Day 1. SACRED VALLEY

Arrival to Cuzco, and transfer to your hotel in the Sacred Valley, complete with pool. We recommend the Aranwa Sacred Valley. Free day at leisure.

Day 2. SACRED VALLEY - MACHU PICCHU - SACRED VALLEY (Breakfast)

After breakfast, transfer to the railway Station in time for the boarding of the Vistadome train to Aguas Calientes. The train will depart at 09.00am for the 1 ½ hour journey. Arrival and start your private tour of Machu Picchu, the most beautiful ancient city in the world. Take in the breathtaking cloud forests and jagged mountains, or marvel at the extraordinary Masonic precision of the ancient Incas. Return train to the Sacred Valley and transfer to your hotel.

Meals: B

Day 3. URUBAMBA RIVER RAFTING - PISAC (Breakfast & lunch)

After breakfast, we will enjoy the spectacular mountain setting of Ollantaytambo, the ruins set on the edge of town, before transferring to our put-in is at Panchar, some 10 minutes from Ollantaytambo. After a briefing in techniques and safety, start of the rafting on class III and IV rapids for 4 hours. Lunch before returning to your hotel.

Meals: B & L

Day 4. SACRED VALLEY - CUZCO - PUERTO MALDONADO - RAINFOREST (All meals) After early breakfast, transfer back to Cuzco and to the airport for the flight to Puerto Maldonado. Arrival to Puerto Maldonado. Reception and transfer to the Tambopata river port in Puerto Maldonado. Puerto Maldonado is situated at the confluence of the Madre de Dios and Tambopata Rivers. Its principal activities are gold mining, Brazil nut collecting, timber extraction, agriculture and ecotourism. After a brief survey of the town you will depart on a 1 hour ride via Infierno road, followed by a 30 minute boat journey by motorized canoe to your lodge. Depending upon your arrival time, you will have a boxed lunch aboard the boats or have lunch upon arrival at the lodge. During your voyage you may see bird such as: Black Skimmer, Pied Lapwing, Capped Heron, Jabiru Stork, Roadside Hawk, and several species of kingfishers. After arrival, you will unpack and unwind. A short orientation and a complete briefing on the lodge before your afternoon activity, a short trek into the Amazon Rainforest. Return for dinner.

Meals: B, L & D

Day 5. POSADAS AMAZONAS (All meals)

Early wake at dawn for a visit to an oxbow lake. After an early breakfast, departure fifteen minutes from the lodge by boat followed by a 30 minute walk to the lake shore. From here you will take a long, easy canoe ride around the lake looking for giant river otters, turtles, hoatzin, and wading birds. The giant river otters that are seen here belong to a resident family of nine. Return to the lodge for lunch before embarking on your afternoon outing inot the rainforest. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. Optional night walk to look for amphibians and insects

Meals: B, L & D

Day 6. POSADAS AMAZONAS (All meals)

After an early breakfast a visit to the nearby clay licks. Only a ten minute walk from the lodge, but next to the river. The variety of parrots that visit this clay lick is considerably different than the one inside the forest that you will visit later in the day. Some of the large macaws, like the red and green macaw, and larger parrots, like mealy and yellow crowned Amazons visit this lick, as well as the smaller parrots and parakeets. From the blind that is constructed next to this lick, great pictures can be taken of these wonderful birds. You will also have a good opportunity to spot other wildlife, as active at this time of the day is the highest in the jungle. When the activity dies down, you will visit a small parakeet clay lick that is a 45 minute walk away. Dozens and sometimes hundreds of Blue Headed Parrots, Orange-Cheeked Parrots, Cobalt-winged parakeets, and sometimes even the rare Rock Parakeet congregate here on clear days to ingest the clay. This congregation creates a riotous and colourful wildlife spectacle where the greens, oranges, reds and blues of the parrots dance around the bank. At times, this spectacle can last for hours. After lunch, you will have a walk through a trail in primary forest with a community member and your naturalist guide who will explain general aspects of rain forest ecology and natural history, each with their own contrasting viewpoint. Return to the lodge.

Meals: B, L & D

Day 7. POSADAS AMAZONAS - LIMA (Breakfast)

After an early breakfast, depart by boat back to the city of Puerto Maldonado, directly to the airport, for your return flight back to Lima.

Meals: B

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