HIGHLAND AND AMAZON 8 DAYS

Itinerary:

Day – 1: Arrival to Cusco City

On arrival to Cusco, assistance at the airport and transport to your hotel. Today is free to rest in order to avoid ill effects due to the altitude.

Day – 2: City Tour: Catedral – Koricancha – Sacsayhuaman – Qenqo – San Pedro Market

Pick up from the hotel at 9:00am – Tour begins from Cusco’s cathedral in which you Will visit one of the most noticeable colonial monuments in América, beautiful paintings made by indigenous people. After, we will go to the Temple of the Sun (Korikancha) upon which the Convent of Santo Domingo has been built.

The tour continuos to visit 2 archeological sites around Cusco city: Sacsayhuaman a big archeological complex with impresive masterpiece of Incan architecture in which you will see huge stone blocks. Q´enqo was a ritual place dedicated to worship the mather nuture.

The San Pedro Market in Cusco its about  of colours that you Will open your eyes, the smell of raw meats and spices Will invade your nostrils, the sound of the local women each fighting for your attention to buy their juices will make you smile!

Overnight at the Hotel in Cusco

Meals included: None

Day – 3: Full day to Sacred Valley (Chinchero, Moray, Salt Mine and Ollantaytambo)

Breakfast at hotel; Pick up from your hotel at 08:00am. We will go on a bus (private) to the Sacred Valley beginning in Chinchero where you can see another small church built in the century on top an inca arqueological site, afterward you will go to visit a nice textile conmunity, Their textile work is one of the best in the región, keeping the tradiotional way to produce textile and handicrasf.

A non traditional circuit that in the last years is gaining importance is visiting the Moray arqueological site and the “Salt Mine”

Moray was an important center of domestication, acclimatization and hybridization of wild vegetable species that were modified or adapted for human consumption in the incas time.

The Maras “Salt mines” are constituted by about more than 5000 small pools with an average area of 5 m² (53.8 ft²), constructed in a slope of the mountain. People fill up or “irrigate” the pools during the dry season every 3 days, with salty water emanating from a natural spring located on the top of the complex, so that when water evaporates the salt contained in it will slowly solidify.

Afterwards you Will have Buffet lunch at Urubamba restaurants

Then we will continue to Ollantaytambo, a big religious, and agricultural center and unlike other small towns, this one has maintained its original Incan design including outstanding stone buildings and narrow streets.

After the tour we will make our way to the Ollantaytambo train station where we will catch the train to Aguas Calientes. Upon arrival, reception and transfer to your hotel.

Overnight at the Hotel in Aguas Calientes

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

Day – 4: Visit Machu Picchu & Back to Cusco

Breakfast at the hotel; at around 06:00am take bus to Machu Picchu citadel, you will ride a bus to Machu Picchu archeological site (2,430m/7,972ft) Your guide will expertly direct you throughout the astounding ruins and its main streets. Machu Picchu is considered to be the world’s spiritual center by esoteric wisdom.

Lunch on your own not included in the price.

Return to Cusco: later board the train for the return trip to Cusco. You will stop Ollantaytambo station or Poroy station and then be picked up and driven to your hotel in Cusco

Overnight at the Hotel in Cusco

Meals included: Breakfast

Day – 5: Flight to Puerto Maldonado – Inotawa Lodge

Breakfast at the hotel; pick up from the hotel and transfer to Cusco airport for your flight to Puerto Maldonado. You will be welcomed by a guide when you arrive at the airport. The guide will take you to the office which is located 5 minutes away from the airport at Puerto Maldonado. You will then head towards Puerto Nuevo on an unpaved road for a one hour long journey. After which you will go onboard a boat through which you will enter Bahuaja Sonene National Park and the Tambobata National Reserve’s buffer zone.

Overnight at Amazon Lodge

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day – 6: La Torre Clay Lick & Tres Chimbadas Lake

You will awake really early in the morning to go for a 15 minute walk upriver for observing animals’ activities. You will be able to see parakeets, parrots, macaws and other mammals while they feed from the La Torre Clay Lick. This bank of mud has 4 meter height and 20 meter width. It is very significant for the animals as it is the main source of food for them.

You will be served a delicious breakfast when you return to the lodge and after a short rest, you will head towards Tres Chimbadas Lake.

Tres Chimbadas Lake is situated at a distance of 15 minutes from Inotawa. You will hike deep in the jungle with your guide for 45 minutes. A catamaran with a single oar will take you on the rest of your journey. You will see a variety of birds, vegetations along the river bank, witness different mammals and reptiles. You may also be able to do fishing while on the catamaran.

