Gunnar Lentz – Photo tour Peru
Photography with passion photographer – tour guide
Individual – Group tours
- Day of the Dead – November
- Carneval in Puno – February – March
Photo tours with passion – Hiking photo tours – Workshop tours
Time: October/November – February/March/April each year in combination with Lima – Arequipa flight and visit of Cusco – Macchu Picchu – stay at the jungle lodge Puerto Maldonado
Hike: Ascent of the Chachani volcano in Arequipa and Salkantaytrail near Cusco
Total: 17 days OR 20 days with Amazon extension in Puerto Maldonado
Number of participants: 6 to 10
Hotels: 3-star standard or camping on the trails
Highlights:
- Discover Lima and its nightlife with street photography
- Arequipa and its rich colonial past with reportage photography with the tufa quarrymen plus a 2-day volcano hike to Chachani
- Carneval in Puno with the best opportunities for portrait and documentary photography at the stadium and on the streets of Puno
- Cusco and its rich archaeological treasures from the Inca and colonial periods
- Architecture and street photography in Lima and Cusco
- Visit to Macchu Picchu and hike along the Salkantay Trail – landscape and nature photography
- 3-day stay at the Jungle lodge near Puerto Maldonado – nature and wildlife photography
- Regular post-processing of photos and creation of a photo book at the end of the trip
- Photo discussion in the evening – historical facts and details about the country – people
Day 1 – Arrival in Lima
Pick up at the airport
We visit the Larco Museum and learn a lot about the Preinka cultures and also about the Inca culture itself – evening photo walk around the Plaza de Armas
Hotel: 3-star standard in Mira¬flores or Barranco
Highlights:
– Discover Lima and its nightlife with street photography
– Image review in the evening – historical facts and details about the country – people
Lunch and dinner together – not included
Day 2 – Lima
Tour of the government district and the old city center. We visit the Franciscan monastery
Street photography around the Plaza de Armas and the old city center
Hotel: 3-star standard in Miraflores or Barranco
Highlights:
– Discover Lima and its daily life with street photography
– Image review in the evening
Lunch and dinner together – not included
Day 3 – Lima
Street photography on the coastal strip of Lima and around the Parque del Amor. Possibly visit to an aid project in Chorillos
Hotel: 3-star standard in Mira¬flores or Barranco
Highlights:
– Discover Lima and its daily life with street photography
– Image review in the evening
Lunch and dinner together – not included
Day 4 – Flight to Arequipa
Flight to Arequipa in the morning and check-in at the local hotel
Visit to the local market and street photography around the market and the city center
Late afternoon visit to the St. Catalina Monastery
Hotel: 3-star standard near the Plaza de Armas
Highlights:
– Discover Arequipa – its main market and nightlife with street photography
– Image review in the evening – historical facts and details about the region – people
Lunch and dinner together – not included
Day 5 – Arequipa
Visit to the Juanita Museum and possibly the Mario Vargas Llosas Museum
Afternoon visit to the tufa quarry – reportage photography and landscape photography
Hotel: 3 star standard hotel near the Plaza de Armas
Highlights:
– Discover Arequipa and the mining areas for the famous tufa stone
– Image review in the evening
Lunch and dinner together – not included
Day 6 – Ascent of the volcanic mountain Chachani
Pick up in the morning hours and approach to almost 4000m from there hike to the base camp
Hotel: Camping at base camp
Highlights:
– Discover the volcanic mountain Chachani – over 6000 m high – first day of the ascent
– Equipment such as gloves or snowshoes are provided
Lunch and dinner – incl.
Day 7 – Ascent to the summit of the volcanic mountain Chachani
Second day and ascent to the summit
Hotel: 3 star standard in the city center of Arequipa
Highlights:
– Summit ascent of Chachani and landscape photography at sunrise on the summit – unique view of Arequipa and the volcanic chain in the morning light
– Image review in the evening
Lunch and dinner – incl.
Day 8 – Drive to Puno and Lake Titicaca
Today we will drive through the Aguas Blancas National Park and will be able to take some nature and landscape photography along the way.
