Peru Essentials: 8 days / 7 nights

• Reception at Cusco airport
• Private transfer to the Sacred Valley (Urubamba)
• Free time for acclimatization
• 🏨 Overnight: Hotel Andean Wings Valley (Urubamba)

Upon arrival at Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport, private transfer to the Sacred Valley (Urubamba), a lower-altitude valley ideal for acclimatization. Scenic landscapes, farming terraces and snow-capped peaks unfold along the route. Afternoon at leisure and overnight at Andean Wings Valley Hotel.

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Guided tour of:
  • Moray – Inca agricultural laboratory
  • Maras salt mines
  • Chinchero – Andean textiles and architecture
• Return to the hotel
• 🏨 Overnight: Hotel Andean Wings Valley

Begin exploring the Sacred Valley with a guided visit to Moray, a masterful Inca agricultural laboratory made of circular terraces. Continue to the Maras Salt Mines, where nearly 3,000 salt pools have been in use since pre-Inca times. End in Chinchero, known for its colonial church and its traditional textile workshops. Overnight at Andean Wings Valley Hotel.

• Early departure to the train station
• Tren a Aguas Calientes
• Bus a Machu Picchu
• Complete guided tour of the sanctuary
• Buffet lunch in Aguas Calientes
• Return to Urubamba
• 🏨 Overnight: Hotel Andean Wings Valley

Early transfer to the train station for a scenic journey to Machu Picchu Pueblo. A guided tour through the legendary Machu Picchu Citadel unveils temples, terraces and sacred viewpoints that once formed the heart of Inca power. Afternoon lunch in Aguas Calientes, return to the Sacred Valley and overnight at Andean Wings Valley Hotel.

• Breakfast
• Guided tour of the Sacred Valley visiting:
• Ollantaytambo – monumental Inca fortress
• Inkariy Museum – pre-Columbian cultures of Peru
• Pisac – archaeological centre + artisan market
• Arrival in Cusco
• 🏨 Overnight: Hotel Abittare Cusco

Today's route reveals some of the Sacred Valley’s most important cultural sites. Visit the living Inca village and fortress of Ollantaytambo, followed by the immersive Inkariy Museum, showcasing pre-Columbian civilizations of Peru with high-quality scenography. Continue to Pisac, famous for its archaeological complex and colorful artisan market. Transfer to Cusco for overnight at Hotel Abittare or similar.

• Breakfast
• Guided tour of:
  • Qorichancha – temple of the Sun
  • Sacsayhuamán
  • Q'enqo
  • Puka Pukara
  • Tambomachay
• 🏨 Overnight: Abittare Cusco Hotel

Discover the historical layers of Cusco beginning at Qorikancha, the Inca Temple of the Sun. Continue to the surrounding archaeological circuit including Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Pukapukara and Tambomachay. Remainder of the day at leisure. Overnight at Hotel Abittare in Cusco or similar.

• Breakfast
• Airport transfer
• Flight to Puerto Maldonado (NOT INCLUDED ON BUDGET)
• Reception and transfer to the lodge
• Start of the 3D/2N program in Tambopata with Andean Wings Sotupa Ecolodge
• 🏡 Overnight: Andean Wings Sotupa Ecolodge (Tambopata)

Private transfer to the airport for your flight to Puerto Maldonado. Upon arrival, meet your Amazon guide and continue to Andean Wings Sotupa Ecolodge, located in the Tambopata rainforest. After lunch, embark on an evening boat ride in search of caimans and nocturnal wildlife along the Madre de Dios River. Overnight in the jungle lodge.

• Breakfast
• Guided excursions in the Tambopata Reserve (examples):
  • Interpretive walks
  • Wildlife Watching
  • Night activity or alligator search
• Full board
• 🏡 Overnight: Andean Wings Sotupa Ecolodge

A full day dedicated to jungle exploration. In the morning, venture into primary rainforest for a guided interpretive walk featuring tropical flora, medicinal plants, insects, monkeys and birdlife. After lunch, enjoy kayaking or paddle activities on the river and later join a night walk in search of endemic fauna with expert naturalist guides. Overnight at the lodge.

• Visit to the Sotupa Clay Lick
• Breakfast
• Transfer by vehicle to the airport
• Flight to Lima (NOT INCLUDED ON BUDGET)
• End of services

At dawn, visit the Sotupa Clay Lick, where parrots, macaws and parakeets gather to feed on mineral-rich clay — one of the Amazon's most vibrant wildlife spectacles. Return to the lodge for breakfast, then transfer to the airport in Puerto Maldonado for your outbound flight to Lima.