14 Day Affordable Peru with Amazon Experience 2017 Itinerary

Half Day Larco Herrera Museum Depart your hotel and drive through colonial Lima before arriving at the Larco Herrera museum, considered the best museum in Lima. Founded in 1926 by the Peruvian archaeologist, Rafael Larco Herrera, the museum is located in an 18th century restored mansion, built over a 7th century pyramid, and holds one of the world's largest collections of pre-Columbian art. Your local guide will escort you on a guided tour around the museum's amazing exhibits with its collection portraying 5000 years of Andean civilization. Here, admire the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian masterpieces and a stunning exhibition of gold and priceless jewels. On the return to the hotel, enjoy a brief panoramic tour of Pueblo Libre, a small residential district near Lima's historical center with its traditional houses and plazas. Pick-up details to be advised locally. Approximate tour duration is 3 hours. OnDay : 2 Price : $49 Dinner & Show in Lima This evening, enjoy a delicious Peruvian dinner and a show in the "Gastronomical Capital of the Americas." Enjoy a wonderful buffet, along with a delightful musical performance and typical dances. Experience the sights, sounds, and flavors of Peru all at once during this fun-filled evening. Pick-up details to be advised locally. Approximate tour duration is 2.5 hours. OnDay : 2 Price : $55 Pisac Ruins & Market This morning, see magnificent views of the Urubamba valley and visit the extensive Inca ruins of Pisac, known as Inca Pisac, located along the ridge of the valley. The ruins are believed to have defended the southern entrance to the Sacred Valley. Inca Pisac, also controlled a trade route which connected the Inca Empire with the border of the rainforest, thus commanding a strategic position within the kingdom. Your knowledgeable guide will explain in detail the uses of the many buildings, when you tour the ruins. Afterwards, visit the village of Pisac and spend time bargaining with vendors on the cobblestone streets of the Pisac handicraft market. Enjoy a cultural blast as the entire town has been converted into a street market. Take the opportunity to haggle with locals on Alpaca wool clothing, antiques & handicrafts. Stroll to the Main Plaza and enjoy a snack, you may find Empanada de Queso or many of the clay oven cooked local treats. After a box lunch, return to the hotel. Pick-up details to be advised locally. Approximate tour duration is 6 hours. OnDay : 4 Price : $49 Dinner with Local Peruvian Family Tonight, you're invited to dine with a traditional Peruvian Family in their countryside home. Sample delectable local home-cooked Peruvian cuisine along with a warm and friendly cultural exchange with the family. As you share dinner, you’ll get to know the family first-hand and learn about work and everyday life in Peru. Pick-up details to be advised locally. Approximate tour duration is 2 hours. OnDay : 4 Price : $25 Highlights of Cuzco & Cuzco Behind the Scenes Combo Package Today's tour will give you a glimpse into the other side of Cuzco, the oldest continuously inhabited city of the western hemisphere. Start the day with a visit to a local fruit and vegetable market and observe the locals shopping for their daily goods. Try the local chuta bread and enjoy this colorful market where you will experience many new things. Later, head to the local Cuzco cemetery, where you will learn about the Andean understanding of life and see how the locals decorate the graves with gifts and food for their dead. It is traditional belief that the dead eat and drink as they would during life. Following the cemetery, you will have the opportunity to meet with an Andean shaman or healer and witness a real offering to mother earth & the sacred mountain protectors to thank them for this trip. Conclude this incredible morning with a cooking demonstration by a local chef showing you how to make a traditional dish from Cuzco. After a short break at your hotel, continue on to the impressive Colonial Cathedral in Cuzco which contains over 400 paintings from the Cusqueña School in addition to an impressive collection of colonial art, including Marcos Zapata's depiction of The Last Supper displaying Cuy, or Guinea Pig, as the main course. Continue on to visit the Temple of the Sun, whose walls and floors were allegedly once covered by sheets of solid gold. This temple was once the most important religious site of the Incas. From here you will travel to Sacsayhuaman, located on the northern slope of Cuzco. This impressive fortress, which consists of individual stones weighing well over 100 tons, took over seven decades to complete and