Impact
Native Peruvians, whose ancestors created and lived in these regions, will be your guides throughout this trip, supporting the local economy and providing the most authentic experience possible.
Climbing Machu Picchu at sunrise is pure enchantment. The ancient citadel bathed in dawn's soft light, surrounded by mist-kissed mountains, evokes a magical atmosphere. The solitude, crisp air, and ethereal beauty create a brief, spellbinding connection with history and nature.
Your journey
Destinations:
- Lima, Peru
- Peruvian Amazon
- Sacred Valley, Peru
- Machu Picchu, Peru
- Cusco, Peru
Itinerary at a glance
Arrive at Lima Airport in the morning and meet your driver for a private transfer to your hotel; Belmond Miraflores Park, a reinvented classic in Lima, is right on Limas “Malecon”, a sidewalk on a cliff overlooking the Pacific. After you settle into your accommodations, enjoy a half-day tour of the city or a culinary experience. In the culinary experience you will discover a local restaurant led by a well-recognized chef, most renowned for its representative cuisine of Northern Peru. Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of chocolate and specialty coffee with all your senses. You will have the opportunity to mingle and share as if it were a traditional "picantería."
After breakfast and check out, you will be met for your private transfer to Lima Airport. Take a direct flight from Lima to Iquitos. After you arrive at the Amazon city of Iquitos, you will be met at the airport for your transfer with other Delfin passengers. Enjoy lunch as you begin the journey to Nauta. Board the Delfin ship for the following 3 nights, this experience will start with a welcome and orientation conversation. Programs are carefully crafted to showcase the best flora and fauna that the Marañon and Ucayali Rivers in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve have to boast, along with offering ideal soft adventure excursions for travelers to further discover the secrets of the Peruvian Amazonia. All activities are optional, guests are encouraged to tempt their adventurous side and try them all! Including kayaking in the calm creeks and lakes, swimming with dolphins, fishing for piranhas at sunset, skirting the riverbanks in search of playful creatures, birdwatching, trail walks, and visits to local communities to interact with the native people, and more.
As you cruise along the river, admiring the Amazon vegetation and birdlife, there are optional activities for today, such as a Canopy Walkway and a Kayaking outing in the afternoon, depending on the water season.
Today, go out on a skiff boat to explore, visit a community, or a jungle walk. The skiffs are stable to ride and ready to navigate into the most hidden corners of the Amazon
Enjoy breakfast before disembarkation. Visit a Rescue & Rehabilitation Center of River Mammals (Amazon Forever). Then off to the airport for your flight to Lima. Transfer to Sol y Luna, a Relais and Chateaux, hotel in Sacred Valley.
Explore the Sacred Valley of the Incas, surrounded by the Andes, discovering ancient ruins and colonial churches. Engage with a weaver to learn traditional techniques. Visit Moray & Maras, enjoying a special picnic with Andes views. Experience a ceremonial Tribute to Mother Earth led by a shaman.
Set off to explore Ollantaytambo with your guide, a thriving Inca village, which retains the stonework, narrow streets, and family courtyards of pre-Columbian times. Board the Vistadome train to Aguas Calientes. Enjoy a special tasting lunch; The Flavours of the Andes. Evening at leisure.
Take the morning shuttle to Machu Picchu, exploring its temples with an option to climb Huayna Picchu or Machupicchu Mountain. Enjoy the Hiram Bingham train journey to Cusco, filled with music and Pisco Sours. Arrive to Cusco City and transfer to your hotel.
Explore vibrant Cusco, starting at the San Pedro market for an authentic taste of local life. Visit Santo Domingo Convent, Plaza de Armas, and the iconic Cathedral. Conclude in the artistic San Blas quarter, home to renowned artisans. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and unwind at the hotel.
After breakfast and check out, you’ll take a private transfer to the Lima Airport for your departure flight.
The impact
Sacred Valley Education Donations profits, as well as the generosity of benefactors, wholly finances the Sol y Luna Association which pursues inclusion and equality through education for the children of the Sacred Valley song with sustainable work opportunities for local families.
