Day 01: Arrival in Lima
You will be picked up at the airport in Lima and taken to your hotel.
Day 02: Flight over the Andes to Cusco
You will fly over the Andes and arrive to Cusco, the historical capital of the Inca Empire. The rest of the day will be free; you can relax in your charming hotel with a cup of coca tee or have a walk around the city. (B)
Day 03: By train to Machu Picchu
Today you will enter the train to Aguas Calientes. You can discover the famous Inca ruins of Machu Picchu on your own. On your return you will leave the train already in Ollantaytambo and spend the night in a charming hotel in the Sacred Valley, dinner included. (B, D)
Day 04: Through the Sacred Valley of the Inca: Ollantaytambo - Pisaq
In the morning you will visit the impressive Inca fortress of Ollantaytambo. After a rich lunch in historical surroundings you will explore Pisaq, one of the largest archaeological sites of this region, and have a walk around the village. Return to Cusco in the afternoon. (B, L)
Day 05 - 10: Tour to the Manu National Park
(MANU 03)
Day 05 Cusco - TAMBO PAITITI
We start our jungle tour leaving from Cusco in the early morning in our private bus. During the journey along the small road, we will pass an impressive landscape and small communities. Leaving the colonial village of Paucartambo behind we reach the Acjanaco Pass (3550 m/ 11.647 ft), the entrance to the Manu National Park. There you will have a first view over the eastern slopes of the Andes to the canopy of the Amazon rainforest. During the trip further down you will observe the fascinating change from the altiplano to the Cloud Forest of the Manu National Park with its unique fauna and flora. In the early afternoon you will reach the San Pedro River. A short jungle walk will take you to the Manu Eco Lodge
TAMBO PAITITI (1500 m/ 4.921 ft). (B, L, D)
Day 06: TAMBO PAITITI
The early morning is the best time for bird-watching and observation of other animals of the Cloud Forest. From the observation tower or the different platforms of
TAMBO PAITITI itself and right above the San Pedro River you may see the Andean Cock of the Rock (national bird of Peru), Toucan, Quetzal, Tanager and Motmot as well as Woolly Monkeys, Brown Capuchin Monkeys, Tayra, Agouti, Southern Tamandua and South American Coati. The Manu Cloud Forest is also habitat of the Night Monkey, the rare Spectacled Bear, the Jaguarondi, Ocelot, Puma, Weasel, Otter, squirrels and a big family of rodents and bats. After a delicious breakfast in
TAMBO PAITITI your guide will invite you to leave the Manu Eco Lodge for a hike through the Manu Cloud Forest, another observation walk will be offered in the afternoon. Of course, you may also just relax observing nature from the terrace of the lodge and other viewpoints, or you can have a refreshing bath in the San Pedro River. After dinner you may experience nature within dark and learn more about the fauna and flora of the Manu Cloud Forest. (B, L, D)
Day 07: TAMBO PAITITI - TAMBO EORI
Today you will continue the jungle tour to the Amazon lowland rainforest until reaching Atalaya and the Alto Madre de Dios River. After about one hour by boat you will be expected in our Lodge
TAMBO EORI (470 m/ 1.542 ft) at Maskoitania, the former settlement of the Masko Natives. Nearby the Jaguar has been seen several times! (B, L, D)
Day 08: TAMBO EORI
Different jungle trails, which are used exclusively by our groups, will lead you into primary and secondary rainforest. The lowland jungle is the habitat of more than five hundred different species of birds, several species of monkeys, a lot of butterflies, amphibians and reptiles. An observation tower will offer you the best possibilities for wildlife observation. You may see the tapir and otters and caimans at an oxbow lake nearby. (B, L, D)
Day 09: TAMBO EORI - TAMBO PAITITI
In the early morning we will have a short boat ride in order to observe parrots at a clay lick nearby. After breakfast you will leave the
TAMBO EORI and return to the Cloud Forest and
TAMBO PAITITI. In the afternoon your guide will invite you for another observation walk. Of course, you may also just relax observing nature from the terrace of the lodge and other viewpoints, or you can have a refreshing bath in the San Pedro River. After dinner, during a last walk, you will experience nature within dark and learn about the wildlife at night in the Manu Cloud Forest. (B, L, D)
Day 10: TAMBO PAITITI - CUSCO
This morning offers another opportunity for the observation of the Manu Cloud Forest's wildlife. After breakfast you will take our bus back to the Acjanaco Pass and down to Paucartambo. On our journey back to Cusco you can enjoy once more the variety of landscapes Peru offers. Arrival in Cusco in the afternoon. (B, L)
Day 11: Flight over the Andes from Cusco to Lima
We will accompany you to the airport in Cusco where you will enter your plane back to Lima. (B)
Price includes:
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National Flights: Lima – Cusco; Cusco – Lima
- Pick up Service at Airport/ Hotel/ Train station
- Train Ticket Ollantaytambo - Machu Picchu - Ollantaytambo (Vistadome)
- 5 Nights in Hotel (Double bedded/ twin bed rooms)
- 3 Nights in Manu Eco Lodge Tambo Paititi (Double bedded/ twin bed rooms)
- 2 Nights in Manu Eco Lodge Tambo Eori (Double bedded/ twin bed rooms)
- Private Transport on all tours (Day 04, 05-10)
- English Tour Guide (Day 04, 05-10)
- Meals as indicated: B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner
Not included:
- Peruvian Airport Taxes
- Entrance Fees to the Archaeological Sites
- Alcoholic Drinks
- Tips
Our complete tours start and end in Lima. You will travel to Machu Picchu and visit the archaeological sites of Pisaq and Ollantaytambo in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Another highlight will be the six-day journey to the Manu National Park, where you will get to know the unique ecosystems of the Cloud Forest and the Amazon Lowland Rainforest. You will have time for active jungle exploration in the surroundings of the Manu Eco Lodges 