You will return to the lodge around noon and head over to the houses of the local families. They will tell you about their life, traditions and ways of living. They will allow you to try different exotic fruits like Yucca, Arazá, Copazú and many more which are daily utilized by these local people.

Overnight at Amazon Lodge

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day – 7: Cocococha Lake trek

This two and a half hour trek is very interesting. We will pass different types of jungle with key species to biodiversity of Madre de Dios such as the Rubber tree and the Brazil nut. Cocococha Lake is located deep in the Tambopata National Reserve and covers an area of approximately 60 ha surrounded by swampland lowlands and hills. This change in elevation and vegetation in combination with minimal human influence leads to a very high level of biodiversity. It also forms an important habitat for many of the endangered and emblematic species such as macaws, black caimans and giant river otters that can feed and reproduce in peace here.

We will be back at Inotawa Lodge in time for lunch. After some rest we will go visit the farm in the afternoon.

At night, you will head back to the river to witness the night life of the animals and different species. While enjoying the jungle sounds, you may be able to see the night animals and species roaming around the river banks.

Overnight at Amazon Lodge

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day – 8: Departure from Lodge – Flight to Lima – Connect at International Flight

Breakfast at lodge; transfer by boat – Lodge to Tambopata River port then to Puerto Maldonado, we retrace our river and road journey back to Puerto Maldonado, our office and the airport. Depending on airline schedules, this may require dawn departures.

Flight to Lima where you can connect at the same airport for International flight. Most groups will take the flight from Puerto Maldonado to Lima connecting from there to international flights.

Meals included: Breakfast

Includes:

• Accommodation: 3 night(s) in hotel(s) in Cusco and Aguas Calientes, 3 night(s) Amazon Lodge.
• Excursions: Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Amazon.
• Entrance fees to parks and cultural sights: Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Tambopata Reserve Amazon.
• Transfers: All airport transfers, Hotel pickup and drop-off, all transfers are assisted by English-speaking staff.
• Train ticket: Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes – Cusco (Expedition Class).
• Transport: bus, minivan, on foot, boat.
• Meals: According mentioned in the itinerary.
• Local top quality English-speaking guides to accompany visits and excursions.
• 24 hour support by our local staff.

Does Not Include:

• International airfare, domestic airfare within Peru.
• Airport departure taxes (Approximate cost US$ 31.00 international flights, and US$ 7.40 for each domestic flight).
• Tips on included excursions, visas, travel insurance, personal ítems.
• Pre & post tour accommodation.
• Spending money – allow approximately US$ 35-50 per day to cover meals, snacks, drinks, limited souvenirs, laundry, tips and any extras.
• Entrance fee to Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain.
• Travel Insurance – you are strongly recommended to take out travel insurance for your trip.

Prices 2021:

Extras (Need to be booked in Advance):

• Machu Picchu Mountain climbing:  USD 50.00
• Huayna Picchu Mountain climbing: USD 70.00
• Vistadome Train Aguas Calientes-Ollantaytambo: USD 60.00

(*) Single Supplement for solo traveler: US$ 280.00.

Extra Optional Services let us know

• Extra Night in Aguas Calientes: Depends on the type of Hotel desired.

We have rated the accommodations according to 2 categories:

Why Chaski Green:

Chaski Green bet on an offer nature tourism and cultural, based on a commitment to social and environmental responsibility. We understand nature tourism as “that meets the needs of present tourists and destination regions while protecting and guaranteeing activity for the future”

Our packages attempt to minimize the negative impacts of tourism on the environment and maximize the positive, by applying global sustainability criteria in its planning and development. We value our natural heritage and especially the culterales resources. We involve our neighbors, partners and suppliers to improve tourist services. And we understand that only environmentally responsible and sustainable offerings, with conscious and well trained professionals can prevent or reduce negative impacts and contribute to the conservation of the natural environment, especially of natural esenarios, habitats, and rural development of our land.

Our sustainability policy incorporates the principles of the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism and seeks to promote responsible and sustainable tourism in the destinations where we operate, minimizing actions that can generate climate change, ensuring the welfare of our employees, customers, partners, suppliers and community.

