Paucartambo
An exceptional journey between the Andes and the Amazon, the mysteries of the Incas, those of Andean syncretism, and those of the great rainforest.
The journey in brief
After having seen Machu Picchu and explored the grand sites of the Inca Realm, experiencing Paucartambo is not given to everyone. To be swept up in the throng of masked and costumed religious brotherhoods who gather each year in the small town of Paucartambo to celebrate the feast of the Virgin of Carmen is an experience from which one does not emerge unscathed. Especially if one then follows the sun worshippers who gather at the Andean promontory of Tres Cruces for the sunrise over the Amazonian immensity, and then descends the Madre de Dios river by dugout canoe, discovering the great forest through exceptional stages.
Itinerary day by day
Lima
Welcome to Lima
The Inca Realm
Four full days to acclimatize to the altitude and discover the wonders of the Cusco region and Machu Picchu before being drawn into one of Peru's most extraordinary festivals.
The Inca Realm
Four full days to acclimatize to the altitude and discover the wonders of the Cusco region and Machu Picchu before being drawn into one of Peru's most extraordinary festivals.
The Inca Realm
Four full days to acclimatize to the altitude and discover the wonders of the Cusco region and Machu Picchu before being drawn into one of Peru's most extraordinary festivals.
The Inca Realm
Four full days to acclimatize to the altitude and discover the wonders of the Cusco region and Machu Picchu before being drawn into one of Peru's most extraordinary festivals.
Paucartambo
The frenzy of the "Virgen del Carmen" festival in one of the most beautiful small colonial towns of the Andes. Music, strange rituals, blessings, costumes, masks... a whirlwind of emotions and sensations.
Paucartambo
The frenzy of the "Virgen del Carmen" festival in one of the most beautiful small colonial towns of the Andes. Music, strange rituals, blessings, costumes, masks... a whirlwind of emotions and sensations.
Waykecha
After sunrise over the Amazon at Tres Cruces and the ritual to which we invite you with our shaman friends, we will make a stop at the Waykecha biological station.
Kosñipata
We descend the Swen Ericsson road to the foothills of the Andes. Between coca fields and cloud forests, we enter the Amazon.
Madre de Dios
The great Madre de Dios river carries us on a journey through one of the most preserved regions of the great forest, alternating between navigation and forest treks, all the way to Puerto Maldonado.
Madre de Dios
The great Madre de Dios river carries us on a journey through one of the most preserved regions of the great forest, alternating between navigation and forest treks, all the way to Puerto Maldonado.
Madre de Dios
The great Madre de Dios river carries us on a journey through one of the most preserved regions of the great forest, alternating between navigation and forest treks, all the way to Puerto Maldonado.
Madre de Dios
The great Madre de Dios river carries us on a journey through one of the most preserved regions of the great forest, alternating between navigation and forest treks, all the way to Puerto Maldonado.
Madre de Dios
The great Madre de Dios river carries us on a journey through one of the most preserved regions of the great forest, alternating between navigation and forest treks, all the way to Puerto Maldonado.
Lima
Return to Lima and end of the journey.
Your journey, what it includes
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