dinner at Posada Amazonas
Night at Posada Amazonas - Tambopata
DAY 9
Trip back to Lima
Breakfast at Posada Amazonas
Transfer by boat - from Posada Amazonas to Puerto de Tambopata
Transfer - from Puerto de Tambopata to the Office in Puerto Maldonado
Transfer - from Puerto Maldonado Office to the Airport to take the flight to Lima at 17:15 hrs
Return to countries of origin.