The Inca Trail away from the crowds; the Amazon from a working research centre; dinner with a local family - this is a Peru family trip with a difference.
Duration
19 days
Duration
All our trips are tailormade and therefore can be extended or reduced to suit you. You'll find a few ideas to extend your trip below, but please do ask about how we can tailor it to you.
Guide Price
£4,980 pp
n/a
Guide Price
This is a realistic guide price per person, based on you travelling at an optimum time for this holiday. Please see 'What's Included' for full details and contact us for a personalised quotation.
When
Apr-Dec
When
This is a broad indicator of when you might realistically take this holiday. Please do ask us if you'd like to chat through your options in more detail - getting the timing right is important. We'd love to help.
Discover Peru's adventure playgrounds as you paddle in the Amazon, pedal past Inca ruins, raft in white waters and hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Combine thrilling activities and stunning scenery with authentic encounters with local people and exotic wildlife on this tailor made Peru family adventure.
Enjoy reading this taster itinerary. Please Request Full Details if you'd like to know more, or to discuss how we can tailor this holiday for you.
Fly to the Peruvian capital and settle into your downtown hotel - a converted colonial house in the artistic Barranco district.
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Day 2 - Explore Lima with your guide
Spend today in the company of our local guide who introduces you to their city. The tour is flexible so let us know your interests, be it food, history, art or architecture.
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Day 3 - Spot wildlife as you travel to your Amazon lodge
Fly to the Amazon, board the boat to travel up the Tambopata River to your remote jungle lodge. Your local guides help you spot the wildlife along the way.
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Day 4 - Wake up to the sound of the Amazon
Your first full day in the Amazon. Explore the extensive walkways of the canopy where the wildlife is most active. Spot macaws, monkeys and sloths.
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Day 5 - Discover the nocturnal wildlife
Many animals, especially insects, amphibians, and reptiles hide during the day and this is a great opportunity to find tree frogs, snakes and insects.
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Day 6 - Final day to spot the wildlife
Enjoy a final day of excursions from your lodge, choose excursions by boat, wildlife hikes, a visit to the local community, even mountain biking.
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Day 7 - Arrive in the Sacred Valley
Fly to Cusco. You are met on arrival to travel into the heart of the Sacred Valley with a stop a visit the hilltop Inca fortress of Pisac. Settle in to your comfortable hotel.
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Day 8 - Experience local traditional life
Spend today in the company of your guide getting to know how people live in Andean villages. Visit the local market, play a game of Sapo - the Andean equivalent of Hoopla, of sorts.
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Day 9 - Cycle to the Maras salt flats
Spend today on mountain bikes as you cross the wide-open Chinchero plain, in splendid isolation, cycling to the unique Moray Inca ruins and the spectacular Maras salt ponds.
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Day 10 - Sacred Valley
Spend today on the Urubamba River with a great fun day of white-water rafting. Grade III-IV waters await, which should mean bumpy fun with a dose of nervous excitement.
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Day 11 - Start the Inca Trail
Start your private four-day hike with a gentle walk which begins alongside the Urubamba River, stopping off to visit the ruins of the fortress at Ollantaytambo en route.
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Day 12 - Hike the Inca trail, enjoy the views
Continue your hike today as you steadily gain altitude. You are fully supported by your guide, porters and cook throughout. Meals are prepared, tents pitched for you.
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Day 13 - Quiet campsites, spectacular views
The trail takes you up to the highest point today. You are rewarded at the end of the day with a beautiful overnight camp overlooking the Vilcabamba mountain range.
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Day 14 - Arrive at Machu Picchu
Your final day on the trail is perhaps the most spectacular as you arrive at Sun Gate on foot, it's from here that you get your first views of Machu Picchu, peaceful in the afternoon sun.
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Day 15 - Explore Machu Picchu with your guide
Spend the afternoon with your guide exploring the remarkable citadel of Machu Picchu, the most enchanting and dramatic of the Inca sites.
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Day 16 - Visit a weaving co-operative and hike to Cusco
Visit a women's weaving co-operative. From here, walk across the high altitude grasslands towards an Inca staging post high above the city of Cusco.
