In Peruvian lands, discover the secrets of Lima, a pre-Hispanic, viceregal, and republican city. Explore Cusco and the Sacred Valley in a unique way. Interact with communities frozen in time, and have a lunch of ancient Inca dishes in a private villa at the foot of a sacred river. Finally, walk the final and best-preserved stretch of the Inca Trail which will take you to the seventh wonder of the world: Machu Picchu. Our Peru Ecuador and Galapagos tour offers an extraordinary journey through these historic and cultural treasures.
Peru and Galapagos travel packageIn Ecuadorian lands, explore the Galapagos Islands, one of the areas with the highest concentration of wildlife on the planet. It is noteworthy that the famous work of naturalist Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species, owes much to these isolated volcanic islands in the middle of the Pacific. Go snorkeling, walk through lush forests, enjoy the shores of paradisiacal beaches, and explore volcanic craters. Observe, under crystal clear waters, turtles and sharks, among hundreds of other fascinating species that inhabit this magical place on the planet. Our Peru Ecuador and Galapagos tour include these amazing experiences, ensuring a memorable trip.
Your journey 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.
Tonight, dine at one of the top 5 best restaurants in the world: Central, by renowned Peruvian chef, Virgilio Martinez.
Meals: Snacks.
Accommodation: Hotel in Lima.
In the company of Alejandro Lira, a distinguished Peruvian historian, discover Lima’s history, which began to take shape over three thousand years ago when ancient civilizations built important archaeological centers that we can still visit today. One of them is the Huaca Pucllana, the starting point of your journey through the capital.
Continue exploring the worldview and history of Ancient Peru through more than thirty-five thousand textiles, ceramics, gold and silver objects in the Larco Museum, an eighteenth-century viceregal house considered one of the best museums in the world.
You will go forward in time to the viceregal era as we visit the historic center of Lima. A sample of almost three centuries of Spanish conquest can be seen in its imposing colonial architecture. It has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Later in the afternoon, together with Ignacio, discover more about our roots through the flavors of the most famous drink in Peru: pisco, a grape distillate produced in these lands since the end of the sixteenth century.
We will visit three epic bars for this experience, each with a different approach to tasting pisco, from drinking it pure to turning it into a Pisco Sour and several other cocktails. Among traditional, modern, and trendy bars, enjoy the company of your friendly host while delighting your senses with the best Peruvian pisco.
Meals: Breakfast.
Accommodation: Hotel in Lima.
Fly to 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 in the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
On the way you will discover the Andes, the longest mountain range on the planet, inhabited by legendary indigenous communities and areas untouched by modernity. In the following days, this place will allow you to connect with different ways of seeing the world.
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, popular art, and baroque music, enjoy a delicious lunch typical of the region.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch.
Accommodation: Hotel or private house in the Sacred Valley.
Share your morning with the inhabitants of the Misminay community. Work the land, learn about medicinal herbs or weave with a loom, just as their ancestors did.
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.
Walk surrounded by the snow-capped mountains Verónica and Chicón, in green pastures and traditional villages until you reach the impressive salt mines of Maras. Over three thousand salt wells were built by the Incas on the slopes of the mountain “Qaqawiñay, which are still used today.
In the middle of the visit, enjoy a luxury picnic in the outdoors.
Meals: 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 horse riding Sacred Valley on Peruvian Paso horses, an exceptional native breed.
While riding along a bridle path, alleys, and old houses, discover the tradition of ancient Andean villages. Learn about their history and observe how their people live to this day. Somewhere along the trail, you will reach a viewpoint that offers awe-inspiring views of the Urubamba Valley.
We invite you to a private villa in the heart of the Sacred Valley of the Incas 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.
Accompany your lunch with a private Criolla music concert. Its origins date back to the first decades of the 20th century when Lima interpreters began to fuse musical elements such as the Viennese waltz, the Spanish jota, Peruvian pre-Hispanic melodies, and African-American rhythms.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch.
Accommodation: Hotel or private house in the Sacred Valley.
A train will take you directly to Km 104 (Mile 64), the starting point of the trek. Along the way, with a spectacular view of the Urubamba Valley, visit the remains of Chachabamba and the impressive archeological complex of Wiñay Wayna, built by the Inca Pachacutec in the fifteenth century.
Continue hiking through one of the best-preserved sections of the Inca Trail, cross a cloud forest with abundant flora and fauna, including more than 300 types of orchids, until you reach the Sun Gate.
