Day 1: Fly to Peru
Meet your Field Director at the destination airportEnjoy dinner in Lima if arriving before 8pm
Day 2: Lima
Take a guided tour of Lima
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Government Palace, the official residence of Peru’s President
- Archbishop’s Palace, the residence of the Archbishop of Lima
- City Hall, Lima's governmental center
- Cathedral of Lima, a 16th-century Roman Catholic cathedral
Visit the Larco Museum and see the finest gold and silver collection from Ancient Peru
Visit San Francisco Monastery which houses a museum of fine religious art as well as catacombs first dug in the 16th century
Take a walking tour of Miraflores, the “Heroic City," with its popular shopping areas, lavish gardens, and breathtaking views of the Pacific
Ceviche cooking class
Enter the kitchen and learn what goes into making your own ceviche—a dish that’s been declared part of Peru’s national heritage and even has its own holiday.
Enjoy dinner in Lima
Day 3: Lima • Cuzco • Sacred Valley
Fly to Cuzco, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the former seat of the Incan Empire
Spend time exploring Cuzco on your own
Guided visit of Sacsayhuaman Fortress and see its expansive, zigzagged walls
Enjoy dinner in Sacred Valley
Day 4: Sacred Valley
Enjoy a Peruvian weaving demonstration
Visit the Maras salt ponds, in use since the Incan times
Tour Ollantaytambo, once the estate of Incan Emperor Pachacuti, with an expert local guide
Enjoy dinner in Sacred Valley
Day 5: Sacred Valley • Machu Picchu
Travel by train to Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu
Tour Machu Picchu, the fabled “Lost City of the Inca” located atop the Andes, with an expert local guide
Enjoy dinner in Machu Picchu
Day 6: Sacred Valley • Ollantaytambo • Pisac • Cuzco
Travel via train to Ollantaytambo and Pisac to Cuzco
Visit the Pablo Seminario and watch sculptors create beautiful ceramics at this authentic artisan workshop
Visit the market in Pisac, located among ancient Incan ruins
Tour the Korikancha Temple, once the most important temple in the Incan Empire, with an expert local guide
Enjoy dinner in Cuzco
Day 7: Cuzco
Spend time exploring Cuzco on your own
Visit with and experience a local Cuzco community program
Enjoy dinner in Cuzco
Day 8: Cuzco • Lima • Depart for home
Fly to Lima
Enjoy dinner at the airport
Day 9: Arrive home
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Day 9: Amazon Lodge
Visit one of the Amazon's indigenous people groups at Yagua Village
Enjoy lunch
Enjoy a boating excursion to take in the flora and fauna of the area
Enjoy dinner
Day 10: Amazon Lodge • Iquitos • Lima • Depart for home
Visit a local community and learn from individuals who live in this part of Peru
Enjoy lunch
Fly to Lima
Enjoy dinner at the airport
Day 11: Arrive home
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