Peru by Land and Water

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This grand Peruvian experience combines two of the world's premier destinations: Machu Picchu and the Amazon rainforest. On this 14-day journey you will visit Cusco, the Capital of the Inca Empire, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu, finishing your trip deep in the Amazon rainforest. Explore the markets and ruins of Cusco and the Sacred Valley, journey by tra...
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Explore Lima
    • Visit the ruins on your own or explore Aguas Calientes
    • Explore the walls, stairways, temples and terraces of Machu Picchu.
    • Visit the colorful Pisac market where you'll be able to trade with locals for a variety of handicrafts
    • Explore the heart of Amazon River on board of the Amatista River boat.
    • Visit the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve, Peru's largest national park
    • Explore Iquitos

What's this trip about?

    This grand Peruvian experience combines two of the world's premier destinations: Machu Picchu and the Amazon rainforest. On this 14-day journey you will visit Cusco, the Capital of the Inca Empire, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu, finishing your trip deep in the Amazon rainforest. Explore the markets and ruins of Cusco and the Sacred Valley, journey by train to the "Lost City of Machu Picchu". From Iquitos you will sail upriver on a luxury riverboat. You will sail along tributaries of the Amazon River to the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve. Along the way you will spot pink river dolphins, learn about the local flora and fauna, take canoes up smaller tributaries, visit local communities, and fish for piranhas.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityLima, Peru
End CityLima, Peru

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • National Parks
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Overland Journeys
  • Transformative

Destinations

  • South America
  • Peru

Attractions

  • Cusco
  • Iquitos
  • Lima
  • Machu Picchu
  • Ollantaytambo
  • Sacred Valley
  • Urubamba

Activities

  • Bird watching
  • Culture
  • Hiking
  • Historic sightseeing
  • Homestays & Cultural Immersion
  • Nature
  • River cruise
  • Ruins & Archaeology
  • Short Cruise
  • Wildlife viewing

Trip includes

    • 1 night Wyndham Costa del Sol Hotel Lima Airport
    • 2 nights Sol y Luna Hotel
    • 1 night El Mapi Hotel
    • 2 nights Aranwa Cusco Hotel
    • 2 nights San Agustin Exclusive Hotel
    • 6-night M/V Amatista Amazon Cruise (includes transfers, Main Deck cabin, meals and guided excursions)
    • Pisac Ruins, Market & Ollantaytambo excursion with lunch
    • Vistadome train service Ollantaytambo-Machu Picchu-Cusco
    • Half-day Machu Picchu tour with lunch
    • BTC Cusco Tourist Ticket
    • Daily breakfast at all hotels
    • Airport/hotel/train station transfer

Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Lima

Upon arrival in Lima, You will spend the night in the Wyndham Costa del Sol Airport Hotel, located just outside the terminal.

Day 2: Lima- Cusco- Sacred Valley

In the morning, a short flight takes you to Cuzco, where You will be picked up and shuttled to scenic Urubamba, in Peru’s Sacred Valley. This gorgeous landscape was the Inca heartland, and your hotel, the Hotel Sol y Luna, will let you acclimate to the region’s altitude in comfort and style.

Day 3: Sacred Valley- Pisac Ruins / Market- Ollantaytambo

After a hearty Peruvian breakfast, You will spend a full day at two royal ruins in the valley around Urubamba—both built by the emperor Pachacutec. The first, Pisac, is a vast residential and military complex, built amid sweeping agricultural terraces and overlooking ...

Day 4: Urubamba- Machu Picchu- Cusco

However many selfies you’ve seen of that iconic sugarloaf backdrop, nothing can prepare you for the moment when you get to the top of the ridge and actually see Machu Picchu for yourself. With its sun temple, royal quarters, and purling fountains, this New World Wonde...

Day 5: Machu Picchu- Cusco

Most visitors feel one day at Machu Picchu is too short. So the next morning, you can hike up to the Sun Gate or climb Huayna Picchu, the sacred mountain containing hidden Inca shrines. From there, it’s back by train to Cuzco, where You will rest in Aranwa Boutique Hotel, just steps from the main square.

