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A dventure Collection
Choquequirao “Cradle of Gold” | 5D 4N
Horse Riding | Half Day
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu | 4D 3N
River Rafting | Half Day
Salkantay Trek | 5D - 4N
Short Inca Trail | 2D - 1N
Via Ferrata | Half Day
Zip Line | Half Day
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Iquitos
Fishing | Half Day
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PAracas
Buggies & Sandboard | Half Day
Desert Adventure | Half Day
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Puno
Biking in the Titicaca Valley | Half Day
Kayaking | Full Day
Quad Biking around Titicaca Valley | Half Day
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Tumbes or Piura
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Kitesurfing | Half Day
Marine Life Tour | Half Day
Surfing | Half Day
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Day 1:
Cusco - Limatambo - Carhuasi Huanipaca - Tambobamba
Cusco
Choquequirao
Cradle of Gold
Day 2:
Tambopata - San Ignacio Choquequirao
Day 3:
Choquequirao Exploring
Cusco
Day 4:
Choquequirao - Marampata Santa Rosa - Playa Rosa Linda
Day 5:
Playa Rosa Linda - Chiquisca Cachora - Cusco
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Choquequirao Trek | 5D - 4N
Choquequirao in Quechua means “Golden Cradle”, although this is probably not its original name,
this mysterious and dazzling place is another “Lost city of the Incas” located high on a ridge spur,
almost 1750m above the raging glacier-fed Apurimac River and surrounded by towering snowcapped peaks of the Vilcabamba mountain range. Enjoy a great experience and a new discovery,
appreciate the magnificence of Choquequirao with its palaces, temples, two-tier fountain systems,
canals, aqueducts, and its lovely terraces “upholstered” with profuse vegetation.
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Cusco
Horse Riding
Cusco
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Moray is an archaeological site
in Peru approximately 50 km (31
mi) northwest of Cuzco on a high
plateau at about 3500 m (11,500
ft) and just west of the village of
Maras. The site contains unusual
Inca ruins, mostly consisting
of several enormous terraced
circular depressions, the largest of
which is about 30 m (98 ft) deep.
Moray was perhaps an Inca
agricultural experiment station.
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Horse Riding through Moray | Half Day
The Inkas discover a perfect place to build the this big complex and they adapt this natural
formation of this land, to build there the most important acclimatization complex formed by many
circular and quite circular terraces. A safe Andean path that is still in use after many years will
help us to climb unto the top of the mountain, across many different lands where the people grow
principally white corn (the biggest of the world), barley lands and potatoes lands.
The View is really fantastic, because since this path is possible to see many snow mountains, great
part of the Sacred Valley, the “Vilcanota” river, the actual flora and fauna.Along this riding, will be
possible to see many eagles that begin to fly especially with the firs fresh winds.
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Day 1:
Cusco - Km 82. - Huayllabamba
Cusco
Inca Trail
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Day 2:
Huayllabamba - Llulluchapampa
- Pacaymayo
Cusco
Day 3:
Pacaymayo - Wiñaywayna
Day 4:
Wiñaywayna - Machu Picchu Cusco
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Inca Trail to Machu Picchu | 4D - 3N
The Inca Trek is probably one of the most famous walks in South America. A four day hike, taking
you from Cusco into the high Andean Mountains and along a secret trail only known by a few
trusted Incas, through many micro climates and spectacular scenery.
This trek ends with a visit to this new wonder of the world in the same way ancient people used to
do it: through the sun gate.
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Cusco
River Rafting
Cusco
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An activity safe & reponsibly
made for the passengers.
Amaze with all the natural
beauty Titicaca Valley has
to show & discover towns &
archaeological sites around it
while driving an all terrain quad
motor bike.
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Cusipata River Rafting Class II - III | Half Day
At 8:30AM the guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco. Then we will drive southwards to
Cusipata town where we will pump the raft and will receive our gear and safety talk.
After a period of training we will board our rafts and start descent by the Cusipata river. We will
cross a narrow canyon with some class 2-3 rapids. The scenery is beautiful and give us the chance
to see villagers working on their crops, fishermen and Andean wild birds.
Back to the hotel.
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Day 1:
Cusco - Mollepata Huayracmachay
Day 2:
Huayracmachay - Arayaniyoc Colpapampa
Cusco
Salkantay Trek
Day 3:
Colpapampa - Hatun Pocco
Cusco
Day 4:
Trek Sahuayaco - Lucmabamba
- Hydroelectric Plant - Aguas
Calientes
Day 5:
Machu Picchu guide tour - Cusco
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Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu | 5D - 4N
You will be in direct contact not only with some of the most beautiful mountains in this part of the
country, but also with ancient cultures, who still inhabit these places. The trek is crowned by the
approach to the ancient fortress of Machu Picchu.
