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DAY 01.- LIMA – CUSCO: City tour and flight to Cusco
DAY 02.- CUSCO: City tour
DAY 03.- RAINBOW MOUNTAIN: Full day tour rainbow mountain
DAY 04.- CUSCO – SACRED VALLEY: Tour to Pisac ruins, market Pisac, Ollantaytambo ruins
DAY 05.- MACHU PICCHU: Full day Machu Picchu
DAY 06.- SACRED VALLEY – CUSCO: Tour Maras and Moray
DAY 07.- CUSCO – PUERTO MALDONADO: Flight to Puerto Maldonado, trek and visit the shiringuero camp, caiman safari
DAY 08.- PUERTO MALDONADO: Lake Sandoval, optional monkey island, visit to the lookout and Brazil nut harvesting cam.
DAY 09.- PUERTO MALDONADO: Visit the chacra and the native family
DA 10.- PUERTO MALDONADO – LIMA: Visit the parrots clay lick and the local market, transfer to the airport flight to lima.
DAY 11.- LIMA: Transfer to the international airport.
This trip is one of the best tour in Peru becuase you will know more deep our culture during this eleven days you you will explore the coast, mountain range and the jungle making your experiencia in a unforgettable destination.
8:30 am
We start our tour by visiting the park of love located at Miraflores district where you will appreciate a really nice view of the Pacific Ocean. You will see the Huaca Pucllana which is a great adobe and clay pyramid, built from seven staggered platforms. It served as an important ceremonial and administrative center for the advancement of the Lima culture. Later, you will visit the center of Lima and visit the plaza of San Martin where you can appreciate the old architecture. You will experience being a part of our history with the knowledge of our guide. After, you will head to the plaza mayor of Lima as well as the core of the city. It is surrounded by the government palace, cathedral of Lima, Archbishop´s palace and Municipal palace, then you will finish this tour with the monumental complex san Francisco which is a true jewel of colonial art in its diverse expressions.
Free time for lunch.
Transfer to the airport and flight to Cusco.
At 13:30 you will start the tour visiting the cathedral of Cusco which is the mother church of the Roman Catholic church, and the entire building was built between 1560 – 1654. After you will see the temple of Koricancha which was dedicated to inti and mostly destroyed after the 16th century war with the Spanish conquistadors. Then, with our car, you will visit the four main archaeological sites around the city of Cusco: Sacsayhuaman, Q’enco, Pukapukara, and Tambomachay.
Transfer to the hotel.
At 4:30 am we start our tour. Then you will head to the south of Cusco to arrive at a small town called Checacupe. From this place we will change the route to arrive at another community called Anchipata. In this place you will have your breakfast. After you will continue to another town called Kairawiri (4356 mt), and from this point you will start the hike. Our guide will give you the instruction for the rest of the tour. This walk is going to take us 3 hours in total. During this trip you will see a lot of llamas and alpacas, locals with their shepherd dress and local ponchos. The landscape offers incredible views of nature and mountain ranges such as Ausangate which is one of the famous mountains in the area. Just before coming to the top of the mountain you will appreciate the change of the landscape, the mountain range of Vinicunca (5020 mt). At this point, you will receive more details about Rainbow Mountain. After having taken some of the best pictures ever, you will return by the same route as before, where you are going to have your lunch in the small town of Anchipata. Following lunch, you will come back to Cusco, arriving at around 18:00 and transfer to the hotel.
The tour will start at 8:30 am, our first visit will be the archeological site of Pisac where there are many agricultural terraces, ancient temples, plazas and the Intihuatana, a stone structure thought to have been a sundial. After you will continue to the local market of Pisac where you will have time to do some shopping at the handicraft market. Next, you will have lunch in the local restaurant. In the afternoon you will explorer Ollantaytambo which is a village in the Sacred Valley, set on the Urubamba river amid snowcapped mountains. It is known for the Ollantaytambo ruins, a massive Inca fortress with large stone terraces on the hillside.
Transfer to the hotel in sacred valley.
Transfer at the train station of Ollantaytambo. You will embark on this journey through the mountain range and you will see the beginning of the jungle. This trip is going to take us 1h 45 minutes with the train until the town of Aguas Calientes. Once you arrive there you must take the bus to get to Machu Picchu. From here, you will enjoy this sacred and beautiful world wonder for 3h with our professional guide. After you will return to Aguas Calientes by local bus, taking time for lunch in a local restaurant of your choice. Finally, you will come back to Ollantaytambo by train.
Transfer to the hotel.
At 8:30 am we will start our excursion into Maras. This place is known for the Maras salt mines, thousands of individual salt pools on a hillside which date back to Inca times. Also, you are going to visit Moray, an Incan archeological site on a high plateau featuring a series of concentric terraces. Surrounding trails offer views of the snowcapped mountain range. Later, you will transfer to Cusco.
Transfer to the hotel.
Transfer to the airport and flight to Puerto Maldonado.
Arrival: Reception at the airport will be awaiting your arrival with transfer to our office, which is located in the center of Puerto Maldonado. Any luggage that you do not require during your stay in the rainforest can be safely kept in our storage room. This is to facilitate the transport by boat to the lodge.
We will embark for the lodge by boat on the river-vessel “Puerto de Capitanía.” It is 40 minutes of navigation on the Madre de Dios River.
After arrival at the facilities of the Lodge Corto Maltes Amazonía, you will be received with refreshments made from seasonal fruits. Later, your guide will give you the necessary information for your stay and hand over the keys to your bungalow and security safe, followed by lunch and some time to rest until the first excursion.
