Full Itinerary of the Peru Tour 7 Days

This carefully planned journey connects Peru’s coastal wildlife, desert landscapes, ancient cultures, Inca history, and Machu Picchu in one exciting week. You can also customize the itinerary with private service, extra nights, or upgrades to 4-star or 5-star hotels.

Day 1: Arrival in Lima - Afternoon City Tour

Welcome to Peru. Our representative will meet you at Lima airport and take you to your selected 3-star hotel in Miraflores, such as Casa Andina Standard or a similar 3-star hotel. After check-in, you will have time to rest and enjoy lunch before the afternoon tour.

Meet your local guide and travel to Lima’s historic center. Visit Plaza San Martín and Plaza Mayor, surrounded by the Government Palace, Lima Cathedral, the Archbishop’s Palace, and other beautiful colonial buildings.

Continue to San Francisco Monastery, famous for its historic library, colonial architecture, and underground Catacombs. Your guide will share the stories that shaped Lima from pre-Hispanic times to the colonial period.

Return to Miraflores after the tour. The evening is free to rest, enjoy a local restaurant, or walk near the coast.

• Meals: Not included
• Duration: Half-day city tour
• Accommodation: 3-star hotel in Lima - Casa Andina Standard or a similar 3-star hotel

Recommendations: A morning arrival in Lima is recommended. Bring comfortable shoes, a light jacket, sunscreen, water, and some extra money.

Day 2: Lima - Paracas - Ballestas Islands - Huacachina

After breakfast, leave Lima and travel south along the Pacific coast toward Paracas. The drive takes approximately three hours, depending on traffic and road conditions.

Board a motorboat for the Ballestas Islands. See the Candelabra geoglyph on the coastal hillside and cruise around the rocky islands while looking for sea lions, Humboldt penguins, pelicans, cormorants, and other marine wildlife. Because the animals live freely, sightings cannot be guaranteed.

Continue to Huacachina, a small oasis surrounded by huge sand dunes. Check in at your selected 3-star hotel, such as Casa Andina Standard or a similar 3-star hotel, and prepare for a fun afternoon in the desert.

Ride across the dunes in a buggy with an experienced local driver and stop at selected points to try sandboarding. Enjoy wide desert views before returning to the oasis.

• Meals: Breakfast at the hotel
• Duration: Full day
• Accommodation: 3-star hotel in Huacachina or nearby Ica - Casa Andina Standard or a similar 3-star hotel
• Activities: Ballestas Islands, wildlife viewing, dune buggy, and sandboarding

Recommendations: Bring sunscreen, sunglasses, a hat, a windbreaker, water, and secure footwear. Protect your camera and phone from sand.

Day 3: Nazca Lines Flight - Return to Lima

After breakfast, travel to the airfield for your Nazca Lines flight. Check-in includes passport verification, safety instructions, and a passenger weight check for aircraft balance.

Board a small aircraft and fly above the desert. Look for famous figures such as the whale, astronaut, monkey, hummingbird, condor, spider, and other large geometric designs.

The route, flight time, aircraft, and visible figures may change because of weather, visibility, air traffic, or other operational conditions. When possible, the pilot will turn the aircraft so passengers on both sides can see the main geoglyphs.

After the flight, return to Lima by comfortable tourist vehicle. Check in at your selected 3-star hotel in Miraflores, such as Casa Andina Standard or a similar 3-star hotel, and enjoy the evening at leisure.

• Meals: Breakfast at the hotel
• Accommodation: 3-star hotel in Lima - Casa Andina Standard or a similar 3-star hotel
• Activity: Scenic flight over the Nazca Lines

Recommendations: Eat a light breakfast if you are sensitive to motion, bring your passport, and follow the flight operator’s instructions.

Day 4: Flight to Cusco - Afternoon City Tour

After breakfast, transfer to Lima airport for the included one-way flight to Cusco. Our local team will meet you on arrival and take you to your selected 3-star hotel near the historic center, such as Casa Andina Standard or a similar 3-star hotel.

Cusco sits at approximately 3,400 m / 11,155 ft. Take some time to rest, drink water, and enjoy a light meal before the afternoon tour.

Explore the former capital of the Inca Empire with your local guide. Visit the Plaza de Armas area and Qoricancha, once the most important temple dedicated to the sun.

Continue by tourist vehicle to Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puka Pukara, and Tambomachay. When time allows, stop near Cristo Blanco for a panoramic view of Cusco before returning to your hotel.

• Accommodation: 3-star hotel in Cusco - Casa Andina Standard or a similar 3-star hotel
• Highest Altitude: Approximately 3,700 m / 12,139 ft
• Difficulty: Easy, with some walking at altitude

Recommendations: Walk slowly, stay hydrated, avoid excess alcohol, and tell your guide if you feel unwell. Bring a warm layer, rain protection, sunscreen, and comfortable shoes.

Day 5: Sacred Valley - Maras, Moray and Train to Aguas Calientes

After breakfast, leave Cusco and travel into the Sacred Valley. Begin at a local alpaca center, where you can see llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, and guanacos and learn how traditional Andean textiles are made.

Continue to Pisac, where Inca terraces and archaeological structures rise above the valley. After the guided visit, explore Pisac Market before traveling to a selected restaurant for a buffet lunch.

In the afternoon, visit the circular terraces of Moray and the Maras Salt Mines, where thousands of salt pools cover the hillside and are still worked by local families.

