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A gourmet journey through Peru — a hands-on Lima cooking class, the white city of Arequipa, the condors of Colca, a Titicaca homestay and the salt pans of Maras, ending at 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 — culinary tour, city & Museo Larco
Market & cooking class
Discover Lima's food scene at a traditional market, exploring fresh produce and seafood, then cook alongside local chefs in a hands-on class crowned with your own Peruvian lunch.
Miraflores & San Isidro
In the afternoon, take in the Pacific cliffs and the smart seaside districts with their wide ocean views.
Huaca Pucllana
Pause at the great pre-Inca adobe pyramid that has survived the city growing up around it.
Old town & Museo Larco
Explore the UNESCO historic centre and Santo Domingo convent, then finish at the Larco Museum's dazzling pre-Columbian ceramics.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Fly to Arequipa — the white city
Flight to Arequipa
Transfer to the airport for the flight to Arequipa, then a free morning to rest and acclimatise.
Historic centre
Afternoon tour of the Plaza de Armas, City Hall, Cathedral and La Compañía church, all built from gleaming white sillar stone.
Santa Catalina Monastery
Wander the painted lanes of this striking monastery, a city within a city.
Yanahuara & San Lázaro market
Visit the Andalusian-style Yanahuara viewpoint and the lively San Lázaro market, with a dinner at an emblematic Arequipa restaurant.
🍽️ Breakfast, dinner
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.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Cruz del Cóndor & on to Puno
Cruz del Cóndor
Early start to the famous lookout over the deep Colca Canyon to watch condors ride the morning thermals.
Colca villages
Visit Maca and Yanque and the Antahuilque viewpoint on the way back to Chivay.
High road to Puno
Cross the altiplano past stone-forest formations and Crucero Alto (4,538 m), then the Lagunillas lakes, reaching Puno after about six hours.
🍽️ Breakfast
Titicaca — Uros, Taquile & Luquina homestay
Uros & Taquile
Cross the lake past the Uros' floating reed islands to Taquile, spending three hours with a community famed for its symbolic weaving.
Lakeside lunch & arches
Enjoy a typical lunch with panoramic lake views, then descend the island's stone arches and 500-plus steps.
Luquina Chico homestay
Cross to Luquina Chico on the Chucuito peninsula to stay with an Aymara family, with a sunset walk along the shore.
Evening with the family
Share dinner and a warm cultural exchange with your host family.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Luquina to Puno
Morning in Luquina
Breakfast with your hosts and optional activities — a lakeside walk or a sailing boat hired straight from the community.
Lunch & return to Puno
Lunch at La Casa del Pescador before crossing back to Puno.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Andean route from Puno to Cusco
Pukara & La Raya
Travel north via the Pukara ceremonial terraces and the La Raya pass amid snow-capped peaks.
Lunch in Sicuani
Pause for lunch and a rest before continuing into the Cusco region.
Raqchi & Andahuaylillas
Explore Raqchi, the temple of Wiracocha, and the gilded 'Sistine Chapel of the Americas' at Andahuaylillas, reaching Cusco by late afternoon.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Cusco — sweet treats & Inca ruins
San Cristóbal & San Blas
Begin at the San Cristóbal viewpoint over Cusco and descend through San Blas, tasting Peruvian-flavoured artisan ice creams.
ChocoMuseo
Explore the story of cacao and sample fine chocolates at the ChocoMuseo.
Cathedral & Qorikancha
In the afternoon, step inside the Cathedral and the Qorikancha, the Inca Temple of the Sun.
Ruins above the city
Explore Sacsayhuamán, Q'enqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay before returning to your hotel.
🍽️ Breakfast
Maras, Moray & the Sacred Valley
Maras salt pans
Visit the pretty village of Maras and its cascade of salt terraces, worked since Inca and colonial times.
Moray terraces
Marvel at the concentric agricultural terraces of Moray, an Inca laboratory of microclimates.
Mountain lunch at Tiobamba
Enjoy a deluxe Andean lunch at the Unu restaurant high in the hills.
Ollantaytambo fortress
Climb the terraced fortress of Ollantaytambo before settling into your Sacred Valley hotel.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Machu Picchu & back to Cusco
Train to Machu Picchu
Take the Expedition train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes and ride the bus up to the citadel.
Guided tour of the citadel
Explore the new wonder of the world — its religious, civil and military quarters — with your guide.
Lunch & train to Cusco
Return to Aguas Calientes for an included lunch, then the train to Poroy and transfer to your Cusco hotel.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch
Departure
Transfer to the airport
At leisure until your transfer to the airport for your flight to Lima and onward connection.
🍽️ Breakfast
Price per person
| Category | Single | Double | Triple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort | 2193 | 1935 | 1923 |
| Tourist | 2332 | 2002 | 1988 |
| Tourist Superior | 2602 | 2170 | 2082 |
| Superior | 2870 | 2298 | 2252 |
| First Class | 3168 | 2427 | — |
| Deluxe | 3683 | 2694 | — |
| Top Deluxe | 4380 | 3023 | — |
Per person in euros, sharing, minimum 2 travellers. Flights not included. We’ll tailor a final quote to your dates.
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