PERU
Amazon & Incas
Peru scores on mountains and lost civilizations. The Amazon headwaters
offer rafting and unique wild life reserves. The Incas, several hundred
years ago, strode out from their capital, Cuzco to form one of the world's
greatest empires. Their works still stand and rival Egypt in scale and
grandeur. The highlight is Macchu Pichu, best approached along the Inca
Trail.
Highlights
· Hike the Inca Trail
· See where the Incas won their only battle against the Spanish
· Canoe down the Amazon headwaters
· Search for night animals in rainforest
Day 1 Lima
Arrival and transfer to your hotel.
Day 2 Lima
A day at leisure.
Day 3 / 4 Amazon Lodge
Walks through trails in the forest led by naturalist guides, night time
excursions in dug-out canoes, float rides to watch fauna on the shore
line.
Day 5 Cusco
Visit the main sites in the city - Inca temples and colonial churches
Day 6 Cusco
Visit the Inca ruins at Tipon - a series of fountains on the terraced
hillside
Day 7 Sacred Valley
See herds of llamas and alpacas roaming amid a patchwork of small fields.
Day 8 Machu Picchu
We begin our guided hike on the famed Inca Trail.
Day 9 Cusco
After a full-day tour of the citadel we will return to Cusco
Day 10 Depart
After breakfast transfer to the airport and fly to Lima.
Cost - Tbc
Best time: all year
Departure - any day
Flights - KLM have a good range of departures from regional airports.
Extensions: - These trips can be added to the main tour
INCA TRAIL for fit teenagers it would be possible to do the four
day trek.
RAFTING A one day raft trip on the Urubamba from Cusco
NAZCA LINES - A two day trip from Lima to overfly the Nazca Lines
CARRIBEAN - A beach stopover on the island of Bonaire can be added
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