Luxury holidays in Peru
Watch first light reach Machu Picchu and save room for a Lima dinner you will talk about for years. We pace each day around the altitude and book the trains and hotels.
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There is a moment in Peru when the morning cloud lifts off Machu Picchu and the citadel appears below you, and nothing quite prepares you for it. Getting there is part of the pleasure. You settle into the Sacred Valley first, among Inca terraces and weekly markets, then take the train along the Urubamba into the cloud forest. Cusco, the old Inca capital, rewards a few nights of its own.
Lima has become one of the great food cities of South America, with ceviche bars by the sea and tasting menus built around Peru's produce. Arequipa adds white stone streets, and the Colca Canyon nearby is where condors ride the morning air. Lake Titicaca sits high on the border with Bolivia, while in the Amazon, river boats leave Iquitos for flooded forest and pink dolphins.
Peru
7 days · 6 nights
Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco → Puno
A night in Lima, then up to Cusco for the old Inca capital and a night in the Sacred Valley. A train carries you to Machu Picchu and back to Cusco, before a full day crossing the altiplano to Puno, where a boat takes you to the Uros and Taquile islands on Lake Titicaca.
Peru
13 days · 12 nights
Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Machu Picchu → Cusco → Nauta
You start with a food market and a bike ride through Lima, then head into the Sacred Valley for a llama-escorted walk and a village visit. Machu Picchu comes next, by train or on foot, with a sunrise return to the ruins. You finish with four nights on a small riverboat from Nauta into the Amazon basin.
Peru
9 days · 8 nights
Lima → Sacred Valley → Aguas Calientes → Cusco
Two nights in Lima ease you in, then you fly to Cusco and head straight down to the Sacred Valley for two quiet nights. A night in Aguas Calientes gives you Machu Picchu with time to spare, and three nights in Cusco finish with a horse ride, a walking tour and a free day.
Peru
4 days · 3 nights
Arequipa → Colca Valley → Arequipa
A short loop from Arequipa: an afternoon in the old city and the Santa Catalina convent, then a drive over the high plains to a night in the Colca Valley. The next morning you watch for condors at the canyon lookout before returning to Arequipa.
Peru
12 days · 11 nights
Lima → Sacred Valley → Machu Picchu → Cusco → Cachora → Choquequirao → Cusco
You warm up in the Sacred Valley with a bike ride to a hacienda and a walk from the Maras plateau to the terraces of Moray. Then you hike the last stretch of the Inca Trail to the Sun Gate and return to Machu Picchu at sunrise. After a day in Cusco, you set out on a five-day trek with a pack train down into the Apurimac Canyon and up to the ruins of Choquequirao.
Peru
3 days · 2 nights
Cusco
Two nights in Cusco with the essentials covered. Arrive in the morning for an afternoon tour of the Coricancha, the cathedral and the Inca sites in the hills, then spend the next day travelling by train and bus to Machu Picchu and back.
Peru
5 days · 4 nights
Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco
A gentle start, with a free first day and a free morning to get used to the altitude before the afternoon tour of Cusco. Then out to Chinchero and Ollantaytambo for a night in the Sacred Valley, and the train to Machu Picchu before a last night in Cusco.
Peru
15 days · 14 nights
Lima → Paracas → Nasca → Arequipa → Colca Valley → Puno → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco
Begin in Lima and follow the coast to Paracas and Nasca, then climb inland to Arequipa and the Colca Canyon. Cross the high plains to Lake Titicaca and finish among the Inca sites of Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu.
Peru
15 days · 14 nights
Lima → Paracas → Nasca → Arequipa → Colca Valley → Puno → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco
A long, varied overland journey. From Lima the route runs down the desert coast to Paracas and Nasca, climbs to Arequipa and the Colca Canyon, crosses the high plains to Lake Titicaca and ends with Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu.
Peru
9 days · 8 nights
Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Aguas Calientes → Cusco → Puno
Start with colonial Lima, then fly to Cusco for its Inca temples and the villages of the Sacred Valley. A night in Aguas Calientes gives you a second chance at Machu Picchu before the road over the Andes to Lake Titicaca.
Peru
6 days · 5 nights
Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco
Two nights in Lima for its colonial centre and the Larco Museum, then a flight to Cusco and a guided afternoon among its Inca walls. A night in the Sacred Valley sets you up for the train to Machu Picchu before a last night in Cusco.
Peru
6 days · 5 nights
Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco
Two nights in Lima for its colonial centre and the Larco Museum, then a flight to Cusco and a guided afternoon among its Inca walls. A night in the Sacred Valley sets you up for the train to Machu Picchu, and you finish back in Cusco. Every visit and transfer is private.
Peru
5 days · 4 nights
Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco
Land in Lima and see the old town the same afternoon, then fly to Cusco for its Inca temples. A night in the Sacred Valley puts you close to the train for Machu Picchu, and you finish back in Cusco.
Peru
5 days · 4 nights
Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco
Land in Lima and see the old town the same afternoon, then fly to Cusco for its Inca temples. A night in the Sacred Valley puts you close to the train for Machu Picchu, and you finish back in Cusco. Touring and transfers are private throughout.
