8 Days / 7 Nights

Day 1: Depart North America / Arrive Lima
Depart North America today and arrive in Lima, Peru. You are welcomed and transferred to the hotel.


Day 2: Lima - City Tour & Larco Herrera Museum
After a leisurely morning, embark on your tour of Lima. Your local expert focuses on the city's colonial heritage during a walking tour. Start at the Plaza de Armas to see the Government Palace and visit the Cathedral, where the skeleton of Francisco Pizarro is sealed in a wooden coffin. From there, stroll to the venerable San Francisco Monastery, with its splendid 17th-century cloister murals. Next, stop at Lima's famous Herrera Museum. This evening, enjoy a welcome dinner at a La Rosa Nautica Restaurant. (BD)


Day 3: Lima / Cuzco / Sacsayhuaman
Fly to the oldest inhabited city in the Western Hemisphere: Cuzco. Today, visit several ruins, including Kenko and Tambomachay. Journey to the "Valley of the Incas" to the Sacsayhuaman Fortress. Later, see the hillside fort and Puca Pucara, which most likely served as a lookout post and stopping point between Cuzco and the Sacred Valley. (B)


Day 4: Cusco / Machu Picchu
Travel aboard the Vistadome train from Cuzco to the archeological wonder of Machu Picchu, built in the late 14th century. Machu Picchu was obviously a well-planned and carefully built city, made up of two clearly different sectors, one agricultural and the other urban. With mountains to one side and a river roaring far below, this solemn fortress is a fascinating remnant of a once-bustling city that was mysteriously abandoned after the middle of the 16th century. Secreted amidst dense jungle vegetation and steep hills, Machu Picchu remained undiscovered by the modern world until 1911. Learn about the many legends and strange truths of these ancient ruins from your local guide. (B)


Day 5: Machu Picchu / Cuzco
As the sunrises over the mountains, watch the morning mist disappear once again to reveal the awe-inspiring city of Machu Picchu, probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire. Return to Cuzco aboard the "Inca Train." Sip a cup of tea and enjoy panoramic views as the beautiful greenery of the Urubamba Valley rolls by. (B)


Day 6: Cuzco / Puerto Maldonado
Travel this morning to Puerto Maldonado. Discover the magic of the Amazon rainforest with brilliant bouquets of butterflies, and a treetop canopy bridge. Check into your hotel.


Day 7 Amazon:
Your visit to Amazon provides an unforgettable introduction to this amazing realm of incomparable biodiversity. Climb the banks of the meandering Madre de Dios, and enter another world. Wake up to a symphony of tropical birdsong and end your days by lantern light, falling asleep to the gentle night noise of the rainforest. (BLD)


Day 8: Depart Amazon
You will be transferred to the airport to take your flight to Lima. Upon arrival, connect to your flight back home.