As you arrive into Lima airport and exit customs and baggage, you will be warmly welcomed and assisted with your luggage before escorted to your hotel in a private vehicle. Please note check-in is usually at 13.00. Free evening.

After breakfast, with boarding passes in hand, you will be driven to the airport for your quick-check-in and brief one hour flight to Cuzco, the ancient Inca capital of the Incas. In Cuzco, you will be warmly welcomed and assisted with your luggage before your short private drive to your hotel.

In the afternoon, enjoy an incredible tour of Cuzco including the Qoricancha temple or temple of the Sun, the Inca fortress of Sacsayhuaman overlooking Cuzco city, Qenko, Tambomachay and Puka Pukara. Return to the hotel.

Meals: B

We set off from Cusco bound for Cachora 05:00am, passing by the localities of Izcuchaca until reaching the Archaeological Compound of Tarawasi and the Pass of Saywite. We then enter Cachora for breakfast. After breakfast we start to ascend towards a vantage point in Wayna Qalli Grande, from where we will be able to appreciate a large chunk of the Archaeological Compound of Choquequirao, besides a beautiful view of the snow-capped mountains of Vilcabamba; then we will descend towards Capuliyuc, Cuca Masana, where the flora and fauna begin to change, until we reach Rosalina Beach where we will set camp.

Meals : B, L & D

After breakfast we set out towards the local liquor distillery of cane called Santa Rosa. This second day is considered to be the toughest, due to the ascent. On the way we will view orchids and violets, and if luck is on our side, we will be able to see species such as deer, anteaters and diverse birds and insects. After lunch and rest in Marampata we continue towards Ragaypata, where we can appreciate the orchids, mainly at the banks of the Chunchullmayo River. After a one-hour walk, we will reach Choquequirao and visit the eight sectors of this compound, amongst granaries, precincts, altars and terraces; camping.

Meals: B, L & D

After breakfast we will enjoy time at Choquequirao, and later we will descend along the same route to Santa Rosa, where we will have lunch and continue towards Chiquisca. Overnight camping.

Meals: B, L & D

After breakfast in Chiquisca we start to ascend towards the vantage point of Wayna Qalli, where we will have lunch; from the vantage point we can appreciate the canyon formed by the Apurímac River, regarded as the most spectacular in South America. We will then arrive in Cachora, where they will be waiting for us to take us back to Cusco.

Meals: B & L

After breakfast, take the early train to Aguas Calientes. Enjoy a 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.

Meals : B

Eary opportunity to return to Machu Picchu at sunrise. Take the first bus up at 6am for this incredible visit. Return to Cuzco in the evening and transfer to your hotel.

Meals : B

After early breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Lima at 9am, arriving at 10am, in time for your return flight home.

Meals : B