Peru: Lima to Machu Picchu
From ceviche in Lima to the misty ruins of Machu Picchu — discover the heart of the Inca Empire.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1
Lima
Arrive in Lima
Jorge Chavez Airport
Lunch at La Mar cebicheria
Miraflores
Miraflores cliff walk
Malecon
Larco Museum
Av. Bolivar 1515
Dinner at Central
Barranco
Day 2
Lima
Historic centre & Plaza Mayor
Plaza Mayor
San Francisco Monastery catacombs
Jiron Lampa 175
Lunch in Barranco
Barranco
MATE museum
Av. Pedro de Osma 409
Sunset at Puente de los Suspiros
Barranco
Day 3
Cusco
Fly to Cusco
Lima Airport
Acclimatise & coca tea
Cusco
San Pedro Market lunch
Mercado San Pedro
Plaza de Armas & Cathedral
Plaza de Armas
Sacsayhuaman ruins
Sacsayhuaman
Day 4
Sacred Valley
Drive to Sacred Valley
Route 28B
Pisac ruins & market
Pisac
Lunch in Urubamba
Urubamba
Moray terraces
Moray
Maras salt mines
Salineras de Maras
Stay in Ollantaytambo
Ollantaytambo
Day 5
Machu Picchu
Train to Aguas Calientes
Ollantaytambo Station
Bus up to Machu Picchu
Aguas Calientes
Machu Picchu guided tour
Machu Picchu
Sun Gate hike
Intipunku
Lunch in Aguas Calientes
Aguas Calientes
Train back to Ollantaytambo
Aguas Calientes Station
Day 6
Cusco
Drive back to Cusco
Sacred Valley
Qorikancha (Temple of the Sun)
Plazoleta Santo Domingo
Lunch at Cicciolina
Calle Triunfo 393
San Blas artisan quarter
San Blas
Pisco sour masterclass
Museo del Pisco
Day 7
Cusco
Rainbow Mountain hike (optional)
Vinicunca
Return & farewell lunch
Cusco
Fly back to Lima & depart
Cusco Airport
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