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Itinerary

  1. Intro

    Introduction

  2. Day 1

    Lima

    Lima
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Radisson RED)

    Included Activities

    • Arrival Day and Welcome Meeting

    Optional Activities

    • Lima Cooking Class (4 hours) - includes market visit and traditional Peruvian meal preparation
  3. Day 2

    Lima to Paracas

    Lima to Paracas
    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Posada del Emancipador Hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Ichimay Wari: Visit & Handicraft Workshop

    Optional Activities

    • Fresh seafood dining
    • Pisco Sour tasting (Peru's national drink)
    Landmarks
    Ichimay Wari
  4. Day 3

    Paracas - Nazca

    Paracas - Nazca
    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Casa Andina Standard Nazca)

    Included Activities

    • Ballestas Islands boat tour
    • Pisco winery visit and tasting
    • Huacachina sand dunes viewing
    Landmarks
    Ballestas Islands
    Huacachina
  5. Day 4

    Nazca

    Nazca
    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Pachamanca - traditional Peruvian dishes cooked using an ancient earthen oven technique)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Casa Andina Standard Nazca)

    Included Activities

    • Nazca Desert Cemetery and Potter's Studio Guided Tour
    • Pachamanca
    Landmarks
    Chauchilla Cemetery
  6. Day 5

    Nazca to Arequipa

    Nazca to Arequipa
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at Oasis Camana)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Vita Arequipa)
  7. Day 6

    Arequipa

    Arequipa
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional Peruvian cuisine including guinea pig, stuffed spicy peppers, and chicha at a picantería)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Vita Arequipa)

    Included Activities

    • Arequipa city tour
    • Santa Catalina Monastery visit
    • Arequipa cooking class with lunch
    Landmarks
    Santa Catalina Monastery
    Plaza de Armas, Arequipa
    El Misti Volcano
  8. Day 7

    Arequipa to Cusco

    Arequipa to Cusco
    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Taypikala Hotel Cusco)

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Plaza de Armas (historic main square)
    • Sacsayhuaman fortress (15th-century)
    • Inca Museum
    Landmarks
    Plaza de Armas
    Sacsayhuaman
    Inca Museum
  9. Day 8

    Cusco - Urubamba

    Cusco - Urubamba
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional meal at Parwa Community Restaurant in Huchuy Qosqo indigenous village)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Villa Urubamba)

    Included Activities

    • Parque de la Papa (Potato Park) tour
    • Ollantaytambo ruins guided tour
    • Pisac ruins guided tour
    • Parwa Community Restaurant lunch
    • Traditional Andean experience
    Landmarks
    Parque de la Papa (Potato Park)
    Ollantaytambo Ruins
    Pisac Ruins
    Huchuy Qosqo
  10. Day 9

    Urubamba - Aguas Calientes

    Urubamba - Aguas Calientes
    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Taypikala Machupicchu)

    Optional Activities

    • Hot springs visit
    • Botanical garden visit
    • Butterfly house visit
    • Mandor Gardens day hike
    • Handicraft market exploration
    • One-Day Inca Trail Hike
    Landmarks
    Mandor Gardens
  11. Day 10

    Aguas Calientes - Cusco

    Aguas Calientes - Cusco
    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Taypikala Hotel Cusco)

    Included Activities

    • Machu Picchu guided tour

    Optional Activities

    • Machu Picchu Circuit 1
    • Machu Picchu Circuit 2
    • Machu Picchu Circuit 3
    Landmarks
    Machu Picchu
    Sun Gate
  12. Day 11

    Cusco

    Cusco
    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Taypikala Hotel Cusco)

    Included Activities

    • Cusco Planetarium visit

    Optional Activities

    • Cusco cooking class
    • White-water rafting
    • Horseback riding
    • Mountain biking
    • Inca ruins visits
    • Museum visits
    Landmarks
    Plaza de Armas, Cusco
    Cusco Planetarium
  13. Day 12

    Cusco to Puno

    Cusco to Puno
    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Casona Plaza Hotel Puno)
    Landmarks
    Lake Titicaca
  14. Day 13

    Puno

    Puno
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional meal in the home of a local family in Luquina Chico with views of Lake Titicaca)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Casona Plaza Hotel Puno)

    Included Activities

    • Day trip to Lake Titicaca
    • Uros Islands visit
    • Taquile Island visit
    • Lake Titicaca community home lunch
    • Luquina Chico community visit

    Optional Activities

    • Sillustani burial site tour
    Landmarks
    Lake Titicaca
    Uros Islands
    Taquile Island
    Luquina Chico
    Sillustani
  15. Day 14

    Puno to Lima

    Puno to Lima
    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Radisson RED)

    Optional Activities

    • Explore historic center of Lima (UNESCO World Heritage site)
    • Enjoy Peruvian tapas
    • Last-minute shopping
  16. Day 15

