Itinerary
- Day 1
Lima
You'll arrive in Lima and meet your CEO and travel group. If you're coming early, there's time to walk around the city and get oriented. Those who've signed up for the optional cooking class will be picked up from your hotel around 10:00 to visit a market and learn traditional Peruvian cooking, finishing by 13:00.
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hotel Santa Cruz)
Included Activities
- Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group
Optional Activities
- Lima Cooking Class (4hrs)
- Lima City Tour (40USD per person)
- Full Day Lima Experience (150USD per person)
- Day 2
Lima to Puno
After flying to Juliaca, you'll take a short bus ride to Puno, which sits right on Lake Titicaca's shores. This afternoon is more relaxed as you check out local markets and wander through the city while your body adjusts to the high altitude.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Pukara House)
Landmarks Lake Titicaca 
- Day 3
Lake Titicaca
A guided boat takes you across Lake Titicaca to the Taquile Islands community. You can grab lunch at a local restaurant with views out over the lake, then cruise to another village for an overnight homestay. There you'll share meals with the family, pick up some Quechua and Spanish, wear traditional clothing, and help with regular daily tasks.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Meal with homestay family)
- Accommodation
- Home-stay (Luquina Homestay)
Included Activities
- Lake Titicaca Guided Boat Tour Day 1
- Lake Titicaca Homestay
Optional Activities
- Lunch at local restaurant on Taquile Islands
Landmarks Taquile Islands Lake Titicaca - Day 4
Lake Titicaca to Puno
Later in the morning you'll leave your homestay family and head back toward Puno, stopping at the Uros floating islands along the way. If you're interested, you can visit the Sillustani burial site with its pre-Inca funerary towers, or consider booking a kayaking excursion on the lake instead.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Pukara House)
Included Activities
- Lake Titicaca Guided Boat Tour Day 2
- Uros Floating Islands Visit
Optional Activities
- Sillustani Burial Towers visit (59PEN per person)
- Lake Titicaca Kayak Excursion
Landmarks Uros Islands Sillustani - Day 5
Puno to Cusco
A 7 to 8 hour bus journey takes you from Puno through the high Altiplano to Cusco, with stark mountain scenery throughout. Once you arrive, you'll have time to explore the city at your own pace or rest up depending on what tomorrow brings.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Cusco Plaza Saphi)
Landmarks Altiplano 
- Day 6
Cusco
After breakfast at your hotel, you'll walk to Cusco Cathedral where your guide meets the group for a walking tour focusing on colonial and Inca architecture. You'll see the Sapantiana staircase waterfall aqueduct, grab lunch near the main plaza, then head back to your hotel with the evening free.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Near the main plaza)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Lilium Valle Hotel)
Included Activities
- Cusco Colonial Side Walking Tour
Landmarks Cusco Cathedral Sapantiana Staircase Waterfall Aqueduct - Day 7
Sacred Valley
This full-day Sacred Valley tour starts at a G Adventures-supported women's weaving co-op where you'll learn traditional techniques, then moves to a pottery-making community. Lunch happens at the Parwa Community Restaurant in Huchuy Qosco, where your money supports local families. After, you can hike to the Ollantaytambo storehouses for ruins views or explore the town's cobblestone streets.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Buffet-style lunch at Parwa Community Restaurant, proceeds support remote community)
Included Activities
- Ccaccaccollo Community and Women's Weaving Co-op visit
- Cuyo Chico Pottery Making Demonstration
- Parwa Community Restaurant the Sacred Valley
Optional Activities
- Hike to Ollantaytambo storehouses
- Visit local Chicheria (corn beer bar)
Landmarks Ccaccaccollo Community Cuyo Chico Pottery Community Ollantaytambo Huchuy Qosco - Day 8
Sacred Valley
