About this trip
Seven days based in and around Cusco, using the city as your anchor while you head out into the Sacred Valley and up to Machu Picchu. It's a guided trip built around walking and history rather than long bus transfers, so you get properly into the places most people just photograph from a distance.
You start with a local's look at Cusco itself — markets, cobbled streets, the main plazas — before moving into the Sacred Valley for Inca ruins that don't get the crowds, plus a hike up to a waterfall. From there it's the train to Machu Picchu and a guided walk through the ruins themselves.
Back in Cusco, there's room to add on extras such as the trek to Rainbow Mountain if you want to keep going.
What you'll do
- Guided walk through Cusco's markets, cobblestone streets and plazas
- Visit lesser-known Inca ruins in the Sacred Valley
- Hike up to a waterfall in the Sacred Valley
- Train to Machu Picchu followed by a guided tour of the ruins
- Optional extra trek to Rainbow Mountain
- Moderate hiking involved, including a waterfall hike and time at altitude
- You stay in hostels but with a private room, not dorms
- Rainbow Mountain is offered as an optional add-on, not included as standard
Worth it if you want a well-paced, social introduction to Peru with reliable logistics. Think twice if you need detailed cultural depth or prefer independent exploration.
- Guides genuinely invested in group dynamics and cultural storytelling—Harry and Wenny made experiences memorable, not just transactional.
- Balanced itinerary with substantial free time built in, so you're not herded constantly; pacing suits varying fitness levels.
- Solo travellers and first-time group-tour joiners find real comfort in pre-arranged hostels and logistics handled; good for nervous debuts.
- All reviews praise the same few things—no mentions of actual costs, altitude challenges, food issues, or any authentic friction points.
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Departing in Nov is cheapest — from £509, about 18% below the priciest month (Sep).
Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Cusco · 31 Oct – 1 Nov
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