Peru Flash Journey

Upon arrival at Lima airport, a representative will meet you and transfer you to your hotel for check-in. Later, we will collect you from the hotel to explore Limas historic old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its colonial architecture. Our tour begins in the traditional Pueblo Libre district with a visit to the Larco Museum, housed in a beautifully restored vice-royal mansion built atop a seventh-century pre-Columbian pyramid. The museum features an extensive pre-Hispanic collection, including gold and silver artefacts and notable examples of erotic art. Next, we visit Casa Aliaga, a colonial mansion granted by Francisco Pizarro to Captain Jernimo de Aliaga, still owned by his descendants today. We then continue with a scenic drive through the colonial downtown, stopping at the Main Square to admire the grand architecture of the Spanish Empire and the 16th-century Lima Cathedral. After approximately four hours of sightseeing, we will return you to your hotel for the evening. Overnight in Lima.

After breakfast, we transfer you to Lima airport for your flight to Cusco (flight not included). Please ensure your flight arrives no later than 10:30 am, as later arrivals may disrupt the schedule. Upon arrival in Cusco, you will be taken to your hotel to check in. Later, we set off on a guided four-hour tour of this captivating city, once the capital of the Inca Empire. The tour begins at the Santo Domingo Convent, a Renaissance-Baroque complex built atop the Inca Coricancha templeonce a key site dedicated to sun worship, with its foundations still visible. Next, we visit the Cathedral on the Main Square, the citys most prominent monument. We then head to the hills overlooking Cusco to explore the fortress of Sacsayhuaman, known for its impressive stone ramparts and panoramic views. Nearby, we visit the ruins of Qenqo, believed to have been used for agricultural rituals, before concluding at Puka Pukara (Red Fortress in Quechua), an Inca military complex featuring dwellings, aqueducts, walls and towers. After the tour, we return you to your hotel for the evening. Overnight in Cusco.

After breakfast, we will collect you from your hotel in Cusco for a one-hour visit to Chinchero, a traditional town perched high above the valley. The local community preserves Inca artisan traditions, evident in their clothing and customs. Here, you will also see archaeological remains and a seventeenth-century church, one of Perus earliest Catholic buildings. On Sundays, you may have the opportunity to explore the vibrant local market. Afterwards, you will be transferred to Ollantaytambo, where you will visit the Living Museum of Yucay. This centre offers demonstrations of traditional Andean crafts such as textile weaving, adobe construction, pottery, and silverwork, recreated as they were in Inca times. The museum is also home to llamas, sheep, and alpacas, which you can feed. Upon arrival in Ollantaytambo, a town continuously inhabited since Inca times, we will enjoy a meal showcasing superior Andean cuisine in a cosy restaurant that captures the spirit of the Sacred Valley. Later, we will climb the iconic fortress built beside the mountain, before transferring you to your accommodation in the Sacred Valley for the night.

After breakfast, we begin your journey to Machu Picchu with a train ride to Aguas Calientes, also known as Machu Picchu Pueblo. The exact pick-up and train schedule will be confirmed the day before. Aguas Calientes is the final stop before the archaeological site and offers a craft market, restaurants, and a range of accommodation for those wishing to stay overnight at the foot of the mountain. Upon arrival, we take a 25-minute bus ride up to Machu Picchu, the renowned lost city of the Incas. Believed to have been built around 1450 as a royal retreat for Emperor Pachactec, the site was abandoned just over a century later, likely due to the Spanish Conquest. Its stone structures were gradually reclaimed by the jungle until its rediscovery in 1911. During a 2.5-hour guided tour, we explore the origins of the citadel and visit its most iconic monuments. After the tour, you return by bus to Aguas Calientes for lunch before taking the train back to Ollanta Station. From there, we transfer you to your hotel in Cusco for your overnight stay.

After breakfast, we transfer you to Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport in Cusco for your flight to Lima. Although this marks the end of your journey in Peru, we trust the rich culture and history youve experienced will remain with you long after you leave.