PERU ADVENTURE
Inca Trail Machupicchu - Sacred Valley - Apurimac rafting - biking trip (15 days / 14 nights).
One of the best trips for those who are looking for adventure, we combine the 3 best adventure activities in this trip. We wonder into the rapids from the Apurimac river, to the majestic and impresive Inca trail to Machu Picchu, finishing with the biking trip that takes from the Andean Peruvian high mountains to the Amazon jungle.
Itinerary
DAY 1: Lima
Arrival Lima. Hotel in Lima. Day 2 Cusco Moining flight to Cusco. Free afternoon. Hotel Cusco
DAY 3-5: Apurimac River Rafting 3 days
We begin our Peru trip with the best rafting holidays to one of the deepest and ten best rivers for rafting in the world. We will run and challenge the Apurimac River rapids, which run from class II up to class V rapids. Fifth day we will return to Cusco. See itinerary for 3 days rafting Apurimac River. Hotel in Cusco.
DAY 6: Cusco
Our Peru adventure - trip demand phicycal activitie so today we recomend to have a good rest so we can be ready to the machu picchu trail with no problems. We have optional City in Cuzco or massage terapy this activities are not included in the price.
DAY 7: Sacred Valley trip
Continuing with our adventure, we have a tour where doesn't involve to much physical activity. The sacred valley includes everything between Písac and Ollantaytambo, parallel to the Urubamba River or Wilcamayu in Quechua (sacred river). This valley contains numerous archaeological remains as Ollnataytambo and Pisaq, with their fabulose architecture makes of this place wonderful. The valley was chose by the Incas due to its special geographical and climatic qualities. Overnight in Ollantaytambo.
DAY 8-11: Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
The Inca Trail, is one of the world’s most famous hiking trails. Starting from the Sacred Valley in the Urubamba River and ending at the breathtaking citadel of Machu Picchu. The trail itself meanders through a combination of the Peruvian high mountains (the Andes) and dense subtropical forest from the Amazon jungle. Machu Picchu, is an incan built structure that has been deemed as the “Lost City”, unknown until its recent discovery in 1911 for Hiram Bingham. The 10th day we coming back to Cusco. Overnitgh in Cusco
DAY 12-14: Biking Trip
We enter to one of the most special and less explored biking Peru routes, we start at 4500 meters sea level and we bikefor two hours until Lares hot springs. We descend until 1200 meters sea level, where we can see the Amazon Jungle. We put this biking trip to the end of this Peru adventure - trip because we can enjoy the Lares hots prings, the two nights in this trip we are going to sleep near to this place. teh last day on this we go back to Cusco. Ovenith in Cusco.
DAY 15: Lima
The prefect way to end with this Peru adventure - travel is having a good by luch that the company organize for you, we choose one of the best places where you can enjoy delicious tipical dishes from the costal area. After this we go back home.
What is included
Transport: Public buses, local flights, train, bikes, rafts, and hiking. Transfers: All transfers inside Peru, but not any transfer from Lima Airport to the hotel on the 1st day and from the hotel to Lima Airport on the final day. This can be arranged for an additional cost per person of $ 20. Inca trail or Salkantay: Guided tour. Camping gear. Sleeping bag is not included. Rafting Trip: Guides and all rafting and camping gear. Biking trip: Guides, bikes, helmets, camping gear. Accommodation: 7 Nights hotel and hostels, 7 nights camping. Meals: All breakfast, meals while on the rafting, Inca trail and biking trip.
What is not included
Sleeping bag is not included in any of the trips, meals on the 1st and on the 15th day, hotel during the days that passengers want to stay in Cusco, Puno or any of the cities instead of continuing with the trips. For the Inca trail you need sleeping bag (menus 15 degrees), mosquito repellent, regular mountaineering clothes (hiking shoes and trainers, hat, socks, worm clothes, gloves, woolen hat to cover the ears, rain coat.), sun block PFD 40, flashlight, personal medical kit, items that you consider very import during this Peru trip.
*We design carefully this program in order to get adjusted to the altitude, starting the trip in a low place to the highest, in any case we recommend for this Peru adventure - travel, to bring pills for altitude sickness, this is the most frequent trouble for travelers. You can buy these pills in almost any fharmacy here in Peru.
Peru adventure Itinerary Notes.
The hotels we use in Lima are La Castellana, Casa Andina and some other of three stars categorized. In Cusco we use Casona real, Casa Andina, Royal Inca and some others. All are 3 stars hotel adn hostels. The times cited are approximate, walking times depend on the group. The guide can change lunch spots and campsites, depending the progress of the group.
Weather
Weather in this trip is nice with sunny days, but cold in the mornings and evenings. This Peru adventure - travel is available only during the months of dry season that is from May to end of November.
PRICE PER PERSON 2010
USD 1990
EUR 1799
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Important: To Book the Inca Trail we need to do it with in at least 4 months in advance otherwise we have the Salkantay Trek as an alternative instead of the Inca Trail, see itinerary at this site.
www.riverexplorers.com/salkantay.html
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