Eight days beyond the well-trodden Machu Picchu trail — the Sacred Valley's terraced Inca ruins at Ollantaytambo and Pisac, the colourful textile markets of Chinchero, and a journey to Lake Titicaca, where the Uros people still live on hand-built floating reed islands. A slower, deeper look at Andean culture at 3,800 metres. Add Chinchero's weaving cooperatives, a scenic Andean drive across the altiplano to Puno, and Taquile Island's traditional textile villages, and eight days go well beyond the usual Machu Picchu loop.
Practical details for the destinations on this trip, straight from our destination guides.
Every trip is adjusted around your dates, pace, hotel style, and traveler profile.
Land in Lima. Evening ceviche dinner overlooking the Miraflores clifftops.
Flight to Cusco (3,400m). Gentle acclimatisation walk through Plaza de Armas.
Ollantaytambo's Inca fortress terraces, Chinchero's weaving cooperatives, and Pisac's market.
Early train to Aguas Calientes and up to the citadel of Machu Picchu at sunrise.
Morning at leisure in Aguas Calientes. Afternoon train back to Cusco.
Scenic drive across the Andean altiplano to Puno, on the shores of Lake Titicaca.
Boat to the hand-built reed islands of the Uros people, then Taquile Island's weaving villages.
Fly back to Lima. Transfer to the airport for your international flight.
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8 days, 7 nights.
April to October (dry season)
Lima–Cusco flight, Titicaca boat excursion; 7 nights hotels; Daily breakfast; Sacred Valley guided tour; Machu Picchu entrance & train; Uros & Taquile Islands boat tour
International flights ex-Chennai; Peru entry requirements; Lunches & most dinners; Travel insurance
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