Peru
8 days · 7 nights
Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Aguas Calientes → Cusco
Two nights in Lima, then a flight to Cusco for its temples and a day out to the circular terraces of Moray and the salt pans of Maras. Move into the Sacred Valley, spend a night in Aguas Calientes after your Machu Picchu tour, and keep the next morning free for a second visit.
Peru
3 days · 2 nights
Puno → Luquina → Puno
A slow, private stay on the shore of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world. You sleep in a family home in the Luquina community, spend a day by boat visiting the Uros floating islands and Taquile, and return for a home-cooked dinner, traditional dances and a bonfire.
Peru
13 days · 12 nights
Lima → Sacred Valley → Machu Picchu → Cusco → Nauta → Lago Clavero → Yucuruchi → Yanayacu Yacapana
You begin with a food and music day in Lima's Barranco district, then fly to Cusco and settle into the Sacred Valley. A llama-escorted walk, Machu Picchu by train or on foot and a sunrise return to the ruins lead to two days in Cusco. You finish with four nights on a small riverboat exploring the lakes and rivers of the Pacaya-Samiria reserve.
Peru
11 days · 10 nights
Lima → Arequipa → Colca Valley → Puno → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco
Two nights in Lima, then fly south to Arequipa and drive up to the Colca Canyon to watch condors. Cross the high plains to Lake Titicaca, take the scenic road to Cusco, and finish with the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and a guided day in the old Inca capital.
Peru
10 days · 9 nights
Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco → Quito → Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Begin with two nights in Lima, fly up to Cusco and the Sacred Valley, and take the train to Machu Picchu. From there the route crosses to Ecuador for a night in Quito before three nights on Santa Cruz, with a day at sea among the uninhabited islands.
Peru
4 days · 3 nights
Iquitos → Nauta → Pacaya Samiria → Iquitos
Fly into Iquitos, see the city, then board a small riverboat at the port of Nauta for three nights on the Amazon. Naturalist guides lead skiff trips into the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, canopy walks and night excursions, with river community visits between, and the last morning ends at a rescue centre for river mammals.
Peru
6 days · 5 nights
Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco
Base yourselves in Cusco and the Sacred Valley for a journey built around Andean food: a picantería dinner, a morning of chocolate, coffee and pisco, and a pachamanca cooked in the earth. Between meals come the salt pans of Maras, the terraces of Moray, Pisac market, Ollantaytambo and a day at Machu Picchu.
Peru
4 days · 3 nights
Arequipa → Colca Valley → Arequipa
The same short loop as the shared tour, with a private guide and vehicle throughout: an afternoon in old Arequipa and the Santa Catalina convent, a drive over the high plains to the Colca Valley, and a morning watching condors at the canyon before the road back.
Peru
7 days · 6 nights
Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco
The classic week in Peru with a private guide and private transfers throughout. Two nights in Lima, a flight up to Cusco, two nights in the Sacred Valley among terraces, salt pans and weaving towns, then the train to Machu Picchu before a final night in Cusco.
Peru
4 days · 3 nights
Cajamarca
Three nights in one hotel in Cajamarca, a colonial town in the northern Andes far from the usual Peru route. An afternoon in town and the Inca Baths, then a day out to the Cumbemayo stone forest and the Otuzco Windows, with a private guide and driver.
Peru
4 days · 3 nights
Chachapoyas
Three nights in Chachapoyas, where the Andes fall away to the Amazon. One day goes to Kuélap, the walled mountaintop city of the Chachapoyas people, and the next to a cloud forest walk to the foot of Gocta Falls.
Peru
3 days · 2 nights
Cusco → Puno
Leave Cusco on a tourist bus that stops at a painted colonial church, an Inca temple and the high pass of La Raya on the way to Puno. The next day a boat takes you out to the floating reed islands of the Uros and on to Taquile, before an airport transfer on the third morning.
Peru
9 days · 8 nights
Lima → Sacred Valley → Aguas Calientes → Cusco
Two days in Lima pair the lit fountains of the Magic Water Circuit with sea lions off the Palomino Islands and the street art of Callao Monumental. Fly on to Cusco for three nights in the Sacred Valley, a night below Machu Picchu and two final nights in Cusco, with a planetarium evening and a chocolate workshop along the way.
Peru
9 days · 8 nights
Lima → Sacred Valley → Aguas Calientes → Cusco
Two days in Lima pair the lit fountains of the Magic Water Circuit with sea lions off the Palomino Islands and the street art of Callao Monumental. Fly on to Cusco for three nights in the Sacred Valley, a night below Machu Picchu and two final nights in Cusco, with a planetarium evening and a chocolate workshop along the way.
Peru
4 days · 3 nights
Lima
Three nights in Lima, with the city's food at the centre of each day. Dine beside a pyramid built more than 1,500 years ago, learn to make a pisco sour and traditional dishes, tour the colonial centre and the Larco Museum, then taste anticuchos and picarones in bohemian Barranco.
