Itinerary
- Day 1
Lima
After you arrive at Lima airport, you'll be transferred to your hotel and meet your leader at 2 pm. Spend the afternoon walking through downtown Lima with your guide, stopping at Plaza Mayor and checking out the catacombs at Saint Francis Monastery. Later, head to Alameda de Chabuca Granda to try local street food including Peruvian doughnuts and mazamorra morada. Dinner is at one of the city's best restaurants with views overlooking ancient ruins.
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome Dinner at upscale restaurant with traditional Peruvian dishes with modern twists, stunning views surrounded by ancient ruins)
Included Activities
- Downtown Lima walking tour
- Plaza Mayor visit
- Saint Francis Monastery catacombs visit
- Alameda de Chabuca Granda tour and tastings
- Welcome Dinner at upscale restaurant with ancient ruins views
Optional Activities
- Private Larco Museum - USD50 (based on 4 participants)
- Lima Discovery + San Francisco and Pisco Sour - USD39 (based on 2 participants)
- Lima Pisco Making - USD35 (based on 4 participants)
- Lima Water Show - USD40 (based on 4 participants)
- Private Home Cooked Tour Ceviche experience - USD85 (based on 2 participants)
Landmarks/POIs Plaza Mayor Saint Francis Monastery Alameda de Chabuca Granda 
- Day 2
Lima to Puerto Maldonado to Amazon Rainforest
You'll fly from Lima to Puerto Maldonado and board motorised canoes heading into the Amazon rainforest, looking for macaws, herons, alligators and capybaras along the way. After arriving at Inkaterra Hacienda Concepcion your home for two nights within a 380-hectare private ecological reserve you'll have lunch and then walk the Concepcion Trails with a guide. Later, take a twilight river boat ride spotting caimans before dinner featuring local Amazon ingredients.
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch at Inkaterra Hacienda Concepcion), Dinner (A la carte dinner with local Amazon ingredients)
Included Activities
- Flight to Puerto Maldonado
- Motorised canoe transfer to Amazon rainforest
- Lunch at Inkaterra Hacienda Concepcion
- Concepcion Trails exploration with expert guide
- Twilight River boat ride
- Dinner at lodge
Landmarks/POIs Inkaterra Hacienda Concepcion - Day 3
Amazon Rainforest
Start with breakfast before boarding a dug-out wooden canoe across Lake Sandoval to spot red howler monkeys, giant river otters and macaws. After lunch, you have the option to walk the Inkaterra Canopy Walkway, a 344m suspension bridge network high above the forest for seeing toucans, woodpeckers, monkeys and sloths. By evening, gather around an Amazon bonfire for drinks and jungle stories with a local guide, then choose a night walk to see nocturnal activity or visit the lodge spa before dinner with your group.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Breakfast
- Lake Sandoval dug-out canoe tour
- Lunch
- Amazon bonfire with local guide storytelling and drinks
- Dinner
Optional Activities
- Inkaterra Canopy Walkway (344m suspension bridge network)
- Night jungle walk
- Lodge spa services
Landmarks/POIs Lake Sandoval Inkaterra Canopy Walkway - Day 4
Amazon to Cusco
Travel back to Puerto Maldonado and fly to Cusco, arriving early afternoon. Meet your leader for a walk through the city, visiting Plaza de Armas and the UNESCO World Heritage Cusco Cathedral built on top of an Inca palace. A local historian guide explains the art and architecture, then you'll see the Coricancha Temple, once the most important in the Inca Empire. The evening is free to check out Cusco's restaurants and live music scene.
Included Activities
- Flight from Puerto Maldonado to Cusco
- Leader-led orientation walk
- Plaza de Armas visit
- Cusco Cathedral tour with specialist historian guide
- Coricancha Temple visit
Optional Activities
- Inca Museum - PEN10 entrance fee
- Pisco Making (Urban Adventure) - USD57 (based on 2 participants)
Landmarks/POIs Plaza de Armas Cusco Cathedral Coricancha Temple 
- Day 5
Cusco
This day is yours to explore Cusco at your own pace. Stop by San Pedro market to practice bargaining and take photos, then swing back to Plaza de Armas for another look at the cathedral. Your leader can arrange optional activities including a cooking class at a local restaurant using fair trade products, a half-day trek exploring an archaeological site on the city's outskirts, or visit the fortress of Sacsayhuaman to see impressive Inca engineering in the massive stone walls.
