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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

This was a truly great experience with JLA and having a local guide with us all the way made it very easy. It was a very relaxed way to see…

LB, London
The tour leader could not have been more courteous, he did more than was expected of him and found us some very good restaurants. Our most memorable moments were staying…

MG, Marlow
"This holiday far exceeded our expectations and was truly a once in a lifetime experience!"

CD, Plymouth
Would be wrong to say a most memorable. Everyday was amazing. Machu Picchu was my fave. That's because I've always wanted to go there. 100's of memories all good. From…

SW, Crewe
Most memorable moment was sailing down the Baker River and then ziplining over it! Gonzalo our driver was one of the best, acting not only as a driver but also…

AF, Enniskillen
The itinerary was fantastic and perfect for 3 weeks.

AMT, Tadworth

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Millie Davies Travel Expert Having caught the travel bug as a child, Millie has travelled all over Latin America before making her home in Buenos Aires for 3 years.

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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.
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.
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.
Millie Davies - Travel Expert

Having caught the travel bug as a child, Millie has travelled all over Latin America before making her home in Buenos Aires for 3 years.
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.
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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.