DAY 2 Saturday: CUSCO
After an early breakfast, transfer to the airport where we'll take the flight to Cusco (airfare included). Upon arrival reception and transfer to our Orquidea Real Hostal, followed by a few cups of mate de coca, while you ask us any questions that you may have about the tour. At 13:45 you will leave on the Cuzco City Tour. This tour includes the major sites of historical interest in Cuzco, such as the famous Inca fort at Sacsahuaman, and the temple of the Sun. Also included in this is a tourist card, giving you access to all the sites in the Cuzco area as a whole (i.e., including outside of the City itself) This tour finishes at 18:00.Overnight ( B )

DAY 3 Sunday: MACHU PICCHU 
At 5:45 a.m. you will be picked up from the hotel to the train station which leaves at 06:00 a.m. Travel will be in a "Vistadome" Class (formerly "Autowagon"). At 09:40 a.m. you will arrive at the Aguas Calientes Station, from where you will take a 25 minute bus ride to the ruins of Machu Picchu. Once there, you will take a guided tour, with an English speaking guide. Overnight at the Presidente Hostal or similar in Aguas Calientes (Machupicchu). (B, Box lunch)
*Optional: For lunch at Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge instead of box-lunch, add $35.00 to the tour price.

DAY 4 Monday: MACHU PICCHU
Morning at leisure in Aguas Calientes to continue visiting the area and Machu Picchu (bus ticket and entrance fees not included). At 3:05 pm we will take the Vistadome train back to Cusco, arriving at 7:05 pm. We will stay overnight at Orquidea Real Hostal or similar. (B) 

DAY 5 Tuesday: SACRED VALLEY TOUR
At 8:45 a.m. we will depart for the Sacred Valley tour, that includes: Bus service to the market of Pisaq, visits the ruins of Ollantaytambo, and the market at Chinchero. There is an English speaking guide, and lunch in a typical restaurant in Urubamba. Of course, throughout this trip you will have magnificent views of the high Peruvian Andes. At 18:00 hrs you arrive back at the Orquidea Real Hostal or similar. ( B,L )

DAY 6 Wednesday: MANU AND COCK-OF-THE-ROCK LODGE:
We pick you up by bus from your hotel, after your breakfast, and set off for the cloud forest. We pass over two Andean chains of almost 13,100 feet elevation through a steppe-like landscape, or Puna. On the way we pass stone Chullpas, or burial chambers, of the Pre-Inca Lupaca people and will hope to catch sight of some of the bird species of the high Andes, including the Giant Hummingbird and Mountain Caracara. We plan on a delicious boxed lunch at the edge of the cloud forest, Ajanaco, which if clear affords views over the cloud forest and the vast sprawling expanse of the lowland rain fores. From here the road suddenly descends the eastern slope of the Andes. We plunge downwards, past remnant patches of elfin forest, through swirling mist and cloud, to emerge in a forest of stunted, evergreen trees, festooned with mosses, lichens, bromeliads and other epiphytes. Nestled in this forest within a 2-minute walk of the road, and within earshot of a rushing mountain stream, lies the Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge, If there is time available, we will have a chance to briefly began our exploration of the surrounding forest before dinner. (B,Box Lunch, D)

