Day by Day Journey
Day 1 | Arrival in Lima
The Pacific meets you first—that vast, grey-blue expanse that seems to stretch forever. A private transfer takes you to Miraflores, Lima’s most elegant district. Tonight, dinner is more than a meal; it’s an introduction to a country that takes its food very, very seriously.
Stay: Belmond Miraflores Park (or similar: JW Marriott Lima, Country Club Lima Hotel)
Day 2 | Lima’s Hidden Layers
Your guide knows where to take you before the city gets loud. Colonial mansions that have witnessed centuries, convents where time seems to hold its breath, and a story around every corner. The afternoon is yours—perhaps Barranco’s bohemian streets, perhaps a nap by the ocean. No pressure.
Stay: Belmond Miraflores Park (or similar: JW Marriott Lima, Country Club Lima Hotel)
Day 3 | Lima to the Sacred Valley
The Andes rise beneath the plane’s wing, and suddenly the world feels bigger. The Sacred Valley greets you with cornfields, mountain peaks, and air that asks you to slow down. This is not the day for rushing. This is the day for sitting by the Urubamba River, watching the light change, letting your body remember what altitude feels like.
Stay: Sol y Luna (or similar: Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba, Tambo del Inka)
Day 4 | The Valley’s Living Traditions
Mornings in the valley begin softly. In Chinchero, a Quechua family opens their home—not as performers, but as hosts. They’ll show you how corn becomes something sacred, how potatoes have sustained generations, how weaving is a language in itself. The afternoon is deliberately open. Maybe you wander. Maybe you rest. Both are correct.
Stay: Sol y Luna (or similar: Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba, Tambo del Inka)
Day 5 | The Fortress of Ollantaytambo
This village still moves to an Inca rhythm. Families live atop ancient walls, and the air hums with something older than memory. The climb to the fortress is a meditation—each terrace a step closer to understanding how the Incas saw the stars. From the top, the valley reveals its secrets: everything aligned, everything intentional.
Stay: Sol y Luna (or similar: Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba, Tambo del Inka)
Day 6 | The Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Early mornings matter here. The train winds through cloud forest, and then—suddenly—you’re there. With a guide who speaks the stones’ language, Machu Picchu becomes a conversation, not a lecture. Staying overnight at the gate means something too: no hurry to leave. Just time to sit on the terraces, watch the clouds, and let the place work its quiet magic.
Entry times are scheduled in advance; we’ll make sure yours is the right one.
Stay: Belmond Sanctuary Lodge (or similar: Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel, Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel)
Day 7 | From Machu Picchu to Cusco
The road climbs to Cusco, and the city unfolds beneath you like a living history book. Indigenous and colonial, ancient and modern—all of it alive in the same streets. This afternoon, San Blas welcomes you: workshops where artisans still work with hands that learned from hands that learned from hands.
Stay: Palacio del Inka, a Luxury Collection Hotel (or similar: JW Marriott El Convento Cusco, Belmond Monasterio)
Day 8 | Cusco’s Ancient and Colonial Layers
Your guide today is an Andean cultural specialist—someone who carries the stories in their bones. Koricancha’s stonework still defies explanation. Sacsayhuamán’s megaliths make you wonder what we’ve forgotten. Standing above the city, surrounded by mountains that have seen everything, you understand: this place changes people.
Stay: Palacio del Inka, a Luxury Collection Hotel (or similar: JW Marriott El Convento Cusco, Belmond Monasterio)
Day 9 | Departure from Cusco
A private transfer to the airport. But the journey stays with you—in the taste of Andean corn, the quality of the light, the echo of Quechua words spoken with warmth. Peru has a way of doing that.
Signature Moments
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Private Quechua Home Lunch: An invitation into a Chinchero family’s kitchen—ingredients from the valley’s soil become a meal and a connection.
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Machu Picchu with a Master Guide: Deciphering the sanctuary’s architecture, astronomy, and purpose at a pace that honors the site’s sacred nature.
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Walking the Sacred Valley: Fields, villages, and invisible geographies—where mountains hold names and the land speaks in a language older than words.
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Belmond Hiram Bingham Train: The journey itself becomes an experience—1920s-style luxury, gourmet dining, live music.
What Makes This Journey Special
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Fewer experiences, more carefully chosen. The right thing, at the right time, with the right person.
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Transitions that feel effortless. A private vehicle stays with you; the journey flows.
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People, not just places. This is about connection—to culture, to landscape, to those who call this home.
Altitude Recovery & Wellness in Cusco
While staying in Cusco, you’ll have access to a full range of altitude recovery and wellness treatments designed to help your body adapt comfortably:
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Spa & Hot Tubs: Relax and soothe muscles after days of exploration with access to the hotel’s thermal circuits and hydrotherapy pools.
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Decompression Boots: Enhance circulation and accelerate muscle recovery with compression therapy—particularly beneficial after long days of walking.
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IV Therapy: Replenish fluids and essential nutrients with physician-supervised IV hydration, customized to your needs.
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Oxygen Therapy: Support acclimatization with supplemental oxygen sessions, available in the comfort of your hotel.
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Hyperbaric Chamber: For those seeking advanced recovery, hyperbaric oxygen therapy is available to accelerate cellular repair and reduce altitude-related fatigue.
All treatments are available subject to physician assessment and availability. Our team will help arrange whatever feels right for you.
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