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DAY 1 LIMA
Reception in the Lima airport and transfer to the Hotel.(No meals)
DAY 2 CUSCO
After an early breakfast, transfer to the airport where we will take
the flight to Cusco, (airfare not included)
upon arrival Reception at the Cusco airport ; you will be taken to
the Orquidea Real Hostal.
In the afternoon: Cusco City Tour From 1:15 p.m. Aprox
This tour includes the Qoricancha (Temple of the Sun) and the
Cathedral and some other famous places like the famous fortress of Sacsayhuaman, then to Q'enqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay.
You will also receive a tourist ticket valid to many other sites you
can visit on your free time.
Overnight at the Hotel.
DAY 3 RAFTING FULL DAY
This section of the river is more intense with Adrenaline
pumping rapids Class III
on the Chuquicahuana section of the river we will include a safety Cataraft or Kayak.
We will be meeting at 9:00 of the morning at the front door of our
offices located at Portal Confiturias 211 , Plaza de Armas Cusco.
Our private transportation will take us to our camping ground at "Cusipata
River Camp", were we can leave our baggage. Here you will enjoy ,
hot showers, toilets , sauna and a comfortable dinning area.
Our Professional River guides will provide you with all the proper
rafting equipment such as helmet, wet suit, spray jacket ,paddle and
self bailing raft.
After a comprehensive safety talk you will drive 10 minutes more to Chuquicahuana them will running exiting class III rapids. You will
spend about two hours floating time , Afterwards, we drive back to
CASA CUSI “ were a good warm lunch will be serve and you can enjoy a
relaxing SAUNA.
Our return would be in the late afternoon . (B, L)
INCLUDES:
- Transportation to the river and back
- All the rafting equipment, such as helmets, life jackets, spray
jackets, wet suits, paddles & Raft.
- Professional River guides
- lunch , we can accommodate to a vegetarian diet upon request
- Photos and video upon request with an additional charge
- Safety Kayaker
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YOU SHOULD BRING:
- A complete set of dry clothing
- A pair of sandals or tennis shoes for the river, that will get
wet.
- Sun Block
- A small towel
- A bathing suit to wear under the wet suit
A good positive mental aptitude
DAY 4 INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU (4 days 3 nights)
Pick up at your hotel. We start our trek escorted by native "quechua"
porters going through semi-arid terrain along the Urubamba river
with magnificent views of snow capped mount Veronica, later going
through Llactapata, an
ancient Inca citadel that protected the entry to two valleys.(B+L+D)
Kilometers walking: 12 Km. (Km.82 to Huayllabmba)
Altitude: Cusco (3400 m) - Chillca (2720 m) - Huayllabamba (2950 m)
DAY 5 INCA TRAIL
Today the first part of the trek takes us to the Inca Hamlet of Huayabamba.
Later, we will go through Warmiwañuska pass (4200 mt), known as
"dead woman pass".(B+L+D)
Kilometers walking: 12 Km. (Huayllabamba to Pacaymayo)
Altitude: Huayllabamba (2950 m.) - Pakaymayu (3600 m.)
DAY 6 INCA TRAIL
Today, we will walk on a remarkably preserved Inca Trail passing
ancient archaeological sites covered by dense jungle overgrowth,
later visiting the
Phuyupatamarca (city above clouds) with spectacular view of snow
covered Andean ranges, camping at Wyñaywayna, probably the most
spectacular archaeological complex during the trek.(B+L+D)
Kilometers walking: 16 Km. (Pacaymayo to Wiñayhuayna)
Altitude: Pakaymayo (3600 m.) - Wiñaywayna (2700 m.)
DAY 7 INCA TRAIL
Passing through the Intipuncu (Gate of the Sun), we arrive to Machu
Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas, complete guided tour.
Overnight in Agues Calientes at the hotel. (B)
Kilometers walking: 5 Km. (Wiñayhuaina to Machu Picchu)
Altitude: Wiñayhuayna (2700 m.) - Machu Picchu (2400 m.)- Cusco
(3400 m.)
DAY 8 MACHUPICCHU - CUSCO
Morning at leisure in Aguas Calientes to continue visiting the area
and Machu Picchu (bus ticket and entrance fees not included).
In the afternoon train back to Cusco .
We will stay overnight at the hotel. (B)
DAY 9 : CUSCO - MEETING IN THE JUNGLE
Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Pto Maldonado (airfare
not included).
We are met by our guide at Puerto Maldonado airport and transferred
to the port on the Tambopata River. Here we board a motorized canoe
for a four-and-a-half hour
journey to the Heath River Wildlife Center.
