Peru Travel Package 9d

You will be met and welcomed by our staff at the Luggage Claim area of the Iquitos Int’l Airport where our staff will assist you and transfer to our Office in Iquitos town proper. A briefing about our services, what to expect during your stay, the do’s and don’ts in the jungle and some essential tips will make your stay comfortable. Soon after, you will transfer to the Iquitos Port, where you will board one of our speedboats to take you to the Heliconia Amazon River Lodge along the Amazon River.

During the boat ride observe the noticeable convergence of the brown turbid waters of the Amazon River with the dark waters of the Nanay River. Enjoy the impressive jungle landscapes with the rustic small houses of the riverside towns.

Then have a short stopover in Monkey Island (in dry season you will visit Fundo Pedrito), a family social enterprise focused on conserving and protecting endangered monkey species in the Northern Amazon. The goal is to enlighten rainforest guests on the effort to reintegrate monkeys and their survival in the wild. See the monkeys free in this reserve, not in cages. Their temporary stay here depends on their capability to adapt back to its jungle habitat. After a 60-minute boat ride arrive at the Lodge where our staff will welcome you with an exotic jungle drink. Then check-in and settle in your room, at your leisure. Afterward taste your first Amazonia cuisine lunch.

In the afternoon, begin your first excursion: set out to a jungle hike into the Yanamono primary rainforest reserve, for approximately two hours accompanied by our expert guides. They will point out and identify several flora species such as heliconia flowers, medicinal plants and giant trees. You will also have the chance to sight several birds species such as the Turkey Vulture (Cathartes Aura), Black Fronted Nanbird (Monasa- Atia), And with a little luck you will be able to view a family of small monkeys such as marmosets (Saguinus Fusicollis), the Titi (Callicebus Mollock Mollock) and the squirrel monkey (Saimiri Boliviense).

Return to the lodge for rest and relaxation and be enthralled by your first, must-not-miss Amazon Sunset. As the darkness of evening comes around, take a boat ride along one of the Amazon River’s tributaries for an exciting evening in the jungle. With no lights, the jungle flora and fauna sparkle along the river’s edge. Your expert boat guide to take you to where you can appreciate and listen to the magical sounds of the jungle. If it is a clear night, you will see the bright magnificent moonlight, as well as observe the stars and constellations. With some luck you can also see some falling stars which are quite common in the area. Then motor back to the Lodge to rest and relax for an early wake up the next day.

Rise early for the Morning Bird Watching to see the birds flocked together during their morning feeding time, You will start very early going by boat to one of the several streams to look out for a number of variety of Amazon birds. You will be looking out for birds such as the Tuki(Jacana Jacana), Ringed Kingfisher (Ceryle-Torquata), Black-Collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis), among others. Thereafter, you will return to the lodge, for a scrumptious and energizing breakfast.

Take a little rest, and then you will visit a riverside village to see an indigenous tribe of the Yaguas community where you will have the opportunity to learn and see their way of life along the Amazon River. See their homes, school, church, shops. Interact with the people, learn their techniques of fishing and farming. Observe their customs and tradition, and get enlightened by their unaffected and austere way of living.

In the afternoon, you will set off to a Native Fishing expedition unto one of the small tributaries of the Amazon River. Learn the local techniques of fishing and for the most daring you can try to fish for Piranhas. If you are lucky you have your catch cooked for lunch, when you return to the Lodge. During this excursion you can also have the opportunity to look out for the Pink River Dolphin (Inia Geoffrensis). Return to the Lodge for lunch.

In the evening, consider the Night Hike. Go on an enchanting evening trek within the secure periphery of the Lodge and you will witness the entrancing transformation from daytime to a night atmosphere. As you adjust to the dark environment you will appreciate the rainforest takes on a very different character and be aware of the existence and habits of nocturnal jungle animals. It’s the best time to see stunning tree frogs, shy snakes, and other rainforest creatures that only come out at night. Notice a range of completely distinctive fauna from the day as you listen to magical sounds of insects, birds, jungle cats and night owls. After 30 minutes of hike we back to the Lodge for Dinner.

