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Summary of nights: 14 days, 12 nights: Lima 1; Arequipa 1; Colca Canyon 2; Puno 2; Cusco 3; Machu Picchu 1; Cusco 1; Lima 1.
- Value and quality - top of the range medium class or first class hotels at an affordable price.
- Lima - the City of Kings, magnificent architecture and museums.
- Arequipa - convents and cobbles in Peru’s White City.
- Colca Canyon - spot condors in the world’s deepest gorge.
- Lake Titicaca - travel by boat to the traditional island communities.
- Cusco - Inca capital with churches, museums and superb Inca masonry.
- Machu Picchu - stay overnight near remarkable Inca citadel.
Holiday Itinerary
Day 1 Fly UK to Lima.
Day 2 Fly Arequipa.
Days 3-4 Drive to the Colca Canyon: walks, thermal springs and condors.
Day 5 Drive Lake Titicaca.
Day 6 Boat trip to the floating Uros Islands and funeral towers at Sillustani.
Days 7-9 Drive Cusco.**
Day 10 Train to Machu Picchu.
Day 11 Return to Cusco.
Day 12 Fly Lima.
Day 13 Fly UK, arriving day 14.
** In 2009, we travel by luxury train across the altiplano between Puno and Cusco.
A few days to spare?
Take a look at our suggested extensions, or our tailor-made section, for some inspiring ideas on how to spend a few extra days from unwinding on tropical beaches, exploring the Amazon basin, cruising around the Galápagos islands or discovering impressive ancient sites.
Tour Profile
Transport: 2 flights (approx 1 hr each), 3 scenic road journeys (longest 7 hrs), 2 rail journeys (3½ hrs each).
Accommodation: Good quality and characterful medium class hotels.
Meals: Breakfast daily, lunch days 7, 8 full-board days 3, 4 and 10.
Included excursions: Santa Catalina Convent, Arequipa; early morning condor spotting at Colca Canyon; Uros Islands and Sillustani, Lake Titicaca; Sacred Valley, Cusco; Machu Picchu; City tour in Lima. | 
“All ran smoothly, fantastic hotels, unforgettable holiday” (SC, Southampton) |