Worldwide Escorted Tours

What’s included ✔ Return flights Heathrow to Peru with LATAM Airlines (via São Paulo) ✔ Where you’ll stay Lima, 3 H Casa Andina Standard Benavides Arequipa, 3 H Casa Andina Standard Colca Canyon, 3 H Casa Andina Standard Colca Puno, 3 H La Hacienda Plaza de Armas Cusco, 3 H Casa Andina Catedral Sacred Valley, 3 H Life Hotel Valle Sagrado ✔ 18 meals ✔ 9 excursions ✔ Expert local tour guide Tour pace: Challenging Cusco Day 8: Puno to Cusco B/L This morning you will travel from Puno to Cusco and be able to appreciate the surrounding valleys’ wonderful landscapes en route. The journey includes a stop at La Raya pass, 4,300 metres above sea level, from where you will be able to take in some amazing vistas of the Andean snow-capped mountains. You will also stop at the Raqchi ruins, known as the Temple of the God Wiracocha, and Andahuaylillas village where there is a beautiful church from the 17th century. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before arriving in Cusco and transferring to your hotel. Day 9: Cusco to Sacred Valley B/L Today the tour heads for Urubamba, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, where one of the highlights is a visit to the imposing Inca Fortress at Ollantaytambo. En route you will visit a camelid compound to see these unique animals at close quarters as well as the colourful Pisac market where local Indians display and sell their handmade artefacts. Lunch is in a comfortable restaurant then the journey continues to reach your hotel for an overnight stay in the valley. Day 10: Sacred Valley to Cusco B/L Machu Picchu is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World and this morning you will be taken to the station to board the train to start your adventure to this incredible site. The train will take you to the city of Aguas Calientes where you disembark and board a bus to the archaeological site. Constructed on a saddle between two Andean peaks, Machu Picchu was one of the greatest achievements of South American civilisation. After a guided tour of this 550-year-old citadel, there is some free time for you to explore and absorb the awe-inspiring atmosphere. You will then descend back to Aguas Calientes for lunch, then catch the train back to Ollantaytambo and return to Cusco by coach. Day 11: Cusco to Lima B This morning’s tour of Cusco will introduce you to this amazing colonial city built on the foundation of Inca palaces. Visit the ‘Temple of the Sun’ where you can appreciate the incredible masonry of the Incas, the Plaza de Armas and the cathedral with its carved woodwork and paintings. Later, you will drive to the Inca fortress of Sacsayhuaman, then to the underground cave and temple of Kenko - one of the largest wakas (holy places) in the region. Experience a panoramic view of Puca Pucara and, finally, stop at the living art workshop to admire how the local artisans create wonderful silver pieces, paintings and wood carvings. Later this afternoon transfer to the airport for your flight to Lima. Day 12: Lima to the UK B Your morning is at leisure, before your overnight flight to the UK, or continue with your chosen extension. Peruvian Amazon Extend your tour Lima city stay, 2 nights, B&B from £149 Tumbes beach stay, 4 nights, 3 H B&B from £789 Amazon Adventure * , 4 nights from £869 Discover the lush Peruvian Amazon, an area with some of the richest bio-diversity on the world. Travel by motorised canoe to your lodge, located at the heart of a large private ecological reserve. Trekking deep into the Tambopata National Reserve, marvel at the never-ending forests and abundant wildlife that is native to this area. Explore nocturnal activity in the Amazonian creeks, listening to the sounds of nature and observe the intriguing wildlife behaviour patterns found here. *Due to flight schedules your last night will be spent in Lima No Single Supplement Rooms with no single supplement are available. Once sold, supplement starts from £459 Departures & from prices Jun 24 £2,899 Apr 25 £2,999 Jul 24 £2,999 May 25 £2,699 Sep 24 £3,499 Jun 25 £2,899 Oct 24 £2,899 Jul 25 £3,199 Nov 24 £2,999 Aug 25 £3,899 Jan 25 £2,899 Sep 25 £3,199 Feb 25 £2,799 Oct 25 £3,199 Mar 25 £2,799 Nov 25 £3,199 • Lead-in price based on 1 May 25 • Tipping paid locally $62-$84 pp per tour Includes: Private vehicle & driver/guide or driver and local guides; return flights; accommodation, meals & excursions as per Group Tour PRIVATE TOURING FROM ONLY AN EXTRA £759 PP • AVAILABLE DAILY • Visit our website or call 0800 954 9329 to book or for further details The Americas 89