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Peru

Lima - Iquitos - Huacachina - Arequipa - Cusco - Machu Picchu - Puerto Maldonado

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Trip Overview

Highlights & Details

Hotel Nights

$

for 2 persons, 23 nights
in November/December 2018

La casa del viajero, Lima

MDA Marfil, Iquitos

Mossone Ica, Huacachina

La Hosteria, Arequipa

Abittare, Cusco

Casa Blanca, Aguas Caliente

Tambopata River Lodge, Puerto Maldonado

Transportation

$

for 2 persons,
in November/December 2018

Piura – Lima

  • by Flight (one-way)
  • Peruvian Airlines
  • 09.25 – 10.25
  • 1h
  • $143

    • Lima – Iquitos

  • by Flight (round-trip)
  • StarPeru
  • 06.20 – 08.10
  • 1h 50min
  • $270

    • Lima – Huacachina

  • by Bus
  • 11.30 – 15.00
  • 3h 30min
  • Stop 1: Ica, afterwards Taxi
  • $45

    • Ica – Nazca

  • by Bus
  • 09.00 – 11.00
  • 2h
  • $6

    • Nazca – Arequipa

  • by Bus
  • 21.00 – 07.10
  • 10h 10min
  • $52

    • Arequipa – Cusco

  • by Flight (one-way)
  • Peruvian Airlines
  • 08.10 – 09.10
  • 1h
  • $111

    • Cusco – Aguas Caliente

  • by Bus
  • 07.40 – 12.40
  • 5h
  • Stop: Hydroelectrica
  • 3h Hike to Aguas Caliente
  • $43



    • Important: The bus ride to Hydroelectrica is very uncomfortable. The roads are curvy and the last part is very narrow and steep. Just to mention it.

    Aguas Caliente – Cusco

  • by Train, $88
  • Inca Rail
  • 09.30 – 11.00
  • 1h 30min
  • Stop 1: Ollantaytambo
  • by Minivan, $6
  • 11.30 – 13.10
  • 1h 40min

    • Cusco – Puerto Maldonado

  • by Flight (round-trip)
  • LATAM
  • 11.55 – 12.55
  • 1h
  • $282

    • Cusco – Puno

  • by Bus
  • 22.00 – 04.30
  • 6h 30min
  • $36

    • Puno – La Paz (Bolivia)

  • by Bus
  • 07.00 – 15.00
  • 7h
  • Stop 1: Copacabana
  • $34

    • Activities

    $

    for 2 persons,
    in November/December 2018

    Lima

  • Free Walking Tour, $17
  • Free Food Tour, $16
  • Main Square
  • Bridge of Sighs
  • Barranco Street Art
  • Boardwalk Barranco – Miraflores

    • Iquitos

  • Amazonas Tours
  • with Amazon Golden Snake
  • 2 Day-Trips, guided
  • $233
  • Hilton Hotel Pool, $20

    • Huacachina

  • Islas Ballestras, $70
  • Sandboarding, $36

    • Nazca

  • Nazca Line Flight
  • Scenic Flight
  • $200
  • Nazca Tombes, $17

    • Arequipa

  • Santa Catalina Monastry, $25
  • Plaza de Armas
  • Mundo Alpaca
  • Restaurant El Fuego

    • Cusco

  • Free City Tour, $15
  • Plaza de Armas
  • San Cristobal Views
  • Calle Loreto
  • PER.UK Restaurant

    • Machu Picchu

  • Bridge opens @5am
  • Hike up 1h 30min
  • Machu Picchu opens @6am
  • $95



    • Attention: The visit is organised in a round course, if you passed a section you can’t go back and you can’t re-enter! Better wait at a spot and continue later.

    Puerto Maldonado

  • Lake Sandoval Day-Trip, $124
  • 2-Day-Trip Tambopata River, $280
  • Caiman River Tour, $30

    • Lake Titicaca

  • Uros Experience
  • 2-Day-Trip
  • Homestay on Amantani
  • $102



    • We would recommend to only book an afternoon to the floating islands, as the Uros Experience wasn’t that very special.

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    Foodies in Lima

    Day 1-3: Lima
    Lima is an enormous city enthroned high above the cliffs with his 43 districts and almost 10 million inhabitants. It is considered the food capital of Latin America and therefore you have to try some of its specialties. Two of them are Ceviche and Chaufa Republicano. Ceviche serves as the connection to the fisherman village it once was and Chaufa Republicano represents the African and Chinese influence on the city.

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    Amazon River

    Day 4-6: Iquitos
    Iquitos sits right in the Amazon jungle and the only way to get there is by plane. This gigantic river is the life source of countless animals and plants. There are piranhas and paichas, sloths and anacondas, pink river dolphins and caimans. And this is just a selection.

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    Penguin Mania

    Day 7: Islas Ballestas
    This island carries the nickname “Galapagos for the poor” but it is so rich in wildlife. There are seals, giant sea lions, Peruvian boobies, crabs, giant red jelly fishes and mountains full of cormorants. And in case you are lucky you will also see an entire group of Humboldt penguins jumping right into the water.

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    Sanddune Boarding

    Day 8-9: Oasis of Huacachina
    It is a real oasis, ok it was. Without artificial water supply it would be as dry as the desert surrounding it. But sand isn’t so bad. You can cruise around with quads, go on a sand buggy tour into the sunset and even go sand boarding with real snowboards.

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    Flying over

    Day 10: Nazca
    The Nazca Lines were created by the Nazca culture by scrapping off the red top soil to expose the yellow sub soil. Most scientists believe that they did so to worship their gods. And some believe that they are connected to star constellations. And to properly see them you have to enter a small shaky plane.

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    Colonial Beauty

    Day 11-12: Arequipa
    Arequipa is full of beautiful colonial buildings and surrounded by three gigantic volcanoes. And then there is this city within a city – the Monasteria Santa Catelina.

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    Best Andean Food

    Day 13 & 16: Cusco
    The beauty of Cusco is simply striking. It was once the capital of the Inca Empire whose remains are still visible. In addition, there are many buildings from the Spanish colonial times. It is a city that is simply made to walk around for one or two days, eat Peruvian delicacies and inhale the atmosphere.

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    Climbing Machu Picchu

    Day 14-15: Aguas Calientes & Machu Picchu
    Machu Picchu is probably the main attraction of Peru and one of the absolute main attractions of Latin America. And because of its prominence it is also quite expensive to travel to. But there is a way around it.

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    Jungle Highlights

    Day 17-21: Puerto Maldonado
    Puerto Maldonado is in the southern Amazon region of Peru and right next to Bolivia and Brazil. There is Lake Sandoval with its famous giant otters and sometimes red howler monkeys. And then there is the Tambopata Reserve with its claylicks so full of colorful macaws and parrots that you fear to turn colorblind.

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    The highest Lake

    Day 22-23: Puno & Titicaca Lake
    With it’s 3’800m it is the highest navigable lake of the world and about 16 times as big as the Lake Constance. There are artificial floating islands and real ones to explore. And while the floating ones are quite touristic the real ones offer you a great insight into the lives of the southern Peruvians.

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