Highlights of Peru 2026-27 New

Departure on Iberia scheduled flights to Lima – meals on board – arrival in Lima – transfer to the hotel – dinner at leisure – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – transfer to the airport - in the morning, visit of Arequipa (historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Museo Santuarios Andinos with the Juanita mummy, Plaza de Armas, Arequipa Cathedral, the Church of La Compañía de Jesús dating from 1590, the Mirador de Carmen Alto overlooking the Chili river, the Monastery of Santa Catalina) – lunch at leisure – afternoon at leisure for relaxation and/or independent sightseeing – tour leader available – dinner at the traditional restaurant Chicha – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for the spectacular Colca Valley, a district of impressive ravines, hills and canyons – we enter the Pampa Cañahuas Reserve, where we may spot vicuñas (Andean camelids regarded as a national symbol) – we continue via Viscachani and the Pampa de Toccra, skirting the crater of the Chucura volcano to reach the Mirador de los Andes at Patapampa, at 4,890 m, with views of the volcanoes - lunch in a restaurant in the legendary village of Chivay – afternoon at leisure to relax and/or visit the thermal baths – tour leader available – dinner at the hotel - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for the Cruz del Condor, from where you can admire the Colca Valley and one of the deepest canyons in the world, over which huge, majestic condors soar, symbol of the Andes Cordillera – we continue to the villages of Pinchollo, Maca, Achoma and Yanque, then enjoy the views from Antahuilque and Choquetico - lunch in a restaurant en route – departure for Puno along the road towards Parahuasi, through stone forests and sky-blue lagoons populated by herons at 4,000 m above sea level - after a six-hour journey we arrive in Puno – dinner at the hotel - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion by traditional local boat - we begin with a visit to Taquile Island, where the inhabitants still preserve their ancestral traditions and will welcome us in their colourful traditional dress – traditional lunch in a restaurant in Luquina - visit of places off the usual tourist circuits and of a quinoa farm - return to Puno, stopping on the way at the traditional Uros Islands – dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure – tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for Cusco (around 10 hours' actual travel) across the spectacular Andes Cordillera, past small villages and herds of llamas and alpacas. Along the way, visit of the Pucará Museum and the Temple of Raqchi, built in honour of the god Viracocha (still used as a sanctuary today and a renowned energy centre), as well as the spectacular Church of Andahuaylillas – lunch in a restaurant en route – arrival in Cusco in the late afternoon – dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure – tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - departure by coach through the magical landscapes of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, bound for the small town of Ollantaytambo. Along the way we visit the colourful craft market of Chinchero and the Maras Salt Pans, fed by salt water rising from underground, from which salt was extracted (a commodity traded for goods from other regions of the Empire) – the village of Ollantaytambo, a major archaeological site and a typical example of Inca town planning, a place of rest and lodging for groups undertaking long journeys - lunch in a restaurant – departure on the tourist train to Aguas Calientes station – dinner at the hotel – overnight stay. N.B. – you need only bring hand luggage with what you consider necessary for one night. Main luggage can be left in storage at the hotel in Cusco.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for Machu Picchu “the lost city of the Incas”, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, aboard the buses linking Aguas Calientes to the entrance of the archaeological site - guided tour of the citadel taking in the Main Square, the Royal Quarters, the Temple of the Three Windows and the cemetery – lunch in a restaurant – in the afternoon, return by train to Poroy - on arrival, transfer to the hotel in Cusco – dinner at leisure – evening at leisure - tour leader available– overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – day at leisure – possibility of an optional full-day excursion to Vinicunca, the Rainbow Mountain – lunch at leisure – return to the hotel in the evening – dinner in a traditional restaurant with folklore show - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning, visit of splendid Cusco, capital of the Inca Empire and a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Plaza Regocijo, Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral, the Monastery of Santo Domingo, the legendary Korikancha Temple and the Old Town) – followed by a visit to the archaeological sites of Kenko and Puka Pukara and the extraordinary fortress of Sacsayhuaman – lunch at leisure – transfer to the airport - departure on a Latam Airlines scheduled flight to Lima – on arrival, transfer to the hotel - dinner at leisure – evening at leisure - tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - in the morning, visit of Lima, the capital (historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Plaza Mayor, the Presidential Palace –exterior-, the Archbishop's Palace and the Cathedral, Casa Aliaga, the Convent of Santo Domingo, the Pueblo Libre district, the Larco Museum) – lunch at leisure – afternoon at leisure for shopping and/or independent sightseeing – tour leader available – transfer to the airport – evening departure for the return to Italy on Iberia scheduled flights – meals on board – overnight flight.

Arrival in Italy.