After descending the Tambopata River for 5 minutes to the confluence
with the larger Madre de Dios River, our boat heads east, downstream
on the mighty
Madre de Dios River, passing small gold prospecting barges before
reaching the Peru-Bolivia border.This stretch of the Madre de Dios
River is particularly attractive, as
more than 75% of the riverbank is still covered by towering, virgin
rainforest, and periods of 15-20 minutes go by without a single sign
of forest cutting.
(For comparison,a similar length of river travel up the Tambopata
River features only 10-15% of primary forest along the
riverbank---the rest is in agriculture and freshly
burned forest clearings). Here we transfer to a smaller motorized
canoe and head up the narrow, intimate Heath River, which forms the
wilderness border between Peru
and Bolivia, to arrive at our 100% Indian-owned lodge, the only
all-Indian-owned lodge in the Tambopata region. We will provide a
complete box lunch during the river trip
In the late afternoon, our Ese Eja Indian hosts will take us to
explore the forest surrounding the lodge in search for the various
species of monkeys and hundreds of
species of birds that make the rainforest home. After dinner we
explore the forest by flashlight, including a visit to a small
mammal clay lick if it is active.(L, D)
DAY 10 RAINFOREST
Rising before dawn we once again board the canoe for the journey up
the Heath River to the Macaw and Parrot Clay Lick. Depending on the
level of the river this
journey can take up to one hour. During the river trip upstream, we
nearly always see one or two families of Capybaras on the banks of
the river. At 120 pounds
(55 kilograms), this simply gigantic relative of the guinea pig is
the largest and most photogenic rodent in the world. Once at our
specially-designed floating blind, our
breakfast is served as we marvel at the medium-sized, emerald-green
and electric-blue parrots and the large blazing Red-and-Green Macaws
that arrive in two shifts to
eat the clay. Note that in some years ALL macaw and parrot licks in
southern Peru are less active in May, June, and early July than in
the rest of the months of the year.
Thus, bear this in mind if you are especially interested in
photography of the parrots and macaws.
Returning to the lodge after the a beautiful parrot display our
native guides take us on an ethno-botanical walk through the forest,
explaining how they use many of the
forest trees and plants in their daily lives, either as medicines or
for bows and arrows and in home construction. After lunch and a
short rest we go first by canoe then a
short walk to a natural forest of towering, 170-foot-tall
(55-meter-tall) Brazil nut trees to learn how the slight, yet
surprisingly powerful, men of the village harvest these
nuts, which fall from the treetops encased in rock-hard brown
spheres the size of small grapefruits.
Our Ese Eja Indian hosts have harvested these delicious, valuable
nuts for thousands of years, and now they will show you the mystery
and splendor of this wonder of the
Amazon. Starting at some point in mid-2002, our hosts also will
feature a new canopy attraction in the top of a huge canopy emergent
tree.
The details will be available as this attraction is completed. (B,
L, D)
DAY 11 JUNGLE TRAILS
Extra day exploring the jungle trails.
Overnight at Heath River Wildlife Center with full board. (B, L, D)
DAY 12 MACAW & PARROT CLAY LICK
Rising before dawn we once again board the canoe for the journey up
the Heath River to the Macaw and Parrot Clay Lick. Depending on the
level of the river this journey can take up to one hour. During the
river trip upstream, we nearly always see one or two families of
Capybaras on the banks of the river. At 120 pounds (55 kilograms),
this simply gigantic relative of the guinea pig is the largest and
most photogenic rodent in the world. Once at our specially-designed
floating blind, our breakfast is served as we marvel at the
medium-sized, emerald-green and electric-blue parrots and the large
blazing Red-and-Green Macaws that arrive in two shifts to eat the
clay. Note that in some years ALL macaw and parrot licks in southern
Peru are less active in May, June, and early July than in the rest
of the months of the year. Thus, bear this in mind if you are
especially interested in photography of the parrots and macaws.
After the spectacle of the lick we return to the lodge to pack and
then boat back upstream on the Madre de Dios River to Sandoval Lake
Lodge, which is located on the banks of the lake that most experts
consider to be the most beautiful in all the southern Amazon of
Peru. A box lunch will be eaten during the journey. Arriving at the
trail head to Sandoval Lake Lodge we take a 45-minute walk or
rickshaw ride through the forest to a small canal where we board a
canoe and then transfer to one or more hand-paddled catamarans, each
of which has a capacity for 20 people. Arriving on the lake in the
cool golden light of the late afternoon, we enter into a flooded
palm forest and drift beneath dozens (and often
hundreds) of babbling Red-bellied Macaws as they return to the palm
forest for the night. This macaw species is found locally in parts
of the Amazon, always living in flooded palm forests such as the
beautiful palm stand at Sandoval Lake. At 500-800 birds, this flock
of macaws at Sandoval Lake is currently the largest reported in the
world for this highly-specialized macaw. We return to the lodge
around nightfall for dinner.