Enjoy a delicious breakfast before we will board the boat towards a lake in Yanamono Island where you will be able to glimpse the Giant Water Lily, the Victoria Regia, the “Queen of water lilies”. Now renamed Victoria Amazonica, these native flora in the shallow waters of the Amazon River basin are mostly found in oxbow lakes and bayous.
You may see some flowers that are white as they bloom on the first night some that
have turned pink on the second night after blooming. They can grow to 40 cm in
diameter, and are pollinated by scarab beetles. Victoria Amazonica is well known for its huge circular leaves, which are often pictured with a small child sitting at the center of its leaf to display their size and strength. Return to the Lodge for lunch and check-out.
After lunch, depending on your flight schedule, transfer to Iquitos City and according to your departure, transfer to the airport.

Welcome at the airport of the city of Cusco (Alejandro Velasco Astete). Private transfer to your Sacred Valley hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel, your tour guide will pick you up to start visiting the places of Maras, and the salt mines, you can see a large number of wells from which you get the pink salt of Maras, this salt is considered one of the 4 natural salts gourmets most outstanding worldwide for having flavor. Or also known as “Apukachi”. Its crystals have a light pink tone with notes of ivory color, its strong flavor is due to a greater presence of iron and minerals essential for health, this is an ideal salt to season all kinds of food, and to present it on the table. Then, the visit to Moray, formidable archaeological complex, formed by andenerías, terraces that overlap, taking the form of a gigantic amphitheater. These terraces formed a large agricultural laboratory, has a lot of Andean religious importance, and is now also preserved as a ritual center for offerings to the Pachamama or Mother Earth. Finally, you will visit Chinchero. Return to the hotel approximately at 2:30 p.m. Box lunch. Afternoon and evening free to enjoy the hotel facilities!

In the morning transfer to Ollanta station along with the guide to take the train to the town of Aguas Calientes or Machu Picchu. Dinner.

In Machu Picchu town, you will board the bus that will take you to the entrance gate of Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu is considered at the same time a masterpiece of architecture and engineering. Its peculiar architectural and landscape features, and the veil of mystery that has woven around it much of the literature published on the site, have made it one of the most popular tourist destinations on the planet.

After the guided, free time to enjoy Wayna Picchu.

To return to the village of Aguas Calientes, take the downhill bus, taking the time for lunch, and 30 minutes in advance to the train station to return to the village of Ollantaytambo. Private transfer from the station to the hotel in Cusco.

You can experience the tour known as The Sun’s Route, a place of many charms and mysteries from our Inca past. Pick up at 09:00a.m approximately, to move you to the starting place and start this tour to the south valley of Cusco. We will make a 40-minute trip to the southwest until we reach Tipón, which is part of the Qhapaq Ñan route, then we will go to Pikillaqta, which is one of the most famous and best-preserved cities of the pre-Inca world in Peru. We will end up in the town of Andahuaylillas where we can observe its Sistine Chapel of America with its impressive works of art. Finally, we return to the City of Cusco where our tour ends at approximately 14:00p.m.

Transfer out from Cusco hotel to the airport.
Transfer in Lima airport – hotel.
The guide will pick you up from your hotel to take the private transportation to start the tour of Lima and its surroundings:

Pre-Hispanic Lima: The wonderful tour begins visiting the Pucllana Pyramid, built in the 4th century A.D. This is a place which was deemed sacred by the Incas, it was a religious center. You will be illustrated about their culture and society, architecture and textiles. It’s a very important archaeological remain.

Colonial Lima: We will tour Lima’s historical downtown, to see many beautiful monuments and colonial buildings: Paseo de la República, San Martin Square, Plaza de Armas (Main Square), Government Palace (where the President lives and works), the Cathedral and the Archbishop’s Palace, the Mayor’s Palace. Next, we go to the San Francisco Convent, which houses the main collection of religious art in the Americas. Finally, a visit to the catacombs which still are under the Peruvian Congress building, which were used by the Catholic Inquisition.

Contemporary Lima: We will tour traditional, upper-class neighborhoods in Lima like the San Isidro Olivar (a very elegant park), Miraflores and the trendy Larcomar mall next to the ocean shore.

The tour lasts about 3 and a half hours and ends with the transfer back to your hotel. Transfer out hotel to the airport.