PTW-PER003-en Experience Peru + Tambopata Rainforest
16 Days / 15 Nights
LIMA · AREQUIPA · COLCA · PUNO · TITICACA · CUSCO · TAMBOPATA · LIMA
Our first destination is Arequipa, known as the white city, because of the popular buildings of a stone called «sillar», and placed at the feed of the Misti volcano. Admire the beautiful flight of the condors in the deep Colca Valley. Then visit Lake Titicaca, where native inhabitants show their interesting way of life on the islands of the highest navigable lake in the world. Discover the impressive archeological treasures of the Inca empire in Cusco city and the sacred Vilcanota valley. Observe the spectacle of the coloring and loudly macaws and parrots in the Collpa, while you experience the incredible biodiversity of the tropical forest in the protected areas of the Tambopata river.
Day 1: Lima
• Transfer from the airport in Lima to your hotel
• Overnight in Lima
Day 2: Arequipa
• Lima: transfer from the hotel to the airport
• Flight from Lima to Arequipa
• Transfer from the airport in Arequipa to the hotel
• City tour and fields in Arequipa (4 hours aprox.)
• Overnight in Arequipa
Day 3: Colca Valley
• Private transportation from Arequipa to Chivay
• First day of excursion in the Colca Valley
• Overnight in Chivay
Day 4: Colca Valley
• Second day of excursion in the Colca Valley, getting the Mirador in order to observe the flight of the condor
• Tourist bus to Puno
• Overnight in Puno
Day 5: Puno
• Guided visit of the graves of Sillustani (3 hours aprox)
• Overnight in Puno
Day 6: Lake Titicaca
• Boat trip on the Lake Titicaca to the floating islands of the Uros and island of Taquile
• Overnight in Puno
Day 7: Puno to Cusco
• Journey from Puno to Cusco by bus, on the way you have the opportunity to visit some archeological areas (9 hours aprox)
• Overnight in Cusco
Day 8: Cusco
• City tour in Cusco (city and surrounding areas, half day)
• Overnight in Cusco
Day 9: Sacred Valley
• Guided visit through the Sacred Valley (Urubamba Valley); handycraft market in Pisac, the city of Urubamba and the ruins of Ollantaytambo (incl. lunch)
• Overnight in Cusco
Day 10: Machu Picchu
• All day tour to the ruins of Machu Picchu (from Cusco to Aguas Calientes by train, aprox. 3 hours)
• Guided visit through the ruins of Machu Picchu (incl. lunch)
• Train transportation back to Cusco
• Overnight in Cusco
Day 11: Cusco to Tambopata
• Transfer from the hotel to the airport in Cusco
• Flight from Cusco to Puerto Maldonado
• Pick up from the airport. Boat trip on the Tambopata river to the lodge (3 hours aprox)
• During the trip we may see caymans, turtles, waterfowls, etc. Lunch.
• We arrive at the lodge. After a short rest hike to a small lagoon.
• Short night ride on the canoe to spot caimans on the river banks with flashlights
• Overnight in the lodge
Day 12: Tambopata
• At daybreak we board the canoe up to the Tambopata river; late in the afternoon we will arrive at the Macaw Claylick or Collpa de Guacamayos, in order to observe them the next morning
• Overnight in the camp
Day 13: Tambopata
• Early in the morning Collpa experience, observing the guacamayos and other birds on the clay lick
• Return on the boat to the lodge for lunch
• Overnight in the lodge
Day 14: Tambopata
• Hike through the jungle to the Cocococha lake to observe local wildlife
• Boat trip on the lake
• Overnight in the lodge
Day 15: Puerto Maldonado to Lima
• After early breakfast, boat transportation to Puerto Maldonado and transfer to the airport
• Flight from Puerto Maldonado to Lima
• Transfer from the airport in Lima to the hotel
• Overnight in Lima
Day 16: Lima
• An optional city tour in Lima depending on your flight schedule
• Transfer from the hotel to the airport
Time to travel
At any time. The tour sequence in Cusco may change on availability.
Best season for the round-trip
Any time possible. The dry season is from may to november, where it doesn’t rain often in the mountains (Arequipa, Puno and Cusco). A clear few is possible in the destinations. The rainy season goes from december to april. You can find less tourists and more variety and fresh vegetation. At this time most of the orchids bloom.