Your final archaeological visit is Ollantaytambo, one of Peru’s best-preserved living Inca towns. Explore its terraces and temples before walking to the train station.

Take the train to Aguas Calientes, also known as Machu Picchu Pueblo. Our representative will help you check in at your selected 3-star hotel, such as Casa Andina Standard or a similar 3-star hotel, and explain the final details for the next morning.

• Meals: Breakfast at the hotel and buffet lunch
• Accommodation: 3-star hotel in Aguas Calientes - Casa Andina Standard or a similar 3-star hotel
• Difficulty: Easy to moderate, with walking and stairs

Recommendations: Take a small overnight bag with the clothes and personal items you need for Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu. Your main luggage can remain at your Cusco hotel or in TreXperience storage.

Day 6: Machu Picchu Guided Tour - Return to Cusco

Today is the highlight of the journey. After an early breakfast, walk to the bus station and take the shuttle bus up the mountain to Machu Picchu. Carry the original passport used for your reservation.

Enter through the official route assigned to your ticket. We request Circuit 2 whenever it is available. During an approximately 2- to 3-hour guided tour, discover the terraces, temples, ceremonial areas, stone houses, water channels, and dramatic mountain setting of the citadel.

If you booked Huayna Picchu Mountain or Machu Picchu Mountain in advance, the extra hike will follow the official ticket time and your return train schedule.

After the visit, take the bus back to Aguas Calientes and enjoy lunch on your own. Collect your overnight bag and board the panoramic train to Ollantaytambo.

Our private transportation will be waiting at the station to take you to your selected 3-star hotel in Cusco, such as Casa Andina Standard or a similar 3-star hotel. The final arrival time depends on the confirmed train schedule.

• Guided Tour: Approximately 2 to 3 hours
• Machu Picchu Altitude: 2,430 m / 7,972 ft
• Accommodation: 3-star hotel in Cusco - Casa Andina Standard or a similar 3-star hotel

Recommendations: Bring your original passport, a small backpack, rain protection, sunscreen, a hat, water, and some extra money. Large bags are not allowed inside Machu Picchu.

Day 7: Departure from Cusco

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel and some final free time in Cusco, depending on your flight schedule. At the arranged time, our team will transfer you to Cusco airport.

The TreXperience service ends at the airport. Your flight from Cusco to Lima or your next destination is not included.

• Meals: Breakfast at the hotel
• Transfer: Hotel to Cusco airport
• Tour Ends: Cusco Airport

Optional Extension: Add Rainbow Mountain, Humantay Lake, Lake Titicaca, the Inca Trail, or the Peruvian Amazon.

Peru Tour 7 Days Price and Booking

Prices are per person and include selected 3-star hotels, such as Casa Andina Standard or similar properties, the listed tours and tickets, guides, ground transportation, the Lima-Cusco flight, the Nazca Lines flight, Machu Picchu buses, and train tickets. International flights and the final flight from Cusco are not included. All services are subject to availability.

Small-Group Tour Price

Private Tour Price

Note: Private guides and transportation are available for selected parts of the itinerary. Flights, the Ballestas Islands boat, the Nazca Lines aircraft, trains, and Machu Picchu buses operate as shared or public services.

Booking and Payment

• Deposit: US$800 per person to secure your booking. Pay the remaining balance online or at our Cusco office by credit card, PayPal, or wire transfer.
• We require each traveler’s full passport name, passport number, date of birth, passport expiration date, and nationality.

Student and Child Discount

• US$30 off

The discount applies to travelers under 17 and students under 25 with a valid university ID showing the student’s name, photo, university, and expiration date. ISIC cards are not accepted.

Child discounts are applied automatically. Students must send a copy of their university ID when booking. If the ID is not accepted, the adult rate applies.

Customization and Upgrades

• Add private guides and transportation for selected parts of the itinerary.
• Upgrade from the included 3-star hotels to selected 4-star or 5-star hotels.
• Upgrade to Vistadome Observatory or another premium train, subject to schedule and availability.
• Add extra nights in Lima, Paracas, Huacachina, Cusco, the Sacred Valley, or Aguas Calientes.
• Add Huayna Picchu Mountain or Machu Picchu Mountain when tickets and the final schedule allow.
• Extend your trip to Rainbow Mountain, Humantay Lake, Lake Titicaca, the Inca Trail, or the Amazon rainforest.

Packing List for the Peru Tour 7 Days

Pack light layers for Lima’s coast, Huacachina’s desert, cool Cusco mornings, and changing weather at Machu Picchu. Take a small overnight bag to Aguas Calientes and keep your passport and valuables in your daypack. See our Peru Packing List for more tips.

Essentials

Carry your original passport, medication, travel documents, money, and insurance details.

What to Wear?

Choose comfortable layers, walking shoes, sun protection, and a light waterproof jacket.

What to Put in the Daypack?

Keep your daypack light with water, sunscreen, rain protection, a camera, and personal essentials.

What to Pack for Aguas Calientes?

Take a small overnight bag with a change of clothes, toiletries, medication, a charger, and your Machu Picchu essentials.

What We Provide

TreXperience arranges the selected 3-star hotels, such as Casa Andina Standard or similar properties, plus the listed transportation, tickets, guides, flight, trains, and Machu Picchu buses.

Optional Gear and Extra Items

A power bank, reusable bottle, waterproof phone case, and motion-sickness support may be useful.

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