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Our Machu Picchu - Amazon River Tour consists of a group of ten travelers plus one Spanish/English speaking personal tour escort to serve you from the moment you leave Canada (click here to meet
this tour's escort). While in Perú, experienced local tour guides will ensure the adventure is safe and 
full of excitement. The Club Aventuras Group Travel offers many advantages over just going by yourself! (read the advantages).

1st. Day - Flight Canada-Lima
You meet your tour escort at the Airport, before leaving Canada.  His job is to ensure that you are 100% satisfied throughout your adventure. Arrive in Lima late in the evening and transfer to a specially selected hotel for a few hours till our early morning flight to Iquitos.

2nd Day - IQUITOS
Arrive in Iquitos after the morning flight from Lima, reception and transfers to the Hotel Victoria Regia. That afternoon, there will be a City Tour that includes Plaza de Armas, Casa de Fierro, Boulevard and the San Juan Artisan Market.

3rd Day - Heliconia (Amazon River)
Activities for this day are still to be determined.

4th. Day - Heliconia (Amazon River)
Breakfast in the Hotel Victoria Regia in Iquitos.  Transfers to the Bellavista Port for the trip on the Amazon River to the  Heliconia River Lodge.  We'll visit the Isla de Monos (Island of the Apes) on the way.  

           
1. The first week on the Amazon River      
2. The second week Cuzco & Machu Picchu
   

The Heliconia River Lodge, built
with the same materials used 
by native tribes
  

The Amazon Medical Clinic
Only 10 minutes away

Arrival and reception with welcome refreshments.  After lunch, a leisurely walk through the jungle to identify the Amazonian vegetation and animals.  Then we return the Lodge for a siesta and dinner.

The Amazon River 
  
5th. Day - Heliconia (Amazon River)
Very early we'll observe the various birds.  After breakfast, we'll visit the Yaguas native community.  We'll learn their customs and artisan work.  Continuing the experience, we'll visit an artisan distillery where we'll learn the process to make "sugarcane aguardiente", or "moonshine", a locally made liquor.  We'll return to the Lodge for a rest and lunch.  In the afternoon we'll go fishing for piranhas!... in the lakes nearby.  Before dinner, there will be a nocturnal walk, to hear the jungle sounds.

6th Day - Heliconia (Amazon River)
After breakfast, we'll search the River for dolphins.  Then, we will return to the River Lodge for a rest and Lunch.  In the afternoon, we will visit Hondo Concha, where we will witness the famous "Victorias Regias".  After a siesta and dinner in the Lodge, we'll go out in the evening, looking for aligators in the surrounding areas.

The largest Lily in the World, 2 to 6 feet in diameter

7th Day - Iquitos
We'll be returning to Iquitos after breakfast.  In the City we'll visit PILPINTUWASI, to see beautiful butterflies in a special garden.  We'll transfer to the hotel Victoria Regia and everyone gets the afternoon off.

8th Day - Lima/CUZCO
After breakfast, we'll be going back to the Airport to take the return flight to Lima.  Then we fly to Cuzco.  Upon arrival, we'll meet our tour guide, and transfer to our Hotel.

9th Day - MACHU PICCHU
After a very early breakfast and transfer to the Train for our trip to "Aguas Calientes".  We arrive and transfer to the Machu Picchu Ruins.  After lunch, we return to "Aguas Calientes" and to our Hotel.

Machu Picchu
  

10th Day - CUZCO
Breakfast and then a free morning in "Aguas Calientes".  We return to Cuzco in the afternoon and to our Hotel. 

11th Day - Valle Sagrado (Sacred Valley)
After breakfast in the Hotel, we visit the Incas Sacred Valley, visiting the PISAQ market as well.  We then return to Cuszo and rest.

12th Day - LIMA
We have breakfast in our Hotel in Cuzco and transfer to the Airport for our flight to Lima.  Upon arrival we transfer to our Hotel in Lima and then visit the Gold Museum. After touring some interesting points of the city we'll return to our Hotel.  In the evening we'll attend the folkloric show "Brisas del Titicaca".

13th Day - Leave Lima

14th Day - Arrive in Canada

Included in this tour are all airfares,iInternational and local taxes, tips, transfers while in Perú, hotels, meals, tours and special shows as described in the itinerary.

Not included:
Alcoholic drinks, snacks, medical insurance, cancellation insurance and GST for Canadian passengers.  

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Travel Information

Cuzco

The Amazon River

The "Brisas del Titicaca" Show in Lima