A PARADISE TO BE DISCOVERED: 11 Days / 10 Nights Itinerary

FULL ITINERARY

• Welcome to Peru! Once you arrive at the  Lima International airport, look for your Authentic Peru Travel representative, who will be waiting for you. We will transfer you directly to your hotel located in the  Miraflores touristic district. Then, we will help you to check-in and to settle down at your hotel.
• You might have some free time to wander through the city on your own, exploring the surrounding areas at your own pace! We highly recommend that you  walk around the “Miraflores Boardwalk” to get the most beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean, or just to stretch out your legs! In the evening, we recommend that you  enjoy a delicious dinner at one of the world-renowned restaurants in Lima “The Capital of the Peruvian Gastronomy”. Finally, spend a peaceful  night’s rest at your hotel, because the next day will be a big day!

Overnight in Lima.
Meals included: none.

• This morning enjoy a delicious breakfast at your hotel.
• Your private tour guide will pick you up from the lobby of your hotel to transfer you to the heart of the “City of the Kings”, where you will enjoy exploring the Plaza San Martin and Jiron de la Union, a fascinating boulevard that leads to Plaza de Armas, the main square. Following this, we will visit the Monastery of San Francisco, where you can see the enigmatic catacombs, a World Heritage listed site. this monastery is renowned for its Spanish baroque architecture. The first cemetery of Lima, the catacombs, is hidden underneath the monastery’s floors.
• Visiting the Larco Museum in Lima is a fantastic way to delve into Peru’s pre-Columbian history. The museum is renowned for its extensive collection of ancient artifacts, particularly those from the Moche and Inca civilizations.
• Then, we will go to a gorgeous seaside restaurant where we will taste the best of Peruvian cuisine. After finishing lunch, our driver will take you to your hotel where you will have the rest of the day to spend at your leisure.
• Spend a beautiful afternoon at your own pace enjoying  your hotel or exploring the Miraflores Touristic district. This evening for dining we recommend that you consider the restaurants Central or Maido. Both of them are considered to be the best  in the country and currently holding positions # 1 and #6 respectively in the world’s 50 Best Restaurants 2023. Please remember that it is necessary to secure reservations in advance!.

Overnight in Lima.
Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch.

• At a previously arranged time, our staff will pick you up and escort you to Lima International Airport where you will take an hour and ten minute flight to Cusco. Upon your arrival to Cusco, known as “The Archaeological Capital of America”, you will be greeted and welcomed by an Authentic Peru Travel representative.
• Then, we will start our tour through the Sacred Valley of the Incas. First, we will visit the exceptional project of Awanakancha where locals use their ancestor’s techniques to transform the fur of the South American camelids into clothes through traditional weaving. We will observe people weaving beautiful textiles such as multi-colored belts and exquisitely embroidered blankets and see the complete procedure of this art.
• Then, we will continue through the valley until we reach the town of Pisaq which boasts a great Incan archaeological site with magnificent terraced fields on the mountains. Once back in town, we will visit the traditional market, famous for its beautiful handicrafts made by local people.
• Finally, you will be escorted to your hotel for the night which is surrounded by the spectacular scenery of the Sacred Valley.

Overnight in Sacred Valley.
Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch.

• We will have a delicious breakfast at the hotel.
• Then, our tour guide and private transportation will pick us up to start our private tour to Ollantaytambo. This was the Last Incan refuge during Spanish colonization and is a place which will make you feel like you have stepped back in time due to the style of the buildings.
• After, we will have a delicious lunch in Urubamba.
• Then, we will visit the salt mines located northwest of the town of Maras. Here, we will find around 4000 small wells that are still used by local people today to provide themselves with salt. Next, we will go to the incredible circular terraces of Moray which were used as a kind of Incan laboratory to acclimatize crops.
• Finally, you will be escorted to your hotel which is surrounded by the spectacular scenery of the Sacred Valley.

Overnight in Sacred Valley.
Meals included: Breakfast and lunch.

• In the morning, you will be transferred to the train station to board a train that will take you to Machu Picchu.
• Upon arrival, a bus will transport us on a 25-minute journey up the mountain. Our guide will lead a tour as we explore and witness the highlights of Machu Picchu. The late-morning arrival will afford us ample time to immerse ourselves in the breathtaking surroundings of this Incan citadel.
• Guided by our knowledgeable leader, we will delve into the ruins of the city, sensing its vibrancy as we imagine the lives of the priests, craftsmen, and servants who once inhabited this seemingly uninhabitable citadel. Despite excavations revealing skeletons, artifacts, and woolen clothing, no gold has been unearthed. The same impeccable stonework present in other Incan sites is evident here.
• Perched above the tumultuous Urubamba River and concealed amidst a maze of vines and trees at the summit of the mountain, the city of Machu Picchu will forever guard the mystery of its abandonment, as the Incas left no written records.
• To conclude our visit, we will enjoy a delightful lunch at the exclusive Tinkuy by Sanctuary Lodge restaurant, offering an unparalleled location near the citadel.

Overnight in Aguas Calientes.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

• Without a doubt, Machu Picchu is one of the most extraordinary places in the world. For many, a visit here represents the realization of a lifelong dream. Machu Picchu provides a variety of enjoyable hikes ranging from 1 to 3 hours. It is possible to undertake these hikes, such as the Wayna Picchu Mountain or the Sun Gate trek, independently.
• We will enjoy lunch at a charming restaurant located on the plaza.
• Afterward, you will return by train to Ollantaytambo and then take a bus to your hotel in Cusco.

