Ready to say yes to new adventure? We will take you from Peru’s buzzing capital city to the mighty Amazon Jungle to enjoying an epic Machu Picchu package in just 15 days. Take it all in with your new friends and expert guide, and we promise you will go home with memories that will last a lifetime. Are you a Mighty Alpaca? Book now.
Our first stop is Lima, Peru’s capital city that is a hub of metropolitan culture. Named the culinary capital of Latin America, you will enjoy the fabulous food and drinks that Peruvians are proud to call their own. Following the city experience, you will arrive at Lake Titicaca, the beautiful birthplace of the Inca empire. You will have the unique opportunity to stay with a local family and completely immerse yourself in Andean culture.
Then we will take you to the iconic imperial city of Cuzco, also known as the gateway to Machu Picchu. Cuzco a center of nightlife and charm, a perfect place to live your days to the fullest or simply relax. Then we will weave down mountain roads to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Exploring small villages and local life, we will participate in social initiatives before your Machu Picchu package begins. At Peru Bucket List we believe you should adventure your way to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, so on this itinerary, you will complete the Inca Jungle Trek. Ziplining, hiking, biking, white water rafting and more will lead you on the most adventurous route to Machu Picchu, and will make your arrival to the site even sweeter.
After connecting to the sacred spirits of the Incas at Machu Picchu, you will head to the mighty Amazon Jungle. Covering 60% of our country, this is one of the most biodiverse areas on earth. During explorations, you will see flora and fauna found nowhere else on earth. And if that isn’t a true adventure, we don’t know what is.
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Who are a Mighty Alpacas? A nature enthusiast and explorer!
Moderate
Min. 18 – whatever year olds
All travelers under the required minimum age must travel with their parents or guardians.
Min. 1 – Max. 10
Lima, Peru
Lima, Peru
Lima, Lake Titicaca, Cuzco, Palcoyo Rainbow Mountain, Machu Picchu, and Puerto Maldonado.
Note: Tips are always optional; Our guides, porters and cooks receive a salary according to Peruvian laws, but if you wish to value their efforts and good work, feel free to do so; an economic incentive from you is always welcome. To find out how much you could award as part of a personal thank you, please click the link in Terms & Conditions. # 22, here you will find a standard referring to tips.
Meals Included: 14 Breakfast, 7 lunch, 6 dinners. Including vegetarian and vegan options – just let us know in advance.
Accommodations: Single travelers joining group tours will be paired in twins or groups in a shared dorm room at the hotel, tents, or lodge with someone of the same sex for the duration of the tour.
Room Upgrade: If you want privacy for the duration of the tour you can UPGRADE your own room at the time of booking. The price per night has a cost of 30 USD per night. (suggested 9 days for 270 USD), this option does not work in the Inca Jungle, Amazon experience, and Late Titicaca.
Service level: Standard – backpacker. Comfortable private twin rooms mixed with based shared hostels with character. Private transportations mix with public buses, domestic flights, trains, motorboats.
Welcome to Lima, Peru.
Your adventure begins in the afternoon around 4.00 pm, where there will be a briefing prior to departure. We will collect certain information, some insurance details, and next to kin details. So be sure to bring these details with you! Let us know if you are going to be late, send us an email or inform the accommodation as soon as possible.
After the meeting, we will be visiting the Magic Water Circuit which is the largest fountain complex in the world. We will also enjoy the colorful laser light show displayed on one of the fountains, a great way to start your Peruvian immersion as several typical dances and music will be played.
Private transfer:
Hostel – Magic Water Circuit (30 minutes)
Accommodation
Dragonfly Hostel’s or similar
Meals included
There are no meals included on this day
Are you ready for another destination in this beautiful country? We will travel through the alto altiplano region to travel to Puno towards the famous Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world with just over 3800 m.a.s.l. Where the legend says that the first Inca Manco Capac and his wife Mama Ocllo were sent by the Sun God to look for fertile lands and found the Empire. Puno is also known for being the capital of folkloric music in Peru.
