Itinerary
- Day 1
Lima
You'll arrive in Lima and get settled at the JW Marriott, which has ocean views from your room. Tonight you'll head to SAPIENS restaurant for your welcome dinner, where chef Jaime Pesaque has created the menu for the evening.
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome Dinner at SAPIENS restaurant featuring local flavours and contemporary culinary techniques highlighting the pillars of Peruvian cuisine)
Included Activities
- Welcome Dinner at SAPIENS restaurant
- Day 2
Lima
This morning you'll walk through Lima's central sites including the Cathedral, Government Palace, Archbishop's Palace and City Hall. You can choose between two options: the San Francisco Monastery and catacombs, or the Torre de Tagle Palace and Central Reserve Bank Museum. From there, you'll see Casa Aliaga, one of the city's oldest homes. After a fresh seafood lunch, head to Barranco to check out the Bridge of Sighs and visit sculptor Victor Delfin's home and workshop for a VIP tour.
- Meals
- Lunch (Fresh seafood lunch at a fantastic restaurant in the trendy neighborhood of Barranco, offering Peruvian classics in a great outdoor ambiance underneath the lush trees)
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Cathedral
- Guided tour of Government Palace
- Guided tour of Archbishop's Palace
- Guided tour of City Hall
- Visit to Casa Aliaga
- Seafood lunch in Barranco
- Visit to Bridge of Sighs
- VIP visit to Victor Delfin's home and workshop
Optional Activities
- Visit to San Francisco Monastery and catacombs
- Visit to historic Torre de Tagle Palace and Central Reserve Bank Museum
Landmarks Lima Cathedral Government Palace Archbishop's Palace City Hall Casa Aliaga San Francisco Monastery Torre de Tagle Palace Central Reserve Bank Museum Bridge of Sighs Barranco District - Day 3
Sacred Valley
Travel to the Sacred Valley where Quechua scholar Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez talks about the history and traditions of Cusqueñan textile weavers. You'll spend time at the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco to learn about this cultural heritage firsthand.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided visit to Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco with scholar Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez
Landmarks Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco 
- Day 4
Sacred Valley
A local salt miner will show you ancient salt mining techniques at the cascading salt terraces, explaining the traditional evaporation process that dates back to Inca times. You'll have lunch prepared in a caja china before a local shaman welcomes you with a traditional blessing ceremony in the Sacred Valley.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Caja china lunch - a popular way to create a delicious meal in Peru, cooked in a wooden box), Dinner
Included Activities
- Learn about salt mining techniques from a local salt miner
- Caja china lunch
- Traditional blessing ceremony with local shaman
Landmarks Salt Terraces of the Sacred Valley - Day 5
Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu
Board the panoramic Vistadome train heading to Machu Picchu, and you'll stop for lunch above the Vilcanota River while enjoying views from the panoramic windows and outdoor observation carriage. After arriving, take a guided walk through the cloud forest. You can choose between learning tea making at a working plantation or viewing the world's largest private collection of indigenous orchids.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at Café Inkaterra, located between the Machu Picchu train tracks and surrounded by lush forest), Dinner
Included Activities
- Panoramic Vistadome train journey with panoramic windows and outdoor observation carriage
- Lunch above the Vilcanota River
- Guided walk through cloud forest
Optional Activities
- Visit to working tea plantation
- View the world's largest private collection of indigenous orchids
Landmarks Vilcanota River Cloud Forest 
- Day 6
Machu Picchu
At Machu Picchu your Local Expert guides you through Incan history, visiting the Temple of the Sun, Sacred Plaza and the Intihuatana stone. Have an Andean lunch at the Sanctuary, then choose between enjoying grand views from the site or heading back to Pueblo for a twilight walk that showcases medicinal plants and sacred Pre-Inca pictographs.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Andean lunch at Machu Picchu Sanctuary featuring traditional Andean cuisine), Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Machu Picchu with Local Expert
