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Peru Classic Tours
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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  - The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
  - Cordillera Blanca Trek
  - River Rafting
  - Mountain Bike
  - Horseback Ride
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Cordillera Blanca Trek - Full Adrenaline in Peru
 
PROGRAMS
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5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS
This trek covers at least 70 km. (43.5 miles) within the Huascaran National Park, and affords breathtaking vistas of snow-capped Andean peaks, including Huascaran, Peru's highest mountain. The Cordillera Blanca is the highest mountain chain in the tropics. Our trek will take you over mountain passes as high as 4,700 meters (15,420 ft.) and skirts by turquoise mountain lakes.

DAY 1 HUARAZ-VAQUERIA
Drive via Yungay to Lake Llanganuco. Short afternoon acclimatization hike, across a 4,754 meters (15,500 ft.) pass where the view of the surrounding snow-capped peaks of Huascaran, Huandoy and Chacraraju is breathtaking, down to Vaqueria where the tents will be put up for the first camp. (B, L, D)

DAY 2 VAQUERIA-TUCTU
Walk down towards Colcapampa, through the Huaripampa valley. As we slowly head up this valley, the snow-capped peaks of Paria and Taulliraju will come into view. Camp in the vicinity of Paria or Tuctu. (B, L, D)

DAY 3 TUCTU-TAULLIPAMPA
The trail starts ascending towards Punta Union, a pass at 4,700 m. (15,711 feet). The mount Taullirau's glacial lake and glacier will add color and contrast to the amazing view down the Santa Cruz valley. The peaks of Santa Cruz, Quitaraju, Artesonraju will come into view in Taullipampa, where we will camp at 3,800 meters (12,464 ft.). (B, L, D)

DAY 4 TAULLIPAMPA-LLAMACORRAL
Walk along the valley of Arhuacocha and continue down the Santa Cruz valley. Finally, towards the end of the day, we walk out of the ever-narrowing gulley into Llamacorral to camp. (B, L, D)

DAY 5 LLAMACORRAL-HUARAZ
Reaching Cashapampa in early morning, we meet a vehicle to take us back to Huaraz, arriving in the afternoon. (B, L)
(B) Breakfast Included
(L) Lunch Included
(D) Dinner Included

*We provide vegetarian meals
 
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