We dare you to jump and swim through the waters of Titicaca! It’s cold…
Private transfer – 45 min approx.
A private shuttle will pick us from lima accommodation to the airport of Lima. Once arrived at the Juliaca airport a private shuttle will take us towards our accommodation in Puno. Relax and enjoy the views!
Plane: Lima- Juliaca 1h30m
Take a seat, relax and enjoy!
Free time
Enjoy the lovely city.
Activities Included
There are no activities included on this day.
Accommodation
Hostal Santa Helena ** (2) or similar
Optional activity
Orientation walk.
Meals included
Breakfast
We will leave in the morning guided by a local bilingual guide in a boat towards the Titicaca lake floating islands the Uros. After spending some time in the Uros community and families we will continue our boat tour towards the spectacular island of Taquile, famous for its artisanal handmade fabrics, traditional customs, and delicious trout for lunch! For lunch, we will be joining a family with spectacular views of the lake. On top of the island, you will have the feeling of being in the middle of the ocean.
We will then go back to the boat and ride back to Puno and head towards a small community for our overnight stay. It is important for you to know that the location of the overnight stay may vary according to the availability of the community. Staying with locals in the lake will give you a first-hand experience with the community and learn more about the place, how the community lives, traditions, and learn a few Quechua, Aymara, and Spanish phrases! You will end your day sleeping at above 3800 m.a.s.l. in a lake! with a typical dinner accompanied by typical dances!
Accommodation
Amantani Island homestay (local family)
Meals included
Breakfast & dinner (Basic local food)
Activities included
Titicaca Homestay Experience (this tour included hotel pick up / drop off experience guide)
In the morning you will have breakfast with the family, you will help prepare the homemade bread for the very delicious places. We will help with the daily tasks of the family and to finish our day before leaving for Puno we will enjoy for the last time a lunch prepared by them with a lot of love for us and it will be time to say goodbye to our host families. We will go to our boat on our way to Puno, joyful after having lived a beautiful experience.
Accommodation
Hostal Santa Helena **(2)
Meals included
Breakfast & Lunch (Basic local food)
Optional activity
Your Peru ambassador will take to a local restaurant where you will enjoy a local dance show. Puno the capital of folklore in Peru.
Let’s get ready to leave for the Imperial city of the Incas. We will travel to Cuzco with a local and safe bus through the jaw-dropping altiplano full of life with incredible landscapes. Cuzco’s former capital of the Inca empire is full of surprise and historical monuments. Witness the majestic Inca stonework with colonial-style architecture. Cuzco a magical city, it’s time to relax and explore.
Local bus: Puno- Cuzco 7hr30min
Take a seat, relax and enjoy the ride
Accommodation
Kokopeli Hostel or similar
Meals included
Breakfast
Optional activities
A good day to relax and know mora about Peruvians traditions
It’s time to explore one of the hidden gems in Cusco. Take this day to hike and explore with your travel group the fantastic “Palcoyo Rainbow Mountain” which offers a relaxed hike with and amazing views surrounded by stone forest, this is an alternative excursion to the popular “Rainbow Mountain Vinicunca” in Cusco. This beautiful hidden gem is located at 4900 m.a.s.l juts 3 hrs. far from the city of Cusco.
Activities included
Palcoyo Rainbow Mountain hike. From 8 am – 4 pm
Accommodation
Kokopelli Hostel or similar
Meals included
Breakfast
Optional activities
Salsa dance lessons. It’s time to learn salsa dancing or maybe improve your dance.
A few days before starting our trek to one of the ‘seven’ world wonders – Machu Picchu- we will visit the charming town of Ollantaytambo, located in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Ollantaytambo is a place of historical importance, it was one of the last Inca resistance towns against the Spanish invasion. Over the city rest ruins of a thousand-year-old temple built of gigantic stones, perfectly carved that amazes every traveler visiting Ollantaytambo.
