City of Kings the Amazon & Machu Picchu

9 Day Machu Picchu/Sacred Valley Tour with Sandoval Lake Lodge

3 Star Price: $1,890.00 per person
4 Star Price: $2,090.00 per person

Itinerary

Day 1: LIMA

Upon arrival to Jorge Chavez Lima International Airport, you will be transferred by taxi to your selected hotel. Depending on arrival time, we can arrange optional museum visits, city tours, culinary tours, a crash course in Spanish, or even paragliding off the cliff tops of Miraflores.

Day 2: LIMA

Following breakfast there will be an included tour of the “City of Kings” you will see the beautiful neighborhood of Miraflores with cliff tops overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the historical San Francisco monastery and church (famous for its unique catacombs), and the breathtaking Plaza de Armas (Presidents Palace, the main Cathedral, the Archbishop’s Palace, and City Hall). Early evening return to hotel. Various nightlife options available.

Day 3: LIMA/CUZCO

Morning transfer to airport and flight to Cuzco. Upon arrival at the Cuzco airport you will be met by our staff and driven to your selected hotel, where you are advised to rest to acclimatize to the altitude. After lunch your Cuzco adventure begins with a guided tour of the Plaza de Armas, the main cathedral, and the amazing Coricancha (the temple of the sun). The guided tour continues to the beautiful Incan sites of Sacsahuaman, (an impressive Incan military fortress overlooking Cuzco), Kenko (amphitheater with unique stone carvings), Tambo Machay, (fountains only used by Incan royalty) and the small fortress of Puca Pucara. Return to hotel. Various nightlife options available.

Day 4: SACRED VALLEY.

After breakfast you will take the amazing scenic drive through the famous Andes Mountains to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Here you will visit Pisac with its beautiful ruins and its wonderful Andean market, following an included lunch, an excursion to the great fortress of Ollantaytambo is waiting. Evening return to hotel in Cuzco, however you will have free time to explore a little more about the city of Cuzco!

Day 5: MACHU PICCHU

Breakfast. At 5:30 am you will leave the hotel to take the 6:15 am train along the way you will be watching the sunrise over the magnificent Andes and following the Urubamba River. At 9:40 a.m., you will arrive at the Aguas Calientes Station; from there you will take a short bus ride to the awaited ruins of Machu Picchu. Once there, you will have a guided tour of the ruins and an included buffet lunch. After lunch you have the rest of the day to explore the ruins on your own. Return to Aguas Calientes to bath in the natural hot springs or dine in one of its numerous restaurants. Hotel stay in Aguas Calientes.

Day 6: MACHU PICCHU/CUZCO

Breakfast. Optional return visit to Machu Picchu. Go see the ruins at sunrise before other tourists arrive or climb the beautiful towering peak of Huayna Picchu to see the ruins from above. Afternoon train to Cuzco and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Cuzco.

Day 7: CUZCO/PUERTO MALDONADO/JUNGLE LODGE

Breakfast. Transfer from your hotel to the airport for your flight to Puerto Maldonado. Transfer from Puerto Maldonado airport to the river port on the Madre de Dios River. A 25 minutes journey down the Madre de Dios River by motor canoe brings you to the riverside trailhead. From here the trail takes you on a 2-mile walk until we reach a small canal where we board canoes and paddle through a flooded forest. As the canal opens onto the shimmering surface of the lake, we transfer to a catamaran and are leisurely paddled across half the lake to the lodge. After lunch we at the lodge we will explore the west end of the lake in search of Macaws, various species of monkeys and reptiles. After dark you will venture out to spot Black Caimans on the lake. Return to lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 8: SANDOVAL LAKE

A pre-dawn wake-up call will enable us to be on the lake for sunrise and a hopeful encounter with the family of Giant Otters. Sandoval Lake offers abundant wildlife including over 40 species of birds resident to its lake margins, most of the fish-eating water birds around the lake actively fish in the early morning. After a late breakfast we set off into the cool under story of the tall virgin forest near the lake to see some towering wild Brazil Nut trees and wildlife. After lunch you will board the catamaran to explore the eastern part of the lake, where we might see one or more of the five species of monkeys, such as the Brown Capuchin Monkey and Squirrel Monkey. We will leave after dinner to try and spot some Black Caimans on the lake, or to go on a short night walk through the primary forest. (B,L,D)

Day 9: PUERTO MALDONADO/ LIMA

After early breakfast we leave near dawn and we take a final, shorter paddle around the west end of the lake to try and glimpse the Giant Otters before returning by motor canoe for the 35 minutes return trip to the Puerto Maldonado Airport, taking advantage of valuable early morning wildlife activity along the river. From here you fly to Lima, to connect to your international flight home. End of Venture Peru services.

INCLUDES:

• 6 Nights Hotel accommodations
• 2 Nights Jungle Lodge (all meals included)
• Airline tickets Lima /Cuzco/ Puerto Maldonado/Lima
• All transfers.
• All scheduled excursions with English-speaking guide services.
• All entrance fees
• Meals as specified in the itinerary

EXCLUDED:

• International airfare to and from Peru
• Airport taxes international (US $30) and Local (US $5)
• Tips and gratuity
• Travel Insurance
• Meals not specified in the itinerary