Anthromn

I would like your opinion on this itinerary for two weeks in Peru. We are limited on cash and would like to know if there is anything to add or switch around. Things with dates are already booked so there is no changing them. Please help, any advise would be wonderful.

Day 1:
8:00 PM Bus from Boston, MA to New York, NY
6:20 AM New York, NY to Quito, Ecuador
6:15 PM leave Quito, Ecuador to Lima, Peru
8:30 PM arrive in Lima
Hostel Stay in Lima

Day 2:
5:40 AM Lima, Peru to Cusco, Peru
Event Hatunrumiyok
Event Museo de Arte Precolobino
Event Qoricancha
Event Calles Loreto
Hostel Stay in Cusco

Day 3:
8:00 AM Taxi from Cusco to Pisac
Event:Artisans' Market
Event:Inca ruins above Pisac
8:00 PM Taxi from Pisac to Urubamaba/Yucay
Hostel in Urubamba/Yucay

Day 4:
Event: Fortress Ruins
Event: Salineras de Maras
Event: Old Town
Bus/Taxi from Urubamaba/Yucay to Ollantaytambo
Bus Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes
Hostel stay in Aguas Calientes

Day 5:
Event: Huayna Picchu peak
Event: Machu Picchu
Bus very early morn. Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu
Hostal stay in Aguas Calientes

Day 6:
Train from Aguas Calientes to Cusco
Event: Cathedral
Event: Plaza de Armas
Event: Sacsayhuaman
Event: Santa Catalina Convent
Hostel stay in Cusco

Day 7:
Flight from Cusco to Puerto Maladonado
Event: Jungle (2day/1night, tour)
Stay at a jungle lodge

Day 8:
Event: Jungle
Flight evening from Puerto Maladonado to Cusco

Day 9:
Scenic train from Cusco to Puno/Lake Titicaca
Hostel stay in Puno

Day 10:
Event: Lake Titicaca/Floating Islands
Homestay on Taquile/Amantani (2day/1night, tour)

Day 11:
Hostel stay in Puno
Event: Lake Titicaca/Floating Islands

Day 12:
Event: Plaza de Armas
Event: Monasterio de Santa Catalina
Hostel stay in Arequipa
Bus from Puno to Arequipa

Day 13:
Event: Colca Canyon (Colca trip booked through tour)
Hostel stay in Chivay

Day 14:
Event: Cruz del Condor
Event: Colca Canyon
Fly from Arequipa to Lima in the evening
Hostel stay in Lima

Day 15:
Event: Museo de la Nacion
Event: Museo Arqueologico Rafael Larco Herrera
Event: Cathedral
Event: Museo de Arte Colonial Pedro de Osma
Hostel stay in Lima

Day 16:
3:55 PM Lima, Peru to San Jose, Costa Rica
7:35 PM San Jose, Costa Rica to New York, NY

Day 17:
4:30 AM Bus from New York, NY to Boston, MA

althom1122

Looks like a great itinerary. There is no bus from Ollanta to Aguas Calientes - just train. You're really getting to see a lot - will have a great time.

Jeff_Costa_Rica

I take it when you say "event," it's a place on an itinerary of an organized tour?

You're going to get to see a lot, and it looks like a terrific view of all the highlights of southern Peru. It should be a great trip. When are you going?

joode

Your itinerary looks fine for the most part but be prepared for the likelihood of altitude sickness in Cusco as it can affect some people quite badly - I was one! We were there last November and would've loved to be able to explore but was too sick to get about. Pills called Sorojich (or similar, I can't remember exactly) are freely available at local pharmacies and worked liked magic!
The only thing in your itinerary I would question is the 2 nights in Puno as well as your 1 night on Amantani as Puno is NOT a very attractive place and the lake is very polluted until you get out beyond the reeds to the reed islands (which are very interesting). We didn't go to Amantani but just did a day tour to Sun Island on the way to La Paz in Bolivia but I would drop a night off staying in Puno if at all possible.
Ollantaytambo and surrounding country is really beautiful and the train ride to Aguas Calientes is very scenic, you'll enjoy it. Machu Picchu of course is amazing though getting a little over-touristed unfortunately, but then we all want to see it don't we?!!
Just a tip: the markets at Aguas Calientes are very good, I bought heaps of stuff for presents to bring home there but do not buy when the train has just arrived as the prices stay high, but wait till later in the afternoon when it's quieter and you will get a much better price - bargain hard and keep your sense of humour and you'll do well!
Puerto Maldonado and the jungle are HOT! but very interesting and enjoyable all the same but mosquitos are bad so make sure you have plenty of STRONG repellent.
Enjoy your trip!

althom1122

If you're doing an overnight homestay on Amantani or Taquile (which I'd recommend!), you'll have a hard time dropping a night from Puno. You need to spend the night before the boat trip (since it leaves at 8 in the morning) and the next day you don't get back to Puno until late afternoon (around 4, as I remember). We had considered trying to fly back to Lima from Juliaca on the day we got back from the boat trip, but decided we didn't have time to make the flight, which was originally scheduled for 6:15 but ended up being moved back to about 4:30 - so it was a good thing we changed our plans. The two nights in Puno are almost unavoidable if you want to fly somewhere else (the airport is about an hour away or maybe a bit more). I suppose you could go somewhere via bus after getting back to Puno, but it's late in the day, so I don't know.