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Jun 8: Fly to Lima
Acommodation: Hostal Residencial VictorJun 9: Fly to Cusco
Stay in converted monastery and lunch on alpaca steaks.Accommodation: Hotel MonasterioJun 10: Travel to Manu Cloud Forest
Short flight to Patrias Airstrip followed by 2-hour road transfer to Manu Cloud Forest Lodge.Accommodation: Manu Cloud Forest LodgeJun 11: Hike & Bike
Morning hike to see Cock of the Rock birds. Afternoon bus ride up mountain, 4-hour mountain bike ride back down.Jun 12: Enter Manu National Park
Short flight to Boca Manu Airstrip followed by 4-hour boat trip up Madre de Dios River into park. Hike 1.5 km to Juarez oxbow lake.Accommodation: Manu LodgeJun 13: Explore Manu National Park
Boat & hike to see wildlife including monkeys, sloths, capybara, giant anteater, caimen, turtles and birds.Jun 14: Explore Manu National Park
Hike to a viewing platform overlooking a nesting site for scarlet macaws. See a wide variety of birds including hoazin, toucan and parrots.Jun 15-16: Return to & Explore Cusco
Accommodation: Cusco Libertador HotelJun 17: Travel to Machu Picchu
Train to Aguas Calientes. Explore Machu Picchu. Accommodation: Pueblo HotelJun 18: Dawn at Machu Picchu
Morning exploration of ancient Incan site & trails. Train back to Cusco. Accommodation: Cusco Libertador Hotel
Jun 19: Travel to Iquitos, Peru
Fly over Andes mountains to Lima, then to Iquitos.Accommodation: El Dorado Plaza HotelJun 20-21: Explore Iquitos
Visit the Belén market and barrio. Shop and get a shave. Attend cock fights as part of the annual Fiesta de San Juan.Jun 22-24: Amazon Cruise
Board the Rio Amazonas to cruise the Amazon River along the Peru/Colombia/Brazil border.Jun 25: Arrive Colombia
Boat from Santa Rosa to Leticia. Check into hotel with no hot water, but a refreshing pool. Explore Leticia and Tabatinga. Go crazy feeding stray dogs.Accommodation: Hotel AnacondaJun 26: Explore Tri-Border Region
Boat along Javari River, visit Brazilian border town of Benjamin Constant.Jun 27: Fly to Iquitos
Jun 28: Start River Expedition
Take floatplane to tributary of Rio Napo.Board Delfin private expedition boat.Jun 29-Jul 4: River Expedition
Cruise the rivers and trek through jungle to see wildlife and how the Ribereños people live. Fish for piranha, swim, and paddle a dugout canoe. Swing in a hammock on the upper deck. Explore small towns and villages. Take a canopy walk. Get peed on by a baby sloth.Jul 5-6: Fly Iquitos to Lima to Los Angeles
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