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Nazca Lines
$850 per person - 3 days/2 nights from Lima at end or beginning of tour
Please add $125 if you would like single accommodation or if you will be traveling alone
Includes two nights of accommodation in Ica, all transport (including pickup and drop-off at Lima hotel), small-plane over flight of Nazca lines, guided tour of Ica Museum, Vineyards and Distillery, Huacachina Lagoon and guided tour of the Ballestas Islands.
| Day | Activity/Location |
|---|---|
| 1 | An early morning bus ride down Peru’s south coast brings us first to Ica, center of Peruvian winemaking. We’ll visit a local vinyard and distillery, check out mummies at the Ica Museum, and try out sandboarding at Huacachina Oasis. Overnight in Ica. |
| 2 | After a short ride in private transport we arrive in Nazca. Then buckle up and get ready to be amazed as the splendor and magnificent art of the Nazca lines unfold beneath you. Hundreds of animals, trapezoids and ruler-straight lines lie across the rocky Nazca plateau, clearly seen only from the air. Some say it is an ancient calendar. Others suggest a beacon and runways for alien spacecraft. Still others believe it was just an ancient culture’s way of saying hello to their gods. Perhaps, while soaring over them, you’ll develop a theory of your own. After your flight, we’ll visit an ancient Pre-Incan aqueduct as well as workshops for the making of pottery and the processing of gold. Then back to Ica to relax in the hotel pool. |
| 3 | We’ll head to Paracas early this morning to go for a boat ride to the Ballestas Islands, Peru’s “mini-Galapagos”. Penguins and sea-lions are the highlight, as well as the massive and mysterious “candelaria” carved into an oceanfront hillside. Arrival into Lima in the evening. |
Amazon Rainforest
$1100 per person - 3 days/2 nights at end or beginning of tour
Please add $150 if you would like single accommodation or if you will be traveling alone.
includes flights to and from Amazon Basin, 3 days/2 nights rainforest lodge,
meals while at rainforest lodge, all airport transfers.
| Day | Activity/Location |
|---|---|
| 1 | After a short flight, we arrive in the city of Puerto Maldonado and transfer to a motorized dugout canoe for the trip upriver to our jungle lodge. Our cabins at the lodge have modern bathrooms and comfortable beds with mosquito nets, and the food here is great. Take an afternoon walk through the rainforest with an experienced naturalist guide, come back for dinner, then set off again for a nocturnal jungle canoe ride to spot caiman! |
| 2 | The next day’s activities will include a visit to an oxbow lake to look for giant river otters, monkeys, macaws and other wildlife as well as jungle walks led by an experienced, English speaking guide. You’ll witness an array of medicinal and otherwise interesting flora and fauna, as well as gain some insight into native Amazonian peoples and traditions. |
| 3 | After an early breakfast, we’ll take a motorized canoe back to Puerto Maldonado to catch the flight to Lima or Cuzco. |
Lake Titicaca
$850 per person - 4 days/3 nights at end or beginning of tour
Please add $150 if you would like single accommodation or if you will be traveling alone
includes transport to or from Cuzco-Lake Titicaca, 2 day/1 night excursion to Uros and Taquile islands, flight Lake Titicaca to Lima or Cuzco, all transfers, 2 nights hotel Puno
| Day | Activity/Location |
|---|---|
| 1 | This morning we’re off to Puno, on the shores of Lake Titicaca, the world’s highest navigable lake at 12,500 feet above sea level. The bus journey today is a beautiful one, through the same valley that the first Incas took to establish their empire in Cuzco. Puno is a lively and bustling university town with plenty of good restaurants and pubs along its pedestrian mall. Early to bed, though, as our Titicaca adventure begins tomorrow! |
| 2 | Boats are the transport theme today as we head out across the waters of Lake Titicaca. Our first stop is the islands of Uros, completely constructed out of totora reeds and floating on the surface of the lake. We’ll take a walk across the spongy surface of these unique islands and go for a ride in a reed boat before continuing on to the island of Taquile, where we’ll spend the night with a local native family. |
| 3 | The native culture of Taquile is the most intact in probably all of the Andes, with its inhabitants maintaining the same customs and dress as they have for over 1000 years. You will truly feel as though you have gone back in time as you walk the ancient stone paths of the island and observe it’s people. Overnight in Puno. |
| 4 | Early morning flight to Lima or Cuzco. |
Arequipa and the Colca Canyon
$950 per person - 4 days/3 nights at end or beginning of tour
Please add $250 if you would like single accommodation or if you will be traveling alone
includes flight to or from Arequipa, 2 day/1 night excursion to the Colca Canyon, all transfers, 3 nights hotel accommodation and city tour of Arequipa
| Day | Activity/Location |
|---|---|
| 1 | A morning flight to Arequipa. Arequipa is a charming colonial city at the foot of El Misti volcano, with the Colca Canyon, one of the world’s deepest, just a few hours away. On our included city tour, we’ll visit the huge and beautiful Santa Catalina Monastery as well as the Museum of Juanita, the Inca Ice Mummy. |
| 2 | Early morning departure for the Colca Canyon. Keep a lookout for condors as we skirt the side of the canyon. This area also has some of the most extensive Inca and pre-Inca terracing in all of Peru. Overnight in the village of Chivay. |
| 3 | We’ll spend the morning in Chivay, with a chance to soak in the town’s thermal baths, before returning to the comforts of Arequipa in the early afternoon. |
| 4 | Early morning flight onwards. International flights may depart any time after 2pm today. |
Galapagos Islands Cruise
$2750 per person - 6 days/5 nights from Guayaquil at beginning or end of tour
Includes flights to/from Galapagos Islands, all transfers, one night accomodation in Guayaquil before cruise, five day four night Galapagos cruise. This tour may originate from Guayaquil or Quito although we recommend Guayaquil for a shorter flight the following day to the Galapagos Islands.
