DAY 1: Arrival to Lima
Lima - We pick you up from the airport and take you to your hostal. The rest of the day is your!!
DAY 2: Lima – Flight to Cusco – City Tour
Lima – Cusco - Flight to Cusco (one hour). We pick you up from the airport and take you to your hotel. You have a free morning to rest. Optional City Tour in the afternoon or you can simply explore the city by yourself.
DAY 3: Cusco – Aguas Calientes
Cusco - Aguas Calientes - A 4-hour train ride on one of the most impressive railways in the world will take us to Aguas Calientes (town nearest Machu Picchu) where we will stay the night. We will take the bus the next morning to the Inca city of Machu Picchu.
DAY 4: Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu - Today we will explore fully the city of Machu Picchu here you will have a guided tour around 2 hours and if you feel energetic you can climb the sacred Huayna Picchu Mountain. Then at 4 pm we will take the train back to the city of Cusco.
DAY 5: Cusco – Rainforest Lodge (Manu National Park)
Cusco - Manu Jungle Trip to Manu Reserve (4 days, 3 nights). Early in the morning we will pick you up and take a private bus ride will conduce us from the heights point passing colonial towns into the Cloud Forest where Eventually we will arrive at the home of the exotic Peruvian National Bird, the Cock of the Rocks" and different Amazonian birds. This night we will stay at Rainforest Lodge.
DAY 6: Rainforest Lodge – Bonanza Ecological Reserve
This day we will continue for around 1 hour by bus and then we will arrive to Atalaya which is a small port from here we will take our motorcycle boat. We will go down river like 4 hours to arrive our Bonanza Lodge. We will have a night walk in the dark best time to see many anthropoids, tarantulas, scorpions and snakes.
DAY 7: Bonanza Ecological Reserve
This day we will leave early to walk into the Jungle we will explore the jungle in the primary and secondary forest having many opportunities to search wildlife such monkeys, peccaries, anteater this day we will do a lot of bird watching for to see macaw, toucans, woodpeckers, parrots, oropendolas and other. This day you will learn a lot about nature your guide will teach you about medicinal plants.
DAY 8: Bonanza Ecological Reserve - Cusco
This day we will return from Bonanza Lodge we will have an early morning departure with direction to the Port of Atalaya, which was the entrance point that led us into the jungle in the first place. Our private bus will already be waiting for us there to take us back to the Magical City, Cusco. We will pass through the beautiful Cloud Forest on the way, arriving in Cusco around 7.30pm.
DAY 9: Cusco – Flight to Lima
Cusco - Lima - A 1 hour 45 minute flight will bring us back to Lima, to wait your international flight or continue with your trip.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Cusco – ‘Historic Capital of Peru’
The World’s Lungs - the jungle of Manu is one of the most diverse areas of the planet and visiting it is an unforgettable experience.
Tours Includes:
- All hostal accommodation (3 nights in Lodges on jungle trip)
- Pick-ups from airports/bus stations to hostal and vice versa
- Breakfast is included in all accommodation (lunch and dinner are included only where stated)
- 2 flights: Lima - Cusco, Cusco – Lima
- Machu Picchu Trip. Includes entrance fee to Machu Picchu, return train journey, hostal (one night in Aguas Calientes) breakfast and tour Guide.
- City Tour and Tourist Ticket in Cusco
- Manu jungle Trip – Transport , food, accommodation and Guide
What you need to take:
- Warm and waterproof jackets, gloves and hats. (Traditional gloves and hats can be bought in Puno, Arequipa and Cusco)
- Torch for the Jungle trip.
- Insect Repellent
- Sun protection cream (factor 35 recommended)
Note: Price based on double, 3-star hostal accommodation (this can be upgraded of accomodation at an increased price, if desired) and an unescorted tour.