Millennial Peru
An epic 20-day odyssey across Peru — the gold of Sipán, Chan Chan's mud city, the Cordillera Blanca, Nazca, Arequipa and Colca, Lake Titicaca, Cusco and Machu Picchu.
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
Begin along the Pacific cliffs through Lima's smart seaside districts, with wide ocean views.
Huaca Pucllana
Pause at the great pre-Inca adobe pyramid that has survived the city growing up around it.
Colonial old town
Explore the UNESCO historic centre — Plaza Mayor, Government Palace and Cathedral — and the Santo Domingo convent.
Museo Larco
Finish at the Larco Museum and its dazzling pre-Columbian ceramics, then return to Larcomar or your hotel.
🍽️ Breakfast
North to Chiclayo & the Lord of Sipán
Fly to Chiclayo
Fly north to Chiclayo, transfer to your hotel and enjoy a free morning.
Huaca Rajada
Visit the great adobe platform where the world-famous Lord of Sipán tomb was discovered, with its dazzling gold and precious stones.
Royal Tombs Museum
Discover the riches of the Moche civilisation at the superb Royal Tombs of Sipán museum, then return to Chiclayo.
🍽️ Breakfast
Chiclayo to Trujillo & Chan Chan
Bus to Trujillo
Travel south by bus to Trujillo, the elegant 'City of Eternal Spring', and transfer to your hotel.
Chan Chan
Explore the Nik-An palace of Chan Chan, the vast adobe capital of the Chimú — its ceremonial plazas, reservoirs and high-relief friezes.
Huanchaco
Finish at the fishing cove of Huanchaco, where reed boats called caballitos de totora still ride the surf as they have for centuries.
🍽️ Breakfast
Moche temples & overnight to Huaraz
Huacas of the Sun & Moon
Tour the Moche valley temples — the Huaca del Sol, built of over 100 million adobe bricks, and the beautifully painted Huaca de la Luna.
Moche museum
Visit the on-site museum of the Huacas de Moche and the buried city that once lay between the two temples.
Night bus to Huaraz
In the evening, board the overnight bus climbing into the Andes towards Huaraz.
🍽️ Breakfast
Callejón de Huaylas & Llanganuco
Arrival in Huaraz
Arrive in the morning and set out into the Callejón de Huaylas beneath the white peaks of the Cordillera Blanca.
Huascarán & Andean villages
Pass beneath Peru's highest mountain, Huascarán (6,768 m), and pretty towns like Carhuaz and Yungay with its memorial garden.
Laguna Llanganuco
Enter Huascarán National Park to reach the turquoise waters of Llanganuco, cradled by glaciers and queñual groves, then return to Huaraz.
🍽️ Breakfast
Chavín de Huántar
Over the Cahuish pass
Cross the high Cahuish tunnel (4,550 m) into the Conchucos valley, with the 'map of Peru' rock profile along the way.
Chavín temple
Explore one of the Andes' oldest ceremonial centres — the carved tenon heads, the Lanzón monolith, underground galleries and stairways.
Night bus to Lima
Visit the modern Chavín museum, then board the overnight bus back to Lima.
🍽️ Breakfast
Down the coast to Paracas
Fly Huaraz onward to Lima
Transfer for the flight to Lima and connect to the tourist bus heading south down the coast.
Arrival in Paracas
Reach the seaside town of Paracas after about four hours and transfer to your hotel for a restful afternoon by the ocean.
🍽️ Breakfast
Ballestas, Ica wine & Huacachina
Ballestas Islands
Set out by boat to the wildlife-rich islands to spot Humboldt penguins, sea lions, herons and other seabirds.
Tacama winery
Drive to Ica and tour the historic Tacama vineyard, with a typical lunch and a sommelier-led tasting of its wines and piscos.
Huacachina oasis & buggies
Visit the palm-fringed 'Oasis of America' and race across the towering dunes by buggy.
On to Nazca
Continue to Nazca for the night.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Nazca Lines & overnight to Arequipa
Flight over the Nazca Lines
Take to the air from the María Reiche airfield to trace the mysterious desert figures — the condor, hummingbird, spider and more (weather permitting).
