Day 5 : Flight to Trujillo - City Tour

Transfer to Jorge Chavez Airport in Lima for your flight to Trujillo
Repeption & Transfer to your Hotel in Trujillo

Morning free to explore on your own or relax.
In the afternoon we start the City Sightseeing tour including the Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral, Carmelite Church and Monastery, the Church of La Merced, the house Garcia Holguin, Emancipation House and finally the Cassinelli Museum .
This museum is important to study because it has many archaeological data, so much so that the researcher Christopher Donnan, has called it "THE WORLD'S MOST COMPLETE COLLECTION TO INVESTIGATE THE PAST"
Return to hotel and overnight
Overnight Trujillo.
Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel.
Visit the Huaca de la Luna, Moche Empire's cradle.
Some researchers contend that the Moche kingdom fell to the impact caused by the phenomenon of El Niño, which periodically cause torrential rains and floods in the north coast of Peru.
By dropping the Moche kingdom, their territories were occupied successively by the people of Lambayeque and Chimu cultures, descendants of the Moche.
Around 1470 the Chimú were conquered by the Incas, shortly before the Spanish disarticulated the Inca empire, the Tahuantinsuyo.

Then visit to the city of Chan - Chan, located 44 km. from the city of Trujillo.
This is made primarily of clay, composed by nine palaces and residence of the rulers of the Chimu State (ancient Peruvian culture).
It is considered the largest adobe city in the world, declared by UNESCO as Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Then we head to the fishing village of Huanchaco, best known for the totora horses, boats built by piles of totora (reed)
Return to hotel.
Overnight Trujillo.
Meals : Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel.
At proper time PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION to Chiclayo City
Arrive & Transfer to your hotel.

In the afternoon visit the archaeological site of Sipan.
Located on the edge of the ex-Hacienda Pomalca.
There in 1987 was discovered the tomb of a Moche Lord, the Lord of Sipan
More than 120 objects have been found
- Next to the sculpture were unearthed 120 items, including wreaths, batons, gold and silver nose rings, belonging to an elite personage buried in the tomb complex 14 of Sipan.
- The latest archaeological excavations at Sipan began on June 14, 2007.
- Following the recent findings, thousands of domestic and foreign tourists visit the archaeological site.
Transfer to Hotel.
Overnight Chiclayo.
Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel.
ICA CITY TOUR (4 hrs.)
Includes the Plaza de Armas, the Regional Museum, Cachiche, known as the town of witches, the Huacachina Lagoon, visit to the area of wine where you can taste the delicious wines and pisco of the place, buying candy and others.
Time for lunch (not included)
Tour Sandbording & Buggie

PRIVATE transportation to Nazca
Reception and transfer to Hotel.
Overnight Nazca.
Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel.
Pick up from hotel and transfer to the airport.
FLIGHT OVER THE NAZCA LINES
Observe the majestic lines and figures of the Pampas of San Jose that has 500 acres that have been studied for many years by Dr. Maria Reiche.
From the Nazca Airfield will take a plane that will take us to the mysterious Nazca Lines where he will see 14 figures: whale, trapezoids, monkey, dog, condor, spider, hummingbird, pelican, parrot, hands, tree, and the most mysterious "Astronaut. "
The flight lasts about 35 minutes.
Free time for lunch (not included) and personal activities

Transfer to Hotel.
Overnight Nazca
Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast, early morning, embark on an unforgettable motorboat excursion on Lake Titicaca to visit the floating islands of Uros, ancient inhabitants of the lake, known as the Water Tribe.
These natives have built their own islands by periodically adding new layers of reeds, also use this material for building houses and boats.
We continue sailing to Taquile Island, inhabited by Quechua-speaking natives who have developed from generation to generation an efficient and original social system and a superb technique of tissue (Taquile Textiles)
Upon our arrival we have lunch (included).
Then we will walk through the various hills and archaeological sites.

Return to Puno at approximately 5pm.
Transfer to Hotel.
Overnight Puno.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Transfer to Velasco Astete Airport in Cusco for your flight to Puerto Maldonado.

Reception at the airport of Puerto Maldonado (Pedro Aldamiz) and transfer to WASAI Maldonado Eco Lodge, where you will be greeted with a delicious tropical cocktail or juice.
Shipping and transportation for about 4 hours up the Tambopata River, to the WASAI Tambopata Lodge & Research Center (Box lunch en route). During the journey we will observe the local farms and birds of various species.
Opportunity to see the way families Capybaras, the world's largest rodent (60 kg).
As we move away from population centers near Puerto Maldonado jungle will be showing more rich in wildlife.
Reception and accommodation at the Lodge.
After a short break, take a night walk into the forest to observe and listen to insects, bats, frogs and an occasional encounter with nocturnal mammals.
Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.
The diverse sounds of the jungle will accompany our first night in the Amazon.
Overnight in Tambopata Lodge WASAI
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Before dawn we will cross the river Tambopata to see hundreds of parakeets andparrots in the Gato river bank, eating mineral salts in a clay wall.

On the way is possible to find groups of monkeys and other animals, you can also see interesting plants and insects

After breakfast you can relax in the beautiful surroundings of the lodge, fishing or swimming in the river or on the beautiful waterfalls of the River Cat. After lunch, board the boat toward the Sonene Bahuaja.

The trip runs beautiful uninhabited places, without human presence, exclusively forconservation and ecotourism provide an excellent opportunity to see birds and animals such as capybaras, jaguars, turtles, alligators etc.

Arrive at a place called Lick Chunchos nightfall, where we will camp on the banks ofriver.
Can observe the sunset and a refreshing swim in the river or you may catchsomething of the variety of aquatic fauna.
Night attempt to see nocturnal mammals andamphibians also visit the clay lick to eatclay or hunt prey.
Night camping in National Park
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

We awake to the sound of howler monkeys in the morning, then hundreds ofparakeets flying in the morning red sky.
Observe different species of macaws and many species of parrots and parakeetscongregate to eat mineral salts in the clay walls of the riverbanks. It is a natural spectacle of sound and color that lasts only a few hours early in the morning.
We will have a very simple breakfast on the beach followed by a short walk through the woodslooking for birds and animals.

With the completion of the travel back downstream to the Tambopata River Lodge.

After a hearty breakfast we will hike Ethno botany, learning about medicinal plants in the area. In the afternoon you can walk, lie in a hammock, go fishing, swimming,adventure activities such as flying foxes, kayaking, tree climbing, etc..
After dining take a boat ride to see alligators in the neighborhood near the Lodge.
Overnight in Tambopata Lodge WASAI
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Will have breakfast and then begin the return trip up the Tambopata River, down stream to Puerto Maldonado.
Arrive at Maldonado WASAI Ecolodge for lunch.
In the afternoon sail along the Madre de Dios River for 30 minutes and then walk through the forest to the tranquil and beautiful Lake Sandoval.

On the lake your guide will paddle in a small wooden canoe looking for giant otters,birds such as the Hoatzin, and Aningha.
The decline in the lake is a sight to behold.
Back nightfall as you walk through the woods looking for some of the nocturnal creatures of the forest and then we will embark on e boat awaits us in the Madre de Dios River to bring you to the Ecolodge where we have a farewell dinner.
Overnight Maldonado WASAI Ecolodge
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner