Previous excursions included, but were not limited to:

• Arrival and orientation
• Airport pick-up for group flight travelers (when a group flight is offered)
• Ten-day on-site orientation for semester/year students: includes transportation, accommodation, activities and most meals
• Students stay in a hotel for their first night 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 lead sessions on academics, living with a host family, integrating into the host university and more
• Welcome meal
  
• Excursions
• Trip to breathtaking Machu Picchu, which begins in colonial Cusco and also includes a tour of the ruins of Ollantaytambo. Read a blog about this journey!
• Trip to Caral, an ancient city dating back to 3000 B.C. that was discovered in 1994 and is still under excavation
• Trip to beautiful Pachácamac, pre-Incan ruins located about an hour south of Lima overlooking the Pacific Ocean
• Academic year students: excursion to the Amazon rainforest. Includes a visit to a shaman to learn about traditional medicine, visit to the Yagua tribe, a trip to an animal sanctuary, boat trip, night walk in the jungle and swimming in the Amazon River. *Semester 1 students may also participate for an additional fee.
  
• Events
• Salsa and Latin dance lessons
• Surfing lessons (semester 1)
• Swimming with sea lions (semester 1)