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Focused around their beautiful new hotel, Palacio Nazarenas, this journey enables you to experience Cuzco close up before heading to the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. Expert guides accompany you, bringing fascinating ancient cultures to life. This Peru journey takes you to all the key places, but adds a special twist. There will be the chance to really get to know Cuzco, with extra time allowed and the chance to explore with an architecture expert who will take you inside buildings that few other visitors see. When you reach Machu Picchu an archaeologist will meet you and when you stop by the weaver’s village of Chinchero an expert will be at the ready to take you behind the scenes to explain the history of the country’s amazing textile traditions. Enjoy luxury, culture and an unforgettable insight into this mysterious nation across the Pacific with Belmond.
Accommodation:
Miraflores Park Hotel – Lima
An exclusive luxury boutique hotel, renowned for its location beside the Pacific Ocean, the Miraflores Park Hotel offers easy access to all that is best about Lima. Distinguished by its subtle elegance, exquisite service and comforting amenities, the Miraflores Park Hotel is ideal for the most discerning of travelers whether on business or pleasure. Located in the prestigious residential area of Miraflores, yet close to the important cultural, commercial, financial and entertainment centers of the city.
This elegant all-suite hotel offers spacious accommodations with spectacular ocean views, the finest in cotton bed linens, and oversize marbled bathrooms with dual vanities and the amazing ‘rainforest’ shower and a separate tub. Many suites also feature personal saunas. Other comforting amenities include the Zest Spa, a state-of-the-art fitness center, rooftop outside heated swimming pool, and a full-service business center, along with a dedicated guest relations staff to attend to your every need.
Palacio Nazarenas – Cusco
Palacio Nazarenas takes hospitality in Cuzco to a higher realm. A painstakingly restored private residence-turned-convent, it blends original features including Inca walls and colonial frescoes with 21st-century indulgence. The hotel offers each guest the services of a personal butler 24/7. He or she will help you to create your own travel programmes, introduce local experts and even show you how to make your own herb-based cocktails in your room.
Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge
The only hotel at this breathtaking World Heritage site, Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge offers its guests the opportunity to explore this great location late in the afternoon and early in the day. Set in delightful gardens, this intimate retreat boasts stunning views across to Machu Picchu and is home to a great variety of native plants, including rare and exotic orchids. A range of relaxing massages, using aromatherapy treatments, is available to soothe any aches and pains from an adventure-packed day spent exploring the region’s wonders.
Itinerary
DAY 1
ARRIVAL IN LIMA
Arrive at Lima International Airport by scheduled flight. A representative of Belmond will greet you in the arrivals hall after collecting your luggage, and escort you on the 45-minute (approx.) journey to your hotel. Lima is the dynamic capital of Peru. A great cultural city, it is known for its many museums, galleries and archaeological sites, as well as festivals, cutting-edge cuisine and colourful markets.
Stay at: Miraflores Park Hotel
Meals not included
DAY 2
LIMA TO CUZCO
Depart for the airport for the 60-minute flight to Cuzco, and check in at Palacio Nazarenas. Positioned among the towering Andes, Cuzco is still redolent with the mystique of the ancient Incas. Colonial mansions and religious buildings sit atop Inca foundations, narrow alleyways lined with giant stones open onto beautiful squares. Fascinating museums packed with treasures alternate with chic cafes. Enjoy an afternoon sightseeing tour with Jorge Escobar Medrano—Cuzco Cathedral Curator and Chair Professor of History at UNSAAC (National University of San Antonio Abad of Cuzco), a respected anthropologist, archaeologist and historian. Marvel at the religious art in the cathedral and visit the magnificent Coricancha, once the temple of the Inca sun god, and now the Convent of Santo Domingo.
Stay at: Palacio Nazarenas
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch
DAY 3
CUZCO
Visit Tambomachay, an ancient Inca religious site built on a hill around a spring, and the remains of Qenqo, a labyrinth of staircases and channels carved into a rocky hilltop, with a sacrificial altar. Continue on to the formidable Inca fortress of Sacsayhuaman, with its wonderful panoramic view of Cuzco. Marvel at the impressive Inca masonry, not least the monumental zig-zag stone walls slotted together like a giant jigsaw puzzle. Lunch today is at the innovative MAP Café at the Pre-Columbian Art Museum. Enjoy the museum’s excellent displays of everything from ancient pottery to Inca gold. Explore the streets of Cuzco, dominated by dramatic Inca walls. Then walk to San Blas, one of the city’s most traditional and picturesque neighbourhoods, home to artisans and craftsmen, vibrant bars and restaurants.
