KTI1 - 24d/23n - from US$4390 per person - dates to suit you
Upon arrival to the “City of Kings” you will have the opportunity to appreciate the food, culture, architecture and art in the capital of the World’s most diverse country. Heading south from Lima through the coastal desert along the Pan American Highway to the Ballestas Islands, the Desert Oasis of Huacachina. Overnight in the Agricultural centre of Ica famous for its Pisco. You will see one of the most baffling enigmas of archaeology, geometrical figures etched into stony desert flying over the Nazca Lines.
Return to Lima for your flight into the Andes Mountains and the "White City" of Arequipa, rimmed by three Volcanoes and home to the 16th-century Santa Catalina Convent, where the inhabitants have lived cut off from the outside world for more than 400 years. Bathe in the thermal hot springs and view condors in flight from the rim of world's deepest canyon, Colca Canyon. Taking a little travelled route you will make your way high into the Altiplano and arrive to the city of Puno on the World’s highest navigable lake, stopping at the Ancient Aymaran ruins of Sillustani and visiting local communities along the way. After a full day boat trip and night on Lake Titicaca the next stop is the Imperial City of Cusco, centre of the Incan empire referred to as "the navel of the World". Here you will visit Incan ruins, take in 500 year old Spanish architecture and learn about the indigenous Quechua peoples.
From Cusco set out through stunning Andean scenery to the Sacred Valley of the Incas where you will visit colourful local markets and imposing Inca fortresses. Arriving to the Sacred Valley you will have a chance to relax and visit the local community of Chichubamba. Before returning to Cusco you will set off along the Inca Trail. The Trek combines a stunning mix of Incan ruins and mountain scenery. Following the trail you will gracefully traverses through high-mountain desert, cloud forest, mountain passes and orchid-rich jungle on your way to "The Lost City of the Incas", Machu Picchu. No other place on Earth combines such spectacular natural beauty with such intrigue. Over a distance of only 45km and reaching elevations around 4200m you will traverse and transcend both space and time as you experience the same stunning views and inexplicable sense of power the ancient Incas did on their pilgrimage to Machu Picchu during the height of the Incan Empire. Overnight at Machu Picchu with the option to return to the ruins before returning to Cusco for a free day.
A short flight then sees you arriving to the town of Puerto Maldonado located in the southern part of the Peruvian Amazon basin. The lodge is about an hour’s canoe ride from Puerto Maldonado adjacent to the Tambopata National Park. A compact yet thorough excursion, featuring superb activities and explorations, that enables you to discover a wide diversity of ecosystems subsisting in the Amazon rainforest, and to explore the rich biodiversity within the Tambopata region. The wildlife is amazing, from giant and colorful parrots, to toucans, macaws, tapir, tamarin, owl, the gorgeous Southern Amazon Red Squirrel, as well as a large variety of monkeys.
A boat ride along the Madre Dios River and short flight sees you returning to Lima for a farewell dinner and show before your international departure.
Kutimunki Peru is an experience you will never forget.
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