Trek and visit the Shiringuero Camp: 3:30 pm. Depart for your first contact with the jungle. You will be accompanied by your guide, who will show you the tropical trees, medicinal plants and other aspects of the exuberant nature among the 60 hectares of Brazil nut concession that Corto Maltés Amazonia stewards. Next, you will visit a shiringuero encampment, which is another one of the most important economic activities in the Madre de Dios region. This is a reproduction of a real camp, in which you can see the process of collecting rubber (better known as latex), and see how it is used for many products. The time for this trek is 2 hours.
Free Time: Back at the Lodge you can relax by the pool or in the hammocks on the terrace of your bungalow, savor an exotic cocktail at the bar, enjoy a relaxing massage by our qualified staff, visit our shop for a handcrafted souvenir of the rainforest or head to the riverside to view the breathtaking sunset.
Caiman safari: 7:00 pm. Before dinner, we will leave for a nocturnal boat trip to observe caimans and, with a bit of luck, other animals which populate the riverbank at night.
Dinner: 8:00pm dinner in our riverside dining room.
Breakfast: Wake up at 5:30 am for some coffee or tea before leaving for Lake Sandoval. Your guide will hand out a bagged breakfast and snack for the excursion.
Lake Sandoval: 6:00 am: After roughly 20 minutes of travel on the river Madre de Dios, we arrive at the landing stage of Lake Sandoval. During a 3 km hike through the wild vegetation, we will enter the territory of Tambopata National Reserve, where you will have the chance to admire giant trees, different snakes, monkeys (squirrel monkeys, howler monkeys and capuchin monkeys) and various birds (notably the Hoatzin – also known as the stink bird, kingfishers and snakebirds).
Once on Lake Sandoval, we will embark in small rowboats in search of giant river otters. We will also have the possibility to spot a good number of other reptiles, mammals and birds in their natural habitat. When the guide finds an opportune spot where you can continue to observe the nature, we will eat breakfast. For the return trip, make sure you have gathered your belongings and we will row back to the pier.
OPTIONAL – Monkey Island. This activity depends on the season and the discretion of your guide. There are times that, due to flooding, it is nearly impossible to disembark and walk around the island. There are also times in the year for mating and reproduction, and it is important to leave the wild monkeys alone, without human interruption. The animals are accustomed to visitors and can come very close. Therefore, it is especially important to always follow the instructions of your guide.
Lunch: 1:30pm. Return to the Lodge for lunch.
Visit to the Lookout tower and a Brazil nut harvesting camp: 3:30 pm. We will visit one of the two lookout towers of Corto Maltès Amazonía, with a height of 20 and 42 meters and designed for bird watching and the viewing of other types of animals living at this altitude in the canopy. In addition, you will enjoy an incredible view of the sunset. (The guide will consult with the guests on their preferences and adapt this excursion accordingly)
Next, we will visit a Brazil nut camp, where harvesters stay for the duration of the season. The Brazil nut (also known as castaña, as it is known locally) is one of the most important economic activities in the Madre de Dios region.
Free time: You will then have some free time to enjoy the pool or a massage, get refreshed at the bar or visit our souvenir shop.
Dinner: 8:00pm. Dinner
Breakfast: 8:00am.
Chacra: 9:00am. After a 20-minute boat trip down-river, we will arrive at a chacra, which is a farm owned by a local family. Here we will recognize and even taste different seasonal tropical fruits as well as other native products (cacao, banana, cocona, bread-fruit, noni, yucca, lime…) This place belongs to a typical rural family who maintain with care and without chemicals some native plants that grow naturally. They sell their products in the main markets of Puerto Maldonado for consumption. Once finished with our visit we will return to take the boat, and after about 20 minutes, we will arrive at the land of a native Machiguenga family.
Native Machiguenga Family: 12:00pm.
The Machiguenga are one of the many ethnic groups that exist in the Peruvian Amazon. A family of native Machiguenga will receive us for a visit. They will show us the cultural value of their ancestors, as well as language and customs, including traditional clothes, hunting gear, handicrafts and the music they play during ayahuasca ceremonies. They will teach us how to take advantage of natural products to make tools, and what they use to make their houses, dresses and ornaments, each important for their daily life.
Lunch: 1:00pm. We will share lunch with the Machiguenga family in a typical construction and enjoy an indigenous dish from the jungle.
Free time: 2:00pm. Return to the lodge to relax and have free time to visit the boutique, refresh in the pool, have a cocktail at the bar or have a relaxing massage.
Dinner: 8:00 pm. Dinner.
Clay Lick: Wake up at 5:30 am for some coffee or tea before leaving for a 20-minute walk to the clay lick, where you will have the possibility to observe 3 to 5 types of parrots.
The parrots come to the clay lick to ingest a particular kind of clay, only found in certain areas of this region. The clay is vital for the metabolic regulation of the birds, and therefore is host to a colorful and veritably delightful, exciting event.
Breakfast and free time: 8:00 am.
Visit to the local city market: After breakfast, we will return to the city of Puerto Maldonado by boat.
One of our vehicles will receive you at the port. After a short stop at our office, we will drive to the local market where the local population supplies itself with foods and other products. During a short visit of around 20-minutes, you will be able to appreciate the different typical products of the area.
We will then head to the airport to check-in for your respective flights.
Reception at the airport and transfer to your hotel.
*The order and schedules of the excursions can be modified according to your guide, and as seen fit through coordination with the management by considering the physical condition of the passengers, and the climate of the moment.
Transfer to the international airport of Jorge Chavez. – Lima.
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