Day 1 · Lima
Arrive in Lima
You arrive in Peru's capital, a city of colonial streets, Pacific views and a celebrated food scene.
- Overnight
- InterContinental Real Lima Miraflores
14 days · 13 nights
Travel on dates that suit you
Ask about datesThe same person from your first question to the flight home, with a wedding or vow renewal planned alongside if you like.
How the days unfold. Your advisor tailors the pace, the hotels and the extras to you.
Lima
Day 1 · Lima
You arrive in Peru's capital, a city of colonial streets, Pacific views and a celebrated food scene.
Day 2 · Lima
You see the adobe pyramid of Huaca Pucllana in Miraflores, shop a food market with a local chef and taste Peruvian coffee. After a stroll through Barranco and the Osma Museum, you help the chef cook dinner.
Iquitos and Nauta
Day 3 · Iquitos and Nauta
You fly to Iquitos and drive to Nauta on the Marañón River, where you board your small riverboat for three nights.
Amazon basin
Day 4 · Amazon basin
At first light a naturalist leads you out to look for macaws, spider monkeys and sloths. After dark you can take a skiff to watch for the eyes of caimans.
Day 5 · Amazon basin
You may spot pink river dolphins and go ashore to see daily life in a riverside village. The evening brings a farewell dinner on board.
Nauta and Lima
Day 6 · Nauta and Lima
You go ashore to walk a local market, visit the Museum of Indigenous Amazonian Cultures and browse handmade crafts. In the afternoon you fly back to Lima.
Cusco and Sacred Valley
Days 7 to 8 · Cusco and Sacred Valley
You fly to Cusco and head into the Sacred Valley to visit the village of Lamay. The next day a light trek with llamas follows a lakeside trail to a village where you meet local families and see community projects at work.
Machu Picchu and Cusco
Day 9 · Machu Picchu and Cusco
You explore Ollantaytambo's stone fortress, then ride a first-class train to Machu Picchu for an in-depth tour with your guide. You return to Cusco by train, with dinner served on board.
Cusco
Day 10 · Cusco
A city tour covers the cathedral, the Santo Domingo Temple and Sacsayhuamán. In the afternoon you choose San Pedro Market, the San Blas quarter or a photography walk, and dinner is at a refined Cusco restaurant.
Raqch'i and Puno
Day 11 · Raqch'i and Puno
You board the sleeper train and settle into your cabin as it rolls across the high plains. A stop at the Inca site of Raqch'i and views of the La Raya range lead you to Lake Titicaca.
Lake Titicaca
Day 12 · Lake Titicaca
A traditional boat takes you to the floating reed islands of the Uros. Lunch is on Taquile Island, followed by time on the sands of Collata Beach.
Sumbay and Arequipa
Day 13 · Sumbay and Arequipa
You watch the sunrise by Lake Lagunillas, then step into the Sumbay caves to see paintings thought to be 8,000 years old. The train returns you to Arequipa for a flight to Lima.
Lima
Day 14 · Lima
After breakfast it is a short walk to the airport for your flight home.
Tell us when you would like to travel. Your advisor confirms dates and hotels, tailors the trip to the two of you, and stays with you until you are home.
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.
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.
Every trip can be shaped around you before you book.
Arrive early or stay on at the end, in the same hotel or somewhere new.
Your travel expert books flights that fit the first and last day.
Choose a better room or a hotel with a view for the nights that count.
A honeymoon, an anniversary or a birthday, planned into the trip.
Other ways to see Peru, closest in length first.
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Private tour | 15 days | Lima · Paracas · Sacred Valley | Price on enquiry.