Optional Activities
- Cooking class at local restaurant using fair trade products
- Half-day Inkilltambo trek to archaeological site
- Sacsayhuaman fortress visit
- San Pedro market visit
Landmarks/POIs San Pedro Market Plaza de Armas Sacsayhuaman Inkilltambo - Day 6
Sacred Valley to Ollantaytambo
Travel through the Sacred Valley passing maize crops and terraced hillsides to Ollantaytambo. Stop at AMA Restaurant in Urubamba, a social enterprise providing employment for single mothers, for a snack and to learn about their work. Meet the Willoq community and learn about traditional textile techniques at a local workshop where you'll make your own bracelet. Have a festive pachamanca lunch, then reach Ollantaytambo and explore its archaeological site with an expert guide discussing Inca engineering.
- Meals
- Lunch (Festive pachamanca lunch (home-cooked))
Included Activities
- Travel through Sacred Valley
- AMA Restaurant visit with snack and drink
- Willoq community visit
- Traditional textile workshop visit
- Pachamanca lunch (home-cooked)
- Ollantaytambo archaeological site exploration with expert guide
Landmarks/POIs AMA Restaurant Ollantaytambo 
- Day 7
Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu
Board the 360 Machu Picchu Train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes, enjoying Andes views through high domed windows and from the open-air observation carriage. Drop your belongings at the hotel, then take a short bus ride to Machu Picchu where your guide will take you through the ruins and share stories about this Seven Wonders site, its purpose and 15th-century history under Emperor Pachacuti. Take the bus back down to Aguas Calientes for the night.
Included Activities
- 360 Machu Picchu Train journey
- Machu Picchu entrance and guided visit
Landmarks/POIs Machu Picchu - Day 8
Machu Picchu to Cusco
Rise before dawn and return to Machu Picchu for a second visit, exploring more of the temples, palaces and living quarters. Take in the views of Machu Picchu against forested mountain backdrops and notice the mortar-free, earthquake-resistant design with precision-cut stones so fine that not even a knife fits between them. Take the bus back to Aguas Calientes, catch a train back to Ollantaytambo, then drive back to Cusco for the evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Machu Picchu second visit and exploration
Landmarks/POIs Machu Picchu - Day 9
Cusco to Lima
Fly from Cusco to Lima in the afternoon and spend the night there. In the morning, depart Peru and head to Chile for the next stage of your adventure.
Included Activities
- Flight from Cusco to Lima
- Day 10
Lima to Santiago
You'll fly from Lima to Santiago and be met at the airport for a transfer to your accommodation. Attend a welcome meeting at 6 pm. If you arrive early, wander through Parque Forestal just steps away from your hotel. After the meeting, head out for dinner with your leader and group featuring hearty Chilean cuisine including baked casseroles and razor clams in parmesan cheese.
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome Dinner with leader and group - Chilean cuisine including baked casserole and razor clams in parmesan cheese)
Included Activities
- Flight to Santiago
- Complimentary arrival transfer
- Welcome meeting
- Welcome Dinner with leader and group
Optional Activities
- Parque Forestal exploration (early arrival activity)
Landmarks/POIs Parque Forestal - Day 11
Santiago
Get to know Santiago on a guided tour starting in the artistic Lastarria district with charming neighbourhoods and vibrant public spaces. Walk to Santa Lucia Hill where Santiago was founded for panoramic city views. Pass La Moneda Palace, an ornate neoclassical presidential building, then reach Plaza de Armas. Visit Parque Forestal and Bellavista, a mix of street art and bohemian atmosphere. Finish with lunch at Bocanáriz, a top local restaurant for Chilean wine. The rest of the day is free.
- Meals
- Lunch (Gourmet bodega lunch at Bocanáriz restaurant with Chilean wine)
Included Activities
- City tour of Santiago
- Lastarria district exploration
- Santa Lucia Hill visit
- La Moneda Palace view
- Plaza de Armas visit
- Parque Forestal visit
- Bellavista neighbourhood visit
- Gourmet bodega lunch at Bocanáriz
Landmarks/POIs Lastarria District Santa Lucia Hill La Moneda Palace Plaza de Armas Parque Forestal Bellavista - Day 12
Santiago to Valparaiso
Enjoy a free morning in Santiago, maybe visiting Mercado Central, the celebrated fish market. Begin your journey to Valparaiso with a wine tasting stop in Casablanca Valley, Chile's fastest-growing wine region. Visit a sustainable organic vineyard, then continue to Valparaiso, known for brightly hued houses spread across hills overlooking the ocean. Check into your Feature Stay, a historic 1885 hotel from the shipping boom decorated with Chilean artists' work. Enjoy an introduction to pisco on the rooftop with views.