Continuing through the Sacred Valley with your G representative, you'll see the Maras Salt Mines and Moray's ancient Incan agricultural terraces. A scenic drive passes through small villages with Andean countryside all around, then you'll visit the Chincheros ruins. You'll return to Ollantaytambo by evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch near Maras)
Included Activities
- Maras Salt Mines and Moray Visit
- Scenic Andean Drive and lunch near Maras
- Chincheros Ruins Visit
Landmarks Maras Salt Mines Moray Chincheros - Day 9
Ollantaytambo - Aguas Calientes
You'll start with breakfast before heading up 200 stone steps to explore the Ollantaytambo ruins. The climb takes you through this historic site, and then you'll catch a scenic train ride down to Aguas Calientes. Once there, take an orientation walk through town to get your bearings. The afternoon is flexible, so you can relax at your hotel or choose from optional activities like the Machu Picchu Museum, Mandor Waterfalls, a butterfly garden, or the thermal baths if you're interested in something more active.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Ollantaytambo Ruins Visit
- Aguas Calientes Orientation Walk
Optional Activities
- Machu Picchu Museum Visit (7USD per person)
- Machu Picchu Thermal Baths (6USD per person)
- Mandor Waterfalls Optional Visit (20PEN per person)
- Machu Picchu Butterfly Garden (20PEN per person)
- 1-Day Inca Trail Hike
Landmarks Ollantaytambo Ruins Machu Picchu Museum Mandor Waterfalls Machu Picchu Butterfly Garden 
- Day 10
Machu Picchu and return to Cusco
You'll wake early to catch the first bus up to Machu Picchu with your guide for a guided tour of the ruins. After returning by bus to Aguas Calientes to meet the group, you'll take the scenic train back to Ollantaytambo and drive by van back to Cusco for the evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Cusco Plaza Saphi)
Included Activities
- Machu Picchu Guided Tour
Landmarks Machu Picchu - Day 11
Cusco
This day is free for you to explore Cusco on your own terms or just take it easy. If you want to do something organized, you can pre-book optional activities like the Rainbow Mountain hike, a cooking class, or mountain biking. There's also the Cusco Culinary Bundle if you're interested, which picks you up from your hotel around 12:30 PM. You'll visit a local market, prepare and eat a traditional Peruvian meal, and get dropped back around 4:00 PM.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Cusco Plaza Saphi)
Optional Activities
- Cusco Cooking Class
- Rainbow Mountain Hike - Full-day Trip
- Mountain Biking
- Inka Museum (10PEN per person)
- Horseback Riding (150PEN per person)
Landmarks Inka Museum - Day 12
Cusco to Amazon Jungle
You'll fly to Puerto Maldonado in the Amazon jungle lowlands. After a quick stop in town to store large luggage, you'll drive to the pier and travel by covered motorized boat to the G Lodge Amazon. Along the way you'll start spotting bird species, and the Tambopata Rainforest area is known for world-record bird sightings. That evening includes a night walk to search for nocturnal animals.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Wildlife-spotting Night Walk
Landmarks Puerto Maldonado Tambopata Rainforest 
- Day 13
Amazon Jungle
Early morning brings a slow forest walk with expert naturalists looking for wildlife, followed by a canoe trip on an oxbow lake where you might see anacondas, giant river otters, or black caiman. Between activities you can relax in a hammock, visit a local swimming hole, or check out a nearby plantation. After dinner, there's a caiman-spotting cruise.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Jungle Excursions
- Caiman-Spotting Cruise
Landmarks Tambopata Rainforest - Day 14
Amazon Jungle to Lima
You'll have a delicious Amazonian breakfast before heading back to the airport by motorized boat and van. Then you'll fly to Lima with the option to have a final dinner out and try some Pisco Sours to celebrate finishing your tour.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Amazonian breakfast)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hotel Santa Cruz)
Optional Activities
- Final dinner
- Pisco Sours
Landmarks Lima - Day 15
Depart Lima
After your final breakfast, you'll head to the airport for your departure flight home at any time that works for your travel plans.
- Meals
- Breakfast
