You arrive at Lima’s international airport in the afternoon or night. There you meet our personnel.
A transfer brings you to your hotel (private service, english-speaking assistant).
Overnight.
Note: The program starts with the arrival at Lima in the afternoon/night. So early check-in is not included if
passengers arrive in the morning.
Meal: No Meal
Breakfast in hotel.
In the morning, a transfer takes you to the colonial and
bohemian quarter of Barranco. There you visit a small shop
of artisan roasting coffee where every day best-quality beans
are selected to produce the best Peruvian organic coffee in
town.
After this, we visit a secret garden to try a lucuma milkshake
right underneath the tree that bears this fruit.
Then, we go to a traditional marketplace in the San Isidro
district to try some local fruits and to learn about their
influence in the international cuisine development.
The following stop is at the Embarcadero 41 Restaurant, one
of the best ceviche spots located in the Miraflores district.
Here, you have the opportunity to prepare Pisco sour with a
professional bartender. Furthermore, you discover the secrets
for a perfect ceviche by preparing it along with the main
chef.
Our last stop is at the Huaca Pucllana Restaurant for a
gourmet Peruvian lunch.
Finally, after our five-hour tour, we transfer back to the hotel
(private service, English-speaking guide).
The rest of the day is at leisure.
Overnight.
Meal: Breakfast
After breakfast in the hotel, a transfer brings you to the
airport, where you are taking the flight to Cusco.
Upon arrival, you will get to know our staff and a transfer
will bring you to the hotel.
In the afternoon, you attent an excursion to visit the historical
center (fee entrance to the Cathedral and Santo
Domingo/Coricancha are included) and the ruins of
Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay
(private service, English-speaking guide).
In the evening you have dinner at MAP Cafe.
Overnight.
Meal: Breakfast and Dinner
Breakfast in hotel.
In the morning, you visit the San Pedro and Casccaparo
markets. After that, you go to Deva Restaurant to take a
demonstrative cooking class. Lunch is included (private
service, English-speaking cook/guide).
In the afternoon, a cocktail tour is scheduled: in which we visit 3 different restaurants. The first one is “La Taberna
Bar” of Pachapapa Restaurant. This visit includes an introduction to pisco, to its history and a description of the
fermentation processes. Here, we will taste 3 classes of pisco and prepare a house cocktail (Cholo Sour, a sour based
on coca). Then, we continue the tour visiting Kion Restaurant to prepare Ten'Cantalá, a cocktail based on pisco and
kion. We finish the experience at the Calle del Medio Restaurant tasting a pisco punch and sharing a delicious
appetizer (private service, English-speaking bartender/guide).
Overnight.
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast in hotel.
Today is dedicated to the pachamanca (private
services, English-speaking guide).
A transfer takes you to a local market located in
Urubamba. From the marketplace, you will be
transferred to our lunch spot near Ollantaytambo.
There you meet your cooks who will teach you how
to elaborate a traditional Pachamanca. After helping
to prepare the ingredients and placing them under
ground, you have to wait for some time. Meanwhile
you enjoy a Mother earth or Pachamama ceremony,
which is a cerenemony to worship mother Earth and
to thank her for the food you are going to eat.
Then the Pachamanca will be opened and dishes will
be served.
After lunch, a transfer takes you back to the hotel.
The rest of the day is at leisure.
Overnight.
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast in hotel.
In the early morning, you depart on excursion to visit the
Pisaq market and the Ollantaytambo fortress (private service,
English-speaking guide).
You have lunch included at Wayra Restaurant, which offers
the valley’s delicious treats, as well as a Peruvian Paso horse
demonstration and a performance of the Marinera dance.
Then, a transfer brings you to Ollantaytambo’s station to take
the Vistadome train (around 1.30-hour journey – 1st class,
subject to availability) to Aguas Calientes.
Upon arrival, a transfer takes you to the hotel, where you will
have dinner.
Overnight.
Meal: Breakfast, lunch and Dinner
Breakfast in hotel.
In the morning, you meet your guide and go by public bus to
the archaeological complex to visit Machu Picchu. Lunch is
included at the Sanctuary Lodge.
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Then, you head back to town to take the Vistadome train to Poroy (almost 3.30-hour journey – 1st class, subject to
availability). Upon arrival, a transfer takes you to Cusco (around 30-minute journey) (private service, Englishspeaking guide).
Overnight.
Note: The train ticket allows the transport of clients and their hand luggage (01 bag or backpack) with a weight of no
more than 05kg/11lb and with a maximum size of 62 linear inches/157 cm (length + height + width), with the cars
intended for this purpose. The main luggage will remain at the Sacred Valley’s hotel.
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch
After taking your breakfast in the hotel, a transfer will take
you to the airport to take the flight to Lima.
Upon arrival, you get to know our personnel and a transfer
brings you to the hotel.
At 4pm, a transfer takes you to the colonial and bohemian
quarter of Barranco to La Trastienda Restaurant, where you
have a dazzling view of the coast of Lima. Here, a
professional bartender shares his secrets for a perfect Pisco
sour, so you can impress your friends with it when you return
back home. After this refreshing cocktail, we get Lima creole
food at Panchita Restaurant.
The next stop is at the prestigious Huaca Pucllana
Restaurant. Located inside the illuminated archeological site,
which ruins date from 500 AC, the restaurant bears the same
name.
As an evening final, we head to the bohemian quarter of
Barranco for dessert to end our five-hour tour.
Then, a transfer takes you back to the hotel (private service,
english-speaking guide).
Overnight.
Meal: Breakfast and Dinner
Breakfast in hotel.
In the morning, you do the panoramic Lima’s city tour. Afterwards, you visit the Larco Museum and have a 7-course
farewell lunch Café del Museo Larco (private service, English-speaking guide).
Later on, a transfer brings to the airport to take your flight.
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch
All transfers on arrival and departure of each locality, assisted by expert personnel.
All the excursions indicated in the program with English-speaking guides.
All entrance fees to the sites mentioned.
Vistadome train to / from Machu Picchu.
Transportation in comfortable tourist vehicles.
Overnights in suggested hotels or similar (subject to confirmation), breakfast included.
Meals as indicated.
International airfares
Optional activities
Other meals, drinks, tips and other personal expenses or services not specified on the program
Personal equipment
Travel insurance
Gratuities
Voluntary tips for guides or drivers
Travel and medical insurance
Any items not mentioned as included
Hotels Used
Lima
Standard: José Antonio 4* (standard)
Superior: Iberostar 5* (classic)
Cusco
Standard: José Antonio 4* (standard)
Superior: Casa Andina Premium 5* (superior)
Sacred Valley
Standard: Sonesta Posada 3*sup (standard)
Superior: Casa Andina Premium 5* (superior)
Aguas Calientes
Standard: El Mapi 3*sup (deluxe superior)
Superior: Casa del Sol 4* (Mountain view)