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Signature Peru: The Inca heartland

7 days from £1,290pp

(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)

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Overview & Highlights

This short, great value holiday includes Cusco, high in the Andes; the Sacred Valley of the Incas with towering ruined temples; and jungle-clad Machu Picchu. An excellent choice if you’re short of time or on a budget.

This short private tour of Peru explores the Inca heartland in the Andes, and includes all the main attractions in and around Cusco. After landing in Cusco, you travel onwards by road into the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Next is a rail journey alongside the tempestuous Urubamba river through a narrow gorge leading to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, set on a mountain saddle above the valley. Conclude the holiday in historic Cusco, the former Inca capital and a treasure trove of meticulous Inca stonework and graceful colonial architecture.

Guided visit to Pisaq market and ruins, Ollantaytambo village and Inca fortress and the Sacred Valley
Guided tour of Machu Picchu
Tour of the city of Cusco and nearby ruins

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Outline itinerary

Day 1

Arrive in Cusco and drive to the Sacred Valley.

Day 2

Visit Pisaq ruins, market and Ollantaytambo Inca ruins.

Day 3

By train to Machu Picchu, guided tour of the site.

Day 4

Return to Cusco by rail and road.

Day 5

Guided tour of the city.

Day 6

Day at leisure.

Day 7

Transfer to the airport and connect with flight home.

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Things to do

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Explore Sacred Valley of the Incas

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Travel by train to Machu Picchu

Guided tour of Machu Picchu

Walking tour of Cusco

Accommodation

Browse our unrivalled portfolio of accommodation . Every option has been carefully chosen by our team of travel experts, so you can rest assured that you’ll relax in utter comfort.

Peru / Sacred Valley of the Incas

Las Casitas del Arco Iris

Peru / Cusco

Los Portales Hotel Cusco

Peru / Machu Picchu

Casa Andina Standard Machu Picchu

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What our clients say

Overall it was a wonderful trip with an exceptional tour leader assisted by excellent local guides and drivers. We left with memories that will last a lifetime.
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Chris Rendell-Dunn Travel Expert Anglo-Peruvian Chris grew up in Lima and spent much of his adult life in between London and Cusco as a tour leader, before settling permanently in our London-based Tailor-made and Group Tours sales team.

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Paul Winrow-Giffin - Travel Expert

After graduating in Computer Science, Paul spent seven months travelling from Colombia to Argentina and came home hooked on Latin America.
Chris Rendell-Dunn - Travel Expert

Anglo-Peruvian Chris grew up in Lima and spent much of his adult life in between London and Cusco as a tour leader, before settling permanently in our London-based Tailor-made and Group Tours sales team.
Mary Anne Nelson - Travel Expert

Born in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, Mary’s insider knowledge and dry sense of humour make her a highly valued member of the Tailor-made Holidays and Group Tour sales team.
Kathryn Rhodes - Travel Expert

Kathryn backpacked across Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru before joining us. She has a degree in Philosophy and French and is a keen netball player.
Charlotte Daubeney - Travel Expert

Charlotte's fascination with Latin America began with a family holiday to Belize. She went on to study Spanish in school and at university before spending a year living in Santiago, Chile.
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.