Putting Peru on its Feet Again 8 Day Itinerary

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1 Putting Peru on its Feet Again 8 Day Itinerary Cusco, the land of the Incas, was hit by heavy rains in early February, which devastated about 16,000 farming hectares, destroyed about 30 bridges and 5,000 houses were rendered uninhabitable. The news went out all around the world and almost 90% of the bookings for tours were cancelled, meaning that, apart from the destruction, the local people lost a vital source of income. This is a great opportunity to come a visit this exotic place, while there are not many tourists around, and you can also leave a Positive Footprint. As part of your meaningful adventure in Peru, we visit Cachicatta, a small Andean community which was affected by the heavy rains, and that, with your help will achieve a better way of life by helping with the restoration of houses and funding a new irrigation system. You will leave Peru with new friends, and enduring memories you will cherish. Duration Locations Minimum Maximum : 8 Days / 7 Nights : Lima / Cusco / Sacred Valley/ Machu Picchu : 2 Passengers : 12 Passengers

2 Price per passenger = US$2,455 (based on two people sharing a room) plus internal flights from Lima-Cusco-Lima of $220 (subject to change). This is based on a minimum of 2 participants. Single Supplement: US$ 898 (this is a surcharge if you prefer not to share a room, or if there is no one to share with you) Volunteer activities: Cachicatta community is a small traditional Andean Village with no more than 50 families. Its economy is based on agriculture and cattle farming. Here you participate in helping get this community back on its feet. The community service activities have been carefully chosen to provide benefit to basic necessities, based on community member s requirements. Volunteering activity: Local House Restoration This activity will take place from days 4 to 7. The idea is to restore the basic items in a house with the help of the local villagers; we are not building a new house. Donation: US$ 600 per house (included in your trip price) which includes all materials Activities: Roof repair Wall repairing with adobe (dry clay, sand, straw and manure) bricks Painting walls New wiring for lighting Kitchen repair Itinerary Description: Day 1 Lima (arrival) Upon arrival at Lima s International airport you are met by your Hands Up Holidays representative who escorts you to your hotel conveniently located near the airport. Meals on your own. Hotel in Lima: Costa del Sol Ramada: Day 2 Lima / Cusco (City and Surrounding Inca Sites Tour) After breakfast, you are escorted to the airport counter in order to board your flight to Cusco. Upon arrival to Cusco (10,496 ft), you are met by your Hands Up Holidays representative who directs to your private vehicle that will transfer you to your hotel. In the early afternoon, you enjoy a City and Surrounding Inca Sites Tour of Cusco. This tour will give you an introduction about the history and culture of this fascinating city. We start visiting the Cathedral of Cusco, with its massive stone pillars and You have lunch on your own account. elaborate religious works of art,

3 including sculptures of the saints and religious frescoes. Later, you will visit Koricancha (the Temple of the Sun,) which is the main religious centre of the Incas dedicated to the Sun cult, with some of the best Inca stonework in the city. The Santo Domingo Convent, with its elaborate carvings, paintings and other colonial-style works of art, was built on top of it by the Spanish Conquistadors. Later, you'll go to Sacsayhuaman (which is shaped as the head of a Puma,) Tampumachay (the sacred water site of the Incas,) Puka Pukara, known also as the Tambo (or the resting place) and Qenqo, where you can see the Inca altar that was used for animal sacrifices. You are then transferred back to your hotel. Dinner on your own account. At night you are met by Hands Up Holidays representatives to discuss your volunteer work on the following days. Planning is a very important issue. B Hotel in Cusco: Picoaga Hotel or similar: Day 3 Cusco (Buy materials for house restoration) After an early breakfast, you are met by your guide at the hotel lobby to go to Cusco s commercial areas to buy items needed for the volunteer work. The group may split to buy specific Items. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. After lunch, we will continue buying the items needed for the house repair. After buying all the items, these must be taken to be stored, and then you have the rest of the day at leisure. Dinner is on your own account. B/L Hotel in Cusco: Picoaga Hotel or similar: Day 4 Cusco / Sacred Valley (Guided Tour of Ollantaytambo + Volunteering in Cachiccata) Early in the morning, you are met by your guide at the hotel s lobby and driven by private vehicle to the Sacred Ollantaytambo. Here you enjoy a guided tour of this Inca site. After this guided tour, you are transferred to Valley of the Incas and on to Cachiccata, located just 10 minutes by

