Previous excursions included, but were not limited to:

Arrival and orientation

• Airport pick-up for group flight travelers
• Ten-day on-site orientation for semester/year students: Includes transportation, accommodation, activities and most meals
• Students will stay in a hotel on the first day in Peru and stay with their host families for the remainder of orientation
• Introduction to Peruvian culture
• Discussion of academic differences and expectations
• IFSA-Butler staff walk students through everything from how to succeed academically to living with a host family to integrating socially in the host university
• Welcome meal

Excursions

• Trip to breathtaking Machu Picchu, starting first in colonial Cusco and also exploring the ruins of Ollantaytambo
• Trip to Caral, an ancient city dating back to 3000 B.C. that was discovered in 1994 and is still being excavated today
• Trip to beautiful Pachácamac, which are pre-Incan ruins located about an hour south of Lima overlooking the Pacific Ocean

Events

• Salsa and Latino dance lessons every Monday
• Surfing lessons (semester 1)
• Swimming with sea lions (semester 1)