DAY 1 Cusco City Tour
After arriving in Cusco, we’ll transport you from the airport to your hotel.
We suggest resting the whole morning in order for you to adapt to the high altitude. In the afternoon, we’ll start the Cusco city tour:
      - La Plaza de Armas (main square)
      - Cusco cathedral
      - The Qoricancha and
      - The archaeological Inka sites of Kenko, Tambomachay, PukaPukara and Sacsayhuaman.
Sacsayhuaman is a fortress made of stones, some of them weighting between 80 and 100 tons. Sacsayhuaman is also home to many festivals; Inti Raymi (the Sun festival) take places June 24th and in September La fiesta del Waracachi (initiation ceremony) where the young men have to pass several tasks in order to be received into manhood.
This tour ends around 6 PM with a transfer to your hotel.

DAY 2 Sacred Valley Tour
At 9 AM we’ll pick you up from your hotel and then start the Sacred Valley tour. On the way, we’ll stop at the market of Pisac where the farmers bring their products to sell, and sometimes interchange for products outside their valley, products like candles, matches, cloth, salt, coca leaf, tropical fruits, etc. Later, we’ll eat at the local restaurant. In the afternoon we’ll visit Ollantaytambo, built as a watch point and also to control the entrance of the Valley from possible invaders coming from the jungle.
We’ll also walk in the little streets of the town that will give us an idea of the religious, military, and cultural power of this place in time of the Inkas.
On the way back to Cusco, we’ll stop at Chincheros the remains of the royal farm that once belonged to Tupac Inka Yupanqui. Afterwards we’ll transfer you to your hotel.

DAY 3 Cusco - Machu Picchu - Inka Trail (Chilca, Wayllabamba & Llactapata)
We’ll pick you up from your hotel and drive you to Urubamba, 1 hour away from Cusco where we’ll have breakfast. We’ll drive by bus to the town of Chilca where we start hiking the Inka Trail toward Machu Picchu. After 3 hours hiking we’ll stop and have lunch.
Later, we’ll rejoin our trail hiking until we reach our 1st camp site in Wayllabamba. We will also explore the nearby archaeological ruins of Llactapata.
Finally we’ll have dinner and camp for the night..
(B, L, D camping)

DAY 4 Inka Trail (Warmiwañusca & Pacaymayo)
Early in the morning, after a breakfast we’ll start hiking to the highest point of the Inka Trail, where we’ll be able to experience the many micro-climates of this area and therefore it’s different habitats.
Later we’ll arrive at abra Warmiwañusca at 4,200M and have lunch.
We’ll rejoin our trail to Pacaymayo where we’ll have dinner and spend the night.
(B, L, D camping)

DAY 5 Inka Trail (Runkurakay, Sayacmarca, Puyupatamarca & Wiñaywayna)
After breakfast we’ll continue our trail and hiking for 45 minutes until arriving at the 2nd most important part of the Inka Trail, Runkurakay at 3850M. We’ll explore the archaeological ruins of Runkurakay, and later the nearby ruins of Sayacmarca.
Next, we’ll start hiking to the magnificent ruins of Phuyupatamarca.
After lunch and a short break, we’ll continue our trail toward the ruins of Wiñaywayna, where we’ll explore in detail this archaeological site.
You’ll have free time for a brief walk on your own while your tour guides get ready the dinner and set up camp.
(B, L, D camping)

DAY 6 Machu Picchu - Inka Trail - Cusco
After breakfast we’ll continue our trail to Machu Picchu, going thru a mountainside and el bosque humedo de nubles (humid cloud forest) which is rich in giant ferns and plants with a wide leaf. A little later, we’ll arrive at Intipunku (sun gate) from this point we’ll be able to look Machu Picchu where our tour guide will explain in detail about this amazing city.
Once inside Machu Picchu, we’ll explore la plaza principal (main square), the round tower, the intiwatana, the royal room, the temple of the 3 windows, and the cemetery.
Later we’ll have lunch in a local restaurant in Aguas Calientes, the town below Machu Picchu. In the afternoon we’ll return by train to Cusco and finally to your hotel.
This days dinner is not included in the tour so we recommend having dinner at a restaurant around the Cusco main square, or Plaza de armas in downtown Cusco.

DAY 7 Cusco – Tambopata Sandoval Lake Lodge
Sandoval lake is located along the River Madre de Dios, 25 minutes downstream from the city of Puerto Maldonado.
Sandoval lake is located within the Tambopata National Reserve. The Sandoval Lake lodge has 25 double rooms with private bathrooms, showers equipped with hot and cold water, and a dinning room with a panoramic view of Sandoval Lake.
This lodge is a green building because it was built with wood carried down stream after falling into the river from the effects of erosion. This also means that no trees were cut down to build the lodge.

We’ll pick you up from Puerto Maldonado airport and transport you to the river port located on the Madre de Dios River. On the way we’ll stop in the city for a short tour.
Later we’ll travel by boat for about 25 minutes arriving at a trail which we’ll hike for about 45 - 50 minutes, arriving at a canal where we’ll board a canoe to explore Sandoval Lake.
Later we’ll travel by canoe or catamaran to Sandoval Lake Lodge.

After lunch and a short break we’ll explore the west side of the lake.
At dusk the macaws arrive to this zone to spend the night or stay at their nest. On the way back to the Lodge, we’ll listen to the sounds of the jungle at night and we might able to see the black caiman, a rare species.

At night , we’ll have dinner and watch a short video or slideshow about the species and conservation activities of the lodge founders.
For the energetic travelers, we offer tours at night, focusing on nocturnal animals.

DAY 8 Sandoval Lake Lodge
Early in the morning, we’ll wake up and get ready for our tour of Sandoval Lake where we’ll watch the birds leaving their nest in search of food. We also might be able to see a family of otters fishing and playing. Early in the morning is the best time to take pictures of wildlife at the Lake, later in the day, the heat makes it difficult to find animals as they retreat to the shade of the rainforest.

Later we’ll return to the Lodge and have breakfast and after that we’ll have a demonstration of how native jungle people collect and sell the Brazilian nut, an important product for the economy of these native communities in the area.
After lunch we’ll rest and later get ready to explore the east side of the Lake where we’ll see one or more of the five species of monkeys that live in this area, such as the capuchino monkey. Afterwards, we’ll return to the lodge and have dinner. On request, we’ll tour the Lake at night and look for the black caiman or hike el bosque primario (elementary forest), listening to the sounds of the jungle at night.

DAY 9 Sandoval Lake Lodge to Lima
After breakfast we’ll hike back to the Madre de Dios River and travel by river to Puerto Maldonado where you’ll be transfered to the airport to board the flight route to Lima and / or Cuzco.

Tour Includes:

NOTE: while hiking you must carry your sleeping bag, sleeping pad and personal items (ex. Backpack) you might be able to request the availability of a personal porter.
Tours may vary to increase the change for you to watch the wildlife according the weather and report from our experts and / or guides base on the lodge.

Rates are per person based on a minimum of 2 passengers traveling together and a double room.
Rates DO not include international flights.

** we are able to prepare customized tours for groups with special interest. Additional nights, extended days, additional tours and booking of flights can be arranged upon request. All tours can be provided in private service.