Ecuador Alive – 9 Days – Starting at $980.00 CAD land only
Ecuador is a microcosm of South America. Within its borders are snow-capped mountains, smoking volcanoes, enormous river systems, lush tropical coastal plains and dense Amazonian jungle. The capital of Quito is the second of the Inca capitals and the area is rich in history and culture. Ecuador has something for everyone!
7 days starting in Cuzco for $830 CAD – Departs any day
Cuzco, Sacred Valley, Inca Trail, Machu Picchu.
Spend a week retracing the steps of the ancient Inca civilization, highlighted by the spectacular Inca Trail hike to Machu Picchu.
Day 1 Cuzco
Pickup at the airport in Cuzco and transfer to your hotel. Relax and explore the fascinating city of Cuzco. Overnight in Cuzco. Peru is frequently referred to as the ‘Land of the Incas’. It is true that the Incas formed the greatest empire on the continent and left mysterious cities such as Machu Picchu. However, the Incas were the only the last in a long series of Peruvian civilizations spanning several thousand years.
7 days starting in Cuzco for $785 CAD/person
Departs any day
Cuzco, Lares Trek, Machu Picchu.
Spend a week hiking the seldom-visited Lares Trek and visit the lost city of Machu Picchu. A great alternate route from the Inca Trail. Learn Colonial and Inca history en route as the views-and the altitude-literally take your breath away. Start and finish in the colonial gem of Cuzco, the oldest continually inhabited city in South America.
Day 1 Cuzco
Pickup at the airport in Cuzco and transfer to your hotel. Relax and explore the fascinating city of Cuzco. Overnight in Cuzco. Peru is frequently referred to as the ‘Land of the Incas’. It is true that the Incas formed the greatest empire on the continent and left mysterious cities such as Machu Picchu. However, the Incas were the only the last in a long series of Peruvian civilizations spanning several thousand years.
5 days for $995 CAD/person
4 days for $880 CAD/person
3 days for $ 760 CAD/person
Day 1, 2 Arrive Puerto Maldonado / Heath River Wildlife Centre
Your adventure begins at Puerto Maldonado airport, just a 35 minute flight from Cuzco but already deep in the Peruvian Amazon. Lodge staff brings you to the port where you travel to the Heath River Wildlife Centre on a four-hour river canoe trip. The intimate Heath River wilderness is full of capybaras, oxbow lakes with Giant Otters, hundreds of birds and mammal species, and the five top predators of the Amazon: Jaguar, Giant Otter, Black Caiman, Harpy Eagle, and Anaconda. Heath River features the world’s most accessible large macaw lick, which has registered up to 260 large macaws in one day, making it one of the five largest recorded macaw licks in the world. Though all five of these licks are spectacular, the Heath Lick is by far the most economical to visit, making it deal for a short Amazon itinerary to combine with the Inca sites of Cuzco and Machu Picchu.
4 days starting in Puerto Maldonado $385 CAD/person
Refugio Amazonas Lodge, Amazon rainforest, wildlife spotting hikes, canoe tours, night walks.
Refugio Amazonas Lodge (RA) and Tambopata Research Center (TRC) are located in the lush Tambopata Nature Reserve deep in the Peruvian Rainforest. Soak up the jungle life at the lodge and take advantage of a variety of guided activities including visiting a macaw clay lick, going on wildlife hikes, taking canoe tours, visiting with local communities, and going on night jungle walks. The Research Center is home to the world’s largest macaw clay lick, featured on the cover of a 1994 issue of National Geographic Magazine. Choose from a 4 day adventure to the Refugio Amazonas Lodge, or take a longer tour and experience the Tambopata Research Center as well. Each tour, from 4 to 7 days long, starts at Puerto Maldonado airport, where you take a 2 hour motorized canoe ride to reach the remote jungle lodge. Return to Puerto Maldonado on the last day.
Arequipa and the Colca Canyon
4 days for $565 CAD/person – Departs any day based on availability
Description:
The Colca Canyon, said to be twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, was formed from the Colca River’s source in the Andean glaciers. The river, which descends rapidly to the Pacific Ocean, cut through the soft volcanic rock to form this immense canyon. In the surrounding valley you visit traditional villages, view condors, and enjoy scenery as grand as anywhere in the Andes.
Arequipa, Peru’s second largest city, enjoys a privileged location at 7,800 feet (2,380 m) elevation against the backdrop of the perfect snow-capped cone of 19,000 foot (5,822 m) El Misti Volcano. Founded by the Spanish in 1540 on the site of an existing pre-Inca settlement, this attractive city is graced with many handsome colonial buildings constructed from light-colored volcanic stone called sillar (pronounced “seal-yar”)
Arequipa’s most remarkable visitor site is the Convent of Santa Catalina. Throughout colonial times, the Convent accepted a daughter from every generation of every prominent southern Peruvian family. Over time, this important institution grew to occupy several city blocks in a walled maize of cloisters and gardens. The Catholic church declined in importance in the 19th century republican era, such that the nuns of today’s convent occupy only a small area within the extensive original property. The remaining complex has been open to the public since 1970. It’s a beautiful, ethereal world of intimate courtyards, fountains, narrow alleys, and austere but ample living quarters: a fascinating and timeless glimpse into colonial life at the boundary between affluence and piety.
Start and End in Puno
4 days from $170 CAD/person
Puno, Lake Titicaca, Uros Island, Quechua Homestay, Amantani Island, Taquile Islands.
Relax on the pristine waters of Lake Titicaca, and immerse yourself in rural Quechua culture. Explore one of the highest lakes in the world, and get a first-hand experience of the people who live here on a rare homestay opportunity.
Magical Incas – 15 Days – Starting at $1,440.00 CAD land only
Encounter a truly magical Peru and absorb an array of culture, history, mystery and tradition. Colourful markets, fascinating ruins, spectacular mountain scenery and flourishing Amazon ecosystems provide the perfect insight into this alluring destination.
Torres del Paine Trek – 9 Days – Starting at $2,125.00 CAD land only
Torres Del Paine National Park lies on the southern edge of the Patagonia ice cap and is one of Chile’s most spectacular national parks. The massive granite towers of the ‘Cuernos del Paine’ dominate the magnificent landscape. The park is a wonderland of snow-capped mountains, rugged granite peaks, beautiful waterfalls, glacier-fed lakes, Magellanic forests and open pampas. Our camping adventure begins with a drive from El Calafate in Argentina, across the frontier to Chile. In the days to follow we will trek to the base of the mighty Towers, stand in awe of the Grey glacier, trek between the granite walls of the spectacular French Valley and enjoy encounters with wild guanacos and giant nandues. Everywhere around you the dramatic scenery is spellbinding. Finally we return to El Calafate to witness the slow, torturous advance of the magnificent Perito Moreno glacier.
Galapagos Cruises – 3 Nights from $1224
The Galapagos Islands are unique. Consisting of 13 main islands the “Enchanted Isles” are home to the most amazing collection of plants and wildlife. Some species are found no-where else on earth. Having been isolated for millions of years from the mainland the wildlife on these remote islands has little intrinsic fear of man. On board your cruise boat you will be presented with an incredible opportunity to get up close with nature in a way you never imagined possible and offers you a broad, yet in-depth look at the wildlife and geography that make up this truely stunning marine reserve.
