Adventures in Peruvia

Duration: Two weeks

Pros: Highlands and Amazon, sightseeing from cross-country buses, very unique, off the beaten path

Cons: Lots of travel, hits basically none of the famous Peruvian tourist attractions, no time in cities

Route:

Start in Lima

Fly to Cajamarca

• Churches, aqueducts, a room full of gold

East to Celendin (4 hours by bus)

• Chachapoya, Cloud forest

East to Leymebamba (8 hours by bus)

• Maranon Canyon, deeper than the grand canyon
• Museo Leymebamba
• La Congona, the lost city

North to Chillo or Tingo (1.5 hours by bus)

• Hike to Chachapoya citadel of Kuelap

East to Tarapoto (8 hours by bus)

• Laguna Sauce
• Hiking to local waterfalls

North to Yurimaguas (6-8 hours by bus)

East to Iquitos (36 hours by boat)

• Hang out on a hammock
• Eat bananas
• Visit an Amazon lodge
• Wildlife watching

Fly back to Lima