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Andean Odyssey proudly offers an outstanding selection of tour packages to Peru - from Peru classic tours to well-known destinations like Cusco, Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca, to tours to little-known delights such as Kuelap in the northern jungle region, as well as a variety of adventure programs and special interest packages.

Peru classic tours include the 7-day "Best of the Southern Andes," 5-day tours of "the Inca Empire" or "Pre-Incan Civilization" and the two-week tour of "Enigmatic Peru." Peru classic tours offer the best of Peru's world-renown attractions in its southern highlands, as well as jungle adventure and spectacular archaeological ruins and museums in the north.

Do you want to see the best that Peru has to offer in a package that makes the most of your vacation time? Then Peru classic tours are just what you are looking for.

Regional Tours
In Peru's coastal region, Andean Odyssey will guide you to magnificent colonial Lima, the mysterious Nazca lines, pristine beaches of Tumbes, lush desert oasis outside Ica and the nearby Ballestas Islands teeming with marine and bird life, the world-class archaeological ruins and museums near Chiclayo and Trujillo, or to the famed Chulucanas artisans near Piura.

Andean Odyssey tour packages to Peru's spectacular Andean highlands region help you enjoy the very best of Cusco and Puno, as well as such lesser-known delights as the marvelous Colca canyon near Arequipa, the renowned fairs and handicrafts of Huancayo, the snow-covered Cordillera Blanca at Huaraz, the newly excavated Chachapoyas fortress at Kuelap, or the historical wonders of Cajamarca

Andean Odyssey tours to Peru's Amazon jungle region near the cities of Iquitos and Puerto Maldonado are unsurpassed. Whether you are looking for an air conditioned cruise down the Amazon or a walking tour in search of the exotic flora and fauna of the rainforest, you can't do better than the tours we have to offer.

Adventure Programs
Hiking on the Inca trail to Machu Picchu? Trekking in the breathtaking Cordillera Blanca? River rafting down the Urubamba between Cusco and Machu Picchu? Or perhaps you would prefer mountain biking or horseback riding in the Cusco region? Full adrenaline - Andean Odyssey tours in Peru have it all!

Special Interest Tours
Andean Odyssey has a variety of bird-watching tours to Lima and Paracas, Arequipa and the Colca Canyon, the Cusco-Machu Picchu region, Lake Titicaca, and to the jungle regions. Other special interest tours include educational family-oriented tours, study tours for executives and students, photography programs, archaeology and experiential tourism tailored to your desire to work with the local population.

So don't forget - whether you seek Peru classic tours to its world-renowned destinations, a package tour to one of its lesser-known attractions, or a specialized, made-to-order adventure or educational experience, it's all here at Andean Odyssey!
 
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- Lima, Paracas - Titicaca Lake
- Arequipa, Colca - Puerto Maldonado
- Cusco, Machu Picchu, Abra Malaga - Manu National Park
Program: Birding in Lake Titicaca
(4D,3N)

DAY 1
Reception in Puno
Upon arrival to the city of Juliaca, transfer to your hotel in Puno. Overnight in Puno.


DAY 2
Lake Titicaca
Breakfast. Our trip starts in the Lake Titicaca an impressive lake of oceanic proportions (8,380 Km2). Titicaca National Reserve was created in 1978. There are 37,000 hectares of marsh reeds in the South and North sectors of Lake Titicaca that are preserved. In the Reserve, we can find resident and migratory birds. Lake Titicaca is a wetland, considered the highest navigable lake in the world, and it is the largest body of fresh water in South America. Titicaca Lake has an altitude of 3822 meters above sea level. The lake´s water is slightly salty. During this first day, we will be sailing in a motor boat, through the Puno bay and also around the reeds. We will also have an opportunity to visit the Uros Islands.

Most of the species that inhabit this lake can be found on almost all bodies of water like lakes, pools and streams in the high Andes. Waterfowl species like the Puna Teal (Anas puna), Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica), Andean Ruddy-Duck (Oxyura ferruginea) and Andean Coot (Fulica ardesiaca) can be easily spotted. The endemic Titicaca Flightless Grebe (also Known as Short-winged Grebe (Rollandia microptera) inhabits the Titicaca lake basin, it is easily seen along the lakeshore all year round. Overnight in Puno. Breakfast and box lunch included.

DAY 3
Lake Umayo, Lake Lagunillas
Early breakfast, Today we will visit Lake Umayo, part of Lake Titicaca basin, 30 minute drive from Puno, on the road to Juliaca. Here we can bird the lake shores and the surrounding area, where we can find the grebe and waterfowl. Later, continue about 2 hour drive to Lake Lagunillas, which has a good set of water birds as well as puna birding. Late in the afternoon, return to Puno for overnight. Breakfast and box lunch included.

Some of the species of the reserve are:
  • Short-winged Grebe (endemic) (Rollandia microptera)
  • Silvery Grebe (Podiceps occipitalis)
  • White-tufted Grebe (Rollandia Rolland)
  • Speckled Teal (Anas flavirostris)
  • Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
  • Yellow- billed Pintail (Anas georgica)
  • Puna Teal (Anas Puna)
  • Andean Gull (Larus serranus)
  • Wilson´s Phalarope (seasonal) (Phalaropus tricolor)
  • Wren-like Rushbird (Phleocryptes melanops)
  • Andean Negrito (Lessonia oreas)
  • Many-colored Rush-Tyrant (Tachuris rubrigastra)

DAY 4
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport to catch your flight. (B)


(B) Breakfast Included
(L) Lunch Included
(D) Dinner Included

*We provide vegetarian meals
 
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