Highlights of Peru
Tour Summary
This journey will take you to the exploration of the “Lost City of the Incas”, Machu Picchu, one of the Seven Wonders of the World and more. On our way to Machu Picchu, you will enjoy a beautiful bus drive along with Sacred Valley and expedition train ride to appreciate the beauty of Peru and its jungles. Another exciting visit of this trip is discovering the ancient city of Cusco and well-preserved ruins of Sacsayhuaman fortress, an imposing example of Inca military architecture. The last but not least, this tour will take you to discover the cosmopolitan coastal city of Lima and its colonial-style architecture and as well modern Lima with an option to taste of its culinary dishes.
Tour Map
Tour Highlights
- Enjoy the train ride to Machu Picchu
- Discover the world-famous site of Inca ruins, Machu Picchu
- Visit Cusco historical neighbourhood and Plaza Mayor
- Explore the Sacred Valley and its famous ruins
- Admire the colonial architecture of the capital city, Lima
Inclusions
- 06 nights’ accommodation at listed hotels or similar
- Daily buffet breakfast
- 2 lunches at local restaurants
- Transportation by deluxe vehicle
- Arrival & departure airport transfers
- Baggage handling at airports and hotels
- All bus tickets, train tickets
- Entrance fees as per the itinerary
- Excursion to Machu Picchu aboard the Inca Rail train
- English-speaking local guides
- Domestic airfare (Lima – Cusco – Lima)
Exclusions
- Items of a personal nature, tips & gratuities
- Optional tours
- Travel insurance
- Baggage fees may apply and vary by carrier
- Visa fees, if applicable
- International airfare
- Items not mentioned as being included
Departure Dates
Departure date | Return date | Price | Capacity |
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Fri 05 May 2023 | Fri 05 May 2023 | 1,724 | 12 |
Accommodation
Casa Andina Standard Benavides LimaStar:
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Casa Andina Standard Benavides Lima hotel or similar
Casa Andina Standard Benavides is in the Miraflores district right on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. This beautiful neighbourhood of Lima has tons to offer its visitors and it is considered one of the safest places of Lima city. Many parks full of flowers, walking and cycling green roads, shopping centres, restaurants, and beautiful cafes on the coastline of Miraflores offer amazing views over the Pacific Ocean.
This modern and cozy hotel has decent-sized rooms with good bathroom and closet. The buffet breakfast has good selections with vegan and vegetarian options. Staff are friendly and helpful, fluent in English and so many good things about this hotel make guests’ stay relaxing and comfortable.
On Booking.com website, couples particularly like the location – they rated Casa Andina Standard Benavides 9.4 out of 10 points.
Cons:
Some of the rooms are small.
Casa Andina Standard Benavides is in the Miraflores district right on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. This beautiful neighbourhood of Lima has tons to offer its visitors and it is considered one of the safest places of Lima city. Many parks full of flowers, walking and cycling green roads, shopping centres, restaurants, and beautiful cafes on the coastline of Miraflores offer amazing views over the Pacific Ocean.
This modern and cozy hotel has decent-sized rooms with good bathroom and closet. The buffet breakfast has good selections with vegan and vegetarian options. Staff are friendly and helpful, fluent in English and so many good things about this hotel make guests’ stay relaxing and comfortable.
On Booking.com website, couples particularly like the location – they rated Casa Andina Standard Benavides 9.4 out of 10 points.
Cons:
Some of the rooms are small.
Some photos for today’s hotel: (Click to enlarge)
La Casona de Yucay Valle SagradoStar:
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La Casona de Yucay Valle Sagrado hotel or similar
This historical house from the 18th century was converted into a traditional hotel in the Sacred Valley. Its fantastic location in the valley has an amazing view of the mountains, especially in the hotel’s large courtyard where tables and chairs are set up for guests to relax and admire the scenery.
This local business is staffed with very responsive, helpful, and friendly personnel. The guest rooms feature natural wooden flooring and wide windows for a panoramic view of the garden and mountains.
The restaurant has incredible food and service with a bar serving some local drinks. Breakfast is mostly made with local organic vegetables and some vegetables harvested from the garden in the hotel’s courtyard.
On the Booking.com website, couples particularly liked the location — they rated hotel La Casona De Yucay Valle Sagrado 9.2 out of 10 points.
Cons:
The bar is expensive.
Some of the rooms might have creaky floorboards.
This historical house from the 18th century was converted into a traditional hotel in the Sacred Valley. Its fantastic location in the valley has an amazing view of the mountains, especially in the hotel’s large courtyard where tables and chairs are set up for guests to relax and admire the scenery.
This local business is staffed with very responsive, helpful, and friendly personnel. The guest rooms feature natural wooden flooring and wide windows for a panoramic view of the garden and mountains.
The restaurant has incredible food and service with a bar serving some local drinks. Breakfast is mostly made with local organic vegetables and some vegetables harvested from the garden in the hotel’s courtyard.
