Peru: Andes & Amazon
Templates · 14 days · 6 stops
Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu, then three nights deep in a Tambopata jungle lodge.
- Lima
- Cusco
- Ollantaytambo
- Aguas Calientes
- Puerto Maldonado
- Tambopata
Day 1 · Home → Lima
Home→Lima
Day 2 · Lima
Day 3 · Lima → Cusco
Ceviche in Barranco — La Mar at lunch, when the fish is that morning's catch
Wander the Malecón cliffs at sunset, then a pisco sour in a Miraflores bar
Lima→Cusco
Day 4 · Cusco
Day 5 · Cusco → Sacred Valley
Take it slow today — altitude is 3,400m. Coca tea, a light lunch, no big climbs
San Pedro market for fruit you've never seen and a bowl of caldo
Cusco→Ollantaytambo
Day 6 · Sacred Valley
Day 7 · Sacred Valley → Aguas Calientes
Pisac ruins and market in the morning, terraces stacked up the mountainside
Ollantaytambo fortress at dusk — climb before you catch the train tomorrow
Ollantaytambo→Aguas Calientes
The Vistadome along the Urubamba — sit on the left, watch for the river gorge narrowing
Day 8 · Aguas Calientes → Machu Citadel
Day 9 · Machu Citadel → Cusco
First bus up at 5:30am to beat the crowds and the cloud; walk the Sun Gate trail, then the classic terrace viewpoint
Aguas Calientes→Cusco
Day 10 · Cusco → Tambopata jungle lodge
Cusco→Puerto Maldonado
Puerto Maldonado→Tambopata
Motorized canoe up the Tambopata — keep eyes on the banks for capybara and caiman
Day 11 · Tambopata jungle lodge
Day 12 · Tambopata jungle lodge
Day 13 · Tambopata jungle lodge → Lima
Dawn canopy tower climb for macaws and toucans over the mist
Night walk with the guide — tarantulas, tree frogs, and a sky with no light pollution
Oxbow lake by paddle-catamaran at first light; giant otters if you're lucky
Tambopata→Puerto Maldonado
Puerto Maldonado→Lima
Day 14 · Lima → Home
Lima→Home