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Day LIMA-
CUSCO Arrival, meeting and immediate connection
flight to Cusco, arrival and transfer to the selected hotel.
P.M City tour of Cusco and 4 nearby ruins.
2 Day CUSCO
- SACRED VALLEY Breakfast.
Departure to Huambutio, a brief lesson on padding from the
crew and then set off on a wet and wild morning for rafting
on the Urubamba river. After a picnic lunch, hike to the Pisaq
ruins where will visit the best architectonical work of the
Incas, visit to the Maras salt mines; late afternoon arrival
and overnight at a cozy Inn in Ollantaytambo.
3
Day KM
88-WAYLLABAMBA
Breakfast. Early morning meeting with the guide and quechua
porters at the Km 88 where will begin the Inca hike. From
Chillca you hike along the banks of the turbulent Urubamba
river, magnificent views to Mt. Veronica (19350 ft). All camp
gear is carried by the porters leaving you free for walk with
a light pack, camp in the terrace at the hamlet of Wayllabamba.
Lunch and dinner.
4
Day WAYLLABAMBA-LLULLUCHAPAMPA
Breakfast at the camp. The day begins climbing through magical
Polypepis forest the to high camp at Lulluchapampa (11800
ft). This is one of the demanding days as you gain altitude
where the first pass is reached at 13750 ft. offering East
views to the Huayanay Peak and West in to the rugged Vilcanota
range. Descend to Runqurakay where the camp is set. Lunch
and dinner.
5
Day LLULLUCHAPAMPA-PUYUPATAMARCA
Breakfast at the camp. The hike continues crossing the second
pass at 13100 ft. and follow a fine Inca road to the restored
townside of Sayaqmarca, the trail in this section is a white
granite roadway traversing a thickly forested mountainside.
Camp with magnificent views at the ruins of Puyupatamarca.
Lunch and |
dinner.
6
Day PUYUPATAMARCA-MACHU
PICCHU Breakfast
at the Camp. You descend rapidly from cloud forest into high
jungle habitat. Orchids and humming birds are common along
this section on the trail high above the river. Finally you
will emerge at the Inti Punko (Sun's Door) for your first
sight of Machu Picchu from high above the city, strolling
down the royal road and at last enter to the Lost City of
the Incas. Overnight at the Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel. Lunch.
7
Day MACHU
PICCHU-CUSCO Breakfast,
return to Machu Picchu for a full day of exploration, return
to Cusco by train. Arrival and transfer to selected hotel.
Lunch.
8
Day CUSCO-PUERTO
MALDONADO Breakfast.
Transfer to the airport, flight to Puerto Maldonado. Arrival
and transfer to Cusco Amazonico Lodge. Welcome drink. Short
walk to a small Lagoon and return in time to enjoy a jungle
sunset at a sunset point from where you will return to the
lodge to board our dugout canoes for a short night ride to
spot caimans on the river banks with flashlights, lunch and
dinner.
9
Day PUERTO MALDONADO
Breakfast. Excursion to the Cocococha Lagoon. On the way,
you will observe exotic plants and insects, colorful butterflies
and birds, monkeys and with some of luck perhaps the largest
mammals . Return to the lodge. Lunch. Afternoon free for leisure,
lunch and dinner.
10
Day PUERTO
MALDONADO-LIMA Breakfast.
Early wake up. Transfer to Puerto Maldonado, departure to
Lima. Arrival, meeting and transfer to Miraflores rest of
the day at leisure; at proper time meeting and transfer to
the airport , international departure. |