On the Booking.com website, couples particularly liked the location — they rated hotel La Casona De Yucay Valle Sagrado 9.2 out of 10 points.
Cons:
The bar is expensive.
Some of the rooms might have creaky floorboards.
Some photos for today’s hotel: (Click to enlarge)
Xima CuscoStar:
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Xima Cusco or similar
Hotel Xima Cusco offers a central location with just 15 minutes’ walk to the Main Square of Cusco, with helpful and friendly staff. This four-storey hotel is built around the patio with a lounge and restaurant on the ground level. Spacious rooms on each floor face toward the central patio and the hallway around it.
Breakfast comes with sufficient options with fresh coffee. You can also enjoy complimentary Cocoa tea for the altitude sickness all day long. The hotel also has oxygen tanks for those guests feeling light-headed from Cusco’s altitude (11,000 ft.+), which you can request from the hotel concierge to use for 20 minutes.
Xima Cusco Hotel's Spa offers special treatments and relaxation massages in a uniquely tranquil atmosphere, using special elements and techniques of the Inca culture that is believed to revitalize the body, mind, and spirit (cost not included).
On the Booking.com website, couples particularly liked the location — they rated Xima Cusco Hotel 8.8 out of 10 points.
Cons:
Some rooms do not have a good isolation and noise can travel through bathroom vent.
Hotel Xima Cusco offers a central location with just 15 minutes’ walk to the Main Square of Cusco, with helpful and friendly staff. This four-storey hotel is built around the patio with a lounge and restaurant on the ground level. Spacious rooms on each floor face toward the central patio and the hallway around it.
Breakfast comes with sufficient options with fresh coffee. You can also enjoy complimentary Cocoa tea for the altitude sickness all day long. The hotel also has oxygen tanks for those guests feeling light-headed from Cusco’s altitude (11,000 ft.+), which you can request from the hotel concierge to use for 20 minutes.
Xima Cusco Hotel's Spa offers special treatments and relaxation massages in a uniquely tranquil atmosphere, using special elements and techniques of the Inca culture that is believed to revitalize the body, mind, and spirit (cost not included).
On the Booking.com website, couples particularly liked the location — they rated Xima Cusco Hotel 8.8 out of 10 points.
Cons:
Some rooms do not have a good isolation and noise can travel through bathroom vent.
Some photos for today’s hotel: (Click to enlarge)
Itinerary
Day 1: USA/CANADA - LIMA (ARRIVAL)
Make your own way to your gateway airport for your international flight to Lima.
Lima was founded in 1535 by the conquistador Francisco Pizarro, under the name of the City of Kings. The historic center was declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Lima is a city with great cultural diversity, extraordinary museums and delicious Peruvian dishes and drinks. It’s cooking is recognized worldwide and its restaurant on port with a great view of the ocean are hot spots for travellers.
On your arrival, you will meet and greet by our local representative and get transferred to your hotel. The balance of the day is at leisure.
Overnight: Lima
Lima was founded in 1535 by the conquistador Francisco Pizarro, under the name of the City of Kings. The historic center was declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Lima is a city with great cultural diversity, extraordinary museums and delicious Peruvian dishes and drinks. It’s cooking is recognized worldwide and its restaurant on port with a great view of the ocean are hot spots for travellers.
On your arrival, you will meet and greet by our local representative and get transferred to your hotel. The balance of the day is at leisure.
Overnight: Lima
Some photos for today’s visit: (Click to enlarge)
Day 2: LIMA - CUSCO (BY FLIGHT) - SACRED VALLEY (B/L/-)
Early morning, you will be transferred to the airport for your domestic flight to Cusco; a short but impressive flight our snow-capped Andes to the oldest inhabited city in the Southern hemisphere. Cusco with an elevation of 11,440 feet height once was the ancient capital of the Incan Empire.
Upon your arrival, you will be met and transferred to Urubamba in the Sacred Valley. Drive through the fertile valleys and countryside will take you to Urubamba with spectacular view on the way. On our way, we will have an amazing stop to visit Pisac where an Indian Market takes place every day. During this visit, you can do some souvenirs shopping such as Peruvian handicrafts and jewellery.
Before continuing to our last but not least stop of a day, we will enjoy lunch at “Tunupa Valle” restaurant, beautiful and historical traditional restaurant that services Peruvian dishes on the shore of the Urubamba River with a breathtaking view.
After lunch we will continue our way to Ollantaytambo archaeological complex, a former Inca administrative center and gateway to the Antisuyo (the Amazon corner of the Inca Empire), sits at the northern end of the Sacred Valley. At the time of the Spanish invasion and conquest of Peru Ollantaytambo served as the last stronghold for Incas.
Overnight: Urubamba
Upon your arrival, you will be met and transferred to Urubamba in the Sacred Valley. Drive through the fertile valleys and countryside will take you to Urubamba with spectacular view on the way. On our way, we will have an amazing stop to visit Pisac where an Indian Market takes place every day. During this visit, you can do some souvenirs shopping such as Peruvian handicrafts and jewellery.