Included Activities
- Casablanca Valley winery tour and tasting
- Rooftop pisco sours introduction
Optional Activities
- Mercado Central visit
Landmarks/POIs Mercado Central Casablanca Valley - Day 13
Valparaiso
Explore Valparaiso, a UNESCO World Heritage centre since 2003 and once South America's busiest port before the Panama Canal opened. Now it's Chile's most creative city. A walking tour with a local guide explores the coloured houses, cobbled streets, galleries, restaurants and shops of Cerro Concepcion and Cerro Alegre hillside neighbourhoods. Visit the Museum of Fine Arts in a beautiful art nouveau chalet. Tonight, maybe visit an iconic local restaurant credited with inventing chorrillana, a legendary Chilean dish.
Included Activities
- Valparaiso walking tour
- Cerro Concepcion neighbourhood exploration
- Cerro Alegre neighbourhood exploration
- Museum of Fine Arts visit
Optional Activities
- Iconic local restaurant for chorrillana dinner
Landmarks/POIs Cerro Concepcion Cerro Alegre Museum of Fine Arts - Day 14
Valparaiso to Mendoza
Depart Valparaiso and return to Santiago to catch an international flight to Mendoza. As your plane crosses the Andes, you might glimpse Mount Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas at 6,962m. In Mendoza, take a stroll around the wide, lively streets with your local leader. Though technically a desert city, extensive irrigation makes it remarkably green. Explore tree-lined spaces from sprawling Parque San Martin to Plaza España and experience local life along Peatonal Sarmiento street before dinner with your group.
- Meals
- Dinner (Dinner at local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Flight from Santiago to Mendoza
- Leader-led orientation walk of Mendoza
- Parque San Martin visit
- Plaza España visit
- Peatonal Sarmiento street exploration
- Group dinner at local restaurant
Landmarks/POIs Mount Aconcagua Parque San Martin Plaza España Peatonal Sarmiento - Day 15
Mendoza Wine Region
Mendoza is Argentina's most significant grape-growing region, producing nearly three-quarters of the country's wine. Experience the wine scene with tours and tastings at three innovative wineries, each with distinct style and flavour. Meet with a local wine expert who explains grape varieties and production methods. Sample award-winning bottles with Andes views. Settle in for a special closed-door gourmet lunch at one of the wineries with several courses paired with selected wines. In the evening, test your palate pairing wines with authentic Argentine asado.
- Meals
- Lunch (Gourmet winery lunch with several courses paired with wines carefully selected by winemakers)
Included Activities
- Tour of three wineries
- Wine tastings at each winery
- Gourmet winery lunch with wine pairings
Optional Activities
- Argentine asado (barbecue) dinner with wine pairing
Landmarks/POIs Mendoza Wine Region - Day 16
Mendoza to Buenos Aires
Fly from Mendoza to Buenos Aires. In the afternoon, soak up the Argentinean capital's mix of European and Latin culture on an orientation walk with your leader around the fashionable Palermo neighbourhood. Palermo is known for fashion, design, green spaces and thriving dining and nightlife where traditional houses have been converted into boutiques and bars creating a bohemian feel. The evening is free to explore at your own pace, visit a tango bar, attend a football match, or find a great local eatery.
Included Activities
- Flight to Buenos Aires
- Leader-led orientation walk of Palermo neighbourhood
Optional Activities
- Tango bar visit
- Football match attendance
- Local restaurant exploration
Landmarks/POIs Palermo - Day 17
Buenos Aires Suburbs and Paraná Delta
Head out of the city for a relaxing day exploring the northern suburbs of Buenos Aires. Your private guide takes you to the charming areas of San Isidro and Tigre. Explore a local artisan market and stroll along Paseo Victorica, a tree-lined promenade with European architecture. Board a private boat to navigate the Paraná Delta, the world's third largest, and discover how local islanders have transformed the swampy terrain into a thriving community. Stop on one of the islands for homemade lunch featuring regional flavours, then swim, kayak or relax before cruising back for a free evening.
- Meals
- Lunch (Homemade lunch featuring regional flavours on island in Paraná Delta)
Included Activities
- San Isidro and Tigre exploration
- Local artisan market visit
- Paseo Victorica promenade walk
- Private boat navigation of Paraná Delta
- Island visit with homemade regional lunch
Optional Activities
- Swimming at island
- Kayaking at island
Landmarks/POIs San Isidro Tigre Paseo Victorica Paraná Delta - Day 18
Buenos Aires
Your trip comes to an end after breakfast this morning. If you're planning to stay on in Buenos Aires, contact your booking agent ahead of time to organize extra accommodation.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Breakfast