4 car from Ollantaytambo. Upon arrival at Cachiccata, you are met by representatives of the community who will receive the Water Pump that your trip fee has funded, in order to have enough water during the dry season for their crops, due to the destruction of their water channel because of the heavy rains in early February. After this you are directed to the houses that are going to be repaired. Here we proceed to carry all materials to the house, and we meet the family members who will help us with the restoration. Today we start with the cleaning of the house, getting out everything that the family may consider unnesesary for them. We take every item that will not be replaced to a safe place where it will be stored during the time we spend repairing. A box lunch is provided to sustain you. In the afternoon, you are transferred back to your hotel in the Sacred Valley. Dinner is on your own account. B/BL Hotel in the Sacred Valley: Casa Andina Private Collection: Casa Andina Private Collection - Valle Sagrado

5 Day 5 Sacred Valley (Volunteering in Cachiccata Walls and Windows restoration) After an early breakfast, you are transferred to Cachiccata and walk to the house you are helping to restore. You begin by repairing the walls, doors and windows of the house. A box Lunch is provided. After finishing with today s work, you are transferred back to your hotel. Dinner is on your own account. B/BL Hotel in the Sacred Valley: Casa Andina Private Collection: Casa Andina Private Collection - Valle Sagrado Day 6 Sacred Valley (Volunteering in Cachiccata: House painting and roof repairing) After an early breakfast, you are transferred to Cachiccata and walk to the house you are restoring; painting walls and fixing the roof. A box Lunch is provided. This task needs to be completed today. After finishing with today s work, you are transferred back to your hotel, where you have the rest of the day to relax in stunning surroundings. Dinner is on your own account. B/BL

6 Adventures That Count Hotel in the Sacred Valley: Casa Andina Private Collection: Casa Andina Private Collection - Valle Sagrado Day 7 Sacred Valley (Volunteering in Cachiccata Wiring and New Furniture) After an early breakfast, you are transferred to Cachiccata and walk to the house you are restoring, where we will check everything is ready to continue with the new wiring and furniture instalation. A Box lunch is provided. Today we end our task, clean up and then the highlight: give the owners the key to their restored house. You have the option to participate in an offering to Pachamama Mother Earth. You can also share with the family owners a special celebratory dinner. After dinner you are transferred back to Cusco and on to your hotel. B/BL/D Hotel in Cusco: Picoaga Hotel or similar: Day 8 Cusco / Lima / Out (Fly back to Lima and home) You have a free morning to explore the city and buy some souvenirs. In the early afternoon we transfer to Cusco s airport in order to board your flight back to Lima, and then your flight back home. Changing lives through travel...including your own UK: ; NZ: ; USA/Canada ; RoW: Bookings@handsupholidays.com 6

7 Adventures That Count Alternatively, you might like to explore more of this gorgeous country, such as the Amazon jungle, Colca Canyon and its condors, or Lake Titicaca. We are only too happy to make any or all of these experiences happen for you. B The Price Includes: Professional English speaking guide Private Transportation as mentioned in the itinerary Entrance fees to all attractions mentioned in the itinerary All Tourist activities mentioned in the the itinerary Vistadome train to and from Machu Picchu Tourist Shuttle to and from Machu Picchu after Vistadome train ride Volunteer materials and transfers Assistance while volunteering Hotels as mentioned in Itinerary. Hotels may change depending on availability, alternative hotels will not increase the price and will have same standards Meals mentioned as Included: B=Breakfast, BL=Boxed Lunch, L=Lunch, D=Dinner Carbon offsetting for your flights Internal Flights (Lima / Cusco / Lima) although this price is subject to change A donation of $300 per person The Price Does Not Include: Optional activities Meals not specified as included Items of a personal nature such as laundry, phone bills Alcoholic beverages Tips Any extras that are not mentioned in the itinerary Changing lives through travel...including your own UK: ; NZ: ; USA/Canada ; RoW: Bookings@handsupholidays.com 7