Reception at the airport. We recommend scheduling your arrival between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. for a smooth start.

From Cusco we head directly to your hotel in the Sacred Valley. En route we visit the Inkariy Museum, where different exhibition rooms present artistic representations of various pre-Columbian cultures of Peru.

Box lunch is provided during the journey. The journey to the Sacred Valley offers spectacular views of the Andes: wide valleys, imposing mountains and small traditional villages.

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Travel by train through the Sacred Valley to Aguas Calientes, enjoying the Andean scenery. The ascent to the Historic Sanctuary of Machupicchu is carefully coordinated for a smooth experience.

The guided tour allows you to understand the grandeur of this wonder of the world beyond the photographs. Lunch included and comfortable return to Cusco at the end of the day.

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Morning departure from Cusco to an Andean Quechua community.

Here we will get to know local families up close who will share with us their ancestral wisdom, lifestyle, weaving processes and traditional cuisine inherited from generation to generation for hundreds of years. This cultural approach gives us a closer look at what life was like in the Andes centuries ago.

We participate in the preparation and tasting of a Pachamanca, a traditional method of cooking underground using hot stones, a technique that dates back thousands of years.

We will have the opportunity to listen to the Quechua language, actively participate in the cooking processes using wood-burning clay stoves, stone mortars and organic products grown in the area.

After this enriching experience and with a happy heart, we continued to the visit of Maras and Moray before returning.

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Today we explore the historic center of Cusco visiting the Cathedral, the Qoricancha and the picturesque neighborhood of San Blas, known as the neighborhood of Cusco artists.

Later we participated in a painting workshop to relax decorating our own Torito de Pucará, a symbol of prosperity, union and work.

Lunch included.

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Departing Cusco early in the morning, we begin an 8-hour journey through the Andes by bus, stopping for breakfast in the beautiful colonial town of Paucartambo. We then continue ascending to the highest point of the Manu Biosphere Reserve, at approximately 4,000 m, before descending into the cloud forest.

In this green and humid environment we took our first long walk. Many species of birds can be observed, including the beautiful paradise tanager, the umbrella bird, and the golden-headed quetzal. Among its butterflies are the “clouded yellows” and various species of skippers.

The cloud forest is home to three species of monkeys: the woolly monkey and the two Manu capuchin monkeys. There are also many other species of mammals, although they are more difficult to observe. We end our walk in the lek of the strange of the rock, to witness the “presentation” of dance and song of the males right in front of our eyes.

We spend the night at the rustic lodge Posada San Pedro (approx. 1,600 m).

Overnight at Posada San Pedro

At dawn we continue by bus to the lowland rainforest, making stops along the way to visit a coca plantation and a small animal rescue center. Arriving at the small village of Atalaya, at 650 m altitude, we change to a motorized canoe to navigate about 2 hours down the fast Alto Madre de Dios River to the foot of the Pantiacolla mountain, where we meet up with other travelers.

We walk along its extensive system of trails to observe more than 600 species of birds, its eight species of monkeys and other mammals such as peccaries, ocelots, squirrels, bats, among others.

In the evening we visit Ranacocha, “Lake of the Frogs”, to look for tree frogs, poison dart frogs and other species.

Overnight at Pantiacolla Lodge.

With the first light of this day, we continue by boat up the Manu River during an 8-hour tour to the heart of the Manu Reserved Zone. From this privileged route we will have excellent views of riverside birds such as the black skimmer, the snowy heron, the yellow-billed tern and the exquisite roseate spoonbill. We will also be able to observe black and white caimans sunbathing and, with luck, the huge aquatic rodent: the capybara.

We arrive in the afternoon at our campsites (Camping Huts), located deep in Manu. This will be our base point for this day and the next. During this time we will walk through virgin forest, where we will be impressed by giant trees such as the shihuahuaca, mahogany, chestnut (Brazil nut) and rubber tree.

We will explore by catamaran one of the most beautiful lakes in the Manu basin, the Cocha Salvador, to observe a wide variety of colorful birds such as the agami heron, the sun grebe, the red-headed cardinal, the Amazonian kingfisher, the tropical tyrant and the yellow-rumped chieftains, among others.

Large spider monkeys usually move in the trees that surround the lake and, with a little luck, we will be able to observe in the front row a day in the life of a family of giant otters.

We will also walk other trails in this forest of great natural wealth near another lake, the Cocha Otorongo. This lake has a 20-meter-high observation deck with a panoramic view. Its sediment-laden waters are covered by floating vegetation, on which the crested jacana (wattled jacana) walks.

In the evening we can explore the forest with flashlights or go alligator watching under the moonlight on the lake.

We start early in the morning sailing downstream on the Manu River, which gives us an excellent opportunity to spot large and rarely seen animals on the riverbanks. It could be one of the black caimans over 5 meters long, or perhaps a tapir, a giant anteater, a sloth swimming across the river or even the most majestic cat of the New World: the jaguar.

Where we join the Madre de Dios River, we arrive at Blanquillo, near the macaw clay lick.

In the afternoon we climb the 50-meter-high Camungo canopy tower in the Tambo Blanquillo Private Reserve, where we will enjoy a spectacular view of the splendid Amazon rainforest canopy.

We spend the night at the Tambo Blanquillo jungle lodge.

Night at Tambo Blanquillo.

With the first light of day we head to the macaw clay lick to witness the dazzling spectacle of hundreds of parrots and macaws feeding on clay. Among the parakeets are the tui parakeet and the cobalt-winged parakeet; among parrots, the orange-cheeked parrot; and among the large macaws, mainly the red and green macaw, as well as some specimens of scarlet macaw or blue and yellow macaw.

In the afternoon we visit another of Manu’s beautiful meandering lakes, the Cocha Camungo, where we will have the opportunity to observe the rare pygmy kingfisher and the pale-eyed blackbird.

We spent the night again at the Tambo Blanquillo jungle lodge.

Night at Tambo Blanquillo.

Early in the morning we return to the boat and sail downstream to the small mining town of Boca Colorado.

Here you can see the negative effects of human activities on the delicate ecological balance of the Amazon rainforest.

We take local transportation until after crossing the Inambari River. On the other shore our bus awaits us, which will take us along the recently paved Interoceanic Highway, crossing beautiful cloud forests and dwarf forests (elfin forest).

Near Cusco we can enjoy breathtaking views of the snow-capped Ausangate.

Arrival in Cusco in the afternoon-evening.

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Organized airport transfer according to your flight schedule.

End of a trip that connects not only with extraordinary landscapes, but with the living heart of Andean culture.