Peru, Beyond the Legend
An eleven-day sweep across Peru — Lima's flavours, the golden tombs of the north coast, imperial Cusco, Machu Picchu and the 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 rest and settle in.
🍽️ No meals included
Lima city tour & Museo Larco
Miraflores & San Isidro
Begin by the Pacific, with sweeping ocean views across Lima's smart, leafy seaside districts.
Huaca Pucllana
Pause at the great pre-Inca adobe pyramid, a ceremonial temple that has survived the city growing up all around it.
Colonial old town
Explore the UNESCO historic centre — the Plaza de Armas, 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 pre-Columbian ceramics, including the famous erotic gallery, before returning to Larcomar or your hotel.
🍽️ Breakfast
Fly north — Sipán & the Royal Tombs
Fly to Chiclayo
Morning transfer and flight to Chiclayo on the north coast, with a free morning on arrival.
Huaca Rajada
Visit the great adobe platform where the world-famous Lord of Sipán was discovered, deep in Moche country.
Royal Tombs Museum
Marvel at fabulous gold, precious stones and the rich history of the Moche civilisation at the gleaming Tumbas Reales museum.
🍽️ Breakfast
To Trujillo, Chan Chan & Huanchaco
Bus to Trujillo
Early 3.5-hour bus south to Trujillo, the city of eternal spring, with a free morning.
Chan Chan
Tour the Nik-An palace of Chan Chan — ceremonial plazas, shrines, reservoirs and funerary platforms, all decorated with high-relief friezes.
Huanchaco
End at the fishing cove of Huanchaco, where reed caballitos de totora — ancient Moche craft — still ride the surf.
🍽️ Breakfast
Moche temples & flight to Cusco
Huacas of the Sun & Moon
Explore the Moche valley: the Huaca del Sol, raised from over 100 million adobes, and the beautiful Huaca de la Luna with its six superimposed temples.
Site museum
Visit the Huacas de Moche museum, which brings the buried Moche city back to life.
Fly to Cusco
Transfer to the airport and fly via Lima to Cusco (3,400 m); rest of the afternoon free to acclimatise.
🍽️ Breakfast
Imperial Cusco
San Cristóbal viewpoint
Head up to the San Cristóbal church for a panoramic balcony over the red-tiled roofs of Cusco.
San Blas & the old town
Wander the Siete Borreguitos lane, the Sapantiana aqueduct, artisan Plaza San Blas and the famous Twelve-Angled Stone, down 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 Inca sites of Sacsayhuamán, Q'enqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay.
🍽️ 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 Cusco
In the afternoon, take the train back to Poroy and transfer to your Cusco hotel to rest.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Scenic route to Puno
Andahuaylillas
Begin at the 'Sistine Chapel of the Americas', a jewel of mestizo Baroque with murals framed in gold leaf.
Raqchi
Continue to the temple of Wiracocha at Raqchi, magnificent in Inca stone and adobe.
La Raya & Sicuani
Cross the high pass of La Raya among snow peaks and native wildlife, with lunch and a rest in Sicuani.
Pukara & arrival in Puno
Visit the ceremonial terraces of Pukara before arriving in Puno (3,800 m) and transferring to your hotel.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Lake Titicaca — Taquile & Uros
Boat to Taquile
Set out by traditional boat across the deep blue lake to Taquile island, home to ancestral living traditions.
Luquina Chico
Stop at Luquina Chico for a buffet lunch by the water.
Uros floating islands
On the way back, visit the famous reed islands of the Uros, woven entirely from totora reeds.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Departure
Transfer to Juliaca airport
Transfer to Juliaca airport, an hour north of Puno, to continue your journey.
🍽️ Breakfast
Price per person
| Category | Single | Double | Triple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort | 1592 | 1388 | 1341 |
| Tourist | 1766 | 1458 | 1415 |
| Tourist Superior | 2091 | 1610 | 1572 |
| Superior | 2234 | 1705 | 1721 |
| First Class | 2507 | 1830 | — |
| Deluxe | 3069 | 2116 | — |
| Top Deluxe | 3699 | 2437 | — |
Per person in euros, sharing, minimum 2 travellers. Flights not included. We’ll tailor a final quote to your dates.
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