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Peru

Discover Peru

The sky-high citadel of Machu Picchu makes Peru a South American staple, yet beyond the Sacred Valley lies a country of staggering topography and fusion cuisine that has reshaped how the world thinks about food. Inca engineering still clings to cloud-forest ridges; Quechua weavers market textiles in highland squares; and Lima's restaurants have turned ceviche, causa, and Amazonian ingredients into a constellation of global acclaim. The Andes set the rhythm — altitude, agriculture, and a light that makes every ruin feel newly uncovered.

Peru's landscapes are epic and biodiverse: Andean passes at breathless elevation, rainforest depths along the Amazon, coastal deserts cut by canyons, glaciers, and salt pans, rivers and lakes — most famously vast Lake Titicaca — and Pacific surf towns such as Máncora. Llamas and alpacas graze beside condors; pink river dolphins surface in brown water; macaws gather at clay licks. Cusco and the Sacred Valley — Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Moray — prepare the body for Machu Picchu, reached by train, trek, or lodge. Colca Canyon, Nazca Lines, Arequipa's white city, and Amazon lodges from Iquitos or Puerto Maldonado extend the journey. In Lima, tasting menus and cevicherías in Miraflores and Barranco have, over two decades, made the capital the epicurean heart of the continent — archaeology by day, Nikkei and Andean innovation by night.

Journeys

  • Grand Tour of Peru
    Sample itinerary

    Sample itinerary

    Grand Tour of Peru

    9 days • 8 nights

    An 8-night private-style journey from Lima through the Sacred Valley to Cuzco—colonial heritage and the Larco Museum, Machu Picchu by vista dome train, Rainbow Mountain, and Andean landscapes throughout.

    Itinerary

    Lima • Sacred Valley • Machu Picchu • Cuzco

    From $5,685per person · double occupancy · excluding international flights

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Places to visit

Highlights we often weave into bespoke itineraries—each destination below can be tailored to your pace, season, and interests.

  • Lima

    Ceviche counters, Miraflores cliffs, and Latin America's most exciting restaurant scene before heading to the highlands.

    • Miraflores malecón cliffs frame Pacific sunset above Larcomar dining where ceviche counters define Lima's gastronomic revolution.
    • Historic centre holds Plaza Mayor and sixteenth-century colonial architecture from Francisco Pizarro's founding 1535.
    • Central, Maido, and Astrid y Gastón anchor Latin America's most Michelin-recognised dining capital before highland ascent.

  • Cusco

    Inca stonework, San Pedro market, and acclimatisation base for Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu.

    • Sacsayhuamán fortress above Cusco displays Inca stonework with blocks weighing up to 200 tons fitted without mortar.
    • Qorikancha temple foundations beneath Santo Domingo church show Inca gold-plated walls overlaid by Spanish colonial.
    • San Pedro market delivers altitude acclimatisation meals— quinoa soup and coca tea—before Sacred Valley descent.

  • Sacred Valley

    Pisac markets, Ollantaytambo fortress, and luxury lodges along the Urubamba River beneath Andean peaks.

    • Ollantaytambo fortress, still inhabited Inca town, holds terraces where Manco Inca resisted Spanish conquest 1537.
    • Pisac Sunday market sells textiles and silver in valley town above agricultural terraces still farmed by community.
    • Luxury lodges at Sol y Luna and Explora position guests between Cusco and Machu Picchu train at optimal altitude.

  • Lake Titicaca

    Floating Uros islands, Taquile textiles, and high-altitude light on the world's highest navigable lake.

    • Uros floating islands, built from totora reeds, sustain indigenous community on Lake Titicaca at 3,812 metres elevation.
    • Taquile Island UNESCO textile tradition produces men-knitted belts with patterns encoding community identity.
    • Lake Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake, holds Titicaca grebe and high-altitude light that sharpens every photograph.

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