THE MAJESTY of the ANDES and AMAZON

Join us to explore one of South America’s most fascinating, colourful and cosmopolitan countries, as you marvel at the treasures of the Inca, then enjoy a four-night stay in the awe-inspiring Amazon Basin.  Enjoy the company of a group of like-minded travellers as you uncover the secrets of one of the world’s most fascinating civilisations and one of South America’s most colourful countries. Begin your tour in Lima, Peru's cultural, culinary and colourfully modern capital. Fly to Cusco, capital of the Inca civilisation, and gateway to the Sacred Valley and astonishing 'lost city' of Machu Picchu. Spend time discovering Cusco's wonders, then journey to Lake Titicaca. Explore her shores and islands before the Peruvian altiplano, the Andes with their canyons and volcanoes, condors and alpacas, and the dazzling 'white city' of Arequipa, before three nights immersed in nature in the Amazon Rainforest complete your wonderful adventure.

Highlights

  • Narrow- gauge Vistadome train ride, to Machu Picchu – the lost city of the Incas
  • Explore the Sacred Valley and the ruined Inca stronghold of Ollantaytambo
  • Visit Cusco, a remarkable living citadel
  • A Lake Titicaca cruise to the Uros Islands and Taquile
  • Tour Lima, the Peruvian capital and 'City of Kings'
  • A short guided walk into awe-inspiring Colca Canyon
  • Journey through the snow-capped altiplano Andean highlands
  • Spend four nights deep in the heart of the Amazon in your own cabana style accommodation on the shores of the Madre de Dios River
  • Amazing wildlife on a Lake Sandoval canoe cruise
  • Visit to a traditional Amazonian farm and botanical herb garden
  • Enjoy brazil nuts and chocolate on plantation visits

Inclusions

  • 16 nights' bed and breakfast accommodation at hotels in Lima (4 nights), the Sacred Valley (2), Cusco (2), Puno (2), Colca Canyon (1), Arequipa (1) and Amazon Rainforest (4 - on full board) plus two nights on the aircraft
  • Four lunches
  • Guided tours of Lima, Arequipa, Cusco and the Sacred Valley
  • A boat trip on Lake Titicaca
  • Visits to the Inca sites at Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu
  • Return flights to Lima and all internal flights
  • Air-conditioned coach transfers throughout
  • Entrance fees to featured sites
  • The services of a tour manager and local guides in Peru
  • Daily tours as described when in the Amazon Rainforest