Get ready for the evening activities as together with your leader you will be preparing Peruvian dishes for everyone (this is an optional activity).
Private transfer: Cuzco – Ollantaytambo 1hr30min
Enjoy the beautiful landscape traveling by minibus, private transportation from Cuzco to Ollantaytambo-Sacred Valley.
Accommodation
Hostal Las Orquídeas ** (2) or similar
Meals included
Breakfast
Optional activity
You waited this day for so long and finally, it’s here! This trek will be like no other. It’s more than just a trek full of stunning scenery, The Inca Jungle is not just a tour, it´s an experience. This is the most amazing and exciting trip to Machu Picchu with biking and trekking we can discover lots of adventures among the mountains, valleys, and rivers. Crossing small villages, coca plantations, coffee, and a lot of kinds of fruits. You are the Indiana Jones or Lara Croft of your expedition…action! We will get ready early to start our adventure. We will meet with our guide for the trek and leave together.
The Inca Jungle waits for you with its majestic and impressive landscapes, streams, and more!
Between 7.00 am – 8.00 am our private transport and the staff will pick you up from our hotel. At 8:00 am the bus heads towards Abra Malaga (4350 m.a.s.l.) which is the point of departure with the bikes, we will descend for 3 hrs., passing through small villages, orchards, rivers, and streams, reaching the town Huamanmarca (1250 m.a.s.l.) around 12.00 pm. approx. While descending it´s possible to see the vast changes in flora and fauna and the effect of oxygen level and altitude.
In Huamanmarca lunch will be served, a buffet restaurant that mainly uses local ingredients and prepares unique dishes. After a short break, we´ll head towards Santa Maria where you will decide if you want to be part of the rafting group or not: The ones who decided to continue with the rafting will be picked and brought the rafting camp, where they will receive a briefing and instructions. Safety is a priority, so you will be handed out all the protective gear necessary, during the rafting a safety catamaran and cataraft will always accompany us. The rafting guides are well trained and have tons of experience on the river. Depending on the season the river will be between class III and III+, in case the river will be class IV or higher for security reasons we will cancel the rafting. And for the ones who prefer not doing the rafting tour will go with an assistant guide on our private bus for 20 min. to the next town of Santa Rosa, from this point, we will walk 45 mins. approx. until reaching the Ecolodge called “La Choza”, there they will have the chance to pick coca leaves coffee beans, and maybe some other fruits or vegetable.
At the end of the rafting adventure, the bus will be waiting for the group to take them to the town of Santa Rosa where they as well will start the hike towards our jungle lodge La Choza. La Choza is a unique chance to enjoy the pure jungle in its best way, the guest family who receives you there still does things in according to tradition, in a way you can say it´s traveling back in time for 200 years. Don´t worry though, there are rooms with bunk beds and normal mattresses for you to rest your night on, accompanied by an orchestra of jungle sounds.
Once arrived, it’s time to start your adventures with lots of activities along the beautiful landscape! This day is not challenging at all. It will help you to get used to the terrain and use this day as a small warm-up for the next few days. Enjoy pure nature with its mountains, rivers, and fields!
Private transfer: Ollantaytambo – Abra Malaga 45min
Enjoy the beautiful landscape traveling by minibus.
Meals included
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
At around 7.00 am it´s going to be time to wake up, after which we´ll have the chance to enjoy a nice typical breakfast and a nice cup of homegrown and made coffee in the middle of nature. At around 8.00 am we´ll start walking along the banks of the river and start climbing for 30 min. toward an original Inca path. In this area, a lot of Inca trails can be found, but the one we will walk is the only one who still maintains in good a condition.
