Inca Peru
The heart of the Inca world in a week — Lima’s flavours, imperial Cusco and Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley, and the blue islands of Lake Titicaca.
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 through Lima’s smart, leafy seaside districts, with wide views of the ocean.
Huaca Pucllana
Pause at the great pre-Inca adobe pyramid, a ceremonial temple that has survived the city rising up all around it.
Colonial old town
Explore the UNESCO historic centre — the Plaza Mayor, Government Palace and Cathedral — and the Santo Domingo convent that guards the relics of Peru’s saints.
Museo Larco
Finish at the Larco Museum and its dazzling collection of pre-Columbian ceramics, including the famous erotic gallery, then return to Larcomar or your hotel.
🍽️ Breakfast
Fly to Cusco & city tour
Flight to Cusco
Transfer to the airport and fly to the imperial city of Cusco (3,399 m); settle in and take the altitude gently.
San Cristóbal & San Blas
Walk the picturesque San Cristóbal and San Blas quarters — the Siete Borreguitos lane, the colonial Sapantiana aqueduct, and down past the Twelve-Angled Stone to the 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 Inca sites of Sacsayhuamán, Q’enqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay before returning to your hotel.
🍽️ Breakfast
Sacred Valley & on to Machu Picchu
Písac ruins & market
Discover the hilltop ruins of Písac and browse its colourful artisan market in the valley below.
Calca, Yucay & Urubamba
Pass the charming valley villages of Calca and Yucay, with a buffet lunch in Urubamba.
Ollantaytambo fortress
Climb the great terraced fortress of Ollantaytambo, with spectacular views down the Sacred Valley.
Evening train to Aguas Calientes
Board the evening Expedition train to Aguas Calientes; dinner included and overnight at the foot of Machu Picchu.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Machu Picchu & back to Cusco
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 in Aguas Calientes
Return to Aguas Calientes for an included lunch at your own pace.
Train to Ollantaytambo
In the afternoon, take the train back to Ollantaytambo and transfer to your Cusco hotel to rest.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Andean route to Puno
Andahuaylillas chapel
Set out by tourist coach toward Puno, starting at the Andahuaylillas church — the gilded ‘Sistine Chapel of the Americas’.
Raqchi
Explore Raqchi, the great temple of the god Wiracocha, a masterwork of Inca stone and adobe.
La Raya & lunch in Sicuani
Cross La Raya pass amid snow peaks and native wildlife, then pause in Sicuani for lunch and a rest.
Pukara & arrival in Puno
Visit the Pukara ceremonial terraces before arriving in Puno on Lake Titicaca in the late afternoon.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Lake Titicaca — Taquile & Uros
Sail to Taquile
Board a traditional boat across the deep blue of Lake Titicaca to Taquile, an island community that keeps its ancestral traditions alive.
Lunch at Luquina Chico
Stop at the lakeside hamlet of Luquina Chico for a buffet lunch with beautiful views over the water.
Uros floating islands
On the way back to Puno, visit the famous Uros floating reed islands.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Departure
Transfer to Juliaca airport
Transfer to Juliaca airport, an hour north of Puno, for your flight to Lima and onward international connection.
🍽️ Breakfast
Price per person
| Category | Single | Double | Triple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort | 1255 | 1077 | 1070 |
| Tourist | 1353 | 1115 | 1108 |
| Tourist Superior | 1559 | 1245 | 1187 |
| Superior | 1704 | 1300 | 1335 |
| First Class | 1965 | 1429 | — |
| Deluxe | 2431 | 1664 | — |
| Top Deluxe | 2956 | 1952 | — |
Per person in euros, sharing, minimum 2 travellers. Flights not included. We’ll tailor a final quote to your dates.
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