| Day | Activity/Location |
|---|---|
| 1 | Arrive in Guayaquil (or Quito) anytime today for an early departure tomorrow to the Galapagos Islands. |
| 2 | Departure from Guayaquil to Baltra (aprox.two and half hour flight). Passengers will be picked up at the airport by our guides and taken to the pier to board the boat.Bartolome. Dry landing. Passengers will see volcanic formations like lava bombs, spatter, and cinder cones. After hiking to the summit you can enjoy a great view of the surrounding islands, including Pinnacle Rock’s eroded tuff cone. During the hike to the summit, travelers will often see colonies of marine iguanas, lava lizards, tiquilla, and various cacti. Visitors will be able to snorkel and see the Galapagos penguin, sea turtles, and white-tipped reef sharks from a safe distance |
| 3 | Urbina Bay (Isabela). Wet landing. Passengers will visit the fossil beach and coral area. Depending on the season you may be able to observe giant tortoises, land iguanas and flightless cormorants. After the walk we will have time for snorkeling. Fernandina (Espinosa Point). Dry landing. Visitors will see the biggestmarine iguanas mingling with sally light-foot crabs, as well as flightless cormorants at their nesting sites, Galapagos penguins, Galapagos hawks, and sea lions. Among the flora and volcanic formations observers will spot brachycereus cactus, and “pa-hoe-hoe” lava and “AA” lava formations. Numerous mangrove beds extend into the sea. |
| 4 | Santiago (Egas Port). Wet landing on a dark sand beach. Most of the landscape is tuff-stone layers and lava flows. You can observe huntingherons, great blue herons, lava herons, yellow crowned night herons and oyster catchers. Passengers will see marine iguanas grazing on algae beds alongside red sally light-foot crabs. There is a colony of fur seals swimming in deep cool-water pools. Here you can swim and snorkel and find octopuses, sea horses, star fish. Rábida (Jervis). Wet landing. The volcano-formed beach is dark red and is often occupied by sea lions. It’s considered the geographic center of Galapagos because it has the most diverse volcanic rocks on the Islands. You’ll hike to a salt water lagoon, where flamingos can sometimes be found. July through September is a good time to observe brown pelicans nesting in the salty bushes. Boobies and 9 species of Darwin’s finches can also be observed. You can take a ride along the reefs in a dinghy, as well as snorkel. |
| 5 | Santa Cruz (Charles Darwin Research Station). Travelers will visit the Charles Darwin Research Station, staffed with international scientists conducting biological research and conservation projects. Here guests can admire the giant tortoises that are part of the breeding program. Visitors can also admire the prickly-pear cactus forest and many land birds. Later on, you’ll have some free time to walk around town and shop for souvenirs. Santa Cruz (Highlands). Travelers can trek through the highlands of Santa Cruz and visit Cerro. |
| 6 | Santa Cruz (Bachas Beach). Wet landing. This beach is located on the north side of Santa Cruz Island. Visitors will encounter many sea birds, marine iguanas, sea turtles, and have the opportunity to swim on the white-sand beach. Return to the Galapagos Legend, check out and transfer to Baltra’s airport. Return flight to Guayaquil or Quito. |
Pacific Beach Break
$950 per person - 3 days/2 nights from Lima at beginning or end of tour
Please add $300 if you would like single accommodation or if you will be traveling alone
Includes flights to/from Mancora beach resort, all transfers, two nights beach hotel accommodation.
| Day | Activity/Location |
|---|---|
| 1-3 | Mancora is a beautiful Pacific resort on the north coast of Peru with a pleasant traditional town center and a string of white sand beaches and bungalows stretching away from it. Whether it’s jet skis or gin fizzes you’re in the mood for, you’ll enjoy these three days and two nights of relaxation after exploring Machu Picchu. Northern Peru also offers amazing seafood! Add $100 per person for extra days on the beach. |
