Peru
12 days: Arequipa, Lake Titicaca, Cusco and Machu Picchu
Peru: 12 days
Peru your way: the white colonial city of Arequipa below its volcanoes, the floating reed islands of Lake Titicaca, Cusco and its Inca walls, the terraces and markets of the Sacred Valley, and Machu Picchu at dawn. Domestic flights, long-distance buses and a train. Book everything yourself and keep this guide on your phone: it works offline.
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The route 11 nights in total
- Lima1 night
Arrive, Miraflores - Arequipa2 nights
Santa Catalina Monastery, volcanoes - Puno2 nights
Lake Titicaca, the Uros and Taquile islands - Cusco3 nights
Inca walls, Sacsayhuamán, San Pedro market - Sacred Valley1 night
Pisac, Moray, Maras, Ollantaytambo - Aguas Calientes1 night
Machu Picchu - Cusco1 night
A last evening
Fly into Lima (usually via Madrid or Amsterdam). Arequipa is about 1.5 hours by plane, Puno about 6 hours by bus, and Puno to Cusco about 7 hours (long-distance or tourist bus). The train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes takes about 1.5 hours. Fly home from Cusco via Lima.
Places you will see
What’s in the guide
- The route day by day, with nights in each place
- When to go, month by month
- The best places and how much time they need
- Getting around, where to stay, money and food
- Manners, safety and a before-you-go checklist
- Official links and sources with the date they were checked
- A phone app: the plan for your travel dates, checklist and notes, offline too
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Pip’s tip
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