UNEXPECTED PERU (10 NIGHTS)

Explore Lima with a Local

Our knowledgeable host will drive you where you most want to go and give you a local perspective on life in Lima. 

Please allow approximately three hours for the entire experience | Please note that no entrance is included. 

Visit Chinchero

Drive to Chinchero, a small colonial town built upon Inca ruins high in the windswept plains of the Sacred Valley (12,430 ft.). It would be easy to spend your entire visit lost in the breathtaking views and architecture that hasn´t changed in centuries, but the real star of the show here is the market, which is the most authentic Andean market experience you will find, with locals making the long journey to exchange their handicrafts, food, and textiles for other necessities. 

Please allow approximately three hours for the entire experience.

Locals Only Sacred Valley

This “locals only” take on the Sacred Valley allows adventurous travelers to avoid the masses and get a look at (and taste of) the rural treasures that the locals have enjoyed for generations. The itinerary is flexible depending on the preferences of the traveler, as well as the goings-ons of the particular day. Choose between markets, small villages, local farms, learning traditional cooking, meeting artisans and more. Whatever you choose, prepare for an authentic encounter in the heart of the Andes. 

Please allow up to four hours for the entire experience.

Four-wheel Adventure in Maras & Moray

An adrenaline rush for the adventurous traveler. You will cross the postcard-like Sacred Valley on your ATV and you set the pace. Head by car to Cruzpata where, after a short security briefing, hop on your all-terrain vehicles and head off for Moray via the Mahuaypampa route. For safety reasons, you will take back roads meaning you may get a little dirty. Underway, you will see locals at work in traditional clothes, picturesque villages, nature’s best landscapes, unique archaeological sites and more. Explore the ruins of Moray, terraced depressions in the earth, whose purpose remains uncertain. Although their crop circle-like appearance invites otherworldly hypotheses, we think these unusual Inca ruins were actually a sophisticated crop laboratory designed to study the optimum growing conditions for different species. Enjoy a delicious picnic lunch, quad-drive back to Cruzpata and head to the Maras salt mines, where seeing the locals mine for salt by hand is truly a unique experience. You will have the option to buy some salt directly from the source, supporting the local economy and making an excellent souvenir. 

Please allow approximately three and a half hours riding and six hours for the entire experience.

Hike to the Devil's Balcony

Enjoy majestic Andean scenery during the mild ascent to the Devil’s Balcony exploring the rock formations, caves and crevices created by mother nature’s river and winds. End with a visit to Sacsayhuaman, a splendid ruin of religious and military significance, positioned perfectly to watch over Cusco. 

Please allow approximately two hours hiking and four hours for the entire experience.

Pisco Tasting at Museo del Pisco

Dune Buggy Adventure around Paracas

Take an exciting dune buggy ride through the desert around Paracas (a twenty-minute car ride from your hotel). This is the desert that borders with the famous Paracas National Reserve and will give you a great glimpse of one of South America’s largest deserts.  Experience the thrill of riding the buggies going high speed up and down the dunes for a full effect adrenaline rush. You may have the option to try sandboarding if you feel like going for more speed thrills. We recommend to take this excursion at the end of the afternoon so you can watch the sunset from the dunes. 

Please allow approximately two hours for the entire experience.

Ballestas Islands Luxury Yachting

The Ballestas Islands in the lap of luxury aboard a yacht. Enjoy small bites and refreshments en route attended to by chef and bartender, while the local marine life circle within calling distance.

Please allow approximately three hours for the entire experience.

Nazca Lines Overflight

The Nazca Lines or as they are known in the scientific world "geoglyphs", are one of the most important legacies of the old Peruvian pre-Incas cultures. They are located in the Palpa and Nazca Valleys, five hours south of Lima and near the Pacific Ocean. To experience this spectacular site you will be transferred to Pisco aerodrome (approx. drive time from Paracas: 15 min). Fly over some of the famous geoglyphs and also new discoveries such as the Monkey, the Hummingbird, the Spider or the Star. 

Please allow approximately one hour and a half for the overflight only. Also please note the exact schedule is subject to the weather conditions and the amount of passengers, therefore it can only be determined one day prior.