Day 1: Arrival in Lima, Airport Pick-up & City Tour
Our English-speaking guide will wait for you holding a board at the airport when you arrive in Lima, the start point of this Peru amazon rainforest tours, then send you to the hotel. After check-in, we are going to San Martin Plaza and Plaza de Armas. Both squares are popular places for local residents to relax and have fun. We will not miss the Monastery of San Francisco to northeast of Plaza de Armas, famous for the catacomb housing many skeletons. Finally we will go to Larco Museum to appreciate precious pottery and golden crafts. Accommodation: Hilton Lima Miraflores (4 stars)
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Day 2: Fly to Puerto Maldonado, Boat Ride to Amazon Jungle
We will send you to the flight to Puerto Maldonado. Upon landing after around 1.5 hours, our local driver will meet you up at the airport and drop you off at the pier, where the Amazon jungle tour guide will accompany you to take the boat to lodge, which takes around 45 minutes. We will have lunch in the lodge. After a short lunch break, Peru Amazon tours in the jungle starts. Walking on the winding path, the vegetation on both sides of the road is very dense and lush, with towering trees everywhere. If you are lucky, you can have a chance to see toucans and Macaws flying between the trees. After the exploration, we will return to the lodge to have a rest. Before dinner, we'll go outside looking for some caimans on the river bank. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Inkaterra Hacienda Concepcion
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Day 3: Boat Trip to Tambopata National Reserve
Early this morning, we will hike to the famous Parrot Clay-lick to admire different kinds of parrots. This large piece of clay is formed by the erosion of the river, and every morning countless parrots come to lick the clay for food. Then we will return to the lodge for breakfast. After breakfast you'll be free for a while, then we'll take a boat along the Madre de Dios River to the Tambopata National Reserve, to continue the Peru amazon tours and in search of exotic wildlife. Next, we will continue to take the boat to Sandoval Lake to watch various birds and monkeys, such as Hoatzins, Cormorants, Squirrel Monkeys, and Capuchin monkeys. You may see some nocturnal animals on our way back to the lodge after appreciating sunset. After having dinner, you can lie in a hammock in the yard and appreciate the starry sky. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Inkaterra Hacienda Concepcion
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Day 4: Fly to Cusco, Half day Cusco Tour
Today go back to Puerto Maldonado first by boat. Then our driver will send you to the airport so you can take a 50-minite flight to Cusco. When you arrive, the local tour guide and the driver will transfer you to the hotel. In the afternoon, we will visit the city's main square, Plaza de Armas and Qorikancha. Qorikancha was where the Incas worshipped the God of Sun, hence also known as the Temple of Sun. Unfortunately, only bases and walls built of large stones are preserved. The last stop today is Sacsayhuaman. We can visit spectacular buildings made up of thousands of huge stones of hundreds of tons. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Sonesta Hotel Cusco (4 stars)
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Day 5: Sacred Valley, Train to Aguas Calientes
Today, we are going to take the car to Chinchero, which is hailed as Peruvian weaving land. After arriving, we will visit Inca Walls, Colonial Church and textile center to learn how to weave. Next, we will watch Moray terraces and amazing Maras Salt Mines. After the visit, we will go to Ollantaytambo, where you can have lunch on your own. In the afternoon, we will send you to the train station to take the train to Aguas Calientes, the town of Machu Picchu. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery along the road on the train. When you arrive, the hotel staff will pick you up and accompany you to walk to the hotel which is close by. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Casa del Sol Machupicchu (4 stars)
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Day 6: Explore Machu Picchu
In the morning, the guide will accompany you to walk to the nearby bus station to take a 30-minute bus ride to Machu Picchu. Buried deep in the Andes, this ancient ruins of the Inca Empire were built around the 15th century and abandoned during the Spanish invasion in the 16th century. In 1983, Machu Picchu was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. After about 2 hours' guided sightseeing, the tour guide will show you the way to Huayna Picchu Peak and see goodbye to you. You will hike to the peak by yourself to watch the breathtaking scene of Machu Picchu from a bird’s eye view. Then go down to the bus station, take bus to Aguas Calientes and walk to your hotel. The guide will also inform you the bus station beforehand. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Casa del Sol Machupicchu (4 stars)
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Day 7: Train Back to Ollantaytambo, Enjoy Trip to Pisac
In the morning, go to the train station by yourself to take a train to Ollantaytambo. After arriving, the guide and the driver will meet you up and go to Pisac. Firstly, we will visit Pisac Archaeological Park, where we can admire the terrace in the distance and scene of Sacred Valley. Later, we will tour around in a local market. The market here is famous for retaining many of the traditional features of natives. After, we will return to Cusco. On the way, visit Awanacancha, the weaving center. Also, there are high chances seeing alpaca, llama, and guanaco. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Sonesta Hotel Cusco (4 stars)
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Our tour guide and the driver will send you to the bus terminal and you will take a 10-hour shared bus ride to Puno. During the bus ride, first make a stop at the San Pedro Chapel, a Catholic and Andean styles church. Then you will continue by bus to Raqchi to visit the Inca Temple, which commemorates Wiracocha, the creator in Inca mythology. Have buffet lunch at the Sicuani town. The midpoint of this bus tour is La Raya, where you can look into the snow mountain, and you may see the llamas group and the alpacas group. The last stopover of the bus ride is Pucara for you to watch the Inca cultural heritage. Upon arrival in Puno, our local guide and the driver will meet you at the bus station and send you to hotel. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Casa Andina Premium Puno (4 stars)
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Day 9: Visit Floating Islands & Taquile Island
Today, we will take the motorboat to Uros Islands, where you can know Urop people's life. The islands are also called Floating Islands since they are made up of floating reed. Afterwards, we will take motorboat for 3 hours more to visit Taquile Island and have a simple lunch. Later we will return by boat and drop you off at hotel. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Casa Andina Premium Puno (4 stars)
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Day 10: Transfer to Juliaca, Airport See-off
Our Peru amazon rainforest tours will come to the end today. The guide and the driver will send you to Juliaca Airport and see you off. Hope you have had a good time with us! Meals: Breakfast
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