Upon arrival in Lima, you will be met at the airport and privately transferred to your hotel.

This morning, enjoy a private tour of Lima, one of the most important cities in South America since its founding in 1535. Journey through the historic center of the city and admire the beauty of San Martin and other Major squares, the Cathedral and the Government Palace. Also, visit San Francisco Convent, a religious building from the end of the 16th century, and its catacombs. Then take the time to drive through the residential districts of San Isidro and Miraflores. After the tour, enjoy lunch at a typical cevicheria in Miraflores facing the Pacific Ocean.

This afternoon, take some time to visit the Larco Herrera Museum, Archeological Museum, or Gold Museum, depending on one's interests.

This evening, we meet at the hotel to transfer to Huaca Pucllana, the fifth-century pre-Columbian ruins. Here is where one will enjoy a unique experience, dining facing a 1,500-year-old pyramid lit up in the night sky. The restaurant resembles a colonial country house and is run by Chef Marilu Madueno, who combines local ingredients and flavors to create a memorable dinner.

Please note that a tour of the Huaca Pucllana ruins is not included. To include a tour, at an additional cost, please contact a Yampu Travel Consultant.
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After breakfast, visit a local market to see the different types of fresh fish and seafood that have come in from the Pacific Ocean. Leaving the market, continue to Caplina restaurant. This establishment specializes in seafood located in Miraflores. There will be the opportunity to prepare one's own ceviche and Pisco Sours for lunch.

Afterward, head to Barranco, a lovely and antique section of the city, to taste a few of the most popular Peruvian desserts and visit the local library where one can purchase books in English on Peruvian gastronomy.

This evening at leisure, Yampu suggests enjoying dinner at the popular Astrid y Gaston. Located in Miraflores, Astrid y Gaston is hugely popular and serves dishes prepared with local ingredients created with international and traditional flavors.
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At the appropriate time, you will be met at your hotel and privately transferred to the airport for your flight to Cusco.

Upon arrival to Cusco, you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel.
The elevation in Cusco is approximately 3400 meters (11200 feet), so we highly recommend resting as soon as you arrive for a few hours and avoiding alcohol, caffeine, or heavy meals. Please consult with your physician for additional details.
Cusco is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the Americas and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The ruins of the old Inca city became the foundation for the Spanish architecture you see today, and many of the stone walls that line the streets were built by the Incas.

After check-in, visit San Blas square and enjoy lunch in a lovely garden appropriately called Greens. If one happens to be lunching here on a Sunday, one will be treated to their famous roasted chicken lunch. After lunch, stroll down to the hotel to have a few hours to rest and acclimate.

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This morning, enjoy a private walking tour of Cusco, where you will visit the Korikancha Temple, or Temple of the Sun, and the Cathedral and its Art Museum. During your tour today, you have the option to visit the Casa Concha museum or the San Pedro Market. The Casa Concha museum was recently renovated and houses over 360 archaeological pieces from Machu Picchu, recently returned by Yale University. San Pedro Market is a lively, local market where you will receive a briefing about the local Andean ingredients and have an opportunity to purchase them. This market visit is a great opportunity to interact with the locals selling or purchasing items from the market.


This afternoon there will be time for lunch (lunch not included) before continuing to the nearby water shrine of Tambomachay (the Inca Fountains), Puca Pucara (the Red Fortress), the amphitheater of Kenko, and finally, the Sacsayhuaman Fortress. Later in the afternoon, return to the hotel for an evening at leisure.

This afternoon, transfer to the Sacred Valley and check into the hotel.

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Today, get an early start to see the Sacred Valley as few tourists ever do. Drive through the Sacred Valley and enjoy the landscape while passing by small, local villages. Today, the tour begins at a mountain base where one will climb up into a small Andean village named Patabamba at 16,000 feet.

The Peruvian Andes are where the potato originated, and over 3,000 kinds grow in Peru alone. Continuing the trek into Patabamba, the first stop will be to visit a group of women who practice a traditional form of weaving, running their textile business with production goals with costs and profits. Also, visit a local home to see how they live and how to cook an essential part of their diet, potatoes!

