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Moon Handbooks Peru

CHICLAYO SECTION

Getting Around
Guided tours are a good option for getting to Chiclayo’s far-flung sites and having them explained by an informed guide. The best operator in Peru’s north is InkaNatura Travel, which has a Chiclayo office in the lobby of the Gran Hotel (Federico Villareal 115, tel. 074/20-9948, email:pvargas@inkanatura.com.pe, Web: www.inkanatura.com).
InkaNatura runs a range of cultural tours in the area that link with Trujillo and Chachapoyas.
InkaNatura can be contacted through its main Lima office (Manuel Bañon 461, San Isidro,
tel. 01/4402022, email: postmaster@inkanatura.com.pe, Web: www.inkanatura.com)

MANU SECTION

InkaNatura
The other high-end Manu operator is InkaNatura Travel (in Lima tel. 01/4402022,
email: postmaster@inkanatura.com.pe,
web: www.inkanatura.com, $1,190 for six-day trip),
which is one of Peru´s leading operators, with programs in Chachapoyas, Puerto Maldonado, and the jungle around Quillabamba as well.
InkaNatura is the profit-making arm of the Peru Verde conservation organization that owns Manu Wildlife Center. It offers a four-day trip to a tented camp at Cocha Salvador, with a round-trip flight between Cusco and Boca Manu and a optional two-day extension to the Manu Wildlife Center.

CHACHAPOYAS SECTION

Sports and Recreation
Recommended hotel tours are offered by InkaNatura (Manuel Bañon 461, San Isidro, Lima,
tel. 01/4402022, email: postmaster@inkanatura.com.pe,
web: www.inkanatura.com).
InkaNatura offers a five-day trip to Chachapoyas from Chiclayo ($840, including transport, lodging and board) or a seven-day loop from Chiclayo to Chachapoyas and onto Cajamarca via the adventurous Marañon Valley road.

TAMBOPATA SECTION

Sandoval Lake Lodge
This comfortable lodge has a privileged location on Lago Sandoval, a crystal-clear lake fringed with Mauritia palms and teeming with aquatic birds. The lodge’s operator, InkaNatura, often combines a trip to this lodge with a sister operation near the Bolivia border, the Heath River Wildlife Center.
The Sandoval Lake Lodge has clean rooms made of recycled cedar, with electricity and hot water. The lake itself is an enchanting place, especially when waters turn pink and orange with the suns rising and setting, forming a perfect mirror for the elongated palms at the water’s edge. About 30 bird species, mostly aquatic, can be seen on a typical boat ride, including several species of king-fisher, herons, and egrets. There are giant otters on the lake, but they are hard to see. Trails from the hotel’s backyard lead into the Reserva Nacional Tambopata, which backs up against the property.
Reaching the lodge is the best part. Boats drop guests off at a dock, from where they walk 3 km through a jungle lane flitting with butterflies.
Then guests board a canoe, which is paddled across the lake to the lodge. Each leg of the journey, motorboat, walking, and canoe, takes about 45 minutes.
The lodge is the result of a deal struck in 1996 with the Mejia family, who homesteaded around the lake in the 1950s and now operate their own lodging nearby, Casa Hospedaje Mejia. A two-night program costs $190 and can be booked through InkaNatura Travel
(in Lima tel. 01/4402022, email: postmaster@inkanatura.com.pe, web:http://www.inkanatura.com).

INTERNATIONAL TOUR AGENCIES SECTION

World Class Travel Services
It works with the best operators in Peru, such as Amazon Explorer and InkaNatura. World Class offers tours all over Peru.