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Luxury Peru and Galapagos: Machu Picchu and the Enchanted Islands

14 days from £10,160pp

(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)

Peru / Ecuador & Galapagos Islands / Galapagos Islands

  • Machu Picchu in Peru

Overview & Highlights

This relaxed, deluxe holiday includes Machu Picchu and the Galapagos. Stay in elegant hotels, discover Peru's top sights Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu in comfort, then visit colonial Quito and enjoy a first-class Galapagos cruise on MV Ocean Spray.

Combine Peru’s greatest highlights, Machu Picchu and Cusco, with a cruise to the Galápagos Islands on this luxury tour. Stay in top hotels and travel in style with a cruise on top-of-the-range motor yacht, MV Ocean Spray.

The warmth and friendliness of the Peruvian people, combined with the country’s rich traditions and diverse, extraordinary scenery, make Peru an easy place to fall in love with. Here we take you to its best known sites: the ancient Inca temples of Machu Picchu and the Inca capital and colonial treasure house of Cusco. Fly to Quito, the highland capital of Ecuador, and fly on to embark on MV Ocean Spray for a 5-day cruise around the Galápagos Islands, to see the greatest wildlife show on Earth. It was on a similar trip 200 years ago that Darwin returned to the archipelago to write the seminal book ‘On The Origin of Species’. Step into his shoes and explore the diversity of land and marine life which inhabit these enchanting islands.

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  • Half day city tour of colonial Lima, visit Larco pre-Columbian art museum
  • Full day excursion to the Pisaq ruins, Sacred Valley and watch a Peruvian paso (pace horse) horse show at Wayra Ranch
  • Half day excursion to Machu Picchu ruins
  • Half day city tour of Cusco and visit Sacsayhuamán Inca fortress ruins
  • Full day excursion to Otavalo market, visit indigenous village of Peguche
  • 5 night cruise around the Galápagos Islands

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Inkaterra la Casona
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Ocean Spray

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  • Hannah
    Hannah Donaldson - Travel Expert

    Having spent part of her childhood in Colombia and worked in Brazil and Costa Rica, Hannah's ties to Latin America run deep. Hannah is a much valued Travel Expert in our Tailor-made Holidays and Group Tours sales team.

  • Maggie
    Maggie Wilson - Travel Expert

    Maggie visited Latin America on her first backpacking trip when she was 19. Since then, she has taken every opportunity to travel, and has managed to explore a lot of the region in subsequent trips.

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    Sally Dodge - Travel Expert

    A former Journey Latin America tour leader, Sally spent 7 years working, travelling and living throughout Latin America before returning to the UK to help people arrange their own adventures to this wonderful destination.

  • Sophie
    Sophie Barber - Travel Expert

    Sophie lived in Chile before joining us and has travelled extensively across Latin America, from Mexico to the furthest tip of Patagonia and beyond to Antarctica.

  • Hannah
    Hannah Waterhouse - Travel Expert

    Hannah had an early introduction to Latin America when her family moved to Ecuador and she returned to study in Buenos Aires for a year before backpacking across the continent.

  • Ben
    Ben Line - Travel Expert

    Ben fell in love with Latin America on a six month backpacking trip from Colombia to Mexico in 1995. Since then he has explored most of South America, including living in Peru for a year. He is now Head of Sales.

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