Before continuing to our last but not least stop of a day, we will enjoy lunch at “Tunupa Valle” restaurant, beautiful and historical traditional restaurant that services Peruvian dishes on the shore of the Urubamba River with a breathtaking view.
After lunch we will continue our way to Ollantaytambo archaeological complex, a former Inca administrative center and gateway to the Antisuyo (the Amazon corner of the Inca Empire), sits at the northern end of the Sacred Valley. At the time of the Spanish invasion and conquest of Peru Ollantaytambo served as the last stronghold for Incas.
Overnight: Urubamba
Some photos for today’s visit: (Click to enlarge)
Day 3: SACRED VALLEY - MACHU PICCHU - SACRED VALLEY (B/L/-)
Today perhaps it will be the most exciting day of your journey! Early morning today we will travel on the Premium Economy train of “Inca Rail” company through the scared valley to the “Lost City of Incas” Machu Picchu. On this 1 and half hour journey through tropical jungles, you will enjoy the amazing scenery through your train window. On your arrival at Aguas Calientes, you will get transfer to the Machu Picchu on top of the mountain through switchback road where a knowledgeable guide is waiting for you to share the history of this mystical place with you. Machu Picchu is located 7972 feet above sea level; it was hidden by mountains and semi-tropical jungles for 400 years until discovered by Hiram Bingham of Yale University in 1911. Archaeologists believe that the Inca "Virgins of the Sun" took refuge from the Spanish Conquistadors here.
After your visit and taking some incredible photos, you will get transferred back to the town where you can enjoy a buffet lunch in a local restaurant.
This afternoon you will get the train back to Ollantaytambo rail station, where you will be met and transferred to your hotel in Sacred Valley.
Overnight: Urubamba
After your visit and taking some incredible photos, you will get transferred back to the town where you can enjoy a buffet lunch in a local restaurant.
This afternoon you will get the train back to Ollantaytambo rail station, where you will be met and transferred to your hotel in Sacred Valley.
Overnight: Urubamba
Some photos for today’s visit: (Click to enlarge)
DAY 4: SACRED VALLEY - CUSCO (B/-/-)
Today after your breakfast you will be transferred back to Cusco. After your arrival and check in to your hotel, you will enjoy a walking tour of the oldest continuously inhabited city in the western hemisphere, Cusco. During this visit, you will get to know about the Andean and Spanish cultures and their influence in the city.
Our first stop will be at Santo Domingo Convent, built on top of the Inca Palace and temple, Koricancha, which was an important center of worship of the Sun God. The tour will continue to the Plaza Mayor (Main Square) of Cusco which is the center of marching and events of Peruvians. On Main Square, we will have a visit to the Cathedral from the early 17th century which is the best example of colonial baroque art. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight: Cusco
Our first stop will be at Santo Domingo Convent, built on top of the Inca Palace and temple, Koricancha, which was an important center of worship of the Sun God. The tour will continue to the Plaza Mayor (Main Square) of Cusco which is the center of marching and events of Peruvians. On Main Square, we will have a visit to the Cathedral from the early 17th century which is the best example of colonial baroque art. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight: Cusco
Some photos for today’s visit: (Click to enlarge)
DAY 5: CUSCO (B/-/-)
DAY 6: CUSCO - LIMA (BY FLIGHT) (B/-/-)
After breakfast gets transferred to the airport for your short flight to Lima. Upon arrival you will be met by our tour guide and representative, to start your half-day tour of Lima. On this tour, you will be able to visit both the colonial and modern parts of Lima.
This half-day tour includes a visit to the lovely Plaza Mayor (Main Square), the Government Palace and City Hall (outside views) and a visit to the inside of the Cathedral of Lima and the convent of Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo Convent was founded in 1535 and is consider being one of the oldest churches in Peru. Known for its courtyards and mosaics, from its beautiful courtyard you will have a view of the pink bell tower of a Dominican convent and very typical Lima’s wooden balconies above this courtyard. This church is also the house of holy paintings, images, and relics of Peruvian saints.
Then we will continue to visit modern Lima by driving along with the exclusive residential areas of Miraflores and San Isidro.
Overnight: Lima
This half-day tour includes a visit to the lovely Plaza Mayor (Main Square), the Government Palace and City Hall (outside views) and a visit to the inside of the Cathedral of Lima and the convent of Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo Convent was founded in 1535 and is consider being one of the oldest churches in Peru. Known for its courtyards and mosaics, from its beautiful courtyard you will have a view of the pink bell tower of a Dominican convent and very typical Lima’s wooden balconies above this courtyard. This church is also the house of holy paintings, images, and relics of Peruvian saints.
Then we will continue to visit modern Lima by driving along with the exclusive residential areas of Miraflores and San Isidro.
Overnight: Lima
Some photos for today’s visit: (Click to enlarge)
DAY 7: LIMA (DEPARTURE) - USA/CANADA (B/-/-)
This morning you will be transferred back to Lima International Airport for your return flight back home.