Overview & Highlights
Peru’s highlights and two of Brazil’s top destinations, staying in first class accommodation. Visit the Andean Inca capital Cusco, the Sacred Valley of the Incas and jungle-clad Machu Picchu. Fly to tropical Iguazú Falls in Brazil and continue to Rio de Janeiro.
This luxurious private journey captures the natural and cultural highlights of the southern Andes of Peru and the exotic beauty of the Iguazú Falls and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Arrive in the vast metropolis of the Peruvian capital, Lima, and move on to historic Cusco, the former Inca capital and a treasure trove of meticulous Inca stonework and graceful colonial architecture. Travel onwards into the fertile Sacred Valley of the Incas and travel by rail alongside a tempestuous river through a narrow gorge leading to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, set on a sub tropical mountain saddle above the Urubamba Valley.
Fly across the continent to Brazil where you’ll immediately notice a different culture and pace of life. You arrive at Iguazú Falls, where you will step out of your hotel room at Belmond (ex-Orient Express) Hotel Das Cataratas to a symphony of birdsong and the thunderous roar of water crashing over lofty granite cliffs fringed by tropical rainforest. Explore the falls, walking above, below and even behind some of the 275 cascades, then move on to Rio. You have a couple of days in this exciting outdoor city, including an adventurous jeep tour climbing through rainforest to the peak of Corcovado mountain and the famous statue of Christ.
- Full day guided excursion to Pisaq ruins and the Sacred Valley
- Guided tour of Machu Picchu
- Guided walking tour of Cusco city
- Guided tour of the Argentine side of the Iguazú Falls
- Guided jeep tour of Corcovado mountain and Santa Teresa
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Outline itinerary
Day 1
Arrive in Lima and transfer to your hotel in Miraflores on the Pacific coast.
Day 2
Fly to Cusco, transfer to Urubamba.
Day 3
Full day excursion to Pisaq ruins and the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
Day 4
By road to Ollantaytambo then train to Machu Picchu, guided tour of Machu Picchu.
Day 5
By rail and road back to Cusco.
Day 6
Half day guided tour of the city and surrounding Inca ruins.
Day 7
At leisure in Cusco.
Day 8
Transfer to airport, fly via Lima to Iguazú Falls, Brazil
Day 9
Excursion to the Argentine side of the falls.
Day 10
At leisure at Iguazú
Day 11
Fly to Rio de Janeiro, transfer to hotel in Copacabana.
Day 12
Jeep tour to Corcovado and the statue of Christ, and arty Santa Teresa quarter.
Day 13
At leisure in Rio; transfer to airport for international flight home.
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Accommodation
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Peru / Lima
Casa Andina Premium Collection Miraflores

Peru / Sacred Valley of the Incas
Hotel Sol y Luna

Peru / Machu Picchu
Casa Del Sol Machu Picchu

Peru / Cusco
El Mercado

Brazil / Iguazu Falls – Brazilian side / Iguazu Falls
Belmond Hotel Das Cataratas

Brazil / Rio de Janeiro
Porto Bay Rio de Janeiro

Our Expert's Opinion
We designed this holiday for people who want to visit two of Latin America's major attractions in a laid-back way. We wanted to show how you can combine both sides of the South American continent, and we love the contrast between the history and culture of Peru's Sacred Valley and the relaxing wind-down on Brazil's famous beaches at the end of the trip.

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