About this trip
Ten days across Peru's north and south, taking in pre-Inca sites most visitors miss before heading to Cusco and Machu Picchu.
You start in Lima with a city tour and an evening in Miraflores, then head north to Chiclayo for Chan Chan and Sipan, adobe cities and royal tombs from cultures that predate the Incas by centuries. From there you fly to Cusco, explore the Sacred Valley, and finish at Machu Picchu itself.
It's a trip that pairs the well-known highlight with the lesser-known history behind it, moving between coast, desert and highlands along the way.
What you'll do
- City tour of Lima and an evening in Miraflores
- Explore Chan Chan, the largest adobe city in the Americas
- Visit the Sipan royal tombs near Chiclayo
- Discover the Sacred Valley of the Incas around Cusco
- See the Inca stonework of Cusco up close
- Visit Machu Picchu
- Involves an internal flight between northern Peru and Cusco
- Moderate pace with a mix of guided and independent time
- Cusco and Machu Picchu sit at altitude, worth factoring into how you feel on those days
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Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Lima · 20 Jul – 21 Jul
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