Cheap Peru Tour 4

Lima - Puerto Maldonado Jungle - Cuzco - Sacred Valley - Machu Picchu

9 days / 8 nights

Tour Brief

09day/08 night tour in group service with entrance tickets, guided tours, airport transfers, bus and train tickets and accommodation in US standard hotels

Itinerary

Day 1: Lima

Arrival in Lima. Pick up and transfer to your lodge, the Hotel or similar, located in downtown central Lima. This is a beautiful colonial home in the colonial heart of Lima and a great base to explore the museums and historical sites of the capital

Day 2: Lima (B)

After a good breakfast, a free day to explore Lima at your leisure. Alternatively you have the choice of an optional extra guided tour of Lima, (additional price per person US$30).

The details of the optional extra tour are as foloows: We will pick you up for a city tour of colonial Lima, the world heritage city. Tour in an air conditioned bus with an English speaking guide. The tour will include a visit to the Cathedral, Main Square and the San Francisco Convent with its eerie Catacombs housing thousands of skeletons and bones. Return back to your hotel. Free afternoon to explore Lima at leisure.

Day 3: Lima – Puerto Maldonado - Tambopata Jungle (B, L & D)

After an early breakfast, we will take you to the airport for your flight to Puerto Maldonado. Sometimes this flight connects through Cuzco. Arrival to the jungle town of Puerto Maldonado, a hot humid tropical town which is the gateway of our adventure into the Amazon. Pick up and transfer to the Tambopata River port for the canoe trip to the jungle lodge lasting around one hour. After arrival, a complete briefing on the lodge before visiting the surrounding forest with an opportunity to observe birds and other fauna. Return to the lodge for dinner. Night excursions available.

(Important note, all excursions are subject to change and all wildlife sightings are subject to weather conditions, guide’s knowledge and of course a certain amount of luck).

Day 4: Tambopata Jungle (B, L & D)

Early wake up at dawn to visit to the oxbow lake at Tres Chimbadas. Here you will take a long, easy canoe ride around the lake in search of giant river otters, turtles, hoatzin, and wading birds. The giant river otters that can seen at Tres Chimbadas belong to a resident family of nine. Return to the lodge for lunch before embarking on your afternoon visit to the community’s ethno botanical center. You will hike the trails around the centre with one of the residents who will explain the everyday uses of forest resources in medicine, construction, food and fiber. Return to your lodge for dinner and accommodation.

Day 5: Tambopata Jungle – Puerto Maldonado – Cusco (B)

After an early breakfast, departure by boat back to the city of Puerto Maldonado and directly back to the airport, for your short flight to Cuzco. After the 40 minute flight, you will land in heady Cusco (3400m or 11,000 feet). We will pick you up and transfer you to your lodge, the Hostel or similar, located in the centre of Cuzco. This lovely lodge for example is located in the San Blas region of Cuzco and is the ideal starting point for your visit to the ancient capital of the Incas. Lunch on your own (we recommend something light on your first day at high altitude).

Day 6: Cusco (B)

Free morning at leisure to explore Cuzco in the daytime. In the early afternoon, you will start a fully guided visit with an English speaking guide to the four ruins outside of Cusco, the Sacsayhuaman Fortress; Kenko, Puca-Pucara and Tambomachay. Also included in the tour will be the Main Square, the Cathedral and the Koricancha Sun Temple. Free evening to enjoy Cusco, its bars and restaurants and its bustling nightlife.

Day 7: Sacred Valley (B & L)

A healthy breakfast before pick up for your full-day tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas. The tour is best on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays (because the markets are busier) although this tour runs every day of the week. Our first visit will be to Pisac, founded during Colonial times. Free time to shop or simply watch the locals going by their everyday lives. After the visit, we will have a great buffet lunch with emphasis on locally grown organic produce in the Urubamba. After lunch, a visit to Ollantaytambo, the ancient Inca town with impressive ruins built into the mountain side. Return to Cusco. Free evening.

Day 8: Cusco - Machu Picchu – Cusco (B)

An early start today as we take the train to Aguas Calientes for our unforgettable trip to Machu Picchu. This 3 ½ hours train rides takes us to the bustling market town of Aguas Calientes from where we catch the bus up to the awesome Machu Picchu ruins. Recently declared one of the new 7 Wonders of the World, this will be a day to remember. A tour with an English speaking guide of this fabulous lost city of the Incas rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1917. With houses and temples surrounded by terraces cut into the mountain side, this is truly an awe inspiring site. Return in the afternoon by train to Cusco. Pick up at the train station and transfer to your hotel.

Day 9: Cusco – Lima (B)

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for the return flight to Lima. Arrival to Lima airport for your connecting flight home or if you have several hours spare, we can arrange a transfer into Lima for you (enquire about this when booking).

End of services.

Tour Price:

US$830.00 per person based on 2 sharing a double room.

Flight tickets:

Lima – Puerto Maldonado - Cusco - Lima to be quoted on the day of enquiry (prices vary from US$350 - US$500 per person depending on the season)

Included

• 6 night’s of accommodation in twin/double rooms at recommended lodges/hostels with private bathroom with breakfast & local taxes and 2 nights in a comfortable jungle lodge.
• All pick-ups and transfers and tours as indicated in group service with English speaking guides.
• Meals indicated (B – Breakfast, L – Lunch, D – Dinner)
• Train tickets: Cusco - Machu Picchu – Cusco.
• All entrance fees except the Tambopata Reserve fee which is payable in person in the jungle (US$60 per person).

No Included

• International air tickets to Peru and airport taxes (US$32 per person)
• Meals not indicated.
• Domestic airport taxes (US$6 per person per route).
• Additional expenses such as telephone bills, laundry, etc.
• Personal Travel Insurance.