Luxury Amazon Cruise, Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca

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14 Days 13 Nights

Adventure

City tour

Cultural

Itinerary

This 14-day trip is perfect for those looking to see the very best of this beautiful country alongside top-quality service, expert guiding and the best luxury accommodation.

Your adventure starts with a night in Lima before heading to the lush waterways of the northern Amazon. You’ll spend three nights aboard a luxury boat, traveling through the beautiful amazon jungle and enjoying daily excursions by smaller boats so you can explore deep into the rainforest. Depending on the season, you can also embark on nature walks with expert guides, as monkeys swing through the trees and colourful birds flit overhead.

You’ll then enjoy a culinary tour back in Lima before heading to the Sacred Valley.

Enjoy the spectacular landscapes around your luxury lodge.

Return to civilization and more archaeological wonders in the former Inca capital and Spanish colonial city of Cusco, another UNESCO World Heritage Site, then take the train up to Lake Titicaca for a final three nights at the fabulous Titilaka. The most luxurious place to stay on the lake, you’ll take boat trips out to meet the people that use reeds to weave the islands on which they live, all while learning about the unique cultural importance of its waters to Peru.

Highlights

Lima visit, markets…
Dinner in two of the world’s best restaurants ( Depending on your taste )
Cooking classes in Lima
Machu Picchu visit
Different food stops in the Sacred Valley and Cusco
Cooking classes at 4000m high in a lost community
Looking for ingredients in the Amazon Jungle
Cook in the middle of the amazon jungle with a famous Chef.

Whats included

Luxury accommodations
Completely private tours in all activities mentioned
Meet and greet airport service
Full support from your Travel Concierge before, during and after your trip
Our help with restaurant recommendations and reservations
Expert local guides as well as your Tour Concierge/Photographer

Add ons:

1 Day – Flight over the Nazca Lines

Hotels

Together with our partners, we organize luxury accommodation throughout the entire expedition

Lima

Sacred Valley

Machu Picchu

Cusco

Mancora

Please check also our related blog article: 12 Best Luxury Hotels in Peru

Restaurants

Please check also our related blog article: 9 Best Restaurants in Lima

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Entrance Fees

Guide

Local Flights

Lunch

Photo Assistance

Transport
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Extras

Insurance

Meals

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What you will see..

Tour Plan

DAY 1

On night in Lima.

Depending on your arrival time, your concierge can organize you a visit or a nice dinner.

DAY 2-5

3 nights on a luxury cruiseship, rest assured you will get and unforgettable experience. All of our programs have been carefully crafted to showcase the best flora and fauna that the Marañon and Ucayali Rivers in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve have to boast, along with offering ideal soft adventure excursions for travelers to further discover the secrets of the Peruvian Amazonia.

Although all activities are optional, we encourage our guests to tempt their adventurous side and choose among our big array of experiences, including: kayaking in the calm creeks and lakes, swimming with dolphins, fishing for piranhas at sunset, skirting the riverbanks in search of playful creatures, birdwatching, trail walks, and visits to local communities to interact with the native people, and more.

Flight back to Lima.

DAY 6

Lima city tour. Drive to the historical center of Lima and the Plaza Mayor, where the Government Palace, City Hall, the Cathedral and the Archbishop's Palace are located. Move along to the San Francisco Monastery . Continue to the district of Pueblo Libre, to visit the Larco Herrera Museum, housed in an 18th-century colonial mansion. The museum holds the most extensive collection of pre-Columbian art in Peru, featuring many fine examples of textile work. Also found in the museum are the materials and tools used by ancient Peruvians to produce their work in ceramics and metal, huaco pottery, gold and silver pieces with semiprecious stones and erotic art pieces.

Larco Museum tour. Enjoy a guided tour around one the most impressive collections of Pre-Colombian art and artifacts in the world. Privately owned and housed in a pretty 18th century building, this museum showcases chronological galleries that provide a thorough overview of 4,000 years of Peruvian history with a fascinating array of pieces.

DAY 7

Morning flight to Cusco. North west of Cusco, the Sacred Valley is one of the most beautiful and historically important parts of Peru. The Valley was one of the bases of Inca civilisation, the river that winds its way through believed to be aligned with the cosmos. Several of the Inca’s finest works were built in this region making it a fantastic place to take in the ancient culture of Peru. Explore the fortress town of Ollantaytambo, the ancient Inca terraces at Moray and the salt terraces at Maras.