Overnight in Cusco.
Meals included: Breakfast and lunch.

• Leaving early by private transportation, we will visit Sacsaywaman, a vast fortress built on three platforms overlooking the city of Cusco. From here we continue to Qenqo, a site of worship with a high rock carved into the shape of a puma. This feature dominates a series of canals and passageways also painted with animals. The road then continues uphill to Pukapukara and Tambomachay, the latter an interesting site containing Incan baths. We will then return to Cusco and visit the main attractions around the Plaza de Armas such as the Cathedral of Cusco and the Sun Temple of Qorikancha inside the Temple of Santo Domingo.
• After this, we will take you back through the city to your hotel.

Overnight in Cusco.
Meals: Breakfast.

• After breakfast in your hotel, our staff will pick you up and escort you to Cusco International Airport where you will take a forty five minute flight to Puerto Maldonado.
• Upon arrival, the lodge manager will welcome you and brief you with important navigation and security tips.
• The two and a half hour boat ride from the Tambopata Port to Refugio Amazonas will take us past the Community of Infierno and the Tambopata National Reserve´s checkpoint and into the buffer zone of this 1.3 million hectare conservation unit.
• Box lunch will be provided to you on your way to the lodge while submerging into a fascinating natural environment; if we are lucky, we will see ronsocos, caimans, turtles, herons, cormorants and other animal species in their natural environment.

Overnight in Tambopata.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

• After a delicious breakfast, we will begin our fantastic adventure through the Virgin Forest, accompanied by our local guide. We will explore the majestic Lake Apu Victor and its crystal clear waters, surrounded by marshes and giant trees. Afterwards, we will go up to an observation deck from which we will enjoy a panoramic view of the lake. From this point we will observe parrots, macaws, toucans, camungos, shanshos, herons and other animals, such as caimans, turtles, etc.
• At the beginning of this day, you will enjoy a hearty breakfast at the lodge.
• Then we will paddle around the lake on a canoe or a catamaran, looking for lakeside wildlife such as hoatzin, caiman and horned screamers, hoping to see the otters which are infrequently seen here. You will also be rewarded with overhead sightings of macaws. 
• Afterwards, you will have a delicious lunch. Five minutes downriver from the lodge lays a farm owned and managed by charismatic Don Manuel from the neighboring community of Condenado. He grows a variety of popular and unknown Amazon crops – just about every plant and tree you see serves a purpose.
• Next, you will have an Ethnobotanical tour where we will find a variety of plants and trees that are used by the local population with at least the same variety of purposes. We will learn about the medicinal (and other) uses of Ajo-Sacha, Yuca de Venado, Uña de Gato, Charcot-Sacha, Para-Para, among several others.
• At your returning to the lodge, you will have the chance to have dinner and nightly lectures will be prepared by the staff of Refugio Amazonas to cover conservation threats, opportunities and projects in the Tambopata National Reserve.

Overnight in Tambopata.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

• Two hours from Refugio Amazonas, deep in the Tambopata National Reserve we will stop at the Chuncho clay lick. After a brief walk (5 minutes approx.) we will have the chance to see dozens of large macaws feeding on the special sodium rich clays of the riverbank. The Chuncho clay lick probably attracts more large macaws than any other clay lick in the world and the sight of dozens of macaws taking flight is truly unforgettable. The details of our stopover will depend on the weather and the amount of macaw activity, as the birds don’t visit the clay lick when it is raining.
• After lunch and a few minutes hike from the lodge is a beautiful old growth patch of Brazil Nut forest that has been harvested for decades (if not centuries) where the  remains of a camp used two months a year by Brazil Nut gatherers can still be experienced. We will be demonstrating the whole process of the rain forest’s only sustainably harvested product from collection through transportation to drying.
• Twenty minutes walking from Refugio Amazonas is a peccary clay lick. These wild rain forest pigs show up in herds of five to twenty individuals to eat clay in the late morning. Chances of spotting them are around 15%, but well worth the short hike. Other wildlife also shows up including deer, guan and parakeets.

Overnight in Tambopata
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

• Depending on the time your flight departs Puerto Maldonado, our staff will pick you up and escort you to the airport by private transportation. Once you arrive to the airport, our program will conclude.

This program will allow you to visit: Lima, Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata. Additionally, you can add more exciting day tours in Cusco or another destination in Peru. This is just a suggested itinerary and can be customized based on your preferences, interests, and time constraints. Please see our package list for more options

The price is fully customizable and can be tailored and flexible in accordance with your personal preferences and style. The price is basically determined by final accommodation, travel dates and other custom preferences during the tour.

Included:

• 10 nights lodging at the hotels mentioned in the program, On Double Occupancy.
• All Excursions And Tours In Private Service.
• All transfers and transportation with private van.
• A Professional Driver.
• All entrance tickets to all the attractions mentioned in the program.
• Round trip VISTADOME train ticket to Machu Picchu.
• Round trip bus ticket to Machu Picchu.
• Entrance tickets to Machu Picchu.
• Meals as indicated (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner).
• Tambopata tours (4D/3N) in Puerto Maldonado. Enjoy the unique and varied flora and fauna of the Amazon Jungle.
• A Professional English Speaking Tour Guide.

RECOMMENDED HOTELS

The list below shows our recommended hotels that our travel experts have selected for each destination to make your vacation the best experience featuring superior service, good location, and all facilities necessary for a comfortable stay. We can book any Peru hotel for you, even if it is not on our list. Please just contact us for more information.

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