Enter through the gate and be amazed by the majestic Inca citadel, an image that will surely remain in your memory forever.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch.
Accommodation: Hotel in Machu Picchu town.
Calmly explore Machu Picchu and discover the history of Peru as you walk through squares, temples, fountains, monuments, and residences of what once was the most important religious, political, and cultural center of the Inca Empire.
Optionally, climb to the summit of Huayna Picchu Mountain or the top of Machu Picchu Mountain, two natural viewpoints with striking views of the entire citadel.
In the afternoon, board the train back to the Sacred Valley or to the city of Cusco.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch.
Accommodation: Hotel or private house in Cusco.
Discover one of the most beautiful cities in Latin America, full of archeological remains and colorful colonial neighborhoods, witnesses of the passage of time and the events that shaped the history of Peru.
In the afternoon meet Julio Gutiérrez, plastic artist, writer, and selected among the four best traditional Peruvian ceramists. He has dedicated more than 30 years to the teaching, research and preservation of Cusco’s colonial ceramics.
It is a true honor to share a morning or afternoon with him at his home-workshop, throwing fresh clay, painting and glazing your piece, which you will take home as a memory of having known an exceptional artist.
Meals: Breakfast.
Accommodation: Hotel or private house in Cusco.
Welcome to Quito. Upon your arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Quito
Get to know the colonial center of Quito, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Stroll through its narrow cobblestone streets, among old mansions and numerous church domes, which tell the story of one of the best-preserved cities in South America.
In the afternoon, enjoy a chocolate tasting and pairing. Enjoy chocolate made with the oldest variety of cacao in the world, creating unusual and limited editions.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch.
Accommodation: Hotel in Quito.
Fly to the Galápagos Islands, a volcanic archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, and habitat of an incredible variety of wildlife.
In the afternoon, visit Bartolomé Island and be dazzled by the spectacular view of Sullivan Bay. Snorkel and discover the wonderful underwater world that lies at the foot of Pinnacle Rock: penguins, sea turtles, their nesting sites, and a great diversity of tropical fish.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Accommodation: Luxury cruise.
Today the cruise takes you to visit the Devil’s Crown, an underwater volcanic crater almost entirely covered by Galápagos waters and home to a spectacular underwater world of coral reefs and abundant marine species. In addition, witness the variety of seabirds that inhabit this area. Walk along the shores of Cormorant Point, a unique beach of olive-green sands, and delight your eyes in the company of countless flamingos.
In the afternoon, walk along a beautiful trail on Floreana Island until you reach the Baroness’s Viewpoint and learn the legend of the murder and mystery surrounding the mythical existence of this baroness.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Accommodation: Luxury cruise.
Hike beautiful trails, paddle kayaks, and snorkel while exploring in a unique way the beautiful Santiago Island and North Seymour islands.
On the first island, visit the “Chinese Hat”, a small islet located off the island’s south coast. On the latter, explore Seymour Island, with its low, flat beach created by the uplift of submarine lava formations. It is also home to blue-footed boobies and the largest colony of the magnificent frigatebirds in the Galapagos.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Accommodation: Luxury cruise.
Sail to Black Turtle Cove, a living illustration of how mangroves alter the marine environment to create a unique and lively habitat.
Beneath the boat, through crystal clear waters, observe spotted eagle rays, mustard rays, white-tipped reef sharks and Pacific green turtles. Overhead, enjoy the flight of pelicans, herons, and egrets.
In the afternoon, go to Las Bachas, a beautiful white-sand beach. Enjoy swimming in this beautiful sea amidst the gentle waves. On the shores of the beach, depending on the season, it is possible to spot sea turtle eggs.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Accommodation: Luxury cruise.
In the morning, visit Darwin Bay, the only sandy beach found in the Genovesa Caldera and learn more about the seabirds that inhabit these islands, especially the frigatebirds. Watch as the males court the females displaying their red balloon pouch in search of a mate.
Crossing a Scalesia forest, habitat of the long-eared owl, take a stroll until you reach the Barranco, where you can observe large colonies of masked boobies, frigatebirds, storm petrels, and ducks.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Accommodation: Luxury cruise.
To bid farewell to these magical lands, we will visit the Twin Craters, two huge land depressions, almost 30 meters deep. At the same time, we will be surrounded by a Scalesia forest with abundant birds such as the yellow warbler and the vermilion flycatcher.
Part of the excursion will be hiking the wonders of this unique forest.
In the afternoon you will be transferred to the airport for your flight
Meals: Breakfast and lunch.
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