On our way, we will see wild fruits, like pineapple, pacay, avocado, and many more. The area is surrounded by many types of birds and orchids; this ecosystem belongs to the high forest and is one of the richest in terms of biodiversity of the Inca jungle. Once on top, we will see the whole valley of the lower Urubamba. The group will walk down the mountain for approx. 2hr30min. until arriving at the village of Qellomayo, to have lunch and regain some of your energy. After the meal, you will have free time to relax in a hammock and give your legs some rest. After a break, we continue walking for 3hrs. crossing farms, waterfalls, and rivers (one river you will have to cross with a cable car). At around 4.00 pm the group arrives at Cocalmayo or better known as the hot water springs of Santa Teresa.
Cocalmayo offers several relaxing crystal clear hot springs, each with its own temperature. The sound of the river and the stars at night time make it perfect scenery. After the hot springs, the group will continue to walk for about 40min. (or take a bus of you´d prefer) until reaching the town of Santa Teresa where you will check in to a nice comfortable hotel. After dinner, you all are invited to visit one of the bars to hang out with the other members of the group.
Meals included
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Around 7. 00 Am., after a typical breakfast, we will get ready to continue exploring the roads that were followed by the first expeditionary that discovered Machu Picchu and another important archaeological complex.
The next journey will start in Santa Teresa. Here people will decide if they continue with the zip line (and later this group will be taken by bus to the area known as the hydroelectric), or continue with a trek of 3hrs. approx. through the valley until reaching the hydroelectric while another group is doing the zip line.
Here in the hydroelectric is the place where the entire group will get together again. Here we will enjoy a great lunch. And after a break, we will continue walking along this great Inca Jungle tour for 3hrs. enjoying beautiful waterfalls, going through coca and coffee farms along the railway until arriving at the town of Aguas Calientes around 4.00 pm. Here the group will spend the night in a hostel.
At night we all will get together in a local restaurant to enjoy a great dinner and have a briefing about our next excursion to Machu Picchu and the group will receive some snacks.
Meals included
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Finally, on the last day of our Inca jungle tour, we get up around 4:00 am. After which we´ll get ready to head to Machu Picchu, our trek will follow an ascending path through the high forest, after registering in the control entrance around 6:00 am. we will have a private guide leading us within the Inca citadel for about 2 hours AFTER you will have until 12.30 pm time to explore Machu Picchu on your own in the afternoon, we meet in the town of Aguas Calientes for lunch at 1.00 pm and then go to the train station from where we take the train back to the city of Cuzco, where we arrive in the evening.
Local bus: Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu (20min)
Take a seat, relax and enjoy the ride
Local bus: Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes (20min)
Take a seat, relax and enjoy the ride
Train Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo 2h (118km)
Jump aboard, take a seat, and enjoy the view
Private transfer Ollantaytambo – Cuzco 2hrs
Enjoy the beautiful landscape traveling by minibus
Accommodation
Kokopelli Hostel or similar
Meals included
Breakfast
Enjoy a free day to explore more Cuzco or relax with a massage.
Do you still have enough energy? You can opt to take a full day to the rainbow mountain, quad bike in the valley, or take a relaxing massage. At night, get ready for the big party night!
Free Time
Relax and explore Cuzco.
Activities included
There are no activities included on this day. Optional activities recommended
• Rainbow Mountain
• Cooking Class
• Quad bikes
• Mountain bikes
• Rafting
• Humantay Lake
Accommodation
Kokopelli Hostel or similar
Meals included
Breakfast
Optional activities:
Salsa dance lessons. It’s time to learn salsa dancing or maybe improve your dance.
Activity included: BIG NIGHT OUT!
Let us celebrate together with an incredible trek and Machupicchu together. Open bar 1hrs and let’s explore one more time together what Cuzco has to offer by night…bars, clubs with special drinks with your new travel companions. We will show you how the locals party! The night is ours.
