This tour combines the best-known trek in the Americas with a taste of Peru's diverse landscapes and cultures. Lake Titicaca’s waters lie adorned with floating reed islands inhabited by indigenous groups, while the barren coastal deserts and their mysterious lines of ancient Nazca civilisations continue to fascinate visitors. Cuzco is the ideal base for archaeological discovery and for embarking on the spectacular Inca Trail trek to the imposing citadel of Machu Picchu.



  • Walk the classic Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
  • See the Nazca Lines in the coastal desert
  • Travel through the imposing Apurimac Valley
  • Traditional Taquile Island and the floating reed islands on Lake Titicaca
  • Free time to explore the old Inca capital, Cuzco

For this adventure in Peru, we have 11 nights in hotels and spend three nights camping. The Inca Trail are offered on a full-service camping basis with full porterage, meaning our camp staff put up and take down the tents, cook, and do all the camp chores. You need only carry your backpack for the day and enjoy your time on the trek.



While the hotels usually used on this trip are named in the day-to-day itinerary, below are some of the notable places we stay.



Ica: Hotel Villa Jazmin (night 2)







Surrounded by dunes and pisco distilleries, Hotel Villa Jazmin is an oasis of comfort in Ica. After a day of touring in the desert sun, Villa Jazmin invites you to relax by the pool and enjoy a cold drink from the bar (we recommend a pisco sour made with locally produced pisco).



Inca Trail: Full-service camping (nights 7-9)







For three nights, we sleep among Andean peaks and wake to mountain views. It'll be the adventure of a lifetime for some, but not one without comforts. We sleep and dine in good-quality four-season tents. We also have a toilet tent set up both in camp and during lunch stops. Boiled and filtered drinking water is provided in the mornings, at lunch and dinner so we can refill our water bottles. Additionally, a bowl of warm water is provided each morning and evening for washing. On the Inca Trail, we stay in official campsites where additional bathroom facilities are available.



Aguas Calientes: Inti Punku Machu Picchu (night 10)







The Inti Punku Machu Picchu hotel is centrally located in Aguas Calientes, a small town alongside the Urubamba River. This comfortable hotel offers clean, contemporary rooms with private baths and hot water, making it a perfect place to relax and take in this unique setting far below the ruins of Machu Picchu.