Peru holiday, Inca Trail, Cusco & Lake Titicaca
| country: | Peru |
| location: | Inca Trail, Machu Picchu |
| trip type: | Strenuous trekking holidays |
| departures: | Can be arranged at any time to suit you (except January to March), and adapted to your requirements as necessary |
| price: | From £2155 (12 days) including domestic flights only, as per itinerary, based on 2 sharing. We can arrange flights from the UK. So we can put together a detailed response it would be very helpful if you could provide full details in your enquiry as listed below |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
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introduction to Peru holiday, Inca Trail, Cusco & Lake Titicaca
Peru holiday: Inca Trail, Cusco & Lake Titicaca. This trip takes in some of the best loved sites in Peru - Cusco, Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca - and will be perfect for travellers looking for a bit of adventure and some unique insights into the local culture by staying in comfort with local families and in locally owned accommodation.
Explore the Sacred Valley of the Incas, before setting out on the famous Inca trail trek to Machu Picchu. Arriving at Intipunku (the Sun Gate) you will catch your first glimpse of the awe-inspiring 'Lost City of the Incas'. On your return to Cusco explore this charming town in the Peruvian Andes, including many of the Inca and colonial sites.
Your final leg of the trip will be a stunning train journey through the Andes to Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world, where you will visit the floating islands of Uros and stay with a local family on the remote island of Amantani.
Explore the Sacred Valley of the Incas, before setting out on the famous Inca trail trek to Machu Picchu. Arriving at Intipunku (the Sun Gate) you will catch your first glimpse of the awe-inspiring 'Lost City of the Incas'. On your return to Cusco explore this charming town in the Peruvian Andes, including many of the Inca and colonial sites.
Your final leg of the trip will be a stunning train journey through the Andes to Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world, where you will visit the floating islands of Uros and stay with a local family on the remote island of Amantani.
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | (FRI). Fly to Lima. Transfer to hotel. |
| Day 2: | Fly to Cusco. Free day and overnight in Sacred Valley to acclimatise. (B). |
| Day 3: | Visit Pisac Market then hike from Moray to the Sacred Valley. (B,L) |
| Day 4-6: | Inca trail trek. (FB). |
| Day 7: | Reach Machu Picchu. Explore with guide, then return to Cusco by afternoon train. (B,L) |
| Day 8: | Morning tour of Cusco and nearby ruins. (B). |
| Day 9: | Scenic train journey through the Andes to Puno. (B,L) |
| Day 10: | Boat trip on Lake Titicaca visiting Uros and staying on Amantani Island. (FB). |
| Day 11: | Visit Taquile Island, then travel back to Puno by boat. (B,L) |
| Day 12: | Fly to Lima in the morning. Day use hotel. Transfer to airport. (B). |
traveller reviews for Peru holiday, Inca Trail, Cusco & Lake Titicaca
The most lasting memory will probably be our stay on Amantani Island on Lake TitiKaka. We stayed with a family without water and electricity and it was both enjoyable as well as being an eye opener.
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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 holidays
This trip can be tailor made to create a unique holiday for your individual requirements by travel experts with intimate knowledge of the destination. It is a more luxurious trip that will suit those who enjoy immersing themselves in new cultures and environments before relaxing in comfort. As this trip can be tailor made it would be helpful if you could you provide the following information: rough budget per person (stating with or without flights), your address and postcode, contact phone number, preferred date of travel, length of trip, number of passengers, preferred countries and areas within those countries, specific interests & type of accommodation.award winner
This tourism business was a winner of our First Choice Responsible Tourism Awards in 2005, and was Highly Commended in our 2007 Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards. The Responsible Tourism Awards are the largest of their kind in the world, and organised by responsibletravel.com in association with The Times, World Travel Market and Geographical Magazine, of the Royal Geographical Society.Since 2004, the Awards has recognised individuals, companies and organisations in travel making a big commitment to the culture and economies of local communities and helping to conserve biodiversity.
how this holiday makes a difference
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Where possible we use local guides in order to provide you with the best insights into Peruvian cultures, and to help contribute to the local economy and foster a sense of pride in Peruvian heritage. We ensure that the porters and camp staff are treated and paid fairly in accordance with The Peruvian Ecotourism Association guidelines. Your guides will help you minimise any environmental impacts on fragile trails, make sure that you are aware of any sensitive cultural issues that you may encounter, and suggest locally made crafts that make wonderful gifts and contribute to the local economy. We believe that spending some time staying in comfort with local families can be of great benefit to both visitor and host and provide some truly memorable experiences.
Three nights of your trip will be spent in locally owned accommodation. We hope that you will ensure the fabulous cultural and natural heritage that Peru has to offer, by travelling with us you can help ensure that your visit benefits local communities and the conservation of their heritage. The Inca Trail trek is run in accordance with APTAE (Peruvian ecotourism association) guidelines in terms of the fair treatment and payment of porters and other camp staff. The guest house scheme on Amantani and Taquile Islands are run by and for the local people. The scheme allows visitors to get a real insight into local life on the island on terms which also help the community. We were voted most responsible tour operator by UK NGO Tourism Concern. On average 75% of the cost of your trip with us - excluding flights - remains in the destination. Flights are automatically carbon offset through The Travel Forest, which plants 10 indigenous trees on your behalf (currently in northern Tanzania). Whilst the primary motivation for planting the trees is to offset carbon emissions, the project also works as a poverty alleviation and environmental improvement scheme. |
Tourism can be good and bad for destinations & local people. We carefully screen every holiday against our criteria for responsible travel. 'Look behind the brochure' to find how each holiday makes a difference (see left). We don't claim to be perfect - there is no global accreditation - but we've led the way since 2001 and screened 1000's of holidays. We invite every traveller to write a review about their experiences and responsible tourism. This valuable feedback is sent to the people who run the holidays. We keep a very close eye on it and take off holidays that don't live up to our standards. |
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