Along the Roads of Peru
A grand overland sweep across Peru — from Lima's flavours and the Pacific dunes to the Nazca Lines, white Arequipa, the condors of Colca, Lake Titicaca and the Inca heartland of 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
Set out along the Pacific cliffs through Lima's smart, leafy seaside districts with 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 — 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 collection of pre-Columbian ceramics, including the famous erotic gallery, then return to Larcomar or your hotel.
🍽️ Breakfast
Lima to Paracas & the Ballestas Islands
Drive to Paracas
Early morning coach south along the coast to Paracas, about four hours from Lima.
Ballestas Islands cruise
Set out by boat to the Ballestas Islands, alive with Humboldt penguins, sea lions, herons and seabirds.
Paracas National Reserve
Tour the reserve and the little Julio C. Tello museum, then the Cathedral rock rising from the sea and the Red Beach with its strange crimson sands.
🍽️ Breakfast
Paracas, Ica & the Huacachina oasis
Drive to Ica
Private transfer to Ica, an hour from Paracas, in the heart of the desert.
Huacachina oasis
Reach the palm-fringed lagoon known as the Oasis of America, ringed by towering golden dunes.
Dune buggy ride
Race across the Ica dunes by buggy, with free time to lunch before continuing on to Nazca by evening.
🍽️ Breakfast
Nazca Lines flight & on to Arequipa
Flight over the Nazca Lines
Transfer to the María Reiche aerodrome for a light-aircraft flight over the mysterious desert figures — the condor, hummingbird, spider and more (weather permitting).
Overnight coach to Arequipa
Board a comfortable reclining sleeper bus for the long, scenic journey to Arequipa.
🍽️ Breakfast
White-city Arequipa & Santa Catalina
Arrival & rest
Reach Arequipa at dawn and transfer to your hotel for a morning to rest and acclimatise.
Historic centre
Tour the Plaza de Armas, City Hall, Cathedral and the Jesuit church of La Compañía, all built from gleaming white sillar stone.
Santa Catalina Monastery
Wander the painted lanes of one of Peru's most striking religious monuments, a city within a city.
Yanahuara & viewpoints
Visit the Andalusian-style Yanahuara district and its viewpoint, the farming terraces of Carmen Alto and leafy Selva Alegre.
🍽️ Breakfast
Arequipa to the Colca Valley
Vicuña reserve & altiplano
Drive past Yura and the Aguada Blanca vicuña reserve, crossing the Tocra wetlands rich with migratory birds.
Volcano viewpoint
Stop at the Mirador de los Volcanes for sweeping views across the high Andes.
Chivay village
Arrive in Chivay for lunch and a stroll through the town and its market before settling in.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Cruz del Cóndor & on to Puno
Cruz del Cóndor
Early start to the famous lookout over the deep Colca Canyon to watch majestic condors ride the morning thermals.
Colca villages
Visit the villages of Maca and Yanque and the Antahuilque viewpoint on the way back to Chivay.
High road to Puno
Cross the wild altiplano past stone-forest formations and Crucero Alto (4,538 m), then the Lagunillas lakes, reaching Puno after about six hours.
🍽️ Breakfast
Lake Titicaca — Taquile & the Uros
Taquile Island
Cruise out across Lake Titicaca to Taquile, meeting a community that keeps its ancestral weaving traditions alive.
Lunch at Luquina Chico
Stop for a buffet lunch on the lakeshore before turning back to Puno.
Uros floating islands
Visit the famous reed islands of the Uros, hand-built from totora and floating on the lake.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Andean route from Puno to Cusco
Pukara & La Raya
Travel north by tourist coach via the Pukara ceremonial terraces and the La Raya pass, the high point of the route amid snow-capped peaks.
Lunch in Sicuani
Pause for lunch and a rest in Sicuani before continuing into the Cusco region.
Raqchi temple
Explore Raqchi, the great stone-and-adobe temple of the god Wiracocha.
Andahuaylillas church
Step into the gilded 'Sistine Chapel of the Americas', a jewel of mestizo baroque, before reaching Cusco by late afternoon.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Imperial Cusco & Inca ruins
San Cristóbal viewpoint
Head up to the San Cristóbal church for a panoramic balcony over the red-tiled roofs of Cusco.
San Blas & old town
Walk the Siete Borreguitos lane, the Sapantiana aqueduct, the artisan Plaza San Blas, the Twelve-Angled Stone and 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 Inca sites of Sacsayhuamán, Q'enqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay before returning to your hotel.
🍽️ Breakfast
Your choice of mountain trek
Option 1 · Rainbow Mountain
Pre-dawn pickup and drive to Vinicunca for a 1.5-hour climb to the 5,000 m pass, with stunning views of the striped mountain and Apu Ausangate, then lunch in Pitumarca.
Option 2 · Humantay Lake
Early transfer to Soraypampa, then a two-hour hike to the turquoise Humantay Lake (4,200 m) beneath its glacier, with lunch in Mollepata on the way back to Cusco.
🍽️ 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 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 back to Cusco
In the afternoon, take the train to Poroy and transfer to your Cusco hotel to rest.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Departure
Transfer to the airport
At leisure until your transfer to the airport for your flight to Lima or onward journey.
🍽️ Breakfast
Price per person
| Category | Single | Double | Triple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort | 2445 | 2002 | 2000 |
| Tourist | 2712 | 2184 | 2163 |
| Tourist Superior | 3070 | 2373 | 2276 |
| Superior | 3424 | 2565 | 2460 |
| First Class | 3756 | 2734 | — |
| Deluxe | 4428 | 3051 | — |
| Top Deluxe | 5162 | 3433 | — |
Per person in euros, sharing, minimum 2 travellers. Flights not included. We’ll tailor a final quote to your dates.
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