Summary
Love a good mystery? This 15-day vacation to Peru is the perfect escape to delve into the world’s most intriguing lost and found story. Featuring not one, but two days behind the misty gates of Machu Picchu, this below-the-equator tour takes you high into the Andes and deeper inside the Lost City of the Incas to unearth its centuries-old secrets. Navigating the cryptic maze of trails, temples, and terraces in the world’s most famous forgotten city is one for the memory books. Other great finds on this tantalizing tour of Peru? Up-close encounters with llamas, alpacas, and other Sacred Valley locals; vibrant, handwoven textiles in the former Inca Empire capital of Cusco; bold, multicultural cuisine in the foodie capital of Lima; and a warm welcome inside a traditional family home for an authentic taste of Peruvian hospitality. There’s more to squawk about when you combine the wonder of the Andes with the wilderness of the Amazon. Canopy walks, canoe rides, and higher speed motorboat jaunts offer varying perspectives of the macaws, monkeys, and myriad of other rainforest creatures you’ll discover when you start your tour of Peru in the Amazon. Craving a deeper Peruvian experience? Add the Colca Canyon and Arequipa to your Peru vacation. Twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, Colca Canyon is the second deepest canyon in the world. Enjoy the spectacular views below while the giant condor soars above. A visit to the “White City” of Arequipa, built from white volcanic rock, promises more dramatic views.
Short Itinerary / Route
- Day 1
- Arrive In Lima, Peru
- Day 2
- Lima–Puerto Maldonado–Hacienda Concepción
- Day 3
- Hacienda Concepción
- Day 4
- Hacienda Concepción
- Day 5
- Hacienda Concepción–Puerto Maldonado–Lima
- Day 6
- Lima
- Day 7
- Lima–Cusco–Sacred Valley
- Day 8
- Sacred Valley–Machu Picchu
- Day 9
- Machu Picchu–Cusco
- Day 10
- Cusco
- Day 11
- Cusco–Arequipa
- Day 12
- Arequipa–Colca Canyon
- Day 13
- Colca Canyon
- Day 14
- Colca Canyon–Arequipa–Lima
- Day 15
- Lima
Travel Cities (10): Arequipa, Colca Canyon, Cusco, Lima, Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, Pisco, Puerto Maldonado, Sacred Valley of the Incas, Sacsayhuamán