This afternoon, head down the mountain and travel toward Pisac to enjoy a box lunch with the locals and spend the afternoon meandering through the popular Pisac Market, an indigenous Indian market.
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Today, transfer to El Huacatay for a culinary lesson on preparing Novo Andino Cuisine, a recent international culinary trend. Novo Andio Cuisine is a fusion cuisine style, first inspired by Bernardo Roca Rey and Don Cucho la Rosa in the early 1990s. The cuisine aims to create a delish eclectic combination of cultures from Spain, Africa, China, and Japan that have all contributed to Peru's culinary history. Chef Pio Vasquez de Velazco is the owner of El Huacatay, one of Urubamba's best restaurants and well known for its Novo Andino menu.

Upon your arrival at Cusco, you will head to the Sacred Valley of the Incas to acclimatize. On your way, visit the archaeological vestiges in Maras and Moray. Maras is a surreal view. It is near Moray, and it is an impressive complex for the exploitation of salt mines. Its huge salt deposits were used for trading for other products with other parts of the empire. Moray's archaeological vestiges are composed of mysterious concentric circular terraces, which, according to some scholars, would be an agricultural research center. The higher external terraces would be at a higher temperature than the inner ones and could simulate the conditions of various ecological strata of the empire.

When the tour is over, you will enjoy your snack and return to Cusco. Lunch at Wayra Ranch. Rich soil, ideal weather, and millenary wisdom have combined to make the Sacred Valley arguably the most fertile in the world. You will become a believer as you indulge in its bounty. Delight yourself with a surprising gastronomic feast led by the prominent Chef, Pedro Miguel Schiaffino and Nacho Solis. The Peruvian Paso horse has the smoothest gait in the whole world. Stunning equestrian demonstrations, to the rhythm of marinera music will render the environment favorable for tasting their cuisine's quality.
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At the appropriate time, you will be met at your hotel and transferred to the train station.

Check-out at the hotel is at 10:00 am. Late check-out may be available directly at the hotel, subject to availability.

You may store your luggage at the hotel until you are ready to leave for the train station. There is a luggage restriction of one small bag (5kg / 11lb) per person on the train to Machu Picchu. We recommend storing your luggage in your hotel in Cusco and only carrying the items you will need for your visit to Machu Picchu. If you stay the night at a hotel in the Sacred Valley, Yampu will organize the luggage transfer of your extra luggage from the Sacred Valley to your Cusco hotel.


The train will take you through the Sacred Valley of the Incas up to the town of Aguas Calientes. From here, you will board a bus to Machu Picchu and then have a private guided tour of the ruins. Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas, was a flourishing ceremonial and agricultural site, probably the gateway to the jungle marshes of the Inca Empire. The central buildings were erected with the Cusco Imperial style's polished stone works, though the site was probably occupied well before the Incas started their expansion. It was associated with the earth cult revolving around the coca leaf, which was a privilege of the Inca royal family and priests. Enjoy lunch at the Sanctuary Lodge, at the entrance of the ruins, before returning to your hotel at your leisure. In the evening, enjoy a wonderful dinner at the hotel or in the town of Aguas Calientes.

Check-in at the hotel is at 1:00 PM. Early check-in may be available directly at the hotel, subject to availability. You may store your luggage at the hotel until the time you can check into your room.
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This morning, be greeted at the hotel for a second visit to the Machu Picchu ruins. Those who are more adventurous can hike Huayna Picchu. This afternoon, have lunch at Cafe Inkaterra and some time at leisure before returning to Cusco in the early evening by the Vistadome Train.

Upon arrival in Cusco, transfer to the hotel to check into the room before transferring to Museo de Arte Precolombino. In the museum's courtyard is the MAP Cafe serving a mix of pre-Columbian art and fine cuisine. There is time at leisure where one can order from the cafe serving integrative cuisine with a blend of Modern and Andean tastes.
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This morning, transfer to the airport for a flight to Lima and connect with the international flight home.