Day 6: Cusco

Inca walls on every corner; three-tiered fortresses; Quechua women in colorful traditional garb: this is Cuzco, which the Incas considered the spiritual center of the universe. Even today, the city’s energy is unmistakable, as you wander through echoing churches and t...

Day 7: Cusco- Lima

After a half day to wander Cuzco at your leisure, You will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Lima. There You will overnight at the San Augustin Exclusive Hotel, in the seaside district of Miraflores.

Day 8: Lima- Iquitos

In the morning, a short flight takes you to Iquitos, the largest city on Earth inaccessible by road. There, prepare to be thrilled by the exotic sights of the jungle, including an iron house built by Gustave Eiffel, a floating market, a manatee rescue center, and more...

Day 9: Marañon and Ucayali rivers

After breakfast, a boat excursion brings you to the meeting of the Marañon and Ucayali Rivers, which together give birth to the mighty Amazon. Macaws, three-toe sloths, and monkeys frolic on shore as you pass.

After lunch, You will stroll along the banks of the...

Day 10: Rio Ucayali / Pacaya Samiria National Reserve

Pacaya Samiria Reserve is Peru's largest national park, and home to more than 200 avian and 10 primate species. Here, on an early-morning outing, You will encounter rare specimens such as cocoi, striated herons, macaws, squirrel monkeys, caimans, and sloths. Back on b...

Day 11: Pacaya Samiria National Reserve

The jungle is especially luminous in the early morning. To immerse yourself in its beauty, You will head out on a pre-breakfast excursion, to watch the river turtles, cormorants, and wattled jacana wake up and start their day. Later, You will stop in at the home of an...

Day 12: Pacaya Samiria National Reserve

Picnic breakfast in the jungle, piranha fishing, travel in a dugout canoe: such is the agenda for your last full day up into the Amazon, as you explore the Nahuapa River and its tributary, Choroyacu Creek. The impressively bio-diverse ecosystem here is famous for its ...

Day 13: Pacaya Samiria National Reserve

On the return trip to Iquitos, You will stop at the Sapisapi River and the jungle port town of Nauta, near the meeting of the Ucayali and Marañon. Here You will have a chance to browse the local market before celebrating with a farewell dinner and party.

Day 14: Iquitos- Lima- Home

After breakfast on board your ship, You will disembark in Iquitos for your flight to Lima. Connect with your international departure.

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Last Updated: 5/6/2019

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Our trip to Peru was planned perfectly, thanks to our travel agent! 

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Since 1987, Lost World Adventures has been customizing guided trips to South and Central America and Antarctica.  With our first-hand knowledge and experience, we create innovative tailor-made tours that balance your interests and desire for adventure. Unearth the fascinating history of the mysterious moai on Chile's Easter Island or explore the lovely capital city of Argentina, Buenos Aires, and its coastal communities by foot, bike, horse, or canoe. Hike with us to the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu, bathe on a sunny beach in Costa Rica, or embark on a luxurious cruise of the beautiful and mystifying Galapagos Islands, immersing yourself in the exotic environments of diverse and rare wildlife. 

Each of our itineraries are carefully crafted after getting to know you. Our local guides are some of the best in the business and possess extensive knowledge of their culture, landscape, and area resources. Accommodations range from rustic eco-camps to luxury boutique hotels.

Lost World Adventures strives to accommodate all of our global travelers in a socially and environmentally conscious way. Mobility or dietary considerations, honeymooners or large groups, volcano ash sledding, jungle trekking, cooking classes or sophisticated gastronomic wine tours, whatever your needs or interests, we will tailor-make your trip to suit whatever degree of wanderlust you enjoy.