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Day 17 - Explore Cusco and enjoy a cooking lesson
Your guide introduces you to Cusco this morning. Later, meet Javier, a local chef, who shows you how to prepare some classic Peruvian dishes.
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Day 18 - Rest, relax, enjoy Cusco
Today is yours to relax and enjoy more of Cusco. Visit some historic sites or you may prefer to wander and enjoy some of the city's fantastic cuisine.
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Day 19 - Head for home
Transfer back to the airport for your flight back to Lima, connecting with your international flights home. You can always stay longer and see more of Peru.
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Day 1 - Arrive Lima
Fly to the Peruvian capital and settle into your downtown hotel - a converted colonial house in the artistic Barranco district.
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Day 2 - Explore Lima with your guide
Spend today in the company of our local guide who introduces you to their city. The tour is flexible so let us know your interests, be it food, history, art or architecture.
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Day 3 - Spot wildlife as you travel to your Amazon lodge
Fly to the Amazon, board the boat to travel up the Tambopata River to your remote jungle lodge. Your local guides help you spot the wildlife along the way.
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Day 4 - Wake up to the sound of the Amazon
Your first full day in the Amazon. Explore the extensive walkways of the canopy where the wildlife is most active. Spot macaws, monkeys and sloths.
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Day 5 - Discover the nocturnal wildlife
Many animals, especially insects, amphibians, and reptiles hide during the day and this is a great opportunity to find tree frogs, snakes and insects.
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Day 6 - Final day to spot the wildlife
Enjoy a final day of excursions from your lodge, choose excursions by boat, wildlife hikes, a visit to the local community, even mountain biking.
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Day 7 - Arrive in the Sacred Valley
Fly to Cusco. You are met on arrival to travel into the heart of the Sacred Valley with a stop a visit the hilltop Inca fortress of Pisac. Settle in to your comfortable hotel.
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Day 8 - Experience local traditional life
Spend today in the company of your guide getting to know how people live in Andean villages. Visit the local market, play a game of Sapo - the Andean equivalent of Hoopla, of sorts.
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Day 9 - Cycle to the Maras salt flats
Spend today on mountain bikes as you cross the wide-open Chinchero plain, in splendid isolation, cycling to the unique Moray Inca ruins and the spectacular Maras salt ponds.
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Day 10 - Sacred Valley
Spend today on the Urubamba River with a great fun day of white-water rafting. Grade III-IV waters await, which should mean bumpy fun with a dose of nervous excitement.
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Day 11 - Start the Inca Trail
Start your private four-day hike with a gentle walk which begins alongside the Urubamba River, stopping off to visit the ruins of the fortress at Ollantaytambo en route.
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Day 12 - Hike the Inca trail, enjoy the views
Continue your hike today as you steadily gain altitude. You are fully supported by your guide, porters and cook throughout. Meals are prepared, tents pitched for you.
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Day 13 - Quiet campsites, spectacular views
The trail takes you up to the highest point today. You are rewarded at the end of the day with a beautiful overnight camp overlooking the Vilcabamba mountain range.
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Day 14 - Arrive at Machu Picchu
Your final day on the trail is perhaps the most spectacular as you arrive at Sun Gate on foot, it's from here that you get your first views of Machu Picchu, peaceful in the afternoon sun.
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Day 15 - Explore Machu Picchu with your guide
Spend the afternoon with your guide exploring the remarkable citadel of Machu Picchu, the most enchanting and dramatic of the Inca sites.
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Day 16 - Visit a weaving co-operative and hike to Cusco
Visit a women's weaving co-operative. From here, walk across the high altitude grasslands towards an Inca staging post high above the city of Cusco.
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Day 17 - Explore Cusco and enjoy a cooking lesson
Your guide introduces you to Cusco this morning. Later, meet Javier, a local chef, who shows you how to prepare some classic Peruvian dishes.
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Day 18 - Rest, relax, enjoy Cusco
Today is yours to relax and enjoy more of Cusco. Visit some historic sites or you may prefer to wander and enjoy some of the city's fantastic cuisine.
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Day 19 - Head for home
Transfer back to the airport for your flight back to Lima, connecting with your international flights home. You can always stay longer and see more of Peru.
