Peru holiday including the Inca Trail
| country: | Peru |
| location: | Inca Trail, Peruvian Amazon, Machu Picchu |
| trip type: | Moderate walking holidays |
| departures: | We offer a complete tailor made service allowing you to decide where you stay and what to do. Best time to go is April to November |
| price: | From £2425 per person (14 days) based on 2 people sharing, including flights from the UK. This trip can also be booked without flights. |
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the amazing things you'll be doing
If you could draw a cross section through Peru, at one end you would have the Pacific Ocean, next to the driest desert in the world, and steep slopes rising to 6000m with permanent snow. Beyond this, are fertile high valleys, which the Incas inhabited, then more high mountains, before the slopes drop away through cloud forest, down to almost sea level and thick tropical rainforest.
This profile means a huge variety of flora and fauna, with 1500 species of birds, from penguins to macaws. Peru is also home to the Incas, and the Quechua and Aymara people live on in the Andes, in villages untouched by modern technology. There are markets, festivals and music, as well as the remains of Inca cities, and Spanish colonial plazas with huge gold-encrusted cathedrals.
This is a great destination for history and culture, activities such as trekking and rafting, and wildlife, with some of the most interesting Amazon jungle trips into unspoiled virgin rainforest.
Please note that as a UK based company we are only able to help with flight arrangements from the UK.
All our trips are tailor made and can encompass a range of activities and areas, the itinerary below is just one example of what you can do in Peru which includes a four day walk along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Contact us for full details.
This profile means a huge variety of flora and fauna, with 1500 species of birds, from penguins to macaws. Peru is also home to the Incas, and the Quechua and Aymara people live on in the Andes, in villages untouched by modern technology. There are markets, festivals and music, as well as the remains of Inca cities, and Spanish colonial plazas with huge gold-encrusted cathedrals.
This is a great destination for history and culture, activities such as trekking and rafting, and wildlife, with some of the most interesting Amazon jungle trips into unspoiled virgin rainforest.
Please note that as a UK based company we are only able to help with flight arrangements from the UK.
All our trips are tailor made and can encompass a range of activities and areas, the itinerary below is just one example of what you can do in Peru which includes a four day walk along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Contact us for full details.
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | Lima, 1 night. Fly to Lima and stay in the popular Miraflores area. |
| Day 2-3: | Sacred Valley, 2 nights. Spend a day visiting the Urubamba Valley that stretches from Cusco towards Machu Picchu. Surrounded by snow-capped peaks and rich in agriculture, you'll have the opportunity to visit an ancient Inca Settlement in the Andean village of Ollantaytambo and wander around a local indigenous market. Hotel Pakaritampu (Optional white water rafting) |
| Day 4-6: | Inca trek, 3 nights. Follow the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Fully supported, most camping equipment and food provided. |
| Day 7: | Aguas Calientes, 1 night. Guided tour of the Machu Picchu Sanctuary, possibly the most famous and impressive site on the continent. Stay at the Inti Inn. |
| Day 8,9,10: | Cusco, 1 night. 1 night. Train back to the beautiful city of Cusco, the former capital of the Inca Empire. Explore the well-preserved colonial buildings and churches and the fascinating Inca ruins on a half-day city tour. Stay at the Casa Andina Korikancha |
| Day 11-13: | Amazon rainforest, 3 nights. Flight to Puerto Maldonado and boat transfer to a jungle lodge. All meals and excursions included. Stay at Caimen lodge. |
| Day 14: | Flight back. Return to Puerto Maldonaldo and fly to Lima. Optional day room in Lima before evening flight home. |
| Day 15: | Arrive UK |
travellers' tales
Most memorable was reaching Dead Woman’s Pass - never thought I would do it. The bonus was then viewing and learning about Machu Picchu and experiencing just a small part of different lifestyles. (more)
avoid disappointment - book your Inca Trail holiday in time
In the last few years, the Peruvian government has imposed increasing restrictions on tourism on the Inca Trail in order to protect it from overuse. The aim is to minimise ecological impact and erosion, mainly by having limited access and improving the quality of the operators. There are now only a very limited number of trekking permits available - 500 per day (around 200 for travellers and the rest for staff) - and they are being issued on a first-come-first-served basis. In order to avoid disappointment we recommend booking well in advance (up to a minimum of 3 months in peak season), unless you are extremely flexible over your travel dates.tailor made holiday to Peru
This trip can be tailormade to create a unique holiday for your individual requirements by travel experts with intimate knowledge of the destination. This particular trip is designed for those seeking adventure - trekking the Inca Trail and exploring the Amazon. It includes camping on the Inca Trail and comfortable accommodation on the rest of the trip.how this holiday makes a difference
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This trip includes trekking the Inca Trail. We fully support the porters we use on the trail by following the Porter's law which includes;
Conditions of Work The porter has rights to the following minimum conditions
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