Get ready for another adventure heading to the Amazon jungle home to diverse wildlife. We are headed to Puerto Maldonado with a domestic flight to the southeast of Peru 55 kilometers (34 miles) west of the border with Bolivia, in the famous Tambopata River and Madre de Dios. Upon our arrival after about an hour and we will go to the office of our operator where we will make a brief stop to store large luggage and pack what is necessary for our stay in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. Then, we will go to Puerto Capitanía, aboard a motorized boat, and sail down the Madre de Dios River. During the trip, we will immerse ourselves in a fascinating natural environment; if we are lucky, we will witness Capybara (the largest living rodent), alligators, turtles, herons, cormorants, and other species of animals in their natural environment.
Upon arrival at Eco Amazonia Lodge, we will be received with an exquisite welcome drink. We will settle in our bungalows and have lunch together. Stomach full, our specialized guide will guide you through a trail to Cayman Cocha, a small lake with an abundant presence of Black Cayman specimens and Caiman.
Private transfers: 20min Private shuttle from Cuzco accommodation to the airport. From Puerto Maldonado airport we will be transferred to the tour operator office with private transport, where you will leave your luggage safely stored and continue towards our boat!
Plane: Cuzco – Puerto Maldonado 1hr
Jump aboard, take a seat, and enjoy the view
Accommodation
Eco Amazonia Lodge
Motorized Boat: Puerto Maldonado – Caimán Cocha 3hr
Get on board and enjoy the wonderful views of the Amazonian river!
Meals included
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
The morning begins at the sound of birds chipping at you. A warm breakfast will provide you plenty of energy for a morning full of new adventures. After breakfast, we´ll start to hike towards the depths of the forest, on trails especially prepared, with bridges to cross gorges and rivers. During the journey, we will observe the flooded forest and a variety of flora and fauna.
We will continue our trek to finally arrive at the majestic Lake Apu Victor with its crystal-clear waters, surrounded by swamps and giant trees. Afterward, we´ll go up to the Observation Deck, from which we´ll enjoy a panoramic view of the lake, observing Parrots, Macaws, Toucans, Camungos, Shanshos, Herons, and other animals, such as Caimans, Turtles, and more! If we are lucky, we´ll have a chance to observe the Giant Otter, one of the rainforest’s most spectacular animals.
After several hours, we will head back to the Lodge to enjoy lunch together. In the afternoon, accompanied by our specialized guide, we will visit Monkey Island, a unique place in the heart of Madre de Dios River, five minutes away from the Lodge.
During the hike, we will observe extraordinary landscapes, with stunning Amazonian flora. This impressive nature shelters a variety of monkey species (Maquisapas, Capuchins, Small Lion Monkeys, Frailes, and Cotos) other animal species like the Coati and Sloths, and a great variety of birds call this place home.
Finally, we´ll complete our visit to the island enjoying an Amazonian sunset! Back to the lodge, we conclude the day with a lovely dinner.
Accommodation
Eco Amazonian Lodge
Meals included
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
After a restful night’s sleep, the morning begins with a warm breakfast accompanied by the Amazons natural sounds from animals who inhabit this area. After a peaceful experience, we will head back to the airport with a motorized canoe and private van. Before heading to the airport, you will pick up your luggage stored at the tour operator’s office.
Private transfers: 20min
Private shuttle from the tour operator’s office to the airport.
Motorized canoe: Tambopata – Puerto Maldonado 2hrs
Get on board and enjoy the wonderful views of the Amazonian river!
Plane: Puerto Maldonado – Lima 1h30m – 2hrs
Jump aboard, take a seat, and enjoy the view
Meals included
Breakfast
Private transfers: 40mins approx.
Transfer from Lima airport to your accommodation in Lima. Drop off. It may take longer, but we ask you to be patient. traffic in Lima is chaotic.
TIME TO SAY “HASTA LUEGO!” Muchas gracias por tu visita a Peru and for being a part of the Mighty Alpacas!!
Private transfer: Lima Hostel – Lima Airport (1hr approx.)
Taxi service is included at the end of the tour. If you wish to extend your stay in the city of Lima and postpone or modify this service for later, please do so 2 days in advance before the end of the trip with us.
