2024 Deluxe Peru Wellness and Culture Tour

Arrival to Lima and private transfer to your hotel the Westin Lima Hotel. Accommodation in a suite.

Westin Lima Hotel

After breakfast, start your day off immersing yourself in the hotel's 3,000-square-meter Heavenly Spa with 17 different treatment cabins, four hydro massage rooms, and an extensive menu of Peruvian-style treatments like the "Cusco Mud", a mud body wrap said to rejuvenate even the driest, toughest skin.
Lunch on your own with an afternoon free to explore Lima at your leisure. Tonight, you will enjoy dinner at Lima's foremost restaurant, Centrale, winner of the coveted top restaurant in Latin America's 50 Best Restaurant list for two years in a row in 2014 and 2015. After an amazing gourmet tasting dinner return to your hotel.

Meals: B & D

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Cuzco, the ancient Inca capital of the Incas. After the one hour flight, reception and private transfer to your hotel located in the Sacred Valley, the Tambo del Inka. Accommodation in a suite.
Set on the banks of the fast flowing Urubamba River, the Tambo del Inka is one of Starwood's leading luxury hotels in Peru. The 5,500 square foot spa includes 12 treatment rooms, a hydrotherapy circuit, plunge pools and more. A popular treatment at the spa is the hydrating wrap and massage using maracuya (passion fruit) and honey.
Lunch is on your own. Relax and unwind in the beautiful valley location. Enjoy some spa treatments or go for a gentle stroll in the valley. Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

Meals: B & D

After breakfast, your guide will be waiting for you and transfer you in your private car to the Inca site of Moray. This is a fascinating, unique ruin; a fabulous amphitheatre of terracing that was used as an agricultural experimental site by the Incas by taking advantage of the microclimates produced by the varying altitude to breed new varieties of their crops. From here we start our trek downhill to the village of Maras and the salt pans of Maras. The salt pans are an unforgettable site where the people from Maras have diverted a salt-laden spring coming out of the hillside, evaporating the water to collect salt, as their ancestors have done for centuries. We will walk among the salt pans, witnessing a scene largely unchanged from Inca times. From the salt pans we continue our trek to the bottom of the valley and enjoy a boxed lunch in the beautiful setting of the valley before returning to your hotel.

Meals: B & L

After breakfast, we walk to the railway station close to the hotel for the boarding of the Luxury Hiram Bingham train to Aguas Calientes (not available on Sundays). Your luggage will be taken to your lodge in the Sacred Valley due to the minimal luggage policy onboard the train.
The train will depart at 10.30am for the 1 ½ hour journey and you will enjoy the company of fellow travellers and guides onboard this luxury train complete with 1920s styled Pullman carriages. Each carriage has been furnished in polished wood and brass with large comfortable armchairs.
The bar car is the perfect place to enjoy a cocktail accompanied by live Peruvian music. On the way to Machu Picchu, the bartender will show you how to make a traditional Pisco Sour. The observation car is furnished with large cushioned seats, making it the perfect place to sit, relax and watch the Peruvian landscape unfold as you gently ride towards Machu Picchu. A hearty brunch will be served on-board before you arrive to Aguas Calientes train station, gateway to the lost city of the Incas.
As you disembark, any luggage will be taken to your hotel whilst you take the short walk to the bus terminal where a private bus will be waiting for all Hiram Bingham passengers. The short ride up to Machu Picchu will meander through breath-taking mountain scenery up to the ancient Inca citadel.
Shortly after, your guides will again lead you on a private guided tour of Machu Picchu, the most spectacular ancient city in the world. Built by the Inca Pachacutec, and comprising stone blocks fitted with masterful precision, Machu Picchu harmoniously blends into the mountain landscape. There are many theories as to the origins behind Machu Picchu but three of the most popular ideas include a temple to the sun, a fortress against the jungle inhabitants or a sanctuary for the Incas. This fabulous city has houses, temples, warehouses, a large central square, all connected by narrow roads and steps, and is surrounded by terraces cut into the mountain side which were used for agriculture. Return back down to Aguas Calientes and to your wonderfully located residence, a thoughtfully designed villa located in the heart of a cloud forest, the Relais and Chateaux Inkaterra Villa. The villas comprise a private terrace and plunge pool, overlooking a lush garden with private entrance. You will register in the privacy of your villa and enjoy extended VIP treatment including 24 hour butler service. Each villa suite has an open wood-burning fireplace, plus sitting and dining areas. With tranquil views of the private garden, the expansive marble bathrooms offer indoor and open-air showers, a tub, and a separate commode area. Accommodation and dinner served in your villa or in the dining room.

Meals: B, L & D

Enjoy the morning in your tranquil villa or take an excursion in the grounds including an orchid walk, a bird watching excursion or if you prefer just return once more to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu before enjoying afternoon tea and returning back onboard the Hiram Bingham train (please note the Hiram Bingham does not operate on Sundays) in the early evening. Return in style and enjoy cocktails onboard followed by a four course dinner. Arrival to the Sacred Valley where your short drive will take you to the Willka T'ika, a luxury garden retreat located in the heart of the Sacred Valley.
Created by Carol Cumes in 1994, it is fully respectful of Mother Earth, Pachamama, and consciously built in harmony with its natural environment by the owner & local native talent, who to this day continue as staff to nurture and care for its continued flourishing. All gourmet vegetarian meals are included. Almost everything served in the kitchen is grown organically onsite. Fresh herbs are picked throughout the day and left in the tearoom for guests to mix their own healing combinations at will. Willka T'ika is able to accommodate all dietary specifications. Willka T'ika's magnificent healing gardens provide guests with the opportunity to relax, restore and receive the powerful energy from the Andes. The one-of-a-kind seven-chakra gardens cover the grounds. Each garden is designed to correspond to one of the seven chakras, or energy centers, of the human body. Willka T'ika's sustainable luxury guestrooms are made from natural earth materials and adorned with local artwork and materials. The bathrooms are modern and feature pure organic products. Willka T'ika has two beautiful hard wood studios for yoga and meditation. The studios are filled with natural sunlight and can accommodate 55 people. Outdoor areas throughout the gardens offer a variety of spaces for group and individual yoga and meditation sessions.

Meals: B, L & D

Free day to relax and enjoy the peaceful ambience. Today, one private Yoga class will be provided in the afternoon.

Meals: B, L & D

After breakfast, return to Cuzco and transfer to your hotel, the Monasterio. In the afternoon, a tour of the city of Cuzco with your guides including the Qoricancha temple or temple of the Sun, the Cathedral and the Main Square. Your private driver will be with you at all times as you visit each part of this fascinating and ancient city. Return to the hotel.

Meals: B

Free day to relax and enjoy this marvellous ancient city. Dinner at the Map Café Restaurant.

Meals: B & D

After breakfast, we bid farewell to Cuzco and take a short drive in a private car to the airport in time for your return flight to Lima and your connecting flight home.

Meals: B