Stay in the Sacred Valley.

DAY 8

Private tour to a beautiful community lost in the Andes. You will have an exclusive moment with some of the gentlest people you will meet during your holidays (apart of your guide). It is a family of 7.

They will welcome you with a cup of tea, show you around their village, school, lakes…) And our host Bernardiño will cook for you. Using products from his lands.

This day tour includes a visit to a colorful local market.

DAY 9

Private Tour of Machu Picchu with overnight Train ride to the Machu Picchu Pueble ( Aguas calientes ) Your private guide will take you on a comprehensive tour of the Machu Picchu citadel, really bringing it to life by detailing the history, significance and myths surrounding it as well as taking you to the hidden corners and best viewpoints. Then after your guided tour, you'll enjoy a delicious lunch before an afternoon at your leisure. You can explore the areas around Machu Picchu or carry on exploring the ruins.

Return in the evening to overnight at your chosen hotel in the Machu Picchu area.

DAY 10

Discover the Machu Picchu citadel by climbing up either Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain. Both scenic sites offer incredible, sweeping views, but vary in route. Huanya Picchu is a steeper route for the confident hiker as you pass sheer drops and takes around two hours. Machu Picchu Mountain is a rewarding three-hour ascending hike taking you away from the larger crowds to enjoy the vistas.

Board the train for the journey back from Machu Picchu with refreshments served on board. And private transportation from Ollantaytambo to Cusco.

Night in Cusco

DAY 11

Enjoy this beautiful city and UNESCO World Heritage site. You'll have our list of recommendations as well as private guides on hand to enjoy the best of this beautiful city.

We can arrange a number of private, interest-led tours to booking fine restaurants for you. Your personal travel designer will be able to recommend activities that are most suitable to your interests.

DAY 12-14

The best way to cross the Andes from Cusco to Puno. The PeruRail Titicaca Train features an open-air observatory car, allowing you to take in the majestic views while enjoying the typical music and dances of the Peruvian highlands.

During your trip, which takes ten and a half hours, you will have the chance to take panoramic pictures of some of the quintessential Andean landscapes, be entertained by traditional musicians and enjoy gourmet Peruvian cuisine.

Two nights and plently of activities on the Titicaca Lake.

Tour Location

Discover Machu Picchu

More than 7,000 feet above sea level in the Andes Mountains, Machu Picchu is the most visited tourist destination in Peru. A symbol of the Incan Empire and built around 1450AD, Machu Picchu was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 and was named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007.

10 Interesting Facts about Machu Picchu

10. In the Quechua Indian language, “Machu Picchu” means “Old Peak” or “Old Mountain.”

9. Machu Picchu is made up of more than 150 buildings ranging from baths and houses to temples and sanctuaries.

8. The compound contains more than 100 separate flights of stairs. Most of the individual staircases were carved from one slab of stone.

7. Although many of the stones that were used to build the city were more than 50 pounds, it is believed that no wheels were used to transport these rocks up the mountain. Rather, it is thought that hundreds of men pushed the heavy rocks up the steep mountain side.

6. Many different theories exist about Machu Picchu’s purpose—a royal estate and a secret ceremonial center among them.

5. The Incas were some of the best masons in the world. The structures were so well built with a technique called ashlar (stones that are cut to fit together without mortar) that not even a knife blade can fit in between stones.

4. Machu Picchu was only known locally until Yale Professor Hiram Bingham re-discovered the site in 1911. His book, The Lost City of the Incas, was based on his findings.

3. A long-standing dispute between Peru and Yale University has existed over the artifacts collected by Bingham during his exploration of the site. Yale maintains that they own the items while Peru insists they were given on loan.

2. Machu Picchu was an astronomical observatory, and its sacred Intihuatana stone accurately indicates the two equinoxes. Twice a year, the sun sits directly over the stone creating no shadow.

1. Unfortunately, most cities built by the Inca civilization were destroyed by the Spanish conquest. Machu Picchu was in a hidden location—invisible from below—and not found, making it one of the most well-preserved Inca cities and an archeological gem.