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Accommodation

,J W Marriott Lima Rating: Deluxe Hotel The 5-star JW Marriott Hotel Lima is a new, modern 25-floor hotel is located in Miraflores, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and convenient to restaurants and shopping including the LarcoMar Entertainment Center. All air-conditioned rooms are equipped with cable TV, telephone with voice-mail, minibar, hairdryer, safe, coffeemaker and daily newspaper. High-speed Internet access in all rooms and public areas (daily fee). Dining options include the La Vista Restaurant with a la carte menu or full-time buffet, JW Sushi Ceviche Lounge or the Lobby Bar. Other amenities include 24-hour room service, health-club facilities, swimming pool, gift shop and hair salon. Daily Breakfast included. Tambo Del Inka Resort & Spa Valle Sagrado Rating: Deluxe Tambo del Inka Resort and Spa Valle Sagrado sits on the edge of the Urubamba River. The deluxe hotel offers refined dining, a therapeutic spa, and premier fitness center, along with an emerald lagoon and blooming riverside gardens. Facilities and amenities include the Hawa Restaurant, The Spa at Valle Sagrado, superior swimming pool, fitness center, Internet access. The Tambo del Inka is the only hotel in Urubamba with a private train station to Machu Picchu, Daily Breakfast included. Inkaterra machu picchu pueblo hotel Rating: Superior This unique boutique hotel comprises a "pueblo" of 85 luxurious whitewashed bungalows nestled into the terraced hillside. This sprawling Andean style village sits within 12 secluded acres of lush cloud forest, where guests follow stone pathways to their rooms. Belmond palacio nazarenas Rating: Deluxe Hotel Step past walls of Inca stones and into a cloistered courtyard with an ancient fountain at its heart. Hotel facilities include a fabulous spa, the city's first outdoor pool and stylish restaurants serving cutting-edge local cuisine. This intimate hotel has just 55 suites, each enriched with oxygen and with its own private bar where guests (or their private butler) can create drinks accented with fresh ingredients grown at and around the hotel. Hypnôze Spa was inspired by Inca and Andean culture. Surrounded by a peaceful private patio, the Spa offers five single treatment rooms and one double room with private hot tub. Guests will also find a relaxation room which provides a pre- and post-treatment sanctuary and a bar serving soothing herbal teas and healthy snacks. Senzo Restaurant offers exceptional cuisine in an exciting yet refined atmosphere. grown throughout the hotel. Daily breakfast is included. Aranwa cusco hotel Rating: Superior Aranwa Cusco Boutique Hotel is located 2 blocks from the Main Square of Cusco in a colonial 16th-century mansion. Hotel facilities include restaurant and bar. Room types include Classic, Deluxe, Deluxe Superior, Junior Suite, Suite. All rooms and suites are equipped with intelligent oxygen system, which ensures maximum comfort for guests. The additional 30% oxygen helps prevent ill effects from altitude sickness. All rooms and suites offer: wireless Internet access, climate control, satellite TV, minibar, electronic safe, hair dryer. Spa concept bathrooms are found in every room and Suite. Bathrooms are equipped with a floor heating system, bathtub, Scottish shower, Jacuzzi. Daily Breakfast included. Soly Luna Hotel Rating: Superior Sol y Luna Hotel is located in the Urubamba valley, 10 minutes from picturesque town of Yucay. The hotel has 14 bungalows, each with private bathroom with hotel water all day, telephone and private terrace. Nine of the bungalows are individual double rooms and five are 2 bedrooms, each with their own private bathroom. There is a swimming pool, "Killa Wasi" restaurant and "Chicha Wasi" pub. The hotel also offers e-mail service and laundry service. Daily Breakfast included. El mapi hotel Rating: Standard El Mapi is a modern, simple hotel located in the heart of Machu Picchu Pueblo (Aguas Calientes), giving you convenient access to the restaurants and shops in town. The hotel has 8 deluxe rooms and 40 superior rooms. There is a restaurant, a bar, and guests have access to complementary wi-fi. Daily Breakfast and Buffet Dinner included.
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Meals Included

6 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch and 3 Dinners

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
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