Visit attractions near Lima, Peru with the historian Alejandro Lira and discover the secrets of a pre-Hispanic, viceroyalty, and republican city.
Explore Cusco in a unique way. In a seventeenth-century chapel, enjoy a private concert with ancient Andean instruments and discover more about our past through music. Have lunch in an old hacienda and get to know the most beautiful and emblematic places of the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
Together with Jacques Decoster, renowned historian, immerse yourself in the popular religion of Cusco and visit the Machu Picchu, one of the seven wonders of the world.
Your historical trip begins in Lima, a pre-Hispanic and vice-royal city, whose historic center has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has been recognized as the gastronomic capital of America.
At the airport, a Terra Explorer guide will welcome and accompany you to your hotel.
Meals included: Dinner.
Accommodation: Hotel in Lima.
Have the privilege of exploring Lima’s city, from its pre-Hispanic vestiges to viceregal times with Alejandro Lira, a renowned historian in love with his country and history, an exceptional host.
In 1535 Francisco Pizarro, leader of the Spanish conquest in Peru, granted his ally, Captain Jerónimo de Aliaga, an elegant colonial house.
Five centuries later, the Aliaga family continues to inhabit this historic mansion, a tangible trace of our country’s history, from its architecture to the vast collection of art and secrets kept inside its walls.
Jerónimo de Aliaga, a direct descendant and renowned national chef, will open the doors of his home to delight your palate with an exquisite meal, served in the same dining room where the captain dined almost 500 years ago.
Meals included: Breakfast and dinner.
Accommodation: Hotel in Lima.
After a one-hour flight you will arrive in Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire and cultural heritage of humanity. At the airport, a Terra Explorer guide will welcome and accompany you to your hotel.
This afternoon, live the unique experience of connecting with the past by listening to the sound of ancestral musical instruments amid the acoustics inside an old Monastery´s chapel. Meet the Cusco musician Gustavo León and access his private collection of pre-Incan and Inca musical instruments, handmade with clay, animal bones, and stunning seashells.
Learn more about their origins and how they are played, and enjoy a casual private concert in an exclusive seventeenth-century venue.
Later, access unique spaces and relics of art such as the largest canvas in South America, among other surprises kept inside the San Francisco convent. An exhibition that will take you back to Cusco 400 years ago. Celebrate the privilege of having been able to know this enchanting place with a glass of champagne on the very top of its bell tower, overlooking the imperial city.
Meals included: Breakfast.
Accommodation: Hotel or private house in Cusco.
Cusco has more than 20 temples, one of the cities with the most temples in the world. Together with Jean-Jacques Decoster, renowned historian and anthropologist, immerse yourself in the popular religion of a millennial Cusco.
It all starts with a private presentation that will introduce you to the fascinating subject of popular religion.
Visit the Koricancha Temple, the Cathedral, and the Museum of Religious Art, witnesses of the cultural infusion during the viceroyalty. Access works that represent the living manifestation of the meeting of two worlds: the European and the Andean, established by artists of the prestigious “Cusco School,” a painting school of the seventeenth century.
Have lunch with Jean-Jacques at a hotel restaurant located in a former monastery in the city and continue chatting about history, art, and culture, or simply enjoy the company of your host.
Meals included: Breakfast.
Accommodation: Hotel or private house in Cusco.
Visit the Temple of San Blas, considered the oldest temple in the city of Cusco and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, an organization with which Jean-Jacques collaborates as coordinator of the International Committee of Monuments and Sites in Cusco.
Then head toward the southern valley to be dazzled by Andahuaylillas, known as the “Sistine Chapel of America”, for the quality and beauty of its ancient paintings and colorful murals. culture, accessing the depths of the imaginative thoughts of its inhabitants.
When the night falls, the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art will open the doors of its “Golden Saloon” exclusively for you. We will take you on a sensorial journey to the glorious past of a millenary culture through a 7-course dinner prepared with outstanding ingredients from different regions of the ancient Inca empire, surrounded by an astonishing collection of ceremonial artifacts and gold jewelry.
Introduce yourself to the world of Machu Picchu through a masterful private lecture, which will immerse you in the fascinating history of the Inca citadel.
Meals included: Breakfast.
Accommodation: Hotel or private house in Cusco.
Your experience begins by boarding a luxury train travel that will take you through the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu.
Explore the seventh wonder of the world through the eyes of your expert host. Listen to anecdotes about the negotiations of pieces found in this site after their discovery in 1911, or theories about the purpose of this ancient city: was it was a palace, a religious center, a military fortress, or did they all converge in this masterpiece of Inca architecture and engineering?
Meals included: Breakfast and lunch.
Accommodation: Hotel in Machu Picchu town.
Return by train to Ollantaytambo and walk around its winding cobblestone streets, amidst old stone houses and canals in which water has been flowing for centuries. Immerse yourself in a town that seems to be frozen in time, reflecting the extraordinary urban planning of the Incan times.
Explore its impressive fortress, built right next to the village on the slopes of a beautiful mountain. This site served as a religious, agricultural, and military center during the Inca period.
We invite you to the botanic gardens of El Albergue hotel to taste a “Pachamanca,” a traditional meal very representative of the Peruvian Andes. It consists of cooking different ingredients underground with hot stones, earth, and herbs, a millenary technique that dates back to pre-Incan cultures in the fifth century.
Meals included: Breakfast and lunch.
Accommodation: Hotel or private house in the Sacred Valley.
A very different and pleasant way to explore the Sacred Valley of the Incas is by horseback riding on Peruvian Paso horses, an exceptional native breed.
Accompanied by a member of the Lambarri Orihuela family, immerse yourself in a century of history and a private collection of Peruvian art, visiting the old Huayoccari hacienda.
With a spectacular view of the Sacred Valley and surrounded by seventeenth and eighteenth-century furniture, colonial paintings, lots of popular art, and baroque music, enjoy a delicious lunch typical of the region.
In the afternoon, in the hacienda’s gardens, enjoy a classical dance of Marinera with Paso horses, one of the most impressive shows in Peruvian tradition.
Meals included: Breakfast and lunch.
Accommodation: Hotel or private house in the Sacred Valley.
Visit the impressive salt mines of Maras, over three thousand salt wells built by the Incas on the slopes of the mountain “Qaqawiñay, which are still used today.
Explore Moray, the circular terraces that make this center of agricultural experimentation one of the most enigmatic archaeological remains of the Peruvian Andes, and learn how far the Incas went in terms of science and technology.
Have a different lunch experience at MIL, the Peruvian Virgilio Martinez restaurant, recognized as the best chef in the world.
Meals included: Breakfast and lunch.
Accommodation: Hotel or private house in the Sacred Valley.
Transfer to Cusco airport.
Meals included: Breakfast.
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