The first thing that attracts adventure travellers to the Salkantay Trek is that the journey comprises
of dramatic changes in altitudes, landscapes, and eco-systems. Every day of the Salcantay Trek is a
different experience.
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Cusco
Short Inca Trail
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Day 1:
Cusco - Trek Chachabamba Wiñaywayna - Machu Picchu
Cusco
Day 2:
Machu Picchu - Ollantaytambo Cusco
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Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu | 2D - 1N
The mini Inca trail to Machu Picchu, combines a one day moderate hike, with a visit to one of
the New World Wonders. On the first day, the expedition begins with a hike through the midst of
ancient Inca remains and natural landscapes, from where one enters through the Sun portal “Sun
Gate” and continues onto the lost city of MachuPicchu. In the evening, an opportunity to relax in
the hot springs of the nearby city of Aguas Calientes.
The following day is devoted to visiting the best sites of the archeological sanctuary and marveling
at the panoramic views, in a unique environment. Experience the picture postcard view!
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Cusco
Via Ferrata
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A via ferrata is a path used to
climb a mountain with a safety
system permanently installed.
It gives the chance to people
without any experience in
climbing, the opportunity to
move through spectacular
mountain scenery using a
minimum of equipment.
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Via Ferrata on the Sacred Valley | Half Day
Transfer from your hotel either in Cusco or the Sacred Valley to the Ferrata Route location near
Pachar. Here passengers will meet their guides and will be given a safety briefing before receiving
their equipment. Ascending will take about 1 hour while descending will take about 2 hours. At
the end, passengers will be transferred back to their hotel or to the start point of their following
adventure in the Sacred Valley.
The climber is permanently tide to a steel cable that runs through the entire route. Usually
does not require any climbing rope. Metal ladders, bridges and similar facilities are used. This
helps maintain the physical difficulty of climbing and mix beginners skills while providing access
to a very high, and extreme vertical sections of a mountain, that could only be accessible to
experienced rock climbers.
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Cusco
Zip Line
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A zip-line consists of a pulley
suspended on a cable, usually
made of stainless steel,
mounted on an incline. It is
designed to enable a user
propelled by gravity to travel
from the top to the bottom of
the inclined cable by holding
onto, or attaching to, the freely
moving pulley.
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Zip Line in the Sacred Valley | Half Day
The Sacred Valley zip-line gives people of all ages the opportunity to fly over this magical and
magnificent valley, in a safe and fun way. A zip-line (also known as a flying fox, zip wire, aerial
runway) consists of a pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline. It is designed to enable
a user propelled by gravity to traverse from the top to the bottom of the inclined cable, by
holding on or attaching to the freely moving pulley. The zip line has 6 lines or cables, from 100mt
to 500mt, for a total of 2000mt. To get to the first line, a 35-minute hike is made, some parts
equipped with a via ferrata system to give maximum security and confidence to all adventurous
people, then you’ll have around 4 hours to zip-line. No experience required.
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Iquitos
Fishing
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Iquitos
At Charo Lake, you can bait your
hooks to try to catch one of
Amazonia’s fearsome piranhas
(and other fish as well).
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Charo Lake Fishing Trip
Charo Lake Fishing Trip. This afternoon, you will travel to this splendid “hot spot” lake, where
you will be certain to catch some of the more than 3,000 species of tropical fish that live in the
Amazon basin.
The key focus will be on piranhas, those small, sharp-teethed carnivorous fish with a big
reputation for being scary. Catching one will make for great cocktail conversation back home.
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Paracas
Buggies &
Sandboard
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Paracas
Peru is known for having
large sand dunes in Ica, some
reaching up to 2 km. Duna
Grande in Ica is the largest sand
dune in the world. There are
also great dunes near the capital
city in Chilca.
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Buggies & Sandboarding in Paracas | Half Day
You will start the most adventurous tour through the desert, you will explore the nearby dunes
and desert in a buggy guided by expert drivers, this tour includes sandboarding and it is catered
to our passengers, it can be a soft trip into the desert with more of a focus on sight-seeing and
photography, or it can be a full adrenaline experience with speed and big drops as the dune buggy
plummets down a dune.
Sandboarding is a fast growing actitivity around the globe and has strong roots in Peru. Both
beginners and expert snowboarders can enjoy Sandboarding. The basic are easy to pick up and on
a lot of the tours offer variety of dunes to choose from with different gradients to ski down.
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Paracas
Desert
Adventure
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Paracas
The desert of Paracas is known
as the driest in the world where
it seldom rains and where the
dunes create a unique image at
dusk or dawn. A place fully of
history, culture and breathtaking
landscapes where the winds
blow from east to west. A
tour in the Paracas desert is an
unforgettable experience filled
with adventure and action.
