Overview & Highlights
This escorted tour of Peru is full of variety: desert volcanoes, the terraced hillsides of Colca Canyon, snowy Andean mountains. Visit Spanish colonial towns and Machu Picchu. Plunge into the Amazon rainforest and pop into Bolivia’s capital, La Paz, via Lake Titicaca.
This is a comprehensive holiday taking you to all three of Peru’s contrasting natural landscapes: the desert, Andean mountains and the Amazon rainforest. Travel through southern Peru, the heartland of the Inca Empire.
A series of experiences awaits: strolling through the flowery squares of pearl-white colonial Arequipa; driving through the desert on the rim of the Colca Canyon as condors soar alongside; treading a cautious foot on the floating reed islands on the icy waters of Lake Titicaca. Go over the border to La Paz, the highest capital in the world.
The adventure continues amid the intricate stonework and cobbled streets of Cusco, the Inca's imperial city, and at the Lost City of Machu Picchu, set on a ridge spur between forested peaks above the River Urubamba, roaring through a tropical canyon. Finish off your trip with a few days enveloped by bird-filled tropical rainforest in an Amazonian jungle lodge.
- Lima: walking tour of colonial centre
- Arequipa: walking tour, Santa Catalina Convent
- Colca Canyon: condor spotting
- Lake Titicaca: Uros Islands
- La Paz: city tour
- Cusco: city tour and local Inca ruins
- Explorations in the Sacred Valley of the Incas
- Machu Picchu: guided tour
- Amazon: rainforest excursions
Outline itinerary
UK clients depart, arriving Lima the same day.
Days 1-2
Spend 2 nights in the capital Lima.
Day 3
Fly to Arequipa.
Day 4
Walking tour of the city and the Santa Catalina Convent.
Day 5
Drive to Colca Canyon.
Day 6
Condor spotting and local excursions.
Day 7
By road to Lake Titicaca.
Day 8
Visit the floating Uros islands; by lakeside road to Bolivia.
Day 9
Optional trip to Sun Island.
Day 10
By road to La Paz, Bolivia’s highland capital.
Days 11-12
Explore the city and surrounding area.
Days 13-14
Fly to Cusco and explore the famed city of the Incas.
Day 15
Full day tour of the Sacred Valley with overnight.
Day 16
Tour of Machu Picchu.
Day 17
Optional re-entry to the ruins before returning to Cusco.
Day 18
Fly to Puerto Maldonado in the Amazon Basin.
Day 19
Discover the rainforest from a jungle lodge.
Day 20
Fly back to Lima and connect with your international flight or continue with an extension.
UK clients arrive home the following day.
Things to do
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Accommodation
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Peru / Lima
El Tambo Hotel
Peru / Arequipa and Colca Canyon
Casa Andina Premium Collection Arequipa
Peru / Lake Titicaca – Peruvian side / Lake Titicaca
Hotel Intiqa
Bolivia / Lake Titicaca – Bolivian side / Lake Titicaca
Rosario del Lago
Bolivia / La Paz and the altiplano
Hotel Rosario
Peru / Cusco
Hotel Ruinas
Peru / The Peruvian Amazon (south) / The Amazon
Hacienda Concepcion
Peru / Northern Peru
Casa Andina Select Chiclayo
Holiday Extensions
If there's somewhere you particularly want to go that isn't included in this tour, we can add on an extension to take you there.
What our clients say
Our expert's view
Berner Torres - Tour Leader
Berner Torres has been tour leading with Journey Latin America for 18 years, during which he has become an expert tour leader in all respects.
I love leading this tour, it really gets to the heart of my fascinating and beautiful country. You get to experience the mix of cultures, history and landscapes of Peru from the coast to the jungle and the high Andes, not forgetting the chance to explore La Paz in neighbouring Bolivia.
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