3 days · 2 nights
The old Inca capital and its lost city, in three well-paced days.
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Ask about datesTwo 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.
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 Cusco first
Cusco
Day 1 · Cusco
Fly in by mid-morning and transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon, visit the Coricancha, the Inca sun temple that became the base of the Santo Domingo convent, then the cathedral. Up in the hills, see the vast fitted stones of Sacsayhuaman, the ritual site of Qenqo and the red fort of Puka Pukara.
Machu Picchu
Day 2 · Machu Picchu
Transfer to Ollantaytambo for the train of about an hour and a half to Aguas Calientes, then a short bus ride up to Machu Picchu for a guided visit. Lunch is in Aguas Calientes before the train and road back to Cusco.
Cusco
Day 3 · Cusco
Breakfast, then your transfer to the airport.
+1 day afterA last night in Cusco
The hotels for each stop. Your advisor confirms them, or something just as good, for your dates.
Cusco · 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 to settle into the altitude before the touring starts, at the same hotel level.
After the journey · +1 day
Stay on for a free day to wander the old town after Machu Picchu.
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.
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.
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.
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