is a prime example of Incan military architecture. Conclude the day at the Kenko amphitheater, a mysterious limestone formation decorated by intricately carved depictions of mythical entities. During the tour, you will have the opportunity to visit a local shop featuring alpaca clothing and accessories, and a local jewelry shop, featuring gold and silver necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings. Pick-up details to be advised locally. Approximate tour duration is 9 hours. OnDay : 6 Price : $109 Half Day Cuzco Behind the Scenes Today's tour will give you a glimpse into the other side of Cuzco, the oldest continuously inhabited city of the western hemisphere. Begin with a "Healing Ceremony". Meet with an Andean shaman or healer and witness an offering to mother earth & the sacred mountain protectors to thank them for this trip. Continue with a visit to a local fruit and vegetable market and observe the locals shopping for their daily goods. Try the local chuta bread and enjoy this colorful market where you will experience many new things. Later, head to the local Cuzco cemetery, where you will learn about the Andean understanding of life and see how the locals decorate the graves with gifts and food for their dead. It is traditional belief that the dead eat and drink as they would during life. Conclude the tour with a cooking demonstration by a local chef showing you how to make a traditional dish from Cuzco, followed by lunch. Pick-up details to be advised locally. Approximate tour duration is 5 hours. OnDay : 6 Price : $49 Half Day Highlights of Cuzco Today's tour starts at the impressive Colonial Cathedral in Cuzco which contains over 400 paintings from the Cusqueña School in addition to an impressive collection of colonial art, including Marcos Zapata's depiction of The Last Supper displaying Cuy, or Guinea Pig, as the main course. Continue on to visit the Temple of the Sun, whose walls and floors were allegedly once covered by sheets of solid gold. This temple was once the most important religious site of the Incas. From here you will travel to Sacsayhuaman, located on the northern slope of Cuzco. This impressive fortress, which consists of individual stones weighing well over 100 tons, took over seven decades to complete and is a prime example of Incan military architecture. Conclude the day at the Kenko amphitheater, a mysterious limestone formation decorated by intricately carved depictions of mythical entities. During the tour, you will have the opportunity to visit a local shop featuring alpaca clothing and accessories, and a local jewelry shop, featuring gold and silver necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings. Pick-up details to be advised locally. Approximate tour duration is 4 hours. OnDay : 6 Price : $69 Half Day Sillustani Tombs Afternoon drive to the pre-Incan burial ground of Sillustani. Upon arrival, a walking tour to the "Chullpas" of Sillustani on Lake Umayo, where the ancient Aymaras buried their high priests, in cylinder-shaped tombs. Please note that the archaeological site is located approximately a half- mile walk from where you exit the bus. . Pick-up details to be advised locally. Approximate tour duration is 3.5 hours. OnDay : 8 Price : $39 Full Day Canopy Walkway Early morning departure to the ExplorNapo Lodge. After breakfast at the lodge, begin the tour with a 40 minute trek to the Canopy Walkway through the lush Amazon Rainforest. This is truly a fabulous and unequaled rainforest experience! At a height of over 115 feet, extending for one-third of a mile across 14 walkways, the walkway provides views of the rainforest from the treetops, a perfect vantage point for observing Amazon wildlife and vegetation. This walkway is accessible to all and requires no special skills or equipment. The suspended walkway is spread between the area's largest rainforest trees and is one of the longest canopy walkways in the world. Enjoy a lovely Buffet Lunch at the lodge before continuing to the RenuPeru Ethnobotanical Garden adjacent to the lodge. This teaching garden cultivates over 240 species of medicinal and other useful rainforest plants and is tended by the local shaman. You’ll be enlightened about Amazonian natural healing and the many uses of some of the plants grown here, as well as some organic remedies used in modern medicine today. Note: This Tour is not recommended for customers that are uncomfortable with heights. Pick-up details to be advised locally. Approximate tour duration is 9 hours. OnDay : 12 Price : $139

Additional Information: Land only price does not include arrival/departure transfers, but does include flights Lima-Cuzco, Juliaca-Lima, Lima-Iquitos & Iquitos-Lima.