Stay at: Palacio Nazarenas
Meals : Breakfast/Lunch
DAY 4
CUZCO TO SACRED VALLEY
The Sacred Valley of the Incas is as magical a place as its name suggests: a winding trail of lush, green slopes lining the Urubamba River. Discover everything from colourful markets to fascinating architectural remains. Enjoy a full-day tour of the Sacred Valley. Travel to Chinchero, a lofty Andean Indian village with fabulous views of snowy peaks. Visit the textile workshop of Nilda Callañaupa and discover traditional weaving techniques and the role of textiles in contemporary Andean culture. Your host in Chinchero is Nilda Callañaupa, who grew up and learned weaving here, but has gone on to organize weaving exhibitions and workshops in several international universities and at the Textile Museum in Washington, DC. Continue to Hotel Rio Sagrado, set among the verdant fields and towering mountains of thet Sacred Valley. Before lunch you will take part in a shaman “offering to the earth” ceremony beside the river.
OPTION 1: OLLANTAYTAMBO
Some 60km north-west of Cuzco in the Urubamba Valley lies Ollantaytambo, a great Inca fortress and town, one of the oldest continuously occupied settlements in the Americas. Climb the steep stone steps to admire the view down the valley and the huge, pink-granite monoliths that form the Temple of the Sun.
OPTION 2: FOR SHOPPERS
Shop for world-class pottery at the Pablo Seminario Workshop in the town of Urubamba. Pablo is well known for his Pre-Columbian-style works of art, which reflect his desire to keep ancient Andean culture alive.Return to your hotel in Cuzco.
Stay at: Palacio Nazarenas
Meals : Breakfast/Lunch
DAY 5
MACHU PICCHU
No matter how many times you visit Machu Picchu, it will never cease to amaze. Since its rediscovery in 1911, it has been considered one of the world’s most important archaeological monuments. Explore it in unrivalled depth with your host, Alfredo Mormontoy Atayupanqui, the site’s former resident archaeologist. From Poroy station you travel to Machu Picchu on board the luxurious Hiram Bingham train. A light, early lunch is served. From Aguas Calientes station, a 25-minute bus ride brings you to the breathtaking Inca citadel. Encircled by tropical mountain forest, Machu Picchu sits in an extraordinarily beautiful environment. Explore the city’s ruins and feel its pulse as you visualise the lives of the Incas who resided in this seemingly uninhabitable citadel. Dinner is served at the hotel.
Stay at: Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge
Meals : Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
DAY 6
MACHU PICCHU – CUZCO
Rise early and enjoy a walk through Machu Picchu at sunrise, an amazing experience. Then choose to take one of two hikes with your guide. The first is to Inti Punku, or the Sun Gate (approx 2 hours). This is the entry point to Machu Picchu on the Inca Trail and offers excellent views of the ruins. The second is the hike up the mountain Huayna Picchu (approx 2.5 hours). From the top is a dramatic panorama of the surrounding area, as well as a unique view of the “lost city” itself. Alternatively, just relax and continue exploring this magnificent citadel on your own. In the late afternoon, you return to Cuzco aboard the Hiram Bingham. A gourmet dinner will be served on board.
Stay at: Palacio Nazarenas
Meals : Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
DAY 7
CUZCO – LIMA
Prepare for your morning transfer to the airport and your flight to Lima. Upon arrival, you will be met and assisted with your connection for your international flight home.
Meals: Breakfast
Departures & Rates
Package Includes:
- Air tickets (Lima/Cusco/Lima). Available to be charged separately.
- Meet and greet services on arrival in Lima and Cusco airports/train stations.
- All transfers on a private basis in an air conditioned vehicle with English speaking driver/guide with porterage handling included (two pieces per person).
- All sightseeing tours on a private basis with an English speaking driver/guide with entrance fees included.
- Lunches as stated in the itinerary.
- All accommodation based on double/king occupancy and on a bed & breakfast basis unless otherwise stated.
- Full board meals at Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge
- Travel to Machu Picchu on the Hiram Bingham luxury train service including lunch, dinner & drinks (water, beer, soft drinks & Peruvian wine included). Private guide will not travel on train.
- International and national airport departure taxes.
6 Nights: Lima, Cuzco, Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu from USD$5,850 per person
- International flights to/from Lima
- Costs for obtaining passports and visa fees
- Travel insurance
- Excess baggage charges
- Any items of a personal nature
- Gratuities to local guides and drivers
*Rates are subject to availability and seasonality and may change without notice. Rates are based on two adults sharing. For solo travellers or single person occupancy rates or further information on terms and conditions, please contact our Travel Specialists at time of booking.
