Concise Summary of Peru Amazon Tour

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Sunday: Arrival in Lima

Upon arrival in Lima, meet your local Peru tour guide or representative at the airport and transfer to Hotel Boulevard, an excellent 4* hotel centrally located in Miraflores, the modern center of the city. After a brief orientation meeting with your tour guide, you'll have the afternoon free to stroll among the restaurants, commercial centers, Indian markets, and parks of Miraflores.

Monday: Arival in Cuzco

After breakfast in your Lima hotel, you'll transfer to the Lima airport for the short flight to Cuzco. Upon arrival in Cuzco, you'll be greeted by a travel representative and transferred to the Novotel Cuzco, a 4* Cuzco hotel in a newly restored historic mansion in the city center, a few blocks from the Main Square. The rest of the morning is spent at leisure in order to get accustomed to the altitude. In the afternoon, enjoy a Cuzco City Tour, exploring the old capital of the Inca Empire, including the Cathedral and the Korikancha (the ancient temple of the Sun), as well as the nearby ruins of Sacsayhuaman, Tambomachay and Qenqo.

Tuesday: Pisac Market & the Sacred Valley

Today's excursion brings you to the colorfull market of Pisak! and the nearby Inca ruins. After shopping in Pisak market for souvenirs, and enjoying a delicious lunch (included), continue on to Ollantaytambo, in the heart of the Sacred Valley. Visit the Ollantaytambo ruins and enjoy this tranquil Inca town.

Wednesday: Spectacular Machu Picchu Tour

Early in the morning, transfer to the station for the railway excursion to Machu Picchu. A 3 hour scenic train journey brings you to the town of Aguas Calientes, where you will take a shuttle bus up to the entrance of the ruins. Enjoy a guided visit to Machu Picchu, the “Lost City of the Incas”, with its fabulous architecture and astonishing landscapes. After free time for lunch, return by shuttle bus to Aguas Calientes. In the afternoon you will return to Cuzco by train. Upon arrival at the Cuzco train station, a travel representative will greet you and take you to your Cuzco hotel.

Thursday: Arrival to Puerto Maldonado

3 Days / 2 Nights in the Posada Amazonas Jungle Lodge

ITINERARY WHILE AT LODGE INCLUDES:

• Lodge accommodation.
• All scheduled land and river transportation.
• All transfers.
• All scheduled excursions with English-speaking guide services.
• Meals as specified in the itinerary.

Friday: PUERTO MALDONADO - POSADA AMAZONAS

Upon arrival in the Puerto Maldonado airport, you'll be greeted and transferred to the Tambopata River Port for your trip down the river to your Amazon Jungle Lodge. Puerto Maldonado is a bustling Amazon city situated at the convergence of the mighty Madre de Dios and Tambopata Rivers. Its principal activities are gold mining, Brazil nut collecting, timber extraction, agriculture and ecotourism.

Depart on the 2 hour boat trip by motorized canoe down the Tambopata River to Posada Amazonas. Depending on the arrival time, you may have a boxed lunch aboard the boats or have lunch upon arrival at Posada Amazonas. During your riverboat voyage, you may see tropical bird species edge such as Black Skimmer, Pied Lapwing, Capped Heron, Jabiru Stork, Roadside Hawk, and several species of kingfishers, swallows and flycatchers. Upon arrival at Posada Amazonas, you are free to unpack and unwind in this relaxing and tranquil Amazon Jungle Lodge. Posada Amazonas is a comfortable 24 room lodge owned jointly by Rainforest Expeditions and the Local Community of Infierno.

In the afternoon, you'll receive a short orientation on this Amazon lodge and its Ecotourism Project, as well as the schedule of events and activities available to you during your stay. Then enjoy exciting jungle activities like a trip along the rainforest ceiling in the Canopy Tower. This 35 meter tall tower allows you to ascend to platforms at the top of the rainforest canopy so that you can see over the treetops. It's an excellent spot for bird watching and taking in the incredible Amazon jungle views. After dinner in the lodge, you'll get to watch an informative video about the Tambopata Rainforest.

Saturday: POSADA AMAZONAS

Rise at dawn for an early breakfast and a visit to the Tres Chimbadas Oxbow Lake. Travel by boat from Posadas Amazonas to a trail down river, and after a short hike, you'll arrive at the beautiful oxbow lake full of giant river otters, turtles, hoatzin birds, and marsh birds. Enjoy a leisurely canoe ride through the lake to see the wildlife and breathtaking scenery.

Return to the hiking trail and turn down another path, this one leading to a small parrot clay lick. Dozens and sometimes hundreds of Blue Headed Parrots, Orange-Cheeked Parrots, Cobalt-winged parakeets, and sometimes even the rare Rock Parakeet congregate here to ingest clay, which is nutricious for them. This congregation creates a riotous and colorful wildlife spectacle where the greens, oranges, reds and blues of the parrots dance around the bank as each individual parrot competes for their choice beakful of clay. At times, this spectacle lasts for hours. Then return to the lodge for lunch and a brief rest before embarking on the afternoon outing. Visit the Infierno Community Ethnobotanical Center, where locals pack, distribute, and sell medicinal plants gathered in the jungle. Then return to Posada Amazonas for dinner and relaxation. Enjoy a tropical drink during happy hour, and opt for a night hike to look for amphibians and insects before retiring for the night.

Sunday: POSADA AMAZONAS-PUERTO MALDONADO

After an early breakfast, you'll return to Puerto Maldonado for your flight back to Lima to return home or to continue on another Peru adventure!

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