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Trafalgar - Highlights of Peru with Peruvian Amazon (01/2023 - 11/2023) (LHPPEN18)

12 Days From Lima to Lima
Tour Style: Country Explorer
Trafalgar Brochure Price from $3,586.00
Brochures: Latin America 2022, TT Latin America 2023
Visits: Peru

Step into adventure on this Peru and Amazon tour, uncovering what life is like in Peru's million-year-old Amazon rainforest and gain an insider’s perspective into ancient Inca treasures and legends. Marvel at living history at Machu Picchu, a local market in Lima and Quechua textile art, topped off with a classic pisco sour.
Choice Highlights

Must-see Highlights
  • : Explore Lima and Cusco with a Local Specialist
  • : Visit the outdoor market at Pisac, the ruins at Ollantaytambo, two visits to the 15th century fortress of Machu Picchu, historic Sacsayhuaman and the Larco Museum in Lima
  • : Scenic Drive through the Sacred Valley and in Peru's Andean highlands
  • : Scenic Train Ride to Machu Picchu aboard the Vistadome train

Be My Guest
  • Lima: Visit a local market with Chef Ignacio and enjoy a special lunch at his cooking school.
  • Amazon Rainforest: Explore our 30 hectare Palmetum, a collection of 19 Amazonian palms in a plot reserved for rainforest restoration and conservation.

Dive Into Culture
  • Cusco: Enjoy cusquenian dishes and a folkloric dance perfomance.
  • Lima: Guided visit to the Larco Museum, which houses the largest private collection of pre-Columbian art in the world.

MAKE TRAVEL MATTER®
  • Amazon Rainforest: Visit our organic bio-orchard to discover many of the rainforest’s tropical plants up-close, with a chance to learn about their many intriguing medicinal uses by indigenous communities.