Our selected guides appreciate and promote diversity, respecting different traditions, beliefs and practices. Showcasing genuine expressions of culture, encouraging interactions with ethnic groups, communities, personalities, and interesting people.
Belmond hotels works alongside EarthCheck, the world’ leading advisory group for sustainable tourism, to ensure they meet all local and national standards in categories like energy efficiency, waste reduction, and water management.
Trip summary
ACCOMMODATIONS
- 1 Night accommodation at Belmond Miraflores Park
- 3 Nights accommodation at Delfin III Amazon Cruise
- 2 Nights accommodation at Sol & Luna, Relais & Châteaux
- 1 Night accommodation at Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel
- 2 Nights accommodation at Belmond Palacio Nazarenas
FEES
- Carbon Offsetting fee
- Travel Insurance
- Emergency medical insurance
- Massages and Spa treatments
- Gratuities
- International and Domestic Flights
- Meals and drinks not specified in the itinerary or outlined in the inclusions list
- Additional sightseeings, tours, and admissions not specified in the itinerary
- Flights and transfers not specified in the itinerary
- Each itinerary can be tailored to you.
- Starting price is an average for this itinerary and is subject to change based on availability, dates, inclusions, and any customization.
- The Delfin Cruise age minimum is 7.
- There is no WiFi or Internet service on board the Delfin Amazon Cruise. There is a satellite phone available for an additional per minute cost, and for any emergency cases.
- Amazon River: High Water Season: November to May, Low Water Season: From June to October
- High Water Season your first evening out you will have a night safari
- Low Water Season your first afternoon will have a Skiff Exploration
- Currency Information: Peruvian Sol
- Electricity: Type A and C
- Passports are required and must be valid for six months after your departure.
- Please consult your physician for any required or suggested vaccinations for this region.
- Should any visas be required for travel to this region, it is the travelers responsibility to obtain and have available when necessary the appropriate valid travel documents.
Please review Few and Far's terms and conditions.
Local Guides: Our selected guides appreciate and promote diversity, respecting different traditions, beliefs and practices. Showcasing genuine expressions of culture, only sharing these, and not reproducing or faking similar experiences for travelers. Encouraging interactions with ethnic groups, communities, personalities, and interesting people. Supporting local wisdom and practices by purchasing and partnering with locals who are authentic even if more expensive. And other endeavors to protect and promote local culture and nature.
Delfin Cruise: Right from the start, Delfin Amazon Cruises has had a continuous commitment to practicing and promoting responsible tourism. They realized they could produce a significant positive impact on the riverine communities to which they have access. For this reason, they created a small program with the local women, to develop handicrafts that would allow them to benefit from our visits. About 5 women were committed to this effort at the beginning, but now there are at least 45 working women in each community. The proceeds of the handicrafts sold onboard help fund an annual program that provides school supplies for children and first aid kits to all the communities along the way. They also work permanently with local guides, who are in charge of cleaning the hiking paths and give support to on board guides, helping them to identify and find plants, insects and other fauna during excursions in the rainforest. Last but not least, the Amazonian fruits and fish served on board are often provided by riverine communities.
Sol y Luna hotel profits, as well as the generosity of benefactors, wholly finances the Sol y Luna Association which pursues inclusion and equality through education for the children of the Sacred Valley song with sustainable work opportunities for local families.
Belmond believes they have a distinct role in perpetuating the Legendary Art of Travel. Their passion to craft incomparable genuine travel experiences comes with a responsibility for safeguarding the beauty that surrounds their properties, as well as the precious local culture that make our guests' stays so unique. Their “Think Global, Act Local” approach values each property’s first-hand knowledge and recognises the specificities of every context. It allows each local team to develop initiatives and partnerships that have the most relevance to the spaces and the communities that live adjacent to them, maximizing in this way their impact and engagement across three pillars: For setting ambitious sustainability goals as a company, in 2021 they elevated their efforts through a Partnership with EarthCheck, the world’s leading scientific benchmarking, certification and advisory group for travel and tourism.
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