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Peruvian Wonders: From Lima to Machu Picchu

From the urban tumult of Lima to the majesty of the mountains in Cuzco, the journey through Peru is a captivating immersion in cultural and natural diversity. Lima, the vibrant metropolis, charms with its blend of modernity and colonial history, while Arequipa enchants with its volcanic architecture. The Colca Canyon offers a breathtaking panorama of deep valleys and imposing peaks. The Uros Islands, floating on Lake Titicaca, tell a unique story of communities building their lives on artificial islands. Cuzco, the former Inca capital, dazzles with its cobblestone streets and historical remnants. Maras and Moray reveal the agricultural mysteries of the Incas, while Machu Picchu, the perched citadel, amazes with its grandeur and enigma. Each place traversed reveals a different chapter of Peru’s rich history and promises an unforgettable adventure.

  • Lima
  • Arequipa
  • Canyon de Colca
  • Îles Uros
  • Puno
  • Cuzco
  • Ollantaytambo
  • Maras
  • Moray
  • Machu Picchu

Includes:

  • Round trip flight from Montreal to Lima