6 days · 5 nights
The valley the Incas built their empire around, at an easy pace.
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Ask about datesGo 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.
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
Sacred Valley
Day 1 · Sacred Valley
A guide meets you at Cusco airport for the drive to your Sacred Valley hotel by way of Pisac. On the way, stop at the Inkariy Museum, which traces Peru's early cultures, from Caral and Chavín to the Moche, Nasca, Wari and the Incas. The afternoon is free at your hotel.
Day 2 · Sacred Valley
Visit the high town of Chinchero, known for its weaving and dress, with Inca walls and a 17th-century church among the first built in Peru. At the Living Museum of Yucay, see textiles, adobe, pottery and silverwork made the old way and feed the llamas and alpacas. Lunch is in Ollantaytambo, then walk its Inca streets and climb the fortress above the town.
Machu Picchu and Aguas Calientes
Day 3 · Machu Picchu and Aguas Calientes
Take the train from Ollantaytambo down the valley to Aguas Calientes, the town below Machu Picchu. A guided visit explains the citadel's history and leads you past its best-known structures, then you return to Aguas Calientes for lunch and a free afternoon.
Cusco
Day 4 · Cusco
A free morning in Aguas Calientes for its cafés, shops and craft market, or a second visit to Machu Picchu. In the afternoon, take the train back to Ollantaytambo and transfer to your Cusco hotel.
Day 5 · Cusco
A free morning, then an afternoon tour starting at the Santo Domingo Convent, built on the sun temple of Coricancha, and the Cathedral on the Plaza de Armas. Continue to the fortress of Sacsayhuamán above the city, the ritual site of Qenqo and the military complex of Puka Pukara.
Day 6 · Cusco
After breakfast, a transfer takes you 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.
Sacred Valley · 2 nights
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Aguas Calientes · 1 night
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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 and spend a night in Cusco before heading down to the valley, at the same hotel level.
After the journey · +1 day
Stay on for a slower final day in the city, at the same hotel level.
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.
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.
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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