- Visit to Temple of the Sun
- Visit to Sacred Plaza
- Visit to Intihuatana
- Andean lunch at Machu Picchu Sanctuary
Optional Activities
- Return to Machu Picchu for second visit to explore at own pace
- Twilight nature walk featuring medicinal plants, sacred Pre-Inca pictographs, and enchanting waterfall
Landmarks Machu Picchu Temple of the Sun Sacred Plaza Intihuatana - Day 7
Machu Picchu to Cusco
Experience a traditional Pachamanca feast, which is Peruvian food cooked underground using hot stones and clay pots in a communal tradition from pre-historic times. Spend time with local wildlife and take in views from San Cristobal before heading to your five-centuries-old mansion in Cusco.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Pachamanca feast - traditional Peruvian cuisine cooked underground with hot stones and clay pots, a communal rite celebrating Pachamama (Mother Earth))
Included Activities
- Pachamanca feast with traditional underground cooking
- Wildlife viewing
- Views from San Cristobal
Landmarks San Cristobal Qoricancha (Temple of the Sun) - Day 8
Cusco
Start your day at Sacsayhuman, one of the most important Incan sites and a UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site. Visit Korikancha (Temple of the Sun), then explore the colonial San Blas neighborhood and the Cathedral at Plaza de Armas. Later you'll choose between the artsy San Blas district and San Pedro market, or heading to the remote Tambo Machay ruin for a scenic 6km downhill walk through ancient sites back to Cusco.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at MAP restaurant, one of Cusco's most prominent restaurants situated on the lively, modern patio of the Museum of Pre-Colombian Art), Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided visit to Sacsayhuman ruins
- Visit to Korikancha (Temple of the Sun)
- Visit to San Blas neighborhood
- Visit to Cathedral at Plaza de Armas
Optional Activities
- Visit to San Blas church and surrounding artsy neighbourhood with local shopping at San Pedro market
- Hike to Tambo Machay ruins with approximately 6km/3.7 mile downhill walk passing Puca Pucara and Qenquo ruin sites back to Cusco
Landmarks Sacsayhuman Korikancha (Temple of the Sun) San Blas Cathedral of Cusco Tambo Machay Puca Pucara Qenquo San Pedro Market - Day 9
Cusco to Puno
Travel to Lake Titicaca and spend time in the sacred burial grounds of Sillustani, where you'll see stone burial towers called chullpas from pre-Inca times. Reach Puno and check in to GHL Hotel Lago Titicaca on the private island of Esteves. By evening, enjoy a lakeside sunset.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch on the shores of Lake Umayo before visiting the archeological site of Sillustani), Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit to Sillustani burial grounds
- Picnic lunch on the shores of Lake Umayo
Landmarks Sillustani Lake Umayo Lake Titicaca 
- Day 10
Lake Titicaca
Take a private cruise on Lake Titicaca with your Local Expert to check out the man-made Uros Floating Islands, which are built entirely of reeds. Learn how the local community bundles reeds to build floating platforms, houses and canoes. On Amantani Island, join a local family for a farm-to-table lunch with ingredients grown on the island, then explore ancient ruins and terraced hillsides.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Farm-to-table lunch with local family on Amantani Island featuring ingredients grown on the island), Dinner
Included Activities
- Private cruise of Lake Titicaca
- Visit to Uros Floating Islands
- Learn about reed-building techniques and local lifestyle
- Meet with local family on Amantani Island
- Farm-to-table lunch with community ingredients
- Explore ancient ruins and terraced hillsides
Landmarks Uros Floating Islands Amantani Island - Day 11
Lake Titicaca to Lima
Return to Lima and stay at the JW Marriott Hotel Lima in the Miraflores District. After settling in, have dinner at Matria where chef Arlette Eulert Checa serves creative seasonal dishes featuring organic ingredients.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Creative array of seasonal dishes created by chef Arlette Eulert Checa at Matria restaurant, featuring organic ingredients that change according to the season)
Included Activities
- Dinner at Matria restaurant
Landmarks Miraflores District - Day 12
Lima
Your Peruvian adventure comes to an end today. Say goodbye and transfer to the Lima airport for your departure.
- Meals
- Breakfast
