Day 1 · Lima
Arrive in Lima
You are met at Lima airport and taken to your hotel. The rest of the day is free to rest or take a first look at the capital, whose UNESCO-listed historic centre was once the seat of Spanish rule in Peru.
7 days · 6 nights
Inca Cusco, Machu Picchu by train and the reed islands of Titicaca, with your own guide.
Choose your dates when you enquire
Ask about datesA 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.
The 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.
+1 day beforeA night in Lima first
Lima
Day 1 · Lima
You are met at Lima airport and taken to your hotel. The rest of the day is free to rest or take a first look at the capital, whose UNESCO-listed historic centre was once the seat of Spanish rule in Peru.
Cusco
Day 2 · Cusco
Fly to Cusco, where you are met and taken to your hotel. In the afternoon your guide shows you the Santo Domingo convent built over Coricancha, the Inca temple of the sun, and the cathedral on the Plaza de Armas. Then climb into the hills for Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo and Puka Pukara.
Chinchero, Yucay and Ollantaytambo
Day 3 · Chinchero, Yucay and Ollantaytambo
Visit the high village of Chinchero for its ruins, its 17th-century church and traditional dress, then the Yucay Museum of Living Culture, where weavers, potters and silversmiths work in Inca techniques and you can feed the llamas and alpacas. After lunch in Ollantaytambo, walk its old streets and climb the terraced fortress.
Machu Picchu and Cusco
Day 4 · Machu Picchu and Cusco
Take the train from Ollantaytambo along the valley to Aguas Calientes, about two hours, then a short bus up to Machu Picchu, the mountain citadel of the Inca ruler Pachacutec. After a guided visit and lunch in Aguas Calientes, the train brings you back towards Cusco for the night.
Cusco to Puno
Day 5 · Cusco to Puno
A full day by tourist bus through the Andes, stopping at the painted church of Andahuaylillas, the Temple of Wiracocha at Raqchi and lunch in Sicuani. Cross the La Raya pass at 4,313 metres and see the monoliths of the Pucara museum before reaching Puno.
Lake Titicaca
Day 6 · Lake Titicaca
A boat from Puno takes you to the Uros, who live on islands woven from totora reeds and rebuilt from the top as they wear away below. Sail on to Taquile, once part of the Inca empire, for a cultural demonstration by the community and lunch on the island before returning to Puno.
Puno
Day 7 · Puno
After breakfast, a private transfer takes you to the airport.
+1 day afterA last night in Puno
The hotels for each stop. Your advisor confirms them, or something just as good, for your dates.
Lima · 1 night
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Cusco · 2 nights
One night before the Sacred Valley and one after Machu Picchu. Or similar
Sacred Valley · 1 night
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Puno · 2 nights
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Add a few days before or after. Your advisor quotes them with the journey.
Before the journey · +1 day
Arrive a day early and rest before Cusco, at the same hotel level as the journey.
After the journey · +1 day
Stay on beside Lake Titicaca for another night before flying out.
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
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.
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.
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.
Private tour | 7 days | Lima · Cusco · Sacred Valley | Price on enquiry.
Small group tour | 7 days | Lima · Cusco · Sacred Valley | Price on enquiry.
Private tour | 6 days | Lima · Cusco · Sacred Valley
Small group tour | 6 days | Lima · Cusco · Sacred Valley
