Adventure in Peru
Embrace the spirit of Peru as your troop explores history in Lima and visits mysterious Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas discovered in 1911. The incredible sites are complemented by a service program in the small community of Cachiccata, where your troop will get to make breakfast for school children, participate in painting and reforestation projects, language exchange and even a soccer game! Your adventure is capped by two amazing days at the Amazon Lodge, where you will explore the jungle by foot and by boat.
2013 Itinerary
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Day 1: Fly to Peru
Arrive in Lima
Day 2: Lima
Take a guided tour of Lima:
- Government Palace
- Archbishop’s Palace
Visit the San Francisco Monastery
Visit the National Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Take a walking tour of Miraflores
Day 3: Lima • Cuzco
Fly to Cuzco
Take a guided tour of Cuzco:
- Korikancha Temple
- Cuzco Cathedral
- Sacsayhuaman Fortress
Visit Inca sites of Tambomachay and Kenko
Day 4: Sacred Valley
Travel to Cachiccata
Participate in service program at local school:
- Painting walls, chairs and tables
- Teach English to school children
- Participate in a language exchange
- Make mud bricks for building
Day 5: Sacred Valley • Machu Picchu
Participate in service program at local school: - Make breakfast for school children
- Participate in reforestation project
- Take part in a farewell soccer game
Take evening train to Machu Picchu
Day 6: Machu Picchu • Cuzco
Visit Machu Picchu
Take evening train to Cuzco
Day 7: Cuzco
Enjoy a free morning in Cuzco
Visit a local orphanage
Day 8: Amazon Lodge
Take flight to Puerto Maldonado
Take boat ride to Amazon Lodge
Take a guided afternoon hike
Take a night walk or night boat ride
Day 9: Amazon Lodge
Take a morning jungle hike
Visit a canopy tower for bird viewing
Take a boat ride to see caimans
Take a boat ride to Monkey Island or Ethnobotanical Garden
Day 10: Depart for home
Day 11: Arrive home