Train to Machu Picchu (Signature)

Arrive in Lima and check in to your hotel.

Take a half-day city tour, including Casa Aliaga, the oldest colonial mansion in Lima, and the baroque majesty of San Francisco monastery.

Fly over the Andes to Arequipa, known as the ‘White City' thanks to the use of pale, volcanic sillar stone masonry in much of its buildings. Admire its ornate facades and colonnaded plazas, surrounded by icecapped volcanoes.

Take a full-day city tour, to see such sights as the beautiful Santa Catalina convent, which dates from the 16th century, and the Juanita Mummy Museum.

Drive into the Andes towards Colca Canyon (around four hours, partly on unpaved roads, with stops), passing breathtaking views of the altiplano and herds of grazing llamas and vicuñas.

Early morning excursion to Condor's Cross to see condors flying over the canyon. Visit Maca, a town famed for its pre-Columbian textiles. Afternoon at leisure.

Travel by road to Puno and Lake Titicaca (around six hours). Stay on the shores of the lake.

Take a full-day tour of the Uros people's man-made floating, reed islands as well as the naturally formed Taquile Island.

Take the Titicaca train to Cuzco (approximately 10 hours). Enjoy lunch and relax with a pisco sour in the observation car, as you pass through Andean plains, where vicuñas and alpacas thrive.

Travel by road to the indigenous village of Chinchero to see its Inca terraces and a traditional weaving demonstration. Continue to the Sacred Valley.

Take a half-day visit to the Inca fortress at Ollantaytambo, an astounding feat of engineering. Later, enjoy an afternoon at leisure.

Drive to Ollanta and take the Vistadome train to Machu Picchu. Tour the spectacular ruins and stay in the town of Aguas Calientes nestled in the river valley directly below the ruins' sanctuary.

Enjoy a morning at leisure or take the opportunity to further explore Machu Picchu (purchase ticket at time of booking). Return to Cuzco by rail and transfer to your hotel.

Take a half-day tour of the Inca capital including the San Blas district, the cathedral and the extraordinary Temple of the Sun at Coricancha. Afternoon is at leisure or take an optional excursion to the Pre-Columbian Art Museum or the ruins of Sacsayhuamán, before a farewell dinner in the evening.

Fly to Lima, where your tour ends.