Together with photographer Leslie Searles, discover the secrets of Lima’s historic center and the fascinating world of its Chinatown. Immerse yourself in the identity of our capital, through culinary art and graffiti, with Entes, a prominent Latin American artist.
Join travel photographer Christian Declercq and capture, under your own lens, the vibrant bohemian district of Barranco; and, with Daniel Huby, art and fashion lover, meet renowned contemporary Peruvian artists.
In the heart of the Andes, dance with playful and enchanting dancers and witness a party full of joy and color flashing before your eyes. Along with renowned historian Jaques Decoster, learn the fascinating secrets of the Inca Empire as you explore Cusco, the ancient capital of the empire.
Interact with a native community in the Andes, meet masters of millenary textile art, and visit the most outstanding handicraft market in the region.
Finally, visit the enigmatic citadel of Machu Picchu, built before the fifteenth century high in the Peruvian Andes.
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.
Meals included: Snacks.
Accommodation: Hotel in Lima.
Together with Leslie Serles, who interprets photography as the means to reveal hidden things, discover the secrets and charms of our culture, lurked in the imperceptible details before the eyes of a mere spectator.
Let yourself get carried away by the version of reality that you want to capture in your photograph while walking through an enigmatic square located in the heart of Lima’s historic center and the fascinating world of Chinatown. A burst of sensations that will unveil Peru’s history before your eyes, which will be forever recorded in your memory and photographs.
Later today, 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 proposal for tasting pisco, from drinking it pure or turned into Pisco Sour and several other cocktails.
Between traditional, modern, and trendy bars, enjoy the company of your friendly host while delighting your senses with the best Peruvian pisco.
Meals included: Breakfast.
Accommodation: Hotel in Lima.
Get to know Lima’s graffiti culture with renowned Peruvian artist Joan Jiménez Suero, better known as Entes, whose art is found across murals throughout Latin America, the United States, and Europe.
Walk with your host through the Callao area, a suburb infused with art, and discover details about the history of our culture and identity as Latin American people.
Visit his private studio and share lunch with the artist in this epic place.
Tonight, dine at one of the top 5 best restaurants in the world: Central, by renowned Peruvian chef, Virgilio Martinez.
Meals included: Breakfast.
Accommodation: Hotel in Lima.
Together with Daniel Huby, director of ESCVDO, one of the most representative Peruvian clothing brands in the country, immerse yourself in the world of art, fashion and renowned contemporary Peruvian artists in Barranco, the bohemian mecca of Lima city.
Visit ESCVDO boutique-workshop, the museum of the most famous fashion photographer in the country, and discover a unique collection of carefully selected handicrafts from all around Peru. Daniel will take you to one of his favorite restaurants for lunch, hidden in a corner of this colorful district.
This afternoon, join the intrepid and fun travel photographer Christian Declercq and capture, under your own lens, the vibrant district of Lima, Barranco. A highly recommended stop for those who want to immerse themselves in our capital’s cultural and artistic movement.
Seize the colors, vibrations, shapes, and styles from the bohemian neighborhood of this city, and discover the art of a contemporary Lima, a place filled with history and tradition.
Meals included: Breakfast.
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.
The city of Cusco is located at 3300 meters above sea level, so we recommend you rest a little to acclimatize optimally.
On the way to lunch, and when you least expect it, colorful dancers will come out from the corners of the narrow streets of the historic center of Cusco, surprising you with their incredible energy and skills.
Dance is a cultural expression, and in this case, it will be the Saqras, little devils that represent playfulness and naughtiness, who will surround you with their magic.
The Museum of Pre-Columbian Art opens its doors to you for an exclusive, private lunch served in its “Wood Room.” You will indulge in a 5-course meal exquisitely prepared with ingredients from the coast, mountains, and Amazon of Peru, and inspired by the ancestral technique using wood smoke.
Meals included: Breakfast.
Accommodation: Hotel or private house in Cusco.
Together with an expert historian, discover the “ceques”, a little-known and fascinating aspect of the Inca culture, as they are imaginary lines that start from the center of the city of Cusco and go towards the four coordinates of the ancient empire in alignment with 328 sacred sites.
In an easy and short walk you will visit four of these important archeological centers and learn more about the influence of astronomy in the religious, political, and social organization of the Inca Empire.
This afternoon join a renowned Peruvian photographer, Diego del Rio, to explore Cusco city from a different perspective. Discover details of the ancient capital of the Inca Empire through your own lens, capturing architecture, Inca stone walls, the market, and old colonial mansions.
When the sun sets and its rays start painting the skies with orange and golden, you will enjoy exquisite appetizers and typical cocktails of our region, while experiencing the mysticism of being inside the stone tower of San Cristobal, built in the sixteenth century.
Meals included: Breakfast.
Accommodation: Hotel or private house in Cusco.
Visit Amaru, a community that maintains its millenary customs, despite the passage of time. They are expert farmers and skilled weavers; moreover, their connection with the land makes them outstanding connoisseurs of native medicinal plants.
Sharing a day with this community inevitably invites you to connect with the essential. In the afternoon, visit the Pisac handicraft market, famous for bringing together artisans from neighboring communities. Immerse yourself in the colorful world of Andean ceramics, jewelry, and textiles.
Meals included: Breakfast.
Accommodation: Hotel or private house in the Sacred Valley.
Explore three of the most important and exciting places in the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
Visit the textile community of Chinchero and learn more about the Andean world through its textiles, a millenary art with techniques and designs preserved to this day.
Then drive to the circular terraces of Moray, an ancient center of Inca agricultural experimentation, and continue to the salt mines of Maras, an impressive conglomerate of over three thousand wells where salt has been stored since the Inca Empire to the present day.
Along the way, we will surprise you with a delicious outdoor picnic.
Meals included: Breakfast.
Accommodation: Hotel or private house in the Sacred Valley.
Board a luxury train for an unforgettable journey through impressive landscapes to Machu Picchu town.
Explore Machu Picchu at length, taking advantage of having arrived at an advantageous hour, since it is less crowded during the afternoon. Discover the Inca’s history as you walk through squares, temples, fountains, monuments, and residences of the most important religious, political, and cultural center of the Empire.
Meals included: Breakfast.
Accommodation: Hotel in Machu Picchu town.
Return in a luxury train back to the Sacred Valley where you will be transferred to Cusco, and then to the airport.
Meals included: Breakfast.
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