“Small is beautiful: Never more than 16 travellers.”
Time to spare? Why not make the most of your time in Peru with an extension to Lake Titicaca? See Extensions.
We begin in Peru?s only maritime national park - home to penguins, colonies of seabirds and flamingos, and the occasional condor down from the mountains to feed on the placenta of new-born seal pups. We follow the condor into the Andes, for a week?s trekking through remote mountains, forests and sub-tropical valleys untouched by tourism to Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley and the immutable splendour of Cusco. Our journey ends in the realm of the condor, perched on the edge of the world?s deepest canyon as these magnificent creatures rise from below us on the morning thermals.
Complete Itinerary
Day 1: Lima
Arrive Lima
Day 2: Pisco
Depart Lima for Pisco, visiting Pachacamac on the way. Arrive Pisco. Afternoon visit to the Paracas National Park/Paracas regional museum.
Day 3: Nazca
Ballestas Islands a.m.. Bus to Nazca, visiting the Huacachina oasis on the way with an opportunity to visit the Ica Regional Museum and a local winery. Continue to Nazca, early evening arrival at hotel.
Day 4: Nazca
Flight over the Nazca Lines a.m.. Visit to pre-Inca cemetery and Inca aqueduct p.m.
Day 5: Mollepata
Bus inland into the Andes via Puquio and Abancay to Mollepata, where guide, porters, equipment await us for Nevado Salkantay trek (7 days/6 nights). First camp at Cruzpata.
Day 6: Cruzpata-Soraypampa
Trekking Cruzpata-Soraypampa
Day 7: Soraypampa-Suyroccocha
Trekking Soraypampa-Suyroccocha
Day 8: Suyroccocha-Collpapampa
Trekking Suyroccocha-Collpapampa
Day 9: Collpapampa
Trekking Collpapampa
Day 10: Llactapata
Trekking Playa - Llactapata
Day 11: Llactapata - Aguas Calientes
Trekking Llactapata - Aguas Calientes. Overnight.
Day 12: Machu Picchu
Visit Machu Picchu. Afternoon train to Ollantaytambo. Bus to hotel in Sacred Valley.
Day 13: Sacred Valley
Sacred Valley and Willoq. Bus to Cusco
Day 14: Cusco
Morning city tour. Afternoon free.
Day 15: Arequipa
Flight to Arequipa. Afternoon city tour and convent.
Day 16: Colca
Colca Lodge or Rumillacta
Day 17: Colca
Day 18: Arequipa
Return Arequipa
Day 19: Lima
Morning free Arequipa. Afternoon flight to Lima
Day 20: Lima
City tour morning. Afternoon free. Night flight out. (Day use of hotel) |
