The Lost City of the Incas

Fly from Lima to Cusco, where your private guide will meet you for the journey into the Sacred Valley. Rather than spending your first night in Cusco at more than 3,000 metres above sea level, continue into the valley, where the lower altitude provides a more comfortable introduction to the Andes.

Depending on your arrival time, visit the colourful market and archaeological site at Pisac before continuing to your hotel. Settle in, relax and begin acclimatising to your spectacular new surroundings.

Spend a full day exploring the Sacred Valley with your private guide. Visit the extraordinary circular terraces of Moray, thought to have been used by the Incas for agricultural experimentation, before continuing to the ancient salt pans of Maras.

Continue to Ollantaytambo, one of the finest surviving examples of an Inca settlement. Explore its narrow streets and imposing fortress, which rises dramatically above the village.

Return to your hotel in the Sacred Valley for a final evening beneath the Andes.

Today is the highlight of your journey. Board the train at Ollantaytambo and follow the Urubamba River through spectacular mountain scenery towards Aguas Calientes.

From here, travel up the mountainside to Machu Picchu, the legendary citadel hidden among the peaks of the Andes. Explore the ruins with your private guide, learning about the temples, terraces and extraordinary stonework that make Machu Picchu one of the world's great archaeological sites.

Surrounded by steep green mountains and often cloaked in mist, Machu Picchu is every bit as spectacular as its reputation suggests.

Spend the night in Aguas Calientes, with time to relax after your visit.

The Imperial City

Return to Cusco and spend two nights exploring the former capital of the Inca Empire.

Cusco is a city of remarkable contrasts, where massive Inca stonework forms the foundations of Spanish colonial churches and grand houses, while traditional markets and lively neighbourhoods continue to give the city a distinctly Andean character.

Enjoy a relaxed morning in Aguas Calientes before boarding the train back through the Sacred Valley.

Continue by private vehicle to Cusco, arriving in the afternoon. Spend the remainder of the day at leisure. Take a stroll through the Plaza de Armas, explore the atmospheric streets around San Blas or simply relax at your hotel after your journey through the Andes.

Enjoy a full day exploring Cusco with your private guide.

Begin in the historic centre at the Plaza de Armas before visiting the Cathedral and Qorikancha, the former Inca Temple of the Sun. Continue to Sacsayhuamán, the enormous Inca complex overlooking the city, where huge interlocking stones reveal the extraordinary engineering skills of the Inca civilisation.

Return to Cusco and spend the afternoon exploring at your own pace. Wander through the narrow streets of San Blas, browse the city's galleries and artisan workshops or settle into a café overlooking the Plaza de Armas.

Enjoy a final morning in Cusco before your private transfer to the airport.

Fly from Cusco to Lima and connect with your international departure. Depending on your flight schedule, there may be time for a final taste of Lima before heading to the airport.