DAY 7 Thursday: COCK OF THE ROCK LODGE - AMAZONIA LODGE  
We need to get up before sunrise to visit the lek of the Andean Cock-of-the-Rock. Next, we spend some hours of the morning searching from the road looking for cloud forest birds, and with luck, Common Woolly Monkeys. Then continue by bus for Atalaya. After a 3-4 hour bus ride we reach the Alto Madre de Dios River, where we may have box lunch in Atalaya. From here we switch over to a cargo canoe with a 55 hp or 65 HP outboard motor and continue for 10 minutes on the Alto Madre de Dios River to Amazonia Lodge. This famous birdwatching destination is situated in the premontane zone at 500 meters or 1640 feet above sea level. Here it is possible to do birding as well as general tropical wildlife observation in a diversity of habitats like bamboo forest, successional flood plain, hill forest and swamp within short walking distances, without using other transportation. Amazonia also maintains a veranda with a view of the garden and wildlife feeders, where it is possible to see several species of hummingbirds. This afternoon we plan a walk around the lodge in successional flood plain, the possibilities include the endemic Fine-barred Piculet, Johanni’s Tody-Tyrant and Black-capped Tinamou. Finishing the day in the mini tower in the swamp area it is possible to see Blackish Rail, Rufous-sided Crake, the prehistoric Hoatzin and Black-capped Donacobious. As night falls the various bat populations emerge and the owling possibilities include Black-banded Owl, Tawny-bellied Screch-Owl, Mottled Owl, Long-tailed , Great and Common potoos. Dinner and overnight Amazonia Lodge . (B, Box Lunch, D)

DAY 8 Friday: AMAZONIA LODGE - MANU WILDLIFE CENTER 
You may take a small hike on the Lodge trails before leaving early for Manu Wildlife Center. On the way we have wildlife viewing possibilities throughout the morning until you stop for a visit at an Indigenous Piro Indian Village. Later after passing the entrance to the Manu National Park, we take a break at Boca Manu. Now on the River Madre de Dios, after traveling today approximately 6 hours by boat, you arrive at Manu Wildlife Center. A Wildlife Center Reception and Orientation are planned before unpacking in your private bungalow and resting to escape the afternoon heat. Today, at one of the top ten wildlife lodges in the world, we begin your exploration through 48 kilometers, almost 30 miles, of diverse forest trails. (B, Box Lunch, D)

DAY 9 Saturday: MWC - MACAW CLAY LICK / TAPIR CLAY LICK
Rising before dawn, we take a 25 minute boat journey downstream to the only large parrot and macaw clay lick in the Manu area. From a floating catamaran blind we are afforded excellent views and photo opportunities of hundreds of medium-sized and large parrots arriving first at the lick, followed by the large Red-and-Green Macaws arriving to eat the clay. Please note that the clay lick is not as active in May, June and July.
After lunch at the Center we continue to explore the forest trails surrounding the lodge, and plan to spend the late afternoon up a 34 meter canopy platform. Here, we watch the last frantic activity in the rainforest canopy, or rush hour, before night settles.
We can return for dinner back at the Center, or pack our meal for the leisurely hike about 60-75 minutes through the night forest to the Amazon’s largest known Tapir clay lick. We climb up a 17 by 17 foot observation platform perched 17 feet above the lick itself where we wait for the lumbering Tapirs to arrive, then using powerful flashlights we hope to observe and photograph them in action. (B/L/D)

DAY 10 Sunday: MWC - EXCURSION TO COCHA BLANCO
After another early morning departure by boat and short hike from the river, you have what promises to be an exciting visit to Blanco Oxbow Lake. This lake has populations of a variety of aquatic life and water birds, including the prehistoric-looking hoatzin and the possibility to see the resident family of giant otters.
After returning for lunch at the Center your guide is available to further explore the forest trails for more wildlife encounters. Alternatively, time is available to independently practice your abilities and experience this expanse of rainforest habitats on your own.
This evening, from the late afternoon until after Dinner, we offer an opportunity to search for caiman and other nocturnal life along the riverbank by boat. (B/L/D)

DAY 11 Monday: CUSCO  
After early breakfast, we leave near dawn by motor canoe for the two hour return trip to the Manu landing strip, taking advantage of valuable early morning wildlife activity along the river. From here you fly to Cusco, where your jungle adventure ends . Arrival at Cusco Airport, reception and transfer to Orquidea Real Hostal or similar. Overnight. (B)

DAY 12 Tuesday: LIMA
Transfer to the airport where you'll take the flight back to Lima (airfare included) in time to get your international flight connection. (B)

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