PTW-PER002-en Experience Peru + Cloud Forest of Manu
15 Days / 14 Nights
LIMA · AREQUIPA · COLCA · PUNO · TITICACA · CUSCO · MANU · CUSCO · 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. Enjoy the exotic ecosystem of the cloud forest of Manu, where you can observe the exhuberant flora and fauna in relaxes journey.
Day 1: Lima
• Pick up from the airport and transfer to the hotel
• overnight Lima
Day 2: Arequipa
• Lima: transfer to the airport
• Flight from Lima to Arequipa
• Pick up from the airport and transfer to the hotel
• Citytour in Arequipa (4 hours)
• Overnight in Arequipa
Day 3: Colca Valley
• Bus trip from Arequipa to Chivay, beginning of the 2-day excursion in the Colca Valley
• Overnight in Chivay
Day 4: Colca Valley
• Excursion in the Colca Valley, opportunity to observe the flight of the condor
• Bus trip to Arequipa
• Overnight in Arequipa
Day 5: Arequipa–Puno
• Transfer to the airport in Arequipa
• Flight from Arequipa to Juliaca (airport in Puno)
• Pick up from the airport and visit of the ... of Sillustani (aprox. 3 Stunden)
• Overnight in Puno
Day 6: Titicaca Lake
• One-day boat trip over the Titicaca Lake to the Uros and Taquile Islands
• Overnight in Puno
Day 7: Puno–Cusco
• Bus trip from Puno to Cusco. Visit of archeological sites (aprox. 9 hours)
• Overnight in Cusco
Day 8: Cusco
• Citytour (half day)
• Overnight in Cusco
Day 9: Sacred Valley of the Incas
• One-day trip through the Sacred Valley of the Incas (Urubamba Valley), visiting the handicraft market of Pisac, the village of Urubamba and the ruins in Ollantaytambo (incl. lunch)
• Overnight in Cusco
Day 10: Machu Picchu
• One-day trip with the train to Machu Picchu (way to Aguas Calientes: aprox. 3 hours)
• Guided visit of Machu Picchu (incl. bus trip to the ruins and lunch)
• With the train back to Cusco
• Overnight in Cusco
Day 11: Cusco–Manu
• Trip to the National Park of Manu, crossing Paucartambo. Entrance of the National Park at Acjanaco (3550 m).
• You can observe de changing landscapes from the high mountains of the Altiplano to the cloud forest of Manu. A short walking takes you to the Lodge (1470 m).
• Overneight in the lodge
Day 12 : Manu
• Explore the surroundings of the lodge, looking for animals and plants of this region.
• Overneight in the lodge
Day 13 : Manu–Cusco
• Early in the morning you stay at the lodge and can observe wildlife
• Return to Cusco
• Overnight in Cusco
Day 14 : Cusco–Lima
• Transfer to the airport
• Fligth from Cusco to Lima
• Transfer from the airport to the hotel in Lima
• Overnight in Lima
Day 15 : Lima
• Citytour in Lima (half a day)
• Transfer from the hotel to the airport in Lima
Time to travel
The best time to travel is between Abril and November. During the rainy season some lodges and roads might be closed.
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.
