South America Panorama

Having just arrived back from our South America trip, we thought we drop you a line to tell you how much we enjoyed our journey. Everything was as we expected and more!! The itenery itself was outstanding, the scenery and sites ... well photos just don't do it justice! The hotels we stayed in where better than we expected ... the tour guides where fantastic and very knowledgable. The tours and all the pick ups and transfers where spot on. There is now doubt in our mind to use World Expeditions again soon, it is now just a matter of finding the time (and of course a little money). Antarctica looks great!!!

Bert and Bea Lozey | Western Australia
 

Peru - Raft, Bike And Hike

Join this amazing, fully supported multi activity adventure holiday across the Andes from Cusco to the 'Lost City' of Machu Picchu. Our aim literally is to get from Cusco to Machu Picchu under our own steam by bike, raft and on foot! Cusco with its long and historical past is a gem of a city and our time will be well spent visiting all the highlights. Time is spent in Cusco to ensure adequate acclimatisation to the high Andes before we take the backroads to various ruins around Cusco and head into the Sacred Valley of the Incas by bike. We continue by raft down the roller coaster grade 2-3 rapids on the Urubamba River before joining our final stage of the trip, the Classic Inca Trail. Walk at your own pace through a variety of spectacular scenery, enjoy the mountain vistas and explore the ruins along the way whilst being well looked after by our staff. Finally we reach the Sun Gate and the unforgettable picture post card view of the of Machu Picchu.

Brief Itinerary

DAY 1 Arrive Lima
DAY 2 Fly from Lima to Cusco
DAY 3 Cusco city tour
DAY 4 Cusco and tour of local ruins by bike
DAY 5 Cycle Cusco to Pisac
DAY 6 Cycle to Ollantaytambo
DAY 7 Drive to Abra Malaga Pass at 4450m and descend 1500m by bike
DAY 8 Raft along Urubamba river & trek to Patallacta
DAYS 9/10 Trek Inca Trail
DAY 11 Trek to Machu Picchu
DAY 12 Machu Picchu & afternoon return to Cusco
DAY 13 Free day in Cusco
DAY 14 Fly to Lima, trip concludes
Trip Grading
Duration:  14 days
Activities:  Adventure Touring Trekking
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Next Trip:  01 August 2010
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Pricing:  AU $3,190.00
No local payments required