Machu Picchu - Journey through Peru

You will be welcomed at the airport and driven to your hotel in Lima.

Lima, also known as the “City of Kings”, was founded in 1535 by the Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro. Located directly on the Pacific coast, Peru’s capital city is a melting pot of cultures where you will encounter people, flavours, and history from different regions. The bustling metropolis has something for all tastes and ages: indulge in exquisite, internationally-praised cuisine, catch some waves on the coast, visit museums, and stroll around the historical center or the bohemian district of Barranco.

Accommodation: Hotel Innside Lima Miraflores

Admire the colourful colonial architecture around the “Plaza San Martín” and the main square “Plaza de Armas”, where you can also see the Government Palace, the Cathedral, and the Municipality. From here, visit the San Francisco Monastery and discover its underground maze of tunnels and catacombs.

Head to Lima’s contemporary districts, Miraflores and San Isidro, that combine beautiful parks, such as “El Olivar” and “Parque del Amor”, shopping centres and modern architecture. End your tour at the Larco Museum and appreciate over 45.000 objects. Don’t miss the museum’s famous and unique erotic ceramics collection from the Mochica culture.

Accommodation: Hotel Innside Lima Miraflores
Meals: Breakfast
Includes: Colonial & Contemporary City Tour with San Francisco Monastery and Larco Museum (5h)

You will be picked up from your hotel and driven to the airport for your flight to Cusco. Upon arrival, you will be welcomed at the airport and taken to your hotel in the Sacred Valley.

As you drive through the winding roads, stop to explore many fascinating ruins, citadels, and agricultural terraces. Some of the Sacred Valley’s favourite attractions include Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Maras, Moray, and the weaving village of Chinchero. 

From here, drive to the small town of Pisac. Well-known amongst locals and tourists, the bazaar-like open market offers a wide selection of Peruvian handicrafts: ceramics, paintings, weavings, and jewelry.

Accommodation: Hotel Casa Andina Premium Valle Sagrado
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, explore the impressive ruins of Ollantaytambo. Climb up the platforms and enjoy the view above the village and onto the valley. Near the ruins, visit a typical home and learn about the unique way their family has lived for generations in the Sacred Valley.

Board the panoramic train and enjoy the stunning Andean views filled with small communities and snow-capped mountains in the Sacred Valley. When you arrive in Aguas Calientes, the small village nestled at the bottom of Machu Picchu, take the shuttle bus up to the ancient citadel for a guided tour of Machu Picchu,  
undoubtedly one of the “must-see” archaeological sites in the world.

Accommodation: Hotel Casa Andina Premium Valle Sagrado
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Includes: Machu Picchu Guided Tour (2h 30min)

Deepen your experience of Machu Picchu by heading to the citadel a second time. Choose among different options like walking to the sun gate or to the Inca Bridge.

In the afternoon, take the shuttle bus back down to Aguas Calientes and then the train through the Sacred Valley.

You will be taken from Ollantaytambo to your hotel in Cusco.

Accommodation: Hotel Novotel Cusco
Meals: Breakfast 

Start your Cusco City Tour in the “Plaza de Armas” and visit the impressive renaissance-style Cathedral. Make your way through small alleys edged with Incan walls until you reach Koricancha, the temple dedicated to the sun “Inti” believed to be the most important temple for the Incas.

“Pago a la tierra” is a mystical Andean ritual that has prevailed for centuries in honour of “Pachamama” (Mother Earth), the sacred goddess and giver of life, and the “Apus” (Spirit of the mountain). The ceremony gives thanks for life, health, family, and for the abundance of crops.

Meals: Breakfast 
Accommodation: Hotel Novotel Cusco
Includes: City Tour and Cusco Ruins (4h) / Participation in a shaman ceremony (30min)

On your bus ride from Cusco to Puno, you will stop at several interesting sites, reaching the highest point at “La Raya”. Visit the Andahuaylillas Church, considered the Sistine Chapel of the Americas because of the artworks that were found inside. Explore the Raqchi ruins; the best-preserved and only adobe ruins that rest on an Inca rock base.

Visit the "Museo Lítico de Pucará" (Pucará Stone Museum), and appreciate objects from this pre-Inca civilization. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant (included) and end your journey at your hotel in Puno.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Accommodation:  Hotel Jose Antonio Puno

Depart from Puno’s dock towards the unique Uros islands that literally float on Lake Titicaca, the world’s highest navigable lake. Meet resident families dressed in traditional and colourful outfits that will welcome you and show you their homes, boats, and islands made of reed. 

Continue your journey towards the island of Taquile. Be amazed by the elaborate pre-Inca terraces, unpaved roads where there are no cars, no electricity nor pollution. Learn about the people’s unchanged lifestyles for thousands of years and their unique traditions based on community collectivism. On the island, men are taught to knit and women weave and yarn, blending these crafts into their unique social arrangements. 
Typical lunch at Taquile Island included.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel Jose Antonio Puno
Includes: Uros Floating Islands and Taquile Island Excursion (8h)

After breakfast you will be picked up from your hotel in Puno and driven to the Juliaca airport for your international departure flight.

Meals: Breakfast