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Visit the famous Pisac Market where local indigenous communities sell their wares and produce. Visit the workshop at Mrs. Ernestina’s Empanada Shop, a family business since 4 generations and learn how to make empanadas before getting a taste.
Machu Picchu: Visit Coricancha, or the 'Temple of the Sun', the most important temple in the Incan Empire.
Explore the "City of the Kings" and see the Cathedral, Government Palace, Archbishop's Palace, City Hall and visit San Francisco Monastery, famous for its catacombs
Visit Coricancha, or the 'Temple of the Sun', the most important temple in the Incan Empire
Visit the ruins of Sacsayhuaman, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Selected hotel dinners, with optional meals to purchase
3-star stays
Deluxe coach, train travel, and select flights
Lima: Take in the highlights of Lima, the 'City of the Kings,' including a panoramic view of the ancient districts. Join a Local Specialist for a visit to the UNESCO-listed Historic Center. Learn how before it was destroyed by earthquakes in the mid-18th century, observing how the historic buildings display a collaboration between local craftspeople and others from the Old World. Then drive along the coastline as you learn more about the fascinating history of Peru's capital city.
Sacred Valley: Join a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER Experience at Chinchero Sunday Market, where fruit, vegetables and handwoven goods fill the stalls. Your Local Specialist will introduce you to local produce such as potatoes, with the chance to taste seasonal fruit and learn about chicha, the traditional corn-based drink.
Machu Picchu: Take a shuttle to the top of the mountain where you’ll meet your local specialist for a guided hike of Machu Picchu. You’ll learn about Machu Picchu’s history and the use of each section of including ceremonial, storage, agriculture, temples, astronomical, and observatory as well as the possible reasons why the Incas left Machu Picchu.
Step inside the family home of Mrs Rosa, where Incan stonework has stood for generations. You’ll learn how guinea pigs are traditionally raised within the household and hear about customs that have been passed down through the family, offering a personal look at traditions still practised today.
Cusco: Join your Local Specialist for a guided walk through Cusco's colonial centre, including the nearby 13th-century Incan settlement of Koricancha. Here in Cusco’s Golden Temple of the Sun dedicated to the Sun God Inti, view the trapezoidal and irregular shapes and rounded edges. Note how the stones fit together and were built simply by placing them on top of each other without using any mortar. This staggered placement also enables them to withstand earthquakes.
At a women-owned empanada workshop in Pisaq, you’ll join Mrs Ernestina to learn how her family makes traditional empanadas using seven varieties of flour. Follow techniques passed down through four generations, then bite into a freshly made empanada and taste the results for yourself.
Selected hotel dinners, with optional meals to purchase
3-star stays
Deluxe coach, train travel, and select flights
Lima: Take in the highlights of Lima, the 'City of the Kings,' including a panoramic view of the ancient districts. Join a Local Specialist for a visit to the UNESCO-listed Historic Center. Learn how before it was destroyed by earthquakes in the mid-18th century, observing how the historic buildings display a collaboration between local craftspeople and others from the Old World. Then drive along the coastline as you learn more about the fascinating history of Peru's capital city.
Sacred Valley: Join a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER Experience at Chinchero Sunday Market, where fruit, vegetables and handwoven goods fill the stalls. Your Local Specialist will introduce you to local produce such as potatoes, with the chance to taste seasonal fruit and learn about chicha, the traditional corn-based drink.
Machu Picchu: Take a shuttle to the top of the mountain where you’ll meet your local specialist for a guided hike of Machu Picchu. You’ll learn about Machu Picchu’s history and the use of each section of including ceremonial, storage, agriculture, temples, astronomical, and observatory as well as the possible reasons why the Incas left Machu Picchu.
Step inside the family home of Mrs Rosa, where Incan stonework has stood for generations. You’ll learn how guinea pigs are traditionally raised within the household and hear about customs that have been passed down through the family, offering a personal look at traditions still practised today.
Cusco: Join your Local Specialist for a guided walk through Cusco's colonial centre, including the nearby 13th-century Incan settlement of Koricancha. Here in Cusco’s Golden Temple of the Sun dedicated to the Sun God Inti, view the trapezoidal and irregular shapes and rounded edges. Note how the stones fit together and were built simply by placing them on top of each other without using any mortar. This staggered placement also enables them to withstand earthquakes.
At a women-owned empanada workshop in Pisaq, you’ll join Mrs Ernestina to learn how her family makes traditional empanadas using seven varieties of flour. Follow techniques passed down through four generations, then bite into a freshly made empanada and taste the results for yourself.
7 daysDuration
Group TourJoin a group of travelers
48 peopleMaximum group size
5 - 99 yearsAge range for participants
EnglishGuide language
What's Included
Accommodation
Cherrypicked hotels, all tried and trustedOn occasion, hotels of similar standard and location may be utilised.
Meals
Many meals included6 Breakfast (B)1 Lunch (L)1 Dinner (D)
Transport
Luxury airconditioned coach with WiFi in most countries
Guide
An expert Travel Director and professional Driver
Others
All internal air included in trip costAudio Headsets provided throughout your holiday to enhance your included sightseeing experiencesCity orientation toursExtensive variety of Choice Experiences
Your journey begins in Lima, with the citrus bite of a Pisco Sour on your tongue and the city’s lively hum around you, before travelling into the rugged Sacred Valley. You'll follow ancient Inca paths towards Machu Picchu, where stone terraces rise above the cloud and mountains tower on every side, their slopes filling the horizon beyond the citadel. In Cusco, handwoven textiles fill the market stalls, Andean ingredients flavour the food and Inca stonework lines the streets. Feeling adventurous? Extend your trip to Lake Titicaca for more time among Peru’s highland landscapes.
day 1Arrive Lima
Welcome to the Peruvian capital and City of the Kings', Lima. Rising above a long coastline of crumbling cliffs this city has a real sense of faded yet romantic grandeur, with historical sights a plenty and a culinary scene that is revered the world over. Settle in to your hotel and meet up with your Travel Director this afternoon, then the rest of the day is free to explore. Head to Parque del Amor to admire the Gaud style architecture with beautiful views over Lima Bay, or take a wander around popular and bustling Miraflores.
Location Visited
Lima
Accommodation
Hilton Garden Inn Lima
day 2Lima Sightseeing and Free Time
day 3Lima Cusco Sacred Valley
day 4Machu Picchu Excursion
day 5Sacred Valley Cusco
day 6Cusco Sightseeing and Free Time
day 7Depart Cusco
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