From the Inca Empire to the Peruvian Amazon 2027

Itinerary

1. Day 1

   Lima

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   Landmarks
   Lima

   

2. Day 2

   Lima

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   Meals

   Breakfast, Dinner (Authentic Peruvian welcome dinner in historic mansion)

   Included Activities

   • Guided Walking Tour of Lima colonial Old Quarter, Plaza de Armas, Presidential Government Palace, and Lima Cathedral
   • Visit San Francisco Monastery to see the famous catacombs
   • Visit Larco Herrera Museum with world's largest private collection of pre-Columbian Peruvian art
   • Culinary Experience with authentic Peruvian welcome dinner at Casa Garcia Alvarado

   Landmarks
   Plaza de Armas
   Presidential Government Palace
   Lima Cathedral
   San Francisco Monastery
   Larco Herrera Museum
   Casa Garcia Alvarado

3. Day 3

   Lima to Sacred Valley

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   Meals

   Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Andean and Western dishes with wine)

   Included Activities

   • Flight to Cusco
   • Visit Manos de la Comunidad to encounter llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, and guanacos and learn about their role in Peruvian culture
   • Visit old mountain village of Pisaq and shop in large indigenous Quechua community market for alpaca sweaters, woven blankets, and handmade jewelry
   • Dinner featuring Andean and Western dishes with wine

   Landmarks
   Cusco
   Manos de la Comunidad
   Pisaq

4. Day 4

   Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu

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   Meals

   Breakfast, Dinner (Gourmet Peruvian dinner)

   Included Activities

   • Guided Tour of adobe village of Ollantaytambo to visit Inca fortress ruins, see the Sun Temple and Princess Baths fountain
   • Visit local Incan home to experience 13th-century way of life
   • Guided Excursion aboard PeruRail Vistadome with panoramic views of Urubamba Valley
   • Travel by rail to Aguas Calientes
   • Guided Walk to explore Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas, and learn about pre-Columbian structures

   Landmarks
   Ollantaytambo
   Machu Picchu
   Sun Temple
   Princess Baths
   Urubamba Valley
   Aguas Calientes

5. Day 5

   Machu Picchu

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   Meals

   Breakfast, Lunch

   Included Activities

   • Second included guided excursion to Machu Picchu
   • Sunrise experience at Machu Picchu
   • Explore iconic terraces of Machu Picchu
   • Lunch at local restaurant
   • Return to Sacred Valley by train
   • Travel to Cusco

   Landmarks
   Machu Picchu

6. Day 6

   Cusco

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   Meals

   Breakfast, Dinner (Elegant dinner with wine and menu inspired by Peru's eclectic mix of cultures)

   Included Activities

   • Guided Walking Tour of Cusco to learn about Inca culture and Spanish invasion
   • Visit Santo Domingo Monastery, originally Koricancha Temple of the Sun built by Incas
   • Visit Plaza de Armas and Cusco Cathedral
   • Guided Excursion to hillside Temple of Sacsayhuaman with 15th-century Inca fortress stonework
   • Visit Inca military post of Puca Pucara
   • Visit ceremonial site of Kenko where ancient Peruvian rituals and sacrifices were performed

   Landmarks
   Plaza de Armas
   Cusco Cathedral
   Santo Domingo Monastery
   Koricancha
   Sacsayhuaman
   Puca Pucara
   Kenko

7. Day 7

   Cusco - Lima - Iquitos - Nauta - Peruvian Amazon

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   Meals

   Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Peruvian cuisine with freshest local ingredients)

   Included Activities

   • Flight to Lima
   • Flight to Iquitos
   • Travel to Nauta
   • Embark on Delfin III cruise ship
   • Onboard Welcome Reception with overview of Amazon experience and information about animal species, native villagers, and plant life
   • See convergence of Ucayali and Marañon Rivers

   Landmarks
   Iquitos
   Nauta
   Ucayali River
   Marañon River

8. Day 8

   Peruvian Amazon

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   Meals

   Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

   Included Activities

   • Early sunrise experience at the Amazon
   • Guided Panga Ride down Amazon tributary to search for capuchin, howler, tamarin, and spider monkeys, iguanas, sloths, pink dolphins, and birdlife
   • Observation of giant Amazonian water lily
   • Guided Excursion to Pacaya Samiria National Reserve to witness trogons, macaws, parrots, falcons, and jacamars
   • Swim in Amazon with chance to encounter pink dolphins
   • Onboard Cooking Class to learn about native fruits, vegetables, fish, and local ingredients
   • Mixology Lesson to create Pisco Sour

   Landmarks
   Pacaya Samiria National Reserve

9. Day 9

   Peruvian Amazon

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   Meals

   Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

   Included Activities

   • Morning Naturalist Guided Walk to explore tropical flora, epiphytes, orchids, and indigenous jungle vegetation
   • Onboard Nature Presentation about indigenous and medicinal plants, fruits, and vegetation used in Amazonian culture
   • Guided Excursion to Amazon community of San Francisco to meet local villagers
   • Night Safari Excursion to spot caiman, frogs, bats, and boa constrictors
   • Live Entertainment by Delfin III crew of local performers with music and dance

   Landmarks
   San Francisco

10. Day 10

    Iquitos

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    Meals

    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Escorted Visit to Amazon Tropical Aquarium to learn about river's ecosystem, species behavior, and ecological balance

    Landmarks
    Amazon Tropical Aquarium

11. Day 11

    Lima

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    Meals

    Breakfast