(B, L, D)
DAY 13 EXPLORING THE JUNGLE
After a dawn breakfast, we explore the western end of the lake in
the hope of encountering the family of nine Giant Otters that live
in the lake. For those with lots
of energy, our guide will take us hiking through the forest, and
will bring the forest to life with stories of the rain forest and
the medicinal uses of the plants.
Following lunch and an optional rest, in the late afternoon we once
again board the catamaran and set off to explore the eastern end of
the lake.
Here we might see Brown Capuchin and Bolivian Squirrel Monkeys as
they forage along the lakes' edge.
After dinner we can return to the catamaran to look for large Black
Caiman, the rarest of the crocodilians of the Amazon. If it is a
clear starlight night, we will also be
able to float in the middle of the lake and marvel at the brilliance
of the night sky. There is a final after-dinner opportunity to look
for Caiman on the lake, or to explore
the lodge trails by flashlight. (B, L, D)
DAY 14 BACK TO LIMA
After a dawn breakfast we return to Puerto Maldonado for the flight
back to Lima. (airfare not included).
Upon arrival transfer to the hotel.Overnight . (B)
DAY 15 TRANSFER OUT
Transfer to the airport to take your International flight(B)
END OF THE SERVICES
IMPORTANT DETAILS FOR THE INCA TRAIL:
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HEIGHTS:
Cusco City: 3,360 m.a.s.l.
Machu Picchu: 2,400 m.a.s.l.
Urubamba Valley: 2,850 m.a.s.l.
Inca Trail highest point: 4,200 m.a.s.l.
INCLUDES :
-Transportation to head of trail
-Entrance ticket to Inca Trail
-Tents, and camping equipment
-Meals as specified in the above itinerary
-Porters and cook
-Professional bilingual guide
-Train ticket back to Cusco (Backpacker) -Mattress
NOT INCLUDED:
-sleeping bag rental US $ 35.00 per person for the 4 days available
upon request
-extra porter for your personal items: Available for US$125 for 16
pounds for the 4days 3nights
-Lunch at 4th day.
YOU SHOULD BRING
-Personal sleeping bag
-Warm Jacket or Sweater
-RainGear (from nov to april)
-T-shirt , short, long pants.
-Back pack, trekking shoes, sandals
-Sun Hat , wool hat , sun glasses
-Water bottle,flash light, hat
-Personal clothing for trek
-Insect repellent – Suncream
-Personal medication
-Water Purification Tablets.
-Towels
-Toilet paper,
-Extra US$50 changed in soles for any emergency and for tipping the
porters,
use the hot shower on day 3 - 2 soles and for luch on day 4
MEALS
3 Breakfast (the first day breakfast is not included) Breakfasts
varies from day to day and can include:
- tea, coffee or hot chocolate
- pancakes or bread (with butter/jam)
- eggs (fried, omelet) or Fruit
3 Lunch (the last day lunch is not included) Lunch includes:
- soup
- main dish (spaghetti or rice with veggies and meat)
- tea or coffee
3 Dinner(the last day dinner is not included) Dinner consists of:
- soup
- main dish(fish or chicken accompanied by potatoes and vegetables)
- tea or coffee
Vegetarian food available on request.
IMPORTANT NOTE OF INCA TRAIL
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*Reservations need to be done two months prior to arrive to Cusco.
Nevertheless take note there is a limit of visitors per day so I
suggest you to book the trip as soon as possible to guarantee your
spots.
*Remember to take your original passport and isic card on the inca
trail because without them you are not going to be able to do the
hiking and take only
the necessary items for the trek,the rest of your luggages you can
leave it at your hotel in Cusco (most of hotels and hostals has an
storage where to keep until your return)
* Participants need to be in good physical health and condition to
be able to enjoy the Inka Trail. The trekking will be difficult if
you have not exercised regularly before
your trip. To fully enjoy an Inka Trail adventure, we advise
passengers to get into an exercise program for their own safety and
enjoyment. If a passenger suffers from any
medical condition, we advise him/her to consult a physician about
joining an Inka Trail Expedition.
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