Peruvian Expedition
An epic loop from Lima to Lake Titicaca, imperial Cusco and Machu Picchu, then deep into the Pacaya Samiria reserve for pink dolphins and mirror-still Amazon waters.
Your journey, stop by stop
A day to remember
Welcome to Lima
Arrival in Lima
Welcome to Peru! Touch down in the capital and transfer to your hotel to settle in.
🍽️ No meals included
Lima city tour & Museo Larco
Miraflores & San Isidro
Set out along the Pacific cliffs, taking in Lima's smart seaside districts and the wide ocean views.
Huaca Pucllana
Pause at the great pre-Inca adobe pyramid, a ceremonial temple that has survived the city growing up around it.
Colonial old town
Explore the UNESCO historic centre — the Plaza Mayor, Government Palace and Cathedral — then the Santo Domingo convent that guards the relics of Peru's saints.
Museo Larco
Finish at the Larco Museum and its dazzling pre-Columbian ceramics, including the famous erotic gallery, before returning to Larcomar or your hotel.
🍽️ Breakfast
Lima to Puno via Sillustani
Flight to Juliaca
Transfer to the airport and fly high onto the altiplano, landing at Juliaca about an hour from Puno.
Sillustani towers
On the road to Puno, stop at the Sillustani burial towers standing above the still waters of Lake Umayo.
Arrival in Puno
Reach Puno (3,800 m) with the rest of the day to rest and acclimatise gently to the altitude.
🍽️ Breakfast
Lake Titicaca — Taquile & Uros
Boat to Taquile Island
Sail out across the deep blue lake to Taquile, where islanders keep alive their ancestral weaving traditions.
Lunch at Luquina Chico
Stop at Luquina Chico for a buffet lunch with views over the water.
Floating Uros islands
On the way back, step onto the famous reed islands of the Uros, hand-built from totora that floats on the lake.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Puno to Cusco by the high road
Pukara & La Raya
Travel north by tourist bus, visiting the ceremonial terraces of Pukara and the high pass of La Raya, surrounded by snow peaks.
Lunch in Sicuani
Pause in Sicuani for lunch and a rest at the midpoint of the journey.
Raqchi temple
Explore Raqchi, the grand Inca temple of Wiracocha built in stone and adobe.
Andahuaylillas chapel
Visit the gilded baroque church of Andahuaylillas, the 'Sistine Chapel of the Americas', before arriving in Cusco (3,400 m).
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Imperial Cusco & Inca ruins
San Cristóbal & San Blas
Walk the picturesque hillside quarters — the San Cristóbal viewpoint, the Siete Borreguitos lane, the Sapantiana aqueduct and the artisan Plaza San Blas.
Old town & Twelve-Angled Stone
Descend past the famous Twelve-Angled Stone to the monumental Plaza de Armas.
Cathedral & Qorikancha
In the afternoon, step inside the Cathedral and the Qorikancha, the Inca Temple of the Sun once sheathed in gold.
Ruins above the city
Explore the nearby sites of Sacsayhuamán, Q'enqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay.
🍽️ Breakfast
Machu Picchu day trip
Train to Machu Picchu
Transfer to Poroy station for the Expedition train winding down into the cloud forest toward the citadel.
Guided tour of the citadel
Ride the bus up the switchbacks for a guided tour of the lost city — its religious, civil and military quarters — one of the seven wonders of the world.
Lunch & return
Enjoy an included lunch in Aguas Calientes, then take the afternoon train back and transfer to your Cusco hotel.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Cusco to Iquitos
Free morning in Cusco
A free morning to wander the cobbled streets or shop for crafts at your own pace.
Flight to Iquitos
In the afternoon, fly north to Iquitos (106 m), gateway to the northern Amazon, arriving in the evening.
🍽️ Breakfast
Into Pacaya Samiria
Journey to Nauta
Transfer to Nauta, visiting San Joaquín de Omaguas and the Samuel Fritz interpretation centre on the way.
River to the ecolodge
Navigate downriver to the ecolodge, spotting flora and fauna along the way and settling into the rainforest.
Ethnobotanical trail
Walk the Ethnobotanical Ecotrail with an interactive guide and take part in a sustainable activity.
Myths & legends by night
After dark, learn the myths and legends of the Amazon along the Mythological Ecotrail before overnight at the lodge.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Pacaya Samiria reserve & pink dolphins
Medicinal forest walk
Hike the lodge's private reserve to learn about its biodiversity, medicinal plants and animals along the Wildlife Ecotrail.
Pink dolphins
Enter the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve to seek pink and grey river dolphins gliding through the mirror-still channels.
Traditional fishing
Try your hand at artisanal fishing and drift among the reflecting waters teeming with life.
Night excursion
Head out after dark on a night walk through the forest before returning to the lodge.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Cocha Shiriyacu & back to Lima
Boat on the Marañón
Cruise the Marañón river to Cocha Shiriyacu, visiting the San Jorge community and its women artisans working with natural fibre and gourd.
Return & flight to Lima
Return to the lodge, then travel by boat to Nauta and on to Iquitos to fly back to Lima and transfer to your hotel.
🍽️ Breakfast
Departure
Transfer to the airport
At leisure until your transfer to the airport for your international flight home.
🍽️ Breakfast
Price per person
| Category | Single | Double | Triple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort | 1971 | 1620 | 1620 |
| Tourist | 2053 | 1678 | 1660 |
| Tourist Superior | 2251 | 1811 | 1749 |
| Superior | 2470 | 1942 | 1942 |
| First Class | 2754 | 2030 | — |
| Deluxe | 3395 | 2344 | — |
| Top Deluxe | 3933 | 2602 | — |
Per person in euros, sharing, minimum 2 travellers. Flights not included. We’ll tailor a final quote to your dates.
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