Bus to Arequipa
Board the comfortable overnight sleeper bus for the long, scenic journey to Arequipa.
🍽️ Breakfast
Arequipa, the White City
Arrival & rest
Arrive at dawn and transfer to your hotel for a relaxed morning to acclimatise.
Historic centre
Tour the Plaza de Armas, Cathedral and the Jesuit church of La Compañía, all built of gleaming white sillar stone.
Santa Catalina Monastery
Wander the colourful lanes of the Santa Catalina convent, a city within the city and one of Peru's most striking monuments.
Yanahuara viewpoint
Visit the colonial district of Yanahuara, with its Andalusian-style arches and views over the valley to the volcanoes.
🍽️ Breakfast
Over the altiplano to Colca
Aguada Blanca reserve
Cross the high vicuña reserve and the Tocra wetlands, alive with migratory birds.
Volcano viewpoint
Stop at the Mirador de los Volcanes to take in the great snow-capped peaks of the altiplano.
Chivay
Arrive in Chivay for lunch and a stroll through its town and market before settling in for the night.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Cruz del Cóndor & on to Puno
Cruz del Cóndor
Set out early to the famous lookout over the deep Colca Canyon to watch majestic condors ride the morning thermals.
Maca & Yanque
Return through the traditional villages of Maca and Yanque and the Antahuilque viewpoint.
Crossing to Puno
Drive across the high altiplano past Crucero Alto (4,538 m) and the stone forests to the lakeside city of Puno.
🍽️ Breakfast
Lake Titicaca — Taquile & the Uros
Taquile Island
Sail across the deep blue lake to Taquile, famed for its ancestral traditions and fine handwoven textiles.
Lunch at Luquina Chico
Enjoy a buffet lunch in a lakeside community before turning back towards Puno.
Uros floating islands
In the afternoon, step onto the remarkable reed islands of the Uros, hand-built and afloat on the lake.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Scenic route Puno to Cusco
Pukará & La Raya pass
Travel by tourist bus, stopping at the Pukará ceremonial terraces and the high La Raya pass amid snow peaks and grazing herds.
Raqchi temple
After lunch in Sicuani, explore Raqchi, the great Inca temple of Wiracocha in stone and adobe.
Andahuaylillas church
Visit the 'Sistine Chapel of the Americas', its baroque nave glowing with murals and gold leaf, before reaching Cusco.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Imperial Cusco & Inca ruins
San Cristóbal & San Blas
Walk the San Cristóbal viewpoint and the artisan San Blas quarter — the Siete Borreguitos lane, the Sapantiana aqueduct and the Twelve-Angled Stone.
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
Trek of your choice
Option 1: Rainbow Mountain
An early start to Vinicunca for a 1.5-hour climb to the 5,000 m pass and breathtaking views of the striped Rainbow Mountain and Apu Ausangate, with lunch in Pitumarca.
Option 2: Humantay Lake
Or drive to Soraypampa for a two-hour climb to the glacial Laguna Humantay (4,200 m) beneath the Apu Humantay, with lunch in Mollepata.
Return to Cusco
Return to your Cusco hotel in the late afternoon.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
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.
Scenic train to Cusco
In the afternoon, take the train back to Poroy and transfer to your Cusco hotel to rest.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Departure
Transfer to the airport
Transfer to Cusco airport for your flight back to Lima or onward journey.
🍽️ Breakfast
Price per person
| Category | Single | Double | Triple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort | 3133 | 2670 | 2562 |
| Tourist | 3598 | 2851 | 2835 |
| Tourist Superior | 4003 | 3093 | 3000 |
| Superior | 4484 | 3352 | 3248 |
| First Class | 4812 | 3514 | — |
| Deluxe | 5476 | 3828 | — |
| Top Deluxe | 6201 | 4211 | — |
Per person in euros, sharing, minimum 2 travellers. Flights not included. We’ll tailor a final quote to your dates.
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