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Machu Picchu at dawn, the citadel and Huayna Picchu, with no people in view

Fifteen days · small group · land only

Peru in a Small Group from the UK

Discover Peru, the country of Paddington Bear. A shared journey south from Lima to Machu Picchu, for travellers coming from the UK.

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Machu Picchu. Photo: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized for the web.

The journey

One route, travelled together

This page is for a single trip: fifteen days in a small group, with 4-star hotels and the land arrangements included. On the ground in Peru, the journey is operated by our trusted local partner.

Lima, then Arequipa and the Colca Canyon, Lake Titicaca at Puno, the PeruRail Titicaca train to Cusco, the Sacred Valley, a night at Machu Picchu, and a return to Cusco. Flights are separate.

  1. Lima · 2 nights
  2. Arequipa · 3 nights
  3. Colca · 1 night
  4. Puno · 2 nights
  5. Cusco · 1 night
  6. Sacred Valley · 2 nights
  7. Aguas Calientes · 1 night
  8. Cusco · 2 nights
Empty courtyard of the Santa Catalina Monastery in Arequipa, with orange walls and a stone fountain
Santa Catalina, Arequipa. Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for the web.
Colca Canyon, green slopes falling to the river, with an Andean condor in flight and no people
Colca Canyon. Photo: world-wide-gifts.com, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized for the web.
Amantaní island above the deep blue water of Lake Titicaca.
Lake Titicaca. Photo: H.dav.are / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The circular Inca terraces of Moray in the Sacred Valley, with no people
Moray, Sacred Valley. Photo: gertrudis2010, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized for the web.
Cusco's Plaza de Armas at dusk, the cathedral and La Compañía lit above the square.
Cusco at dusk. Photo: Jorge Láscar from Australia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

Indicative · subject to availability

From £2,595 per person

About US$3,390. Twin or double sharing. 4-star hotels. Land only. A single room is available on request, at a supplement.

International flights are not included. Neither are the domestic flights Lima–Arequipa and Cusco–Lima.
Length15 days, 14 nights
Hotels4-star, twin or double
GroupA small group from the UK
On the groundOperated by our trusted local partner

Included

  • 14 nights in 4-star hotels
  • Daily breakfast
  • Lunches in Colca, on Taquile and in the Sacred Valley
  • Lunch on board the Titicaca train
  • Dinners in Colca and Puno, each night spent there
  • Farewell dinner in Cusco
  • Private transfers for the group
  • Guided visits, including entrance to Machu Picchu with a guide
  • PeruRail Titicaca train from Puno to Cusco
  • Trains between the Sacred Valley and Aguas Calientes

Not included

  • International flights
  • Domestic flights: Lima–Arequipa and Cusco–Lima
  • Meals other than those listed
  • Tips
  • Travel insurance
  • Single room, unless requested

Departures

Tentative Fridays in 2027

These dates are tentative, and subject to availability. Each departure is a Friday. Day 9 is a Saturday: the PeruRail Titicaca train from Puno to Cusco. The windows sit outside February, when the Inca Trail is closed. This journey reaches Machu Picchu by train.

16 April 2027 Friday · tentative
Train on Saturday 24 April 14 May 2027 Friday · tentative
Train on Saturday 22 May 10 September 2027 Friday · tentative
Train on Saturday 18 September 8 October 2027 Friday · tentative
Train on Saturday 16 October

Day by day

Fifteen days, unhurried

Breakfast is included each morning. Colca, Puno and Cusco are high; the route leaves time to go gently. Colca continues directly on to Puno.

  1. Day 1

    Lima

    Arrive in Lima. A private transfer takes the group to the hotel. The evening is free, after the flight from the UK. The first of two nights.

  2. Day 2

    Lima

    A guided day in the historic centre, with time along the coast. The second night in the capital.

  3. Day 3

    Lima to Arequipa

    Fly to Arequipa. The domestic flight is not included. A private transfer meets the group for the first of three nights in the white city, under the volcanoes.

  4. Day 4

    Arequipa

    The Monastery of Santa Catalina and the Plaza de Armas, with a guide. The afternoon is free among the sillar streets.

  5. Day 5

    Arequipa

    A quieter day: the view toward El Misti, or the fields of the campiña outside the city. The third night in Arequipa.

  6. Day 6

    Arequipa to Colca Canyon

    The road climbs into the canyon country. Lunch and dinner are in Colca. One night beside the canyon.

  7. Day 7

    Colca to Puno

    Morning at Cruz del Cóndor. The journey then continues directly to Puno, on the shore of Lake Titicaca. Dinner is in Puno.

  8. Day 8

    Lake Titicaca

    A day on the lake: the Uros reed islands and Taquile, where lunch is included. Dinner in Puno, and the second night.

  9. Day 9

    Puno to Cusco, by train

    Saturday. The PeruRail Titicaca train crosses the altiplano, with lunch on board, and arrives in Cusco. One night in the city.

  10. Day 10

    Cusco to the Sacred Valley

    A gentle morning, then the descent into the Sacred Valley. The first of two nights there, lower and quieter than Cusco.

  11. Day 11

    Sacred Valley

    Moray, the salt pans at Maras, and Ollantaytambo, with lunch in the valley. The second night.

  12. Day 12

    Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu

    Train to Aguas Calientes, and a guided visit to Machu Picchu, entrance included. The night is in Aguas Calientes.

  13. Day 13

    Aguas Calientes to Cusco

    The train back to the valley, then a private transfer to Cusco. The afternoon is free. The first of two final nights.

  14. Day 14

    Cusco

    The Inca stones above the city, or a slower day in the historic centre. Farewell dinner in Cusco.

  15. Day 15

    Departure

    Breakfast and a private transfer to Cusco airport. The flight Cusco–Lima, and the international flight, are not included.

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