Trafalgar Tour Itinerary

Day 1Arrive Lima
Francisco Pizzaro’s 'City of Kings' is your launch pad to an epic encounter with the Amazon’s extraordinary biodiversity. On arrival in Lima, you’ll be escorted to your airport hotel and enjoy the day to explore the sights of this colonial capital on your terms.
Visits: Lima
Accommodation: Wyndham Costa del Sol Lima Airport
Day 2Traverse the Inkaterra Forest
This morning, we fly to Puerto Maldonado (internal flight included) and embark on a journey on the Madre de Rios River to our jungle lodge. where we meet our guides for the Inkaterra Field Station. Join a Local Specialist for insights into the forest, then keep a keen eye out for shy caiman during a pre-dinner boat expedition.
Visits: Lima, Puerto Maldonado
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Inkaterra Guides Field Station
Day 3Step Into the Mystical Amazon
Climb the exhilarating Inkaterra Canopy Walkway for an unforgettable opportunity to observe the rainforest from its rooftop. Deep within the rain forest, we enjoy the company of mischievous monkeys cavorting among the trees of Monkey Island. A short boat ride takes us into the Tambopata National Reserve where we’ll hike through the thick jungle, admiring towering green walls of vegetation, the cacophony of birdcalls and the dappled light that filters through the canopy above. Arrive at Sandoval Lake, where you may spot a wide variety of birds, monkeys, giant river otters, black caimans and the elusive anaconda. The perfect end to our day sees us watch the sun set over the lake before heading back to our lodge for dinner.
Visits: Tambopata National Reserve, Sandoval Lake
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Inkaterra Guides Field Station
Day 4Encounter the Biodiversity of the Amazon Make Travel Matter Connect with Locals
Discover the Amazon’s otherworldly realm of aguajales rainforest swampland during your MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience and learn how vegetation has adapted to the exotic species that are drawn here as you Connect With Locals. Here you will also get a chance to visit our organic bio-orchard to discover many of the rainforest’s tropical plants up-close and learn of their healing capabilities. Boldly venture out at night to discover some of the strange species that come alive under deep darkness in the Amazon with our Local Specialist. Stroll quietly as your senses heighten to the mysterious nocturnal sounds of birds, mammals, insects and amphibians wondering close by.
Visits: Sandoval Lake, Tambopata National Reserve
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Inkaterra Guides Field Station
Day 5Back to Puerto Maldonado
After breakfast, we head back to Puerto Maldonado as your Amazon experience comes to an end. On arrival in Lima, you’ll be transferred to your hotel in the exclusive barrio of San Isidro where you’ll enjoy a Welcome Reception this evening to meet your Travel Director and travel companions.
Visits: Puerto Maldonado, Lima
Meals: Breakfast, Welcome Reception
Accommodation: Novotel Lima San Isidro
Day 6Experience the Sights and Flavours of Lima Connect with Locals
Connect with the colonial heritage of Francisco Pizzaro’s 'City of Kings', admiring the colonial splendour of Lima’s UNESCO-listed Historic Centre. Stand in the birthplace of this ancient, yet modern city, surrounded by the Baroque façades of Cathedral of Lima and Palace of the Union. See the Church of San Francisco and discover its hidden catacombs. Celebrate Lima’s status as the culinary capital of South America and Connect With Locals when you meet Ignacio Barrios, who has worked alongside many of Peru's most award-winning chefs. We visit a local market where Ignacio will explain how Peruvian fruits, vegetables, seafood and meats are the basis of Peruvian cooking. Then, continue to Chef Ignacio's cooking school where we’ll enjoy a demonstration on how to prepare some of Peru's most popular dishes and have an opportunity to sample some at a Be My Guest experience lunch before spending the rest of the day at leisure.
Visits: Lima
Meals: Breakfast, Be My Guest
Accommodation: Novotel Lima San Isidro
Day 7Journey to the Sacred Valley Dive Into Culture Connect with Locals Make Travel Matter Stays With Stories
Board a morning flight to Cusco and the Sacred Valley. Dive Into Culture when you visit the Pisac market, displaying Quechua arts and crafts, then continue to a former 18th century colonial-style monastery in the Sacred Valley, our hotel for the night. Connect With Locals and meet Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez, a master Quechua weaver, and the first person from her village to attend university. She has been an ambassador for Andean traditions since she began learning ancient pre-Columbian weaving techniques as a young girl in the 1960s. MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience as your visit helps to preserve and promote traditional pre-Columbian weaving techniques in the 21st century.
Visits: Lima, Cusco, Sacred Valley
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Sonesta Posadas del Inca Yucay
Day 8Explore iconic Machu Picchu
The mystical empire of the Incas takes centre stage today. We visit the famous Sacred Valley stronghold of Ollantaytambo with a Local Specialist, before boarding the Vistadome train (light snack included) for our epic journey to Machu Picchu, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Delve into the mysteries of this once-great civilisation, admiring the 15th century stone ruins of temples, palaces and terraces perched high amidst the clouds. Join your Local Specialist for an exploration of the iconic great Temple of the Sun, the House of the Priest, the Sacred Plaza and the Intihuatana, an intricately carved rock most likely used as a sundial centuries ago. We return to our hotel where we dine tonight.
Visits: Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: El MaPi
Day 9The sites of Machu Picchu and Cusco Dive Into Culture
The ancient ruins of Machu Picchu beckon again and we have an opportunity to re-connect with this ancient wonder. If you’re feeling adventurous, hike up to the Gate of the Sun for stunning views over the fortress. We board a train to the Sacred Valley, then head to the colonial city of Cusco, stopping en route at a local chicheria. Dive Into Culture and enjoy the sweet flavours of chicha as you learn how this Peruvian corn beer is brewed by the local women.
Visits: Machu Picchu, Cusco
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel Novotel Cusco
Day 10Step Back in Time in Cusco Dive Into Culture
Embark on a sightseeing tour of the sacred city of Cusco this morning with your Local Specialist, admiring the 16th century Spanish colonial buildings that stand on the foundations of former Inca temples and palaces. See the baroque Cathedral on the Plaza de Armas and 17th century Church of Santo Domingo. Visit the ruins of the Sacsayhuaman fortress and see nearby warehouses where the Incas once stored their grain. The afternoon is free to explore on your terms. This evening, Dive Into Culture and gather for a Regional Dinner at a local restaurant, enjoying Cusquenian dishes and ancestral dance performances.
Visits: Cusco
Meals: Breakfast, Regional Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel Novotel Cusco
Day 11Delve into Pre-Columbian Art in Lima Dive Into Culture
A leisurely start to our day sees us return to Lima this afternoon. Meet a Local Specialist and Dive Into Culture at the Larco Museum, which houses the largest private collection of pre-Columbian art in the world. This evening we join our travel companions for a Farewell Dinner in the museum's garden restaurant.
Visits: Cusco, Lima
Meals: Breakfast, Farewell Dinner
Accommodation: Novotel Lima San Isidro
Day 12Depart Lima
Our discovery of an ancient civilisation has come to an end. We transfer to the airport for your onward flight or perhaps extend your stay at the Novotel Lima.
Visits: Lima
Meals: Breakfast


Available Room Types: Single, Triple, Twin
Child: ages 5 to 17

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