HIGHLIGHTS OF PERU & GALAPAGOS

23 days from GBP4,599 to GBP5,299 including flights
Tripcode: APG

Countries Visited: Ecuador, Peru

Three South American icons: Machu Picchu, the Amazon and the Galapagos

Watching Seals on the Beach in the Galapagos

Our three part trip starts in a comfortable lodge which provides the ideal base for exploration of the Amazon Rainforest, a truly unique and extremely valuable ecosystem. Flying to Cuzco in the Peruvian highlands, we encounter a city replete with Inca architecture and colonial charm. The nearby Sacred Valley of the Incas is our gateway to the extraordinary lost city of Machu Picchu. The tour concludes in the Galapagos archipelago, one of the world's leading ecological sites, and with our sleep-on-board small motor yacht we are permitted to access areas out of the reach of larger boats.

Why travel to Peru with Exodus?

Few other boats travel to the more far flung islands of Isabela and Fernandina to visit their spectacular sites. If comparing this trip to those of competitors, please check if they visit these beautiful and pristine islands in the Galapagos.

Walking & Trekking Newsletter - Louisa Richardson, Exodus Marketing Executive, writes about Peru – a Trekker Mecca! (26 March 2009).

What makes this trip responsible?

Responsible Travel

The Rainbow Centre, Kiya Survivors
Kiya Survivors is a registered Peruvian charity providing safe and loving educational and rehabilitation centres for children with special needs. It is the first school dedicated to special-needs children in the Sacred Valley and now 40 children attend regularly. Since the centre opened, Kiya has provided support to over 200 children as well as providing help on many social issues to other members of the local communities in which it works. Kiya Survivors at the Rainbow Centre is available to visit on almost all our trips that pass through Cuzco.

Itinerary

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Day 1

Fly to Lima.

Day 2

Fly to Puerto Maldonando; river expedition deep into Tambopata Reserve; guided jungle walk.

Day
3 - 4

Jungle exploration.

Day 5

Fly to Cuzco; free time to relax and explore city.

Day
6 - 7

Visit Sacred Valley including Inca site of Moray, a weaving demonstration and the Rainbow Centre.

Day 8

Visit the Lost City of Machu Picchu by train; optional daywalk to Machu Picchu via Winay Wayna ruins.

Day 9

Guided tour of Machu Picchu; return to Cuzco.

Day 10

Free day in Cuzco or optional rafting.

Day 11

Fly to Lima; afternoon city tour.

Day 12

Fly to Quito; free afternoon.

Day 13

Quito city tour.

Day 14

Early morning flight to Baltra; board boat and visit Plazas.

Day 15

Puerto Ayora, Charles Darwin Research Station and the highlands of Santa Cruz.

Day 16

Sail to southernmost island of Espanola: Gardner Bay and Punta Suarez.

Day 17

Floreana: visit Punta Cormorant and Post Office Bay.

Day 18

Sail to Isabela, visit Punta Moreno and Elizabeth Bay.

Day 19

Visit Urbina Bay on Isabela, sail on to Punta Espinoza (Fernandina).

Day 20

Puerto Egas and Bartolome.

Day 21

Visit Turtle Cove and sail back to Baltra; fly to Quito.

Day 22

Depart.

Day 23

Arrive London.

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Dawn view across the Tambopata River from our lodge

Fantastic views at Machu Picchu