Peru 2001 Itinerary

Peru September 2001 Itinerary

Day 1

Friday August 31, 2001

Fly Boston to Lima, Peru

Day 2

Saturday September 1st

Fly Lima to Cusco at 9 a.m.

For tickets used Fertur at: http://ferturperu.tripod.com/

Night as Casa de Campo Hotel

http://www.hotelcasadecampo.com/

Day 3

Sunday 9/2/2001

Hire private car and guide:

- birding at Lake Huacarpay

- trip to Pisac ruins and market

- explore Sacred Valley

- Full Moon Tonight

Night at Casa de Campo Hotel

Day 4

Monday 9/3/2001

Train to Machu Picchu

Check into Hotel

Visit Machu Picchu and arrange for late afternoon shuttle back to hotel

Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel

http://www.inkaterra.com.pe/Default.htm

Day 5

Tuesday 9/4/2001

Visit Machu Picchu again in morning

Take train back to Cusco in afternoon

Night at Casa de Campo Hotel

----------------INTO MANU PARK------------------------------

Day 6

Wednesday 9/5/2001

Meet Ramiro

Cusco 6 a.m. departure to Manu Could Forest Lodge in mini bus (about 7 hours)

birding along the way

Arrive at Cloud Forest Lodge early afternoon

Hike Waterfall trail and swimming

Night at Manu Cloud Forest Lodge

http://www.manuperu.com/1.htm

Day 7

Thursday 9/6/2001

Early excursion to Manu Cloud Forest Lodge Cock-of-the-Rock Lek

Breakfast

Explore Mirador Trail

Depart for Atalaya in mini bus

Bird the Cloud forest below the lodge

About 4 hours to Atalaya

Arrive at Amazonia Lodge around noon

Night at Amazonia Lodge

http://www.amazoinialodge.com

Day 8

Friday 9/7/2001

Free day

Night at Amazonia Lodge

Day 9

Saturday 9/8/2001

Amazonia Lodge to Pantiacolla Lodge

Visit hotspring bathing pool upstream at base of Pantiacolla Mountains

About 2.5 hours

Night at Pantiacolla Lodge

http://www.pantiacolla.com/

Day 10

Sunday 9/9/2001

Pantiacolla Lodge up Manu River to Manu Lodge

Stop at Boca Manu for a morning break

About 7 hours

Night at Manu Lodge

http://www.manuperu.com/1.htm

Day 11

Monday 9/10/2001

Free day

Night at Manu Lodge

Day 12

Tuesday 9/11/2001

Late morning Manu Lodge to Manu Wildlife Center

About 5 1/2 hours down Manu River and Madre de Dios river

Night at Manu Wildlife Center

http://www.ladatco.com/rfd-mwc.htm

http://www.lagamar.com/Pages/a_manu_wlcenter_view.html

http://www.manuexpeditions.com/ (Runs the Lodge)

Day 13

Wednesday 9/12/2001

Go to the macawlick early in the morning - 25 minutes

down river.

Night at Manu Wildlife Center

Day 14

Thursday 9/13/2001

Go to the macawlick early in the morning - 25 minutes

down river.

Night a Manu Wildlife Center

Day 15

Friday 9/14/2001

Fly in morning to Cusco from Boca Manu

Night at Casa de Campo Hotel

----------------LEAVE MANU PARK------------------------------

Day 16

Saturday 9/15/2001

Fly Cusco to Lima

Tour Lima for the day with Monica

http://www.monicatourism.da.ru/

Fly Lima to Boston

Day 17

Sunday 9/16/2001

Arrive in Boston around 10 a.m.