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Peru

Cusco, Machu Picchu and the Galápagos Islands


20 days from £3,725

Our holiday in Peru and the Galápagos offers you the ultimate highlights. Lima, Machu Picchu, Cusco, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, every day is breathtaking: then continue to the Galápagos Islands for a unique wildlife experience.

Suggested Holiday Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Lima. Overnight.
Day 2:
Fly to Cusco, by road to Sacred Valley of the Incas, 2n.
Day 3: Visit the Inca ruins at Pisac and Ollantaytambo.
Day 4: By rail to Machu Picchu. Guided tour. Overnight nearby.
Day 5:  Return to Cusco by train. 3n.
Day 6:
City tour of the Inca capital and its colonial heritage.
Day 7: At leisure in Cusco; optional excursions in and around.
Day 8: Fly to Lima. Overnight.
Day 9: Continue to Quito, Ecuador, 3n.
Day 10: City tour.
Day 11: At leisure.
Days 12-18: Transfer to airport, fly to the Galápagos Islands (2hrs approx) for a cruise on the motor yacht Cachalote.
Day 19: Fly to the Pacific port of Guayaquil, overnight.
Day 20: Transfer to airport.

Owing to many clients' preference for flexibility, and the variation in flight price according to season and availability, the price quoted excludes the cost of international flights, which we will happily arrange for you. Flights to Latin America can be daytime or overnight, while the return flight is always overnight, so you will need to add at least one day to arrive at the total length of your holiday. 

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Our Comment

Journey Latin America's Chris Rendell Dunn has a Peruvian pedigree and used to live in Cusco, before joining us decades ago to work as tour leader and consultant. Every now and again he would leave us to go back to live in his beloved homeland, but always returned to the bosom of JLA. Such a veteran of the Peruvian scene has a wealth of information and tips for visitors to his favourite haunts, and here he guides you through how best to spend a couple of days exploring Cusco.
48 hours in Cusco

Read Journey Latin America's Sophie Barber's difinitive guide to visiting the Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands - an Insider's Guide

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Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu

Cusco
Cusco

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Condor

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