Tipishca Lodge offers the perfect retreat for enjoying the easy viewing of rainforest wildlife in comfort and style. The lodge is situated just steps away from the pristine, wildlife-rich Lake Tipishca, 30 km up the Las Piedras River, a 3/2 hour river cruise from Puerto Maldonado

The Tipishca Lodge acts as a refuge and safe-haven for endangered rainforest wildlife. And is a center for the development of Las Piedras Amazon Tour’s sustainable development projects – the future of conservation in the Amazon.
 

Cusco The ancient Incan capital was considered to be the "bellybutton of the world," by the Incans. This high mountain city blends colonial charm with Incan ruins.  Surrounded by the majestic Andes you will be amazed by the Incan stonework and the faces of the local native Quechuan population, walking with llamas and dressed as they were in Incan times. Nearby you visit the Inca's bath, Tambomachay and the mysterious semi-circular Kenko. You will be awestruck by the complexity and magnitude of the ancient fortress Sacsayhuaman. 

Sacred Valley Here you enjoy a stunning combination of Incan ruins, nature's majesty and Indigenous culture. Pisac, a beautiful terraced mountain, an Incan power point overlooking the picturesque market town with its narrow, Incan stone streets where the quechua people live and dress as they have for hundreds of years.  Enjoy Oyentaytambo a mountain fortress with a romantic history.

Machu Picchu “The lost City of the Incas.” This famous landmark never fails to impress!  Listen to your guide recount the many accomplishments of the Incas as you tour the ruins of towers, temples, and ceremonial baths.  Feel the wonder and mystery of the Incan culture.
 

Not Included in the Tour cost:

- International airfare to and from Lima, Peru
- Airport taxes
- Alcoholic  beverages,  tips, laundry service, Shopping, medical or travel insurance.

Day 2: Lima - Tipishca Lodge
After the arrival in Puerto Maldonado of your morning flight from Cusco or Lima, we drive 20 minutes to the mouth of the Las Piedras River where our especially equipped motor-canoe awaits us. The 80 km river journey to the TIPISHCA LODGE will take 3 ?  hours, so just sit back and relax in your reclining seats and enjoy the beautiful Las Piedras scenery; huge river-cliffs, tight meanders with river beaches, tumbling waterfalls and green canyons of pristine rainforest. Along the course you can expect to see a variety of flora including Red and Green Macaws, Squirrel Monkeys, Spectacled Caimans, Side-Necked Turtles, Capybaras, Black Skimmers, Horned Screamers, Amazon kingfishers and many other tropical riverside birds. Your guide will serve you lunch, snacks and chilled drinks, as well as spotting wildlife and entertaining you with jungle stories. 
We arrive at our new TIPISHCA LODGE port, our Yines hosts welcomes us and they invite us to enjoy a small presentation of its dances, songs and to share its traditional food based on fish wrapped in bananas leaves , roasted  yucca  and Masato chicha, elaborated of Yucca.
In the Night after dinner we ca walk with flashlight looking for the creatures of the night.

Day 3: Tipishca Lodge - Cusco City
Before breakfast we take the catamaran; Lake Tipishca’s Giant River Otter family is currently made up of 3 individuals; an adult breeding couple and their offspring. When the young reach three years old, the young otters will leave the family in search of their own territory. Adult Giant Otters consume 4kg (9lbs) of fish a day and the fish-rich Tipishca ensures their continual presence. Such is their strength and team play that even large Black Caiman and Anacondas will keep their distance from the Giant Otter family. Otters are very territorial, but also very sensitive. The Tipishca Giant Otters are accustomed to the presence of our catamaran, allowing us extended viewing at a comfortable distance, although they will sometimes come closer to investigate us, which is wonderful for photography! (Note: the Giant Otters fish on Lake Tipishca every day of the year, apart from when it is flooded by the river Las Piedras: a rare event, happening once or twice a year for a few days at a time).

After a good breakfast we will leave Tipischa for our final boat journey, speeding down-river to Puerto Maldonado in good time to catch your onward flights to Cusco. En route we will see a clay-lick located just 20 minutes down river from the lodge. The clay-lick is itself a large area of bare clay at the edge of the river, but it often attracts over 200 parrots in the morning and a dozen or so Red and Green Macaws later on. The clay-lick affords excellent opportunities for photography, especially in the months of September and October. Macaws and Parrots are attracted to eat the clay for a number of reasons, but principally it is the kaolin in the clay that combats the toxins found in their seed diet. But it’s easy to see that the parrots and macaws seem to enjoy the social aspect even more than the clay! Here, sat in the trees waiting for their numbers to grow sufficient for them to go down to the clay-lick, we can watch them in the trees playing, fighting, squawking and being affectionate with their partners or sometimes, even someone else’s!

Arriving in Puerto Maldonado we will drive to the airport in time to catch your flight to Cusco City. Finally you will have time to reflect on your amazing rainforest experience as your plane soars and you see the immense green carpet of the Amazon Rainforest stretch out below you.

 In the afternoon,  we go for  a city tour, visit the colonial cathedral, Santo Domingo, which is built on some of the most precise Incan construction. You will see many Incan and colonial constructions, the nearby  Inca's bath, Tambomachay and the mysterious semi-circular Kenko.  You will explore the ancient Sacsayhuaman. This amazing fortress of precisely fitted  giant stone was constructed by the Incas using some blocks which weigh more that 350 tons. The guide tells you about the mysterious Incas, their organizations, temples and palaces.  At night we have a typical dinner at  a local restaurant enjoying a folkloric music show while we eat. 
 

Day 4: Sacred Valley
In the morning we begin our drive along the curvy roads to the valley.  It takes about 40 minutes of spectacular scenery to arrive at  Pisac, an old mountain village.  From the mountain heights, we hike to the ruins, following an ancient Inca path which overlooks a cascade of terraces high above the valley and river below. We arrive at the ruins, buildings which reflect the most brilliant precision of the Incan stonemasonry.  We drive back down to the town center where we have time to browse the many colorful stalls. Vendors sell handicrafts ranging from fine alpaca sweaters and blankets to ornamental dishes, some of the finest pottery in Peru is found here,scattered amongst the native vegetables and breads in this colorful and diverse market.  Continuing through valley we arrive at Ollantaytambo, we hear the story of this Incan fortress and enjoy its old narrow stone streets lined with sunken aqueducts that still function to carry pure mountain water all year long.  In the afternoon we return to Cusco stopping by the village of Chincheros, this high Andean town is known for its quaint colonial church as well as its artesian textiles. Later we return to Cusco for a hot shower and dinner.
 

Day 5-6: Machu Picchu
Today we board our train for the scenic, three hour, zig-zagging journey into the lush Urubamba valley.  We arrive at the little village of Puente Ruinas where we will be spending the night in a comfortable hotel.  After we get situated, we go out to explore this wondrous cloud forest.  Later we enjoy the brilliant night sky while bathing in the natural hot springs. Early the next morning we will take the bus for the ascent to the sacred refuge of Machu Picchu, “the lost City of the Incas.” Here you can listen as your guide recounts the many accomplishments of the Incas as your tour the ruins of towers, temples, and ceremonial baths. After lunch you will have to time to enjoy the Incan citadel for yourself.  Later in the afternoon we take the train for our return back to Cusco.
 

Day 7: Cusco - Lima
Morning transfer to the airport to take the return flight to Lima, (this ends our Service) if your international flight is not connecting immediately, you can leave your personal items securely in the hotel without fee. There are many interesting places to visit in Lima, such as the Gold Museum or the Plaza Mayor de Lima, not included.