ECO TOUR OF PERU – 9 DAYS / 8 NIGHTS
Lima – Cuzco – Machu-Picchu and Puerto Maldonado
DAILY DEPARTURES
Arrival in Lima reception at the airport and transfer to selected hotel.
Overnight.
Buffet breakfast
Morning or afternoon guided visit to the Cathedral, Main Square, San Francisco Convent and its Catacombs and the residential areas of San Isidro, Miraflores, the new commercial area South of Lima, the ocean front to enjoy a beautiful view of the Pacific Ocean. Return to the hotel.
Overnight.
Buffet breakfast
Early transfer to the airport.
Departure to Cuzco. Arrival in Cuzco, reception at the airport and transfer to selected hotel. Rest of the Morning at leisure.
2:30 p.m. Visit to the nearby ruins including the Sacsayhuaman Fortress, overlooking the city of Cuzco, a pre-Inca architectural masterpiece; Quenquo, a rock sanctuary whose main attraction is a monolithic altar representing a puma; the red fortress of Puca-Pucara and Tambomachay, a beautiful fountain fed by a spring forming a series of basins. Continue the tour to the city of Cuzco: the Main Square, the Cathedral and the Santo Domingo Church or Temple of the Sun ( Koricancha). (Excursion for 4 hours).
Late afternoon return to the hotel.
Overnight.
Buffet breakfast at the hotel
Early transfer to the train station and departure for a day tour to Machu-Picchu (3 and half hours trip). Arrival in Aguas Calientes Station and bus ride up to the ruins (25 minutes). Guided visit of Machu Picchu built completely of stone blocks, fitted together with masterful precision. This fabulous city has houses, temples, warehouses, a large central square, all connected by narrow roads and steps, and is surrounded by terraces cut into the mountain side which were used for agriculture. Lunch at Machu-Picchu Sanctuary Lodge.
In the afternoon, descent by bus to Aguas Calientes and overnight at Machu-Picchu Pueblo Hotel.
Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Morning at leisure. (second bus and second entrance to Machu-Picchu not included).In the afternoon return to Cuzco and transfer to selected hotel. Overnight.
Buffet breakfast. Transfer to the airport and departure by plane to Puerto Maldonado. After a twenty-five minutes flight, arrival, reception and transfer to the river port for motorized motorboat trip to Reserva Amazonica.
Arrival in the lodge for lunch.
In the afternoon, walk through the rainforest and visit to the medicinal plant garden. Dinner and overnight.
Buffet breakfast
Trip up the Madre de Dios River by motorboat. Thirty minute walk to Sandoval Lake. Canoe ride on the lake to observe the wealth of flora and fauna. Swimming in the lake and a visit to the Fitzcarrald ship. Participants will see a variety of fauna (widgeon, cranes and macaws) and flora (seiba and schihuahuaco trees).
Return to the lodge for lunch.
Boat trip to the Monkey Island (Isla Rolín), a recovery center where guests can view different types of primates in the process of readapting to their natural environment.
Visit to a native plot where guests can become familiar with the variety of Amazon crops grown.
On the way back to the lodge, observation of caimans on the shores of the Madre de Dios River.
Dinner and overnight.
Buffet breakfast
Transfer by motorboat to Puerto Maldonado and to the airport for departure by plane to Lima. After a two hours flight (intermediate stop in Cuzco), arrival, reception at the airport and transfer to selected hotel.
Day at leisure for last minute shopping or optional tours.
Overnight.
Buffet breakfast
Transfer to the airport
Departure by an international flight.
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