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Ultimate Peru Wildlife

Lima · Cusco · Sacred Valley · Manu National Park · Tambopata National Reserve
Duration
15 Days · 14 Nights
The route
Lima · Cusco · Sacred Valley · Manu National Park · Tambopata National Reserve
Style
The Andes, the Sacred Valley and two rainforests
Best season
May – October · best
The route

14 nights, 5 stops — the andes, the sacred valley and two rainforests.

Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Manu National Park → Tambopata National Reserve.

Round trip · returns to Lima

LimaCuscoSacred ValleyManuTambopata
What you're tracking

What you'll see

Inca tern
On the coast.
Humboldt penguin
On the Ballestas islands.
Peruvian pelican
Along the shore.
Andean swift
Over the city.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive Lima

Arrive Lima

The journey begins.

Arrive in Lima, met and transferred to your accommodation. Lima combines a world-class food scene with Humboldt-current wildlife on its shores.

02Lima

Lima

A full day in the field.

Explore Lima before the Andes and Amazon.

03Lima → Cusco

To Cusco

On to the next.

Transfer to Cusco. Explore the Inca capital and acclimatise. A historic-city day before the cloud forest.

04Cusco

Cusco

A full day in the field.

A historic-city day before the cloud forest. Inca Cusco before the descent to Manu. Cusco's Inca and colonial heritage makes it a destination in itself, as well as the gateway to the wild.

05Cusco → Sacred Valley

To Sacred Valley

On to the next.

Transfer to Sacred Valley. Inca ruins and Andean markets in the valley. A gentle day acclimatising amid the terraces.

06Sacred Valley

Sacred Valley

A full day in the field.

A gentle day acclimatising amid the terraces. The Sacred Valley's terraces and ruins, along the Urubamba, were the green heart of the Inca empire.

07Sacred Valley → Manu National Park

To Manu National Park

On to the next.

Transfer to Manu National Park. A macaw clay lick and oxbow-lake otters. Cloud-forest and lowland trails for Manu's wildlife.

08Manu National Park

Manu National Park

A full day in the field.

Cloud-forest and lowland trails for Manu's wildlife. A full day in the world's most biodiverse park. Manu's altitude range, from cloud forest to Amazon, gives it the greatest biodiversity of any park on earth.

09Manu National Park

Manu National Park

A full day in the field.

A full day in the world's most biodiverse park. Rainforest trails, clay licks and night safaris.

10Manu National Park

Manu National Park

A full day in the field.

Rainforest trails, clay licks and night safaris.

11Manu National Park → Tambopata National Reserve

To Tambopata National Reserve

On to the next.

Transfer to Tambopata National Reserve. A dawn macaw clay lick and oxbow-lake otters. Rainforest trails and canopy towers for birds.

12Tambopata National Reserve

Tambopata National Reserve

A full day in the field.

Rainforest trails and canopy towers for birds. A full day of Amazon wildlife and photography. Tambopata's Colorado clay lick draws hundreds of macaws and parrots at dawn — the largest such gathering known.

13Tambopata National Reserve

Tambopata National Reserve

A full day in the field.

A full day of Amazon wildlife and photography. Clay licks, otters and night safaris.

14Tambopata National Reserve

Tambopata National Reserve

A full day in the field.

Clay licks, otters and night safaris.

15Depart Tambopata National Reserve

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Tambopata National Reserve — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

May – October

Peak season

Drier inland season — the best window for onward travel.

December – April

Good season

Warmer, with sunnier coastal weather in Lima.

Wildlife you may see
Birds Penguin

Make it yours.

Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.

Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season

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