    Lima

    Lima
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Departure Day

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  • Mark5.0•July 2025
    This tour provides a great balance between activities and sightseeing. Hotels met our expectations. Travel (plane,...
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    Traveled in June 2025
  • Ciro
    Ciro5.0•January 2025
    Amazing journey through Peru, well organised and with a super knowledgeable and helpful CEO!
    Traveled in December 2024
  • Lawrence
    Lawrence5.0•April 2020
    Great tour, but unfortunately cut short because of COVID 19 pandemic. G Adventures staff members were extremely...
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    Traveled in March 2020
  • Opal
    Opal3.5•November 2019
    It was all good to excellent, until the bed bugs.
    Traveled in November 2019
  • Elaine4.0•October 2019
    While I loved Peru, and Yur our guide was excellent, the accommodations were of poor quality in sketchy and often...
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    Traveled in October 2019
  • Marie
    Marie5.0•October 2019
    An excellent experience for my very first group tour. Rudy, our CEO, is very much informed and shared a lot about...
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    Traveled in September 2019
  • Sally3.5•October 2019
    The tour did what we wanted but there were too many bus rides meaning we lost two full days. We had a coo but he was...
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    Traveled in September 2019
  • LEONARD3.5•September 2019
    The hotels were average, for me the worst one was the hotel in Cusco (this hotel has 2 type of rooms - the updates...
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    Traveled in August 2019
  • Donna4.0•September 2019
    Jubar was our CEO and he was an absolute delight, definitely a 5-star rating from me! He did all he could to make our...
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    Traveled in July 2019
  • Beverly5.0•July 2019
    The itinerary was excellent and we very much enjoyed the changes of location. The pace was good and we were able to...
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    Traveled in July 2019

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    Ellen

    Asked on October 14th, 2025

    How long and strenuous are the hikes?

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    • This tour is not considered a hiking tour and does not include hikes. The physical rating for the tour is 3 out of 5, which is average. There is an optional 1 day Inca trail hike which would be considered Demanding 4 out of 5, and another optional hike to Mandor Gardens. These are optional only and not included in the trip.

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    Juan

    Asked on February 3rd, 2025

    Is there a possibility to have a flight over the lines of Nazca

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    Philip

    Asked on October 15th, 2024

    Would like to know if you have any trip with Nazca and Machu Picchu but without trekking to get to Machu Picchu or there is another option to trekking.

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      Philip

      Traveler•Written October 2024

      Would like to confirm about trip 85798. International flights are included? And Machu Pichu and Amazonas? Why in April is more than 3k euros but the mail indicates 2700 aprox? Is it possible to add a fee days in Amazonas?

    • International airfare is the responsibility of the traveler and is not included in the tour price. All internal flights on the itinerary are included. On this tour you will have the chance to see Machu Picchu, however, the Amazon is not part of this itinerary. You are more than welcome to extend your tour to the Amazon, however, you will need to arrange that yourself and at your own cost. If the tour price states from 2700 EUR it means that our most affordable departure date is that price and more. Not all of our departures are included in that price and it depends on the season and time of travel.

    • For our Journeys: Inca Explorer National Geographic Journeys you don't need to hike to join the guided tour of Machu Picchu. You will take the local bus from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu where you will then (together with your group) embark on a guided tour of Machu Picchu.

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    Daniela

    Asked on May 3rd, 2024

    I was wondering if May 19th is available? no need single room, and I'll do one day hiking.

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    • We do have one space on request for this tour, that means we must collect payment before we can proceed with the request, and then wait 3-5 business days for our local office to confirm availability. In this time we recommend that you do not book flights until we know if the tour is confirmed.

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    Shirley

    Asked on May 5th, 2023

    How many people will be on this tour?

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    • There will be a maximum of 16 people on this trip

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      Shirley

      Traveler•Written May 2023

      Is it feasible to have two adjoining rooms (Single and Double)? If not, can the rooms at least be next to or across from each other? Shelley has knee problems, and she wants to know if this will be an issue for this trip. What is the physical activity rating for this particular tour?

    • If there are more than 2 people travelling together, we can request rooms next to each other or across from each other. Accommodation is on a twin share basis, two people per room unless you upgrade to the My own room option. If the 3rd person does not upgrade, they will be paired with another solo traveller of the same gender. This trip is rated 3 out of 5, which means some hiking, biking, rafting, or kayaking in addition to walking. City tour pathways could be uneven and challenging for someone with knee problems. Shelley can ask her tour leader to assist with alternatives if possible.

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    Nicole

    Asked on March 6th, 2023

    Are flights included?

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    Megan

    Asked on July 17th, 2022

    Is this trip still happing and Ready to go

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    • Yes we are certainly still offering this adventure. Please may you clarify when you plan to travel?

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      Megan

      Traveler•Written July 2022

      So the trip is still ready to go and I can purch it

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      Megan

      Traveler•Written July 2022

      I"m planning to leave one of the April days

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    Katrina

    Asked on May 8th, 2022

    Are all dates gauentted

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    • All dates are guaranteed in the sense that we don't require a minimum number of travellers. The only reason a tour would not operate is if the safety of the travellers would change, such as Covid restrictions coming into place in the country.

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    Ronald

    Asked on January 6th, 2022

    I'm interested in Inca explorer National Geographic journey tour. Is it possible to actually sandboard the dunes? Or is it just to see them? Also, I don't see the Colca Canyon anywhere...that one is not included or in no option in the trip, right?

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    • We do not offer sandboarding or Colca Canyon on that tour unfortunately. This one includes both but do be aware that it is a tour for 18-30 somethings and includes multi share hostel nights so is a very different style of travel.

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