Details
Contact event host Dawn for more information or to sign up.
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14 seats available, $1000 deposit holds spot.
Total trip cost $2950, Inca Trail hike optional add on $400.
July 17 Arrive in Lima, driver will pick you up and take you to hotel Casa Andina
July 18: Day will with a tour of Lima. This will include a cooking class and a visit to the local market. Accomodations: Hotel Casa Adina, all meals included
July 19: In country flight (included) to Cusco. Once we arrive in Cusco, we will have lunch and tour the town square. We will then head to Pisac, a town in the Sacred Valley. Accommodations: Casa Florencio, all meals included
July 20: We will start our day early. We will begin by visiting the circular Inca site of Moray and the salt flats of Maras. We will then have a Pachamanca lunch in Perolniyoq with a local family. We will then hike (or have the option to drive) to a local waterfall. After the hike, we will visit a local school for a community service project
July 21: This will begin the two day Inca hike trail. This hike is optional and comes with an upcharge of $400 to cover permits and guides. The hike is seven miles and will take 5-6 hours. Those who do not wish to hike can take the train to Agua Calientes and meet the hikers in the evening. Accommodations: Taypikala Hotel and all meals
July 22: Group visit to Machu Picchu, this will included a guided tour. After the tour we will take a train to Ollantaytambo. There the group will have a free evening to explore on their own Accomodations: Albergue Hotel, breakfast and lunch (dinner on own)
July 23: We will start late morning on this day. We will visit the Inca site in Ollantayambo. We will then drive back to Cusco. Accommodations: Hotel Rumi Panku, all meals
July 24: We will visit the ruins of Cusco, Sacsayhuaman, Quenquo, Tambomchay, and Qoricancha. Accomodations: Hotel Rumi Panku and all meals
July 25: Leave to go home or head to the Amazon for the extension trip
COST:
Peru (main trip) July 17-July 25 $2950 (Inca trail hike additional charge $400)
Amazon extension July 26th-July 31st $1250
14 seats available, $1000 deposit due at sign up. Balance due 90 days pre-travel.
INCLUDED:
-8 nights hotel
-airport pick up and drop off
-most meals
-cooking class in Lima, entrance fees to ruins and attractions
-Moray/Moras, Perolniyoq hike, school visit
-in country transportation including flight from Lima —> Cusco
Not Included:
-international flight to Peru and back home
-tips
-alcohol
-meals not mentioned (two dinners)
-Inca Trail hike (optional with additional charge for permits $400)
Amazon extension itinerary:
July 26: leave Cusco and drive to Quillabama, the city of eternal summer. This drive goes over the Andes and into the cloudforest. This drive is named on the top 25 drives in the world by National Geographic. All meals included.
July 27: Drive to Ivochote where we will continue to the journey by river boat. We will stay overnight on a river platform, All meals included.
July 28: We will go through the Pongo and visit the Amazon side. Wildlife hike. All meals included
July 29: swimming the Yayato River, all meals included
July 30: Visit Qullabama, all meals included
July 31: drive back to Cusco, head home