Luxury Peru Honeymoon - Southern Beach, Vineyards, Machu Picchu & Amazon Cruise

Day 1. LIMA

Arrival to Lima, reception at the airport and transfer by private vehicle to your hotel. Check in to your hotel, the Country Club Hotel.

Country Club Hotel

Day 2. LIMA - PARACAS (Breakfast & dinner)

After breakfast, free morning to relax and unwind. Afternoon private transfer to Paracas, some 3 hours south of Lima. Arrival and transfer to your hotel, the 5 star Libertador Paracas Hotel & Spa, located on the bay of Paracas with marvellous ocean views. Dinner at your hotel.

Libertador Paracas Hotel   |  Meals: B & D

Day 3. PARACAS (Breakfast & lunch)

After breakfast, transfer to the port for a short boat tour of the Ballestas islands. Commonly referred to as the "little Galapagos", here you will find an amazing concentration of sea birds and sea lions. Visit to a local vineyard to experience firsthand the production of Pisco, Peru's signature drink (a type of grape brandy). You shall also discover the wines of Peru before lunch at the hacienda.

Return to your hotel for a massage in the evening.

Meals: B & L

Day 4: PARACAS (Breakfast)

Free day at leisure.

Meals: B

Day 5: PARACAS -LIMA - CUZCO - URUBAMBA (Breakfast & dinner)

After breakfast, return journey to Lima to catch the flight to Cuzco and private transfer to your hotel in the Sacred Valley, the Rio Sagrado. Dinner and overnight accommodation.

Sacred Valley Hotel   |  Meals: B & D

Day 6. URUBAMBA - PISAC - OLLANTAYTAMBO (Breakfast & lunch)

After breakfast, a relaxing excursion of the beautiful Urubamba Valley, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, situated between Pisac and Ollantaytambo. You will visit the village of Pisac, founded during colonial times, and set at the foot of a hill crowned by the remains of an ancient Inca city. Enjoy the market and watch Indians barter their products in the main square and artisans from around the area sell their woven alpaca wool blankets and ponchos, engraved gourds, antique reproductions, and jewellery. After lunch, a visit to Ollantaytambo, the only Inca town that was not defeated by the Spanish with an opportunity to explore the ruins which tower above. Return to your hotel.
Relax a little before enjoying a massage at the Spa Mayu Wilka. Treatments are derived from local native plants such as Muna, Maracuya, Quinua, Kiwicha, and Maca.

Meals: B & L

Day 7. URUBAMBA - MACHU PICCHU - URUBAMBA (All meals)

Enjoy a good night's sleep before transfer to the railway station for the Luxury Hiram Bingham train to Machu Picchu. The journey aboard these luxury carriages is the perfect way to enjoy the voyages to Machu Picchu in great style and comfort. Delicious brunch is served before arriving to Machu Picchu.
A guided visit of 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. Opportunity to visit the sungate (Intipunku), which is a part of the Inca Trail, for a magical view of the sanctuary. Free exploration before afternoon tea at the Sanctuary Lodge. You will then descend to the railway station and return in the evening by Hiram Bingham train. Enjoy dinner and cocktails aboard the train. Arrival and transfer to your hotel, the Rio Sagrado.

Rio Sagrado Hotel   |  Meals: All meals

Day 8. URUBAMBA - CUZCO - LIMA - IQUITOS (Breakfast & dinner)

