Overview & Highlights
Thrill the family with snow-capped landscapes, ruined temples, colonial cities and exotic wildlife. Travel with the condors to deep Colca Canyon, step onto floating reed islands of Lake Titicaca and visit to Machu Picchu. Round it all off in Amazonian jungle, a short hop away.
- Arequipa: city tour with Santa Catalina Convent
- Lake Titicaca: Taquile and Uros Islands, Luquina Chico
- Cusco: city tour and surrounding ruins
- Ollantaytambo: Walking around Huilloc and Pumamarca
- Sacred Valley: excursion to Inca ruins and villages
- Machu Picchu: guided tour
- Puerto Maldonado: daily excursions in the Amazon jungle
The top sights of Peru will leave all the family thrilled by the scenic grandeur, ruined temples, colonial cities and exotic wildlife. You travel from the dizzy heights at the rim of the Colca Canyon, one of the deepest in the world, and the floating reed islands of the Uros Indians on Lake Titicaca to Machu Picchu, the Inca Lost City, once buried under the tropical forest which surrounds it.
Fly from the vast capital, Lima to the colonial plazas of Arequipa, Peru’s White City, which sits in the desert in the shadow of Volcano Misti. Travel by road up through stark desert to remote Colca Canyon, where a traditional rural lifestyle has been preserved.
Drive on to the icy, sapphire waters of Lake Titicaca: spend time with the farmers and fishermen who live there.
Continue by road to historic Cusco, showcase of Inca and Spanish colonial treasures. It’s a short drive to the Sacred Valley of the Incas, with towering ruined temples and lovely country walks. Travel by rail through a narrow gorge to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, set on a mountain saddle above the Urubamba Valley which leads down to the oh-so-close Amazon: you’ll travel by short flight and boat to a wildlife lodge for adventure and wildlife spotting.
Outline itinerary
Day 1
Arrive in Lima. Spend the night at a hotel at the airport..
Day 2
Fly to Arequipa.
Day 3
City tour of Arequipa and Santa Catalina Convent.
Day 4
Drive up through the Andes to Colca Canyon.
Day 5
Condor spotting excursion.
Day 6
Drive to Lake Titicaca.
Day 7
Boat trip to Taquile Island, Luquina and Uros Islands, overnight.
Day 8
Return to Puno.
Day 9
Travel by road across the altiplano to Cusco.
Day 10
Walking city tour, including nearby Inca ruins.
Day 11
Explore the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Overnight there.
Day 12
Walking tour around Huilloc and Pumamarca.
Day 13
By train to Machu Picchu, guided tour. Overnight nearby.
Day 14
Optional revisit to the site, return to Cusco.
Day 15
Fly to Puerto Maldonado in Amazonia, by boat to lodge.
Days 16-17
Guided jungle adventures.
Day 18
Fly to Lima.
Day 19
Colonial Lima and Larco Museum.Transfer to airport.
Things to do
We proudly offer the widest range of activities, excursions and one-of-a-kind experiences across all our destinations, tried and tested personally by our travel experts.
Explore Chinchero, Maras and Moray
Guided tour of Machu Picchu
Hike the Sacred Valley of the Incas
Monasteries and mummies tour
See condors fly over the Colca Canyon
Spot wildlife in the Peruvian Amazon
Travel by train to Machu Picchu
Visit Lake Titicaca’s floating islands
Visit the Larco Museum
Walking the ruins around Cusco
Accommodation
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Casa Andina Select Arequipa
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Costa del Sol Wyndham
Peru / The Peruvian Amazon (south) / The Amazon
Hacienda Concepcion
Peru / Lake Titicaca – Peruvian side / Lake Titicaca
Hotel Intiqa
Peru / Sacred Valley of the Incas
Hotel Pakaritampu
Peru / Cusco
Hotel Rumi Punku
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Ben Line - Travel Expert
Ben fell in love with Latin America on a six month backpacking trip from Colombia to Mexico in 1995. Since then he has explored most of South America, including living in Peru for a year. He is now Head of Sales.
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Ben Line - Travel Expert
Ben fell in love with Latin America on a six month backpacking trip from Colombia to Mexico in 1995. Since then he has explored most of South America, including living in Peru for a year. He is now Head of Sales.
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Evie Oswald - Travel Expert
It's hard to believe that Evie has had time to cram so much in to her life so far. Having lived as a child in the Americas and Europe she found herself immediately attracted to Latin America.
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Kathryn Rhodes - Travel Expert
Kathryn backpacked across Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru before joining us. She has a degree in Philosophy and French and is a keen netball player.
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Hannah Waterhouse - Travel Expert
Hannah had an early introduction to Latin America when her family moved to Ecuador and she returned to study in Buenos Aires for a year before backpacking across the continent.
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Lina Fuller - Travel Expert
Lina's passion for the continent where she was born really took off when she moved to Córdoba (Argentina) to study, spending the holidays travelling between Argentina and her native Colombia.
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Paul Winrow-Giffin - Travel Expert
After graduating in Computer Science, Paul spent seven months travelling from Colombia to Argentina and came home hooked on Latin America.
