| Day 1 - Thursday |
Depart for Lima, capital of Peru. |
| Day 2 - Friday |
Fly to Iquitos, largest Peruvian city on the
Amazon River and the largest city in the world with no road connection.
Explore the city. |
| Day 3 - 7 Saturday thru Wednesday |
Take a five-day boat tour of the Amazon River
staying at the well-established Explorama lodges of Explorama, Explornapo,
and Ceiba Tops. Take multiple jungle hikes to search for wildlife.
Climb the trees and explore the upper canopy on a canopy walkway.
Cruise the Amazon and Napo Rivers in search of pink river dolphins
and fish for pirana. |
| Day 8 - Thursday |
Fly to Lima and bus to Casma - 6 hours. Visit
Paramonga (Chimu – 1300 AD) ruins near Pativilca on the way. |
| Day 9 - Friday |
Tour Sechin (1600 BC) ruins in the morning.
Bus to Huaraz (elev 10,000’) over Cordillera Negra (7 hours).
With clear weather, view the Cordillera Blanca before dropping into
Huaraz. The Cordillera Blanca has 50 peaks over 5700 meters (18,800
feet). |
| Day 10 - Saturday |
Cross the Cordillera Blanca and tour Chavin
(Chavin – 1000-300 BC), the oldest major culture in Peru. |
| Day 11 - Sunday |
Day hike in the Cordillera Blanca. |
| Day 12 - Monday |
Day hike in the Cordillera Blanca. |
| Day 13 - Tuesday |
Tour valley (Callejon de Huaylas) – Yungay,
Caraz, and Llanganuco. Short hike above Laguna Llanganuco. Stay
overnight in Caraz. |
| Day 14 - Wednesday |
Travel to Trujillo by bus through the Canon
del Pato (Duck Canyon) (9 hours). The road through the narrow canyon
has over 50 tunnels. |
| Day 15 - Thursday |
Tour Chan Chan (Chimu-1300 AD) and La Huaca
Esmeralda (Chimu-1300 AD) ruins. Visit beach at Huanchaco. Free
afternoon. |
| Day 16 - Friday |
Tour La Huaca Arco Iris (Chimu-1300 AD) and
Huacas del Sol y de la Luna (Moche-600 AD). Free afternoon in Trujillo. |
| Day 17 - Saturday |
Bus to Cajamarca – 9 hours (8700’),
site of the victory by Pizarro over the Inca king Atahualpa. |
| Day 18 - Sunday |
Visit Banos del Inca, Cumbe Mayo and other sites. |
| Day 19 - Monday |
Free day in Cajamarca. |
| Day 20 - Tuesday |
Bus to Chiclayo – 7 hours. |
| Day 21 - Wednesday |
Tour Sipan (Moche–500 AD) and the two
Lambayeque mesuems with a fabulous exhibit of gold artifacts discovered
at Sipan. |
| Day 22 - Thursday |
Tour Tucume (Moche). Free afternoon. |
| Day 23 - Friday |
Free morning. Fly to Lima in afternoon and return
to US. |
| Day 24 - Saturday |
Arrive in Seattle. |
