White water & wildlife holiday in Peru

This exciting adventure, featuring an eight-day river expedition through a magical and remote corner of Peru, takes us from the shores of Lake Titicaca to the heart of the Amazon jungle.From Lake Tititcaca, we drive across high Andean passes, then raft the white water of the remote upper Amazon jungle, before drifting sedately through dense lowland rainforest on the wildlife-rich lower Tambopata river.The trip culminates with a memorable train journey from Cusco to Machu Picchu. While acclimatising to the high altitude in Puno, we take a boat to the floating Uros islands of Lake Titicaca, and visit the stunning pre-Inca ruins of Sillustani.

Then we begin our journey into a rarely-visited region of Peru. Our road journey takes us across the Altiplano and high into the Andes - with breathtaking views over the little-known Apolobamba and Carabaya mountain ranges - before dropping into the Amazon rainforest.We bid farewell to civilisation as we start our rafting adventure on the Rio Tambopata and head into pristine jungle in search of wilderness, wildlife and wild water.

The last few days are spent drifting silently, spotting rare wildlife, exploring tributaries and camping on beaches. A night in a comfortable jungle lodge beside a spectacular macaw lick gives us time to explore jungle trails, before heading downriver to Puerto Maldonado and taking a short flight to Cusco, ancient capital of the Incas.From here we take the train to visit the amazing Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu. We then fly back to Lima.