Peru
4 days · 3 nights
Lima
Three nights in Lima, with the city's food at the centre of each day. Dine beside a pyramid built more than 1,500 years ago, learn to make a pisco sour and traditional dishes, tour the colonial centre and the Larco Museum, then taste anticuchos and picarones in bohemian Barranco.
Peru
14 days · 13 nights
Lima → Nauta → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Machu Picchu → Puno → Arequipa → Lima
You begin with Lima's markets and kitchens, then fly to Nauta for three nights on a small riverboat in the Amazon basin. Next come the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Cusco, before a luxury sleeper train carries you across the altiplano to Lake Titicaca. The journey ends with ancient cave paintings near Arequipa and a final night in Lima.
Peru
7 days · 6 nights
Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco
Two nights in Lima for the colonial centre and the Larco Museum, then a flight up to Cusco and two nights in the Sacred Valley among terraces, salt pans and weaving towns. The train to Machu Picchu fills the last full day before a final night in Cusco.
Peru
4 days · 3 nights
Cusco
Stay in one Cusco hotel for three nights. After a free arrival day, spend an afternoon among the city's Inca and colonial sights, then rise early for a day trip by train and bus to Machu Picchu, returning to Cusco that evening.
Peru
4 days · 3 nights
Cusco
Stay in one Cusco hotel for three nights. After a free arrival day, spend an afternoon among the city's Inca and colonial sights, then rise early for a day trip by train and bus to Machu Picchu, returning to Cusco that evening.
Peru
6 days · 5 nights
Cusco → Sacred Valley → Aguas Calientes → Cusco
Go straight from Cusco airport down to the Sacred Valley for two nights, with Chinchero, the Living Museum of Yucay and the fortress of Ollantaytambo. A train takes you to Machu Picchu for a guided visit and a night in Aguas Calientes, then two nights in Cusco end with a tour of its Inca temples and fortresses.
Peru
13 days · 12 nights
Lima → Arequipa → Colca Valley → Puno → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Aguas Calientes → Cusco
Begin with two nights in Lima, then fly south to the colonial city of Arequipa. Cross the high plains to the Colca Canyon to watch condors, drive on to Puno for the islands of Lake Titicaca, and take the long road over the Andes to Cusco. The last days cover the Sacred Valley, a night below Machu Picchu and a final night in Cusco.
Peru
2 days · 1 night
Lima
A short stay that shows Lima through its food first: breakfast tastings in Barranco, a produce market and a hands-on class in ceviche and pisco sours, ending with a meal beside the adobe pyramid of Huaca Pucllana. The second morning is a private visit to the Larco Museum and its pre-Columbian collection.
Add any of these to your days around the Sacred Valley.
Walk the classic trail through cloud forest and over high passes to Machu Picchu, sleeping in well-equipped camps along the way.
Sleep in a glass pod hanging from a cliff above the valley, reached by via ferrata or zip line.
Most trips combine Lima with the Sacred Valley, then add a third region.
Peru's capital on the Pacific cliffs, with colonial churches in the old centre and some of the most celebrated restaurants in South America.
The old Inca capital at 3,400 metres, then the terraced valley below it, with Pisac's ruins, Ollantaytambo and weaving villages along the river.
The Inca citadel above the Urubamba, reached by train to Aguas Calientes and explored with a guide early in the day.
The highest navigable lake in the world, with the floating reed islands of the Uros and quiet island villages on its shores.
The white stone city below three volcanoes, then the deep Colca Canyon, where Andean condors ride the morning air above the terraces.
River cruises from Nauta into the flooded forests of the upper Amazon, with pink dolphins, birdlife and village visits by skiff.
Choose a private tour or a small group tour, or a river and ocean cruise on the Amazon.
Your own guide in Cusco and the Sacred Valley, with Machu Picchu entry timed to your train.
Walk Inca streets and valley markets with a few others and a guide who knows the altitude.
Board a small river ship out of Iquitos for flooded forest, pink dolphins and canoe trips at dawn.
The Andes have a dry season and a wet season, while the coast and the Amazon follow their own rhythm.
Wet season in the Andes, while Lima and the coast enjoy sunny summer days.
The wettest month in Cusco, and the Inca Trail closes for maintenance.
Rains ease in the highlands, the Amazon rivers run high.
Green valleys and fewer crowds as the dry season begins in the Andes.
Dry, clear days around Cusco and Machu Picchu before the busiest months.
Peak dry season in the Andes, with Inti Raymi in Cusco on 24 June.
Sunny days and cold nights in the highlands, the most popular month.
Dry and clear across the Andes, with Colca Canyon condors active.
Still dry in the mountains, with lower water for Amazon walks.
Shoulder season in the Andes, with the first showers late in the month.
Rains begin in the highlands, the coast turns warm and sunny.
Wet afternoons around Cusco, summer begins in Lima and Paracas.
Lima has direct flights from North America and Europe, and routes from Australia connect through Santiago. Onward flights reach Cusco.
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