13 days from £2,013Little-visited northern Peru has as much to offer culture-lovers as the celebrated south. Combine a trip to the Inca heritage at Machu Picchu and Cusco with a journey up the coast, to Trujillo and the vast adobe desert city of Chan Chan and the treasures of Sipán near Chiclayo. Suggested Holiday ItineraryDay 1: Arrive Lima. 2 nights.
Day 2: Guided tours of Lima.
Day 3: Fly to Cusco. 3 nights.
Day 4: Guided tour of the city and nearby Inca sites.
Day 5: Tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, including the Inca sites.
Day 6: By train to Machu Picchu. Guided tour of the ruins. Overnight nearby.
Day 7: Returning by train to Cusco.
Day 8: Fly to Trujillo via Lima. 2 nights.
Day 9: Visit two huge Moche pyramids, the Huaca del Sol and de la Luna, and Chan Chan.
Day 10: Drive to Chiclayo via El Brujo, overnight.
Day 11: Visits to Sipán, the Tumbas Reales Museum, Sicán Museum and the ancient city of Túcume.
Day 12: Fly to Lima.
Day 13: 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. View detailed itinerary >> Lionel Masters, an archaeologist and lecturer at Glasgow University, discovers that there’s so much more to Peruvian archaeology than the Incas. We sent him to check some of the best sites out, He writes about his explorations odf the sits around Trujillo and the Nazca Lines in an article for our online magazine Papagaio.
Travelling back in time
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A visit to Peru would not be complete without venturing into the Amazon, and the Tambopata region of the rainforest is easy to get to from Cusco. We recommend extending your holiday with a three-night stay at one of the many jungle lodges in the area.
Alternatively you can explore more of Northern Peru: you can easily combine Sipán with Cajamarca or the remote ruins of Kuelap, or wind-down on the beach at Mancora. |  The mummy of the Lord of Sipan, Chiclayo
 The iconic Inca site - Machu Picchu
 Chan Chan - the largest pre-Columbian city in South America. Built by the Chimu around 850 AD.
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