After breakfast, return drive to Cuzco for a guided tour of the city including the Qoricancha temple, the Inca fortress of Sacsayhuaman overlooking Cuzco, Qenko and Puka Pukara. Transfer to the airport for your connecting flight to Lima and connecting flight to Iquitos.
Arrival at approximately 5PM, collect your luggage and board the air conditioned bus for a scenic one and a half hour drive to the small village of Nauta, where your luxury vessel, the M/V Aqua lies at anchor. You will settle into your over-sized cabin. This fully air-conditioned cabin comes complete with panoramic glass windows. Open the curtain at the foot of your California king-sized (or separate singles) bed at night and count the constellations in a sky filled with brilliant stars. Your cabin also comes complete with a private bath, shower, 24 hour hot water, a hairdryer, and a basket of luxury toiletries. The fine Peruvian linens, with a high thread count will help you sleep very soundly after each day's excursion. All meals are prepared by Executive chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino, one of Lima's culinary stars who has created a menu that draws on both Peruvian and European influence. Wine is included with meals, giving you the opportunity to experience a range of the finest South American vintages. Over the next few days, you will sail along in total comfort over several tributaries of the Amazon River, as well as on the mighty river itself.
A safety drill and briefing on the top deck, before the journey begins and you settle down to some fine dining on the Amazon River.

Meals: B & D

Day 9. UCAYALI RIVER - YANALLPA (All meals) - itinerary subject to change due to weather

After a delicious breakfast, a jungle walk to the Yanallpa Lake in search of the "hoatzins", prehistoric birds which live in huge colonies. As we embark on the gentle hike, your guides will teach you orientation techniques used in the deep jungle. Return to the cruiser to enjoy a light lunch.
In the afternoon you will cruise the majestic Ucayali River, offering a chance to see and meet native balseros, or fishermen, who will demonstrate their skill and let you see their catch-including a type of "armored" catfish with a shell-like skin which they are taking to the market in the small village of Requena. We will also find a "banana balsero" raft, loaded with hundreds of clusters of bananas, drifting down the river to the market.
Dinner is followed by a trip to the Sapote River where your guides will show you several types of caiman, members of the alligator family, along the fish-rich Sapote River. Chances are good that we will surprise other night-dwelling creatures as well. Retire for the night as the cruiser sails upstream on the Puinahua River.

Meals: All meals

Day 10. PUINAHUA RIVER/HATUM POSA LAKE AND PACAYA RIVER (All meals)

After breakfast, a jungle walk near to the Hatum Posa Village.
On this walk, your guides will introduce you to the native people involved in subsistence farming, and will tell you how they learned to cultivate wild plants and trees to earn farm income. Deep in the primary forest, your guides will also show you the wealth of fruit trees and medicinal plants hidden in the undergrowth. Return for lunch before the expedition continues onto the Pacaya River and Yanayacu Lake. In the late afternoon, we will take a journey along the Pacaya River, journeying from Ranger Station No. 1 towards Yanayacu Lake, where you can view the abundant life that is hidden in the deep rainforest. You may see saki monkeys, capuchin monkeys, and the easy-to-spot heavy howler monkeys. As the sun sets, you will hear the loud, ferocious sounding warning signals made by howler monkeys marking their territories. When night falls, you will hear the more of the rainforest sounds as nocturnal animals send their shrill calls across the tree tops. We will use our special spotlight torches to locate night creatures, including, perhaps, huge caiman. Return for dinner aboard the cruiser. Tonight we will dock at the Ranger Station in the Pacaya Samiria National Park.

Meals: All meals

Day 11. YANAYACU LAKE - IQUITOS - LIMA (Breakfast & lunch)

Early breakfast before your guides will show you parrots, macaws, toucans, and many different types of monkeys in the area. We will also go to the dolphin feeding spots along Yanayacu Lake, where you will witness these delightful but rare freshwater mammals.
We will then start our journey homeward sailing towards Iquitos whilst enjoying a light lunch. Your luggage will be collected from your cabins for transference to the bus, before disembarking at 12:40 and returning to the airport. En route, we shall visit this fascinating city, accessible only by air and river which comes complete with its famous house built by Gustave Eiffel, as Iquitos was once a rich center of the rubber industry. After the city tour, arrival to Iquitos airport, where we will assist with your check-in until your flight departure at 5.30 p.m. Arrival to Lima at approximately 7.30pm in time for your connecting flight home.

Meals: B & L

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