Many fly in and straight out, but if you have time, spend a couple of days in Lima, the city is jam-packed with fantastic museums, shops, hotels and restaurants.
At an altitude of 3380m, Cuzco crackles with energy, a fascinating melting pot of Inca and Hispanic cultures. Spend a week here at La Casona and you’ll still leave wanting more.
Location, location, location. Machu Picchu is a spectacular Inca site in a stunning subtropical Andean setting. Stay at the luxury Inkaterra Machu Picchu and discover the sacred sites. See Peru by Rail and River and take the luxurious Hiram Bingham train for a trip of a lifetime.
Just outside Cuzco, the Sacred Valley of the Incas is a simply beautiful spot dotted with tiny villages and ancient Inca towns. A great base for exploring all that the area has to offer and ideal for active types – here you can trek, bike, raft and paraglide.
Even without the Inca sites along the way, trekking in Peru would be up there with some of the best in the world. From the ever-popular Inca Trail to wilderness treks where you won’t see a soul for days, we make sure you trek in luxury and style.
Handsome, colonial Arequipa is well worthy of a day or two before the journey into the stunning Colca Canyon. Gorgeous scenery where condors soar and ancient communities still farm the Inca terracing.
Lake Titicaca is, as the guidebooks will tell you, the world’s highest navigable lake. It’s also an eerie, mystical place, home to ancient cultures living amongst the reeds, remote islands and magical landscapes lit by heavenly Andean sunshine. Where to stay? Titilaka.
Peru’s Amazon basin teems with wildlife and exotic plants, a pristine wilderness spanning more than five million acres. Take a luxury cruise along its waters to explore its treasures in style.
Spectacular and still unexplained ancient geometrical and animal designs, covering 220 square kilometres of desert plains. The Nazca Lines are, mystifyingly, still only distinguishable from the air. Take an over flight and see for yourself.