Train to Machu Picchu (Superior)

Arrive in Lima and check in to the Casa Andina Premium Miraflores.

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

Fly over the Andes to Arequipa, a city of white buildings and colonnaded plazas surrounded by ice-capped volcanoes. Transfer to the Costa del Sol Wyndham for 2 nights.

Full-day city tour, including the beautiful Santa Catalina convent, which dates from the 16th century, and the Juanita Mummy Museum.

Drive into the Andes towards Colca Canyon (approx. 4 hours, partly on unpaved roads, with stops en route). The scenery is breathtaking, with the terraces of the Colca Valley and herds of llamas scattered around. Stay for 2 nights at Aranwa Colca Hotel.

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

Travel by road to Puno and Lake Titicaca (approx. 6 hours). Stay 2 nights at the GHL Hotel Lago Titicaca on the shore of the lake.

Take a full-day tour of the floating Uros reed islands and Taquile Island.

Take the stylish Titicaca train to Cuzco (approximately 10 hours). Relax over lunch or with a pisco sour in the observation car as you pass through rolling Andean plains where vicuñas and alpacas may be seen. Overnight at Casa Andina Premium Cuzco.

Travel by road to the indigenous village of Chinchero to see its Inca terraces and a traditional weaving demonstration. Continue to the Sacred Valley and stay 2 nights at Casa Andina Premium Sacred Valley (or similar).

Half-day visit to the Inca fortress at Ollantaytambo, an astounding feat of construction and ingenuity. Afternoon at leisure.

Drive to Ollanta and take the Vistadome train to Machu Picchu. Tour the spectacular ruins and stay overnight at the Inkaterra Machu Picchu Hotel.

Morning at leisure or further explore Machu Picchu (purchase ticket at time of booking). Return to Cuzco by rail and transfer to the Casa Andina Premium Cuzco for 2 nights.

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 your farewell dinner that evening.

Fly to Lima, where your tour ends.