Message from the President of Tropical Nature Travel

Tropical Nature Travel has a special summer trip for your family-- or just for the two of you! Travel to Peru and stay in some of the most wildlife rich lodges in the world. We’ll also explore the wonders of Machu Picchu. This 11 day/10 night trip is the ultimate summer vacation in Peru!
 
After your first night in Lima, you’ll fly into Puerto Maldonado and board motorized canoes.  Travel downriver to the mighty Madre de Dios, which we follow to the Heath River. We’ll then travel up this wild and intimate river and arrive at the Heath River Wildlife Center.

The Heath macaw clay lick lies 10 minutes by motorized canoe from the lodge. Brightly-colored parrots and macaws fly in by the hundreds to feed on the clay. A specially-designed floating blind allows for complete concealment. You can even have breakfast and coffee in the blind while the birds are performing their morning ritual.
On days 4 and 5 we’ll continue by boat to Sandoval Lake Lodge. This 25-room lodge is a partnership between Tropical Nature and 5 Brazil nut-gathering families. It was built to protect the Giant Otters and other endangered wildlife that inhabit the lake and forest. The lodge is constructed almost entirely of ecologically harvested driftwood mahogany trees collected from the floods that naturally carry logs downriver out of Manu National Park.
Sandoval Lake has one of the largest populations of endangered Giant Otters in Peru. Once widespread throughout South America, the Giant Otter was hunted nearly to extinction. Sandoval Lake has a thriving otter population which can be observed as they fish and frolic in the lake.
On day 6 you’ll fly 1–hour to Cusco to stay in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. This area was once the heart of the Inca Empire, revered for its fertile soil. Spend the day relaxing in the beautiful surroundings of your hotel and acclimatize to the altitude.

On day 7, visit the colorful market in Pisac and the ruins at Ollantaytambo. This Incan temple complex, in the surrounding mountains, towers over the small town. 

On day 8 explore the wonders of Machu Picchu. Hike to the top of Huayna Picchu, Machu Picchu's close neighbor, for an exhilarating view of the ruins complex below. On Day 9 you'll have a second opportunityto explore the wonders of Machu Picchu and to understand the harmonious mixture of architecture and topography typical of Incan city planning.  In the afternoon, return to Aguas Calientes to catch the train back to Cusco.

Day 10 is spent exploring Cusco and the surrounding Inca on a guided group tour. Visit Inca sites such as the Sacsayhuaman fortress, whose giant boulders are placed to resemble a jaguar with an open mouth, the temple and amphitheater of Qenko with its underground stone alter, and the water shrine of Tambo Machay.

Day 11 we’ll fly to Lima and take a private tour to see key sites and beautiful colonial architecture. In the evening we’ll transfer to the Lima airport for our international flight home.  For more information visit: http://www.tropicalnaturetravel.com/travel/peru/ultimateperu.shtml

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Sanders

Elizabeth Sanders, President
Tropical Nature Travel, Inc             
Toll free: 877-888-1770
liz@tropicalnaturetravel.com