8 days / 7 nights · Departure: Cusco · End: Puerto Maldonado
Discover the best of Peru in one trip: the Inca heritage of Cusco and Machu Picchu, followed by the wildlife of Manu National Park — one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. Travel from the Andes down the famous Manu Road to our own Tambo Blanquillo Lodge, operating in the Peruvian Amazon since 1988.
Itinerary
Day 1 – Welcome to Cusco
Airport reception and transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon, guided visit of the Cathedral, Qoricancha and the Inca sites surrounding Cusco.
Day 2 – Machu Picchu
Scenic train journey through the Sacred Valley to Aguas Calientes and guided visit of the Machu Picchu Sanctuary. Lunch included and return to Cusco.
Day 3 – Sacred Valley
Full-day exploration of Pisaq and Ollantaytambo, with buffet lunch in a selected restaurant.
Day 4 – Pachamanca with a Quechua Family, Moray & Maras
Spend the morning with a local Quechua family in the Andes and learn about their daily life and traditions. Help prepare a traditional pachamanca — meats, potatoes and Andean produce slow-cooked underground with hot stones — and enjoy it together for lunch. In the afternoon, visit the circular Inca terraces of Moray and the Maras Salt Mines.
Day 5 – Cusco – Manu Road – Cloud Forest
6:00 am pick-up in Cusco. Drive along the Paucartambo–Kosñipata road with stops in Paucartambo and Ninamarca, cross the Acjanaco Pass into Manu and visit the Cock-of-the-Rock lek. Overnight at Cock of the Rock Lodge.
Day 6 – Into the Amazon – Tambo Blanquillo Lodge
Early visit to the lek, then continue to Boca Manu and board our boat to the Tambo Blanquillo Private Reserve, watching for wildlife along the river.
Day 7 – Macaw Clay Lick & Rainforest
Early visit to the Blanquillo Macaw Clay Lick, with breakfast at the hide while macaws and parrots gather. Lunch at the lodge and afternoon activities in the reserve (oxbow lake, canopy tower or trails, depending on conditions).
Day 8 – Return – Puerto Maldonado
Downstream boat ride at dawn with breakfast on board, then overland transfer to Puerto Maldonado for your departure.
The guide may adjust the program sequence due to weather or unexpected events, always prioritizing your safety.
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