An experience that will live with me forever. The most challenging yet best 10 weeks of my life, without a doubt.
6 Weeks in Peru: Andes + Lake Titicaca + Machu Picchu
Program Details
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Date
September 25, 2016
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Departing
3 July 2017, 2 July 2018
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Price
Up to 31.8.17
£2496 - 6 weeks
£480 - Machu Picchu trek add on
Up to 31.8.18
£2525 - 6 weeks
£480 - Machu Picchu trek add on
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Peru, Teaching and Childcare Summer, Summer Holidays, Community Building, Physical Challenge, Indigenous Communities, Programs
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Leaper Alumni, July 2012
In A Nutshell
Spend 6 weeks in Peru living and contributing to remote communities in the Sacred Valley and at Lake Titicaca. Learn Spanish, explore the colonial Andean Cities of Arequipa and Cusco before the grande finale of trekking to Machu Picchu.
This program departs in July taking in most of the sights and experiences you'll find described on the Peru page with plenty of downtime for you to explore the country.
Whilst we recommend the full 6 weeks for a complete experience, if you want to join this program and fly home earlier, that's no problem. Just get in touch to arrange a return date and price to suit you.
This Program Includes
- Three Meals a Day
- Accommodation For Duration of Program
- Placement in a Team
- Safety & Induction Course on Arrival
- 24/7 Emergency Backup
- In-Country Project Leader
- Airport & Project Transport
- 'The Leap' T-Shirt
- Machu Picchu Trek
- Colca Canyon Trek
- White water rafting in Arequipa
2400+ Happy Customers
Over the last 12 years we've taken thousands of young people overseas to experience the trip of a lifetime.
That success has drawn industry-wide recognition. We're an accredited member of the Year Out Group, an association designed to promote the benefits of well-structured gap year programs, and part of the equivalent organisation in the USA - the American Gap Association.
We're big on safety too; every one of our programs is carefully researched, audited and risk assessed in accordance with the British Industry Standard for organising and managing adventurous activities outside the UK.
We have a great little brochure on Peru
DOWNLOAD OUR BROCHUREYour Itinerary
What you'll do and where you'll go, from the day you arrive until you hop on a plane back home.
Day 1Arequipa
You’ll start in the sun-drenched colonial Andean city of Arequipa where you'll spend your mornings learning Spanish before exploring this pretty World Heritage Site in the afternoons.
Visiting the San Camilo Market, meeting the resident alpaca’s and white water rafting down the Chili River, is just for starters.
Day7Lake Titicaca
Steeped in history the shores of Lake Titicaca are a visual feast of crumbling cathedrals, desolate altiplano and checkerboard fields backed by Andean peaks.
Here you’ll travel to the traditional Aymara community of Karina, found on a peninsula that juts out into the lake.
Karina are keen to develop community tourism so you will here with their village development and teaching in the school.
On route you‘ll have the chance to see the incredible floating islands of Uros which is an amazing spectacle.
Day 21Cusco
Cusco was the capital of the Inca Empire, and is now known for its archaeological remains and Spanish colonial architecture.
You will have a day or 2 here to explore this beautiful colonial city and other pre-Inca sites at Sacsayhuaman and Sillustani near Puno.
Day 24Sacred Valley -Tierra de los Yachaqs
The “Tierra de los Yachaqs” project involves a group of small indigenous communities tucked away in the Sacred Valley.
They live at about 3,500 and 4,500m high, in the spectacular Andean landscapes and live largely by traditional agriculture and crafts production. Keen to develop they will need your help with their traditional agricultural processes and teaching.
Day 35Trek to Machu Picchu
Saving the best to last. Now’s your chance to visit the breathtaking and iconic Inca site of Machu Pichu.
After a day or two exploring in and around Cusco you can either travel to the start of the Salkantay Trail, the less touristy and more spectacular 4-day trek through the winding valleys and stunning scenery before ascending to the site of Machu Pichu in time for sunrise. You will have the day to explore the site in all it’s glory before heading back to Aguas Caliente for the night.
Or you can spend an extra couple of days in Cusco and bus up to the entry point from which you can start a 2 hour trek to reach the main site.
Day 42 Arequipa
You will return to Cusco for a final day before taking a coach ride back to Arequipa.
In Arequipa you will have one last day to explore before heading beyond or home.