Following you can read more about Why Chaski Green:

• In the field of responsibility with communities, we seek to actively participate in the development of projects in developing cominidades veneficio of the communities involved in tourism.
• Chaski Green is 2 years of experience organising tours Packages in Perú with excellent reviews and feedback.
• As new local Company operator in Cusco we will guarante our services.
• The owner of Chaski Green has 8 years of experience with excellent reviews.
• Our dedication to providing an excellent service.
• Average Group Size: 8 to 16 people.
• We promote responsible tourism here in Cusco and throughout Peru.
• Reliable honest tour operator
• 100% direct local tour operator based in cusco
• Quick & easy communication
• Specialist in small or private groups
• High quality service at fair prices
• Unique tour & trekking routes
• Large variety of alternative treks
• Customized tours & packages
• All tours and treks are operated by Chaski Green
• All treks & tours are provided only by Chaski Green staff and professional guides.  Which means Chaski Green will never pass you onto another company.
• If you are booked and have made your deposit. You leave anyway!
• Personalized attention with the most dedicate team
• Friendly office staff
• 100% guaranteed daily departures for any tours or treks
• Trekking programs
• Customized & unique trekking routes
• Environmentally friendly, sustainable & responsible tourism
• Giving back to our local communities
• Social projects –
• Great licensed professional guides with more than 4 years of experience
• We carry your duffel bag not you!
• Departures everyday
• Tours to machu picchu & all inclusive packages
• Tours & packages for all budgets
• Specialist in small groups and private options.
• Head off to explore independently or just chill out in a café and watch the world go by. We include the must-see highlights on most of our trips, allowing you the time to explore according to your own tastes.
• From unique home stays and hotels to sleeping moored under the stars in a tranquil bay, our options will provide you with the most authentic experience possible and will always reflect the local character and spirit of your adventure.

NEW RULES OF MACHU PICCHU 2019

While there is currently a loosely enforced time limit for tourist over the course of two daily shifts, the new Machu Picchu rules 2019 dictate that tourists will be strictly limited to four hours stays. Most visitors really don’t spend more than four hours exploring the archaeological site, on average. Officials need to exercise more control over the amount foot traffic at any given time to preserve the Inca sanctuary.

The new regulations mandate three daily shifts: one in the early morning (6 am to 9 am), one in the late morning (9 am to 12 pm), and one in the early afternoon (12 pm to 3 pm). Within these three shifts, tourists must sign up to enter at a certain hour (7 am, 1 pm, etc). This will help not only to regulate the number of visitors in the Inca Sanctuary at any given time, but also to standardize the schedule to minimize wait times outside the ruins.

The number of people allowed to enter the citadel per shift will be limited — 600 may enter at each hourly interval, so no more than 2,400 people will be in the ruins at a given time. Besides preventing overcrowding, officials say, this will help mitigate the impact of tourists on the sacred paths and stone stairs that crisscross Machu Picchu.

“Visiting Machu Picchu is a wonderful experience. Entrance to the Inca City is by shifts. Chaski Green will notified the entrance time to Machu Picchu as soon as it was booked and board the bus according to this time. In this way you will avoid unnecessary lines and help to keep the order of which you will be the prime beneficiary. 

Useful Information:

• Altitude at Machu Picchu – 2400m / 7873ft.
• Train To Machu Picchu – Peru Rail Expedition Train
• Distance from Cusco to Machu Picchu – 116km / 69.6 miles
• Weather – dry from May to October, wet from November to April
• To climb Huayna Picchu mountain and Machu Picchu mountain needs to be booked in advance.
• Departure time: 03:45am (to be confirmed).
• Arrival time back in Cusco 21:00pmish (to be confirmed).

Chaski Green will be always in contact with you, OUR PASSION IS YOUR TRIP!

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOTEL CATEGORY

Budget:

• In this type of accommodation are the hostels, family houses, bed & breakfast and guest house.
• Basic accommodation; has limited facilities and services. Appeals to “budget minded” tourists.
• Made-up beds accommodation in ordinary-sized rooms (1-4 people).
• The rooms and beds are simple; they can be not very comfortable and small.
• Bed size: single room, double room, triple.
• Rooms with private bathroom and hot shower.
• Simple breakfast is included.
• Ideal for travelers on very tight budget.

Tourist:

• In this type of accommodation are the 2-star and 3-star hotels and some guest houses.
• Appeals to tourists looking for more than basic accommodation.
• The rooms and bed are simple, comfortable and adequate.
• Beds are made and rooms are cleaned daily. Clean towels are supplied.
• Rooms with private bathroom and hot shower.
• Breakfast is included.
• Ideal for travelers on a reduced budget

NOTE: If you are planing to have 5 stars hotel let us know in order to send you more options.