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Paracas Desert Adventure | Half Day
You will start your dessert expedition to a place called the California Desert, which is one of the
driest in South America. You will enjoy an incomparable excursion over one of the most arid deserts in the world. Journey
in SVU’s set up especially for this type of trip and driven by experts who know the spectacular
Paracas dunes, enjoy an amazing desert sunset.
The excursion ends with a dinner in this exotic desert under the stars.
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Puno
Biking in the
Titicaca Valley
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Ride around and discover
the natural beauty of Titicaca
Valley. Mountain biking will
take you through landscapes
and plains to impress you with
everything this magnificent
place has to offer.
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Mountain Biking in Titicaca Valley | Half Day
You will be collected from your hotel at 08:00hrs or 13:45hrs approx and briefed on your
adventure, afterwhich we will mount our bikes and enjoy the beautiful landscape, forests,
agriculture, livestock and Lake Titicaca, the National Reserve, the Uros floating Island and a
Panorama view of the city of Puno.
On Arrival to Viscachuni time to relax before returning to your hotel, on the way pass by the lake
and the Port of Puno. Arrival at 12:00hrs or 17:00hrs approx
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Puno
Lake Titicaca is often called the
highest navigable lake in the
world, with a surface elevation
of 3,812 m (12,507 ft).
Kayaking
Puno
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Kayaking Uros & llachon Islands | Full Day
Transfer to the port to board the motor boat, visit the fascinating Uros floating Island where we
observe an ancient ethnic group of fishermen. After 2 hours 20 minutes of navigation arrive at
Santa Maria - Llachon, and make contact with the staff of Titicaca Kayak Company.
After the safety briefing by the specialized guide get dressed with the kayak equipment,
paddle along the coast of the Peninsula of Capachica, landscapes with farming & fishing scenes
accompanies us, the beauty of Lake Titicaca make this an unforgettable experience. Enjoy a short
walk along the Llachon coast to observe the local culture, lunch then afternoon return to Puno,
arriving at approximately 5pm.
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Quad Biking
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An activity safe & reponsibly
made for the passengers.
Amaze with all the natural
beauty Titicaca Valley has
to show & discover towns &
archaeological sites around it
while driving an all terrain quad
motor bike.
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Quad Biking Around Titicaca Valley - Half Day
Tipon Archaeological park & zoo, natural landscapes and beautiful rock formations. We leave
from the city heading south to Huasao town in a private transport (35min.). We’ll be reaching the
hacienda where you will take the safety equipment and quad bikes to start the practice session,
where you will be instructed in how to handle the bike. After a brief practice we’ll be heading out to our destinations.
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tumbes or Piura
Kitesurfing
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Tumbes
Piura
Kitesurfing is a surface water
sport combining aspects of
wakeboarding, windsurfing,
surfing, paragliding, and
gymnastics into one extreme
sport. Get ready to surf through
the waves at an exciting speed.
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Kitesurfing | Half Day
During July the winds are ideal for beach activities. Kitesurfing has become up north a must-do
activitie. You will be taking lessons with every day kitesurfers so you can begin your amazing
experience. Peruvian northshore hides some of the best waves spots on earth, and it’s where you
will be performing this amazing sport.
We have levels and classes for everyone to fully enjoy the beach and this wonderful activity. Two
cities where the sun never goes away, ideal for beach lovers & water adventure seekers.
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tumbes or Piura
Marine
life Tour
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Tumbes
Piura
Weather it’s Tumbes or Piura
and thanks to the Humboldt &
El niño currents our northern
shores are filled with a very
important and diverse marine
life. Ideal to everyone who
wants to learn & feel the Pacific
ocean and its natural beauty.
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Peruvian Northern Sea Excursion | Half Day
Discover the magnificent biodiversity of the peruvian northern sea. Dive and snorkel around
beautiful bays and discover the submarine world, reefs, corals and colorful inhabitants, swim
along sea lions, turtles and colorful fish. These areas are protected and are ideal for snorkeling. For this snorkeling adventure you will have top quality equipment that will guarantee you a
unique, safe and unparallel experience in our ocean.
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tumbes or Piura
Surfing
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Tumbes
Piura
Surf is a very popular sport in
Peru because of great waves
that run through our entire
coast. For all levels and
experience, people can learn
the basics or embark on an
adventure trying to ride the
highest peruvian ocean waves.
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Surfing | Half Day
During July the winds are ideal for surfing. In Peru surf has become one of the main sports that
everyone wants to learn and get to ride our different sets of waves that run along our entire coast. Weather you’re a experienced surfer; or if you’re just beginning to learn, we have levels and
classes for everyone to fully enjoy the beach and this wonderful activity. Two cities where the sun
never goes away, ideal for beach lovers & water adventure seekers.
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