Hotel: 3 star standard in Puno
Highlights:
– Nature and landscape photography on the way to Puno
– Tour around the main square of Puno and the Condor viewpoint on Lake Titicaca in the evening
– Historical facts and details about the region – people
Lunch and dinner together – not included
Day 9 – Trip to the Uro Islands and the Capachica Peninsula in Puno
Today we take a boat trip to the Uros Islands and have a look at the lifestyle of the local people. From there we head to the local island of Taquile where we go on a hike in the afternoon and see local lifestyle. If you come around end of February we will see the great carnival of Puno – the second largest carnival in South America
Hotel: Local community familys in Taquile
Highlights:
– Reportage and portrait photography
– Image review in the evening
Lunch and dinner together – included
Day 10 – Trip to Taquile Island
From Taquile we head to the peninsula and local community of Capachica where we go on a hike in the afternoon. If you come at the end of february this will be the second day of the second largest carneval in South America.
Hotel: Local community familys in Capachica
Highlights:
– Visit to Capachica peninsula in the early afternoon
– Reportage and portrait photography
– Photo review in the evening
Lunch and dinner together – included
Day 11 – Trip to Cusco
Early departure to Cusco – on the way visit Sillustani and its tombstones and the archaeological site of Raqchi
Hotel: 3-star standard in the center of Cusco
Highlights:
– Discover the tomb towers of Sillustani
– Discover the archaeological site of Raqchi
– Landscape photography along the way and nightlife in Cusco
Lunch and dinner together – not included
Day 12 – Cusco and surroundings
Morning walk through the narrow streets of San Blas and San Cristobal followed by a short tour of the archaeological sites of Saqsaywaman, Qenqo and Tambomachay
Hotel: 3-star standard in the city center of Cusco
Highlights:
– Discover Cusco and its narrow streets and the archaeological sites of the Incas in the surrounding area
– Photo briefing in the evening – historical facts and details about the region – people
Lunch and dinner together – not included
Day 13 – Salkantaytrail
Early departure to reach the starting point of the Salkantay Trail – landscape photography at Laguna Humantay
Hotel: Camping on the trail
Highlights:
– Discover the Laguna Humantay
– Landscape and nature photography
Lunch and dinner together – incl.
Day 14 – Salkantaytrail
Second day of the trail with the ascent to the highest point of the hike
Hotel: Camping on the trail
Highlights:
– Discover the glacier mountain Salkantay – reach the highest point on the trail
– Landscape and nature photography
Lunch and dinner together – incl.
Day 15 – Salkantaytrail
Last day of the Salkantaytrail – descent and later 8 km along the railroad tracks to Aquas Calientes
Hotel: 3 star standard in Aguas Calientes
Highlights:
– Landscape and nature photography on the Salkantaytrail
– Image review in the evening
Lunch and dinner together – incl.
Day 16 – Visit to Machu Picchu
We try to be the first in the morning, as there are still few visitors on site before 9 a.m. and we can benefit from the light and the early morning fog.
Return to Cusco in the afternoon
Hotel: 3 star standard in Cusco
Highlights:
– Landscape photography at Macchu Picchu
– Image review in the evening
Lunch and dinner together – not included
Day 17 – Return journey to Lima and journey home OR extension to Jungle lodge in the Amazonas
Departure to Lima and onwards. Travel home or 3-day jungle extension
Hotel: Jungle lodge near Puerto Maldonado
Highlights:
– Night photography on a tour in the jungle
– Image discussion in the evening – historical facts and details about the region – people
Lunch and dinner together – incl.
Day 18 – Jungle extension in Puerto Maldonado
Get up early – we drive to the salt lick of the macaws and parrots – in the afternoon forays in the vicinity of the lodge
Hotel: Jungle lodge near Puerto Maldonado
Highlights:
– Discover Lima and its nightlife with street photography
– Image review in the evening
Lunch and dinner together – included
Day 19 – Jungle extension in Puerto Maldonado
Hike to some lakes in the jungle in the hope of seeing and photographing giant otters
Hotel: Jungle lodge near Puerto Maldonado
Highlights:
– Nature photography on a long hike to lagoons
– Image review in the evening
Lunch and dinner together – incl.
Day 20 – Jungle extension near Puerto Maldonado – return to Lima and home journey
Transfer to the airport of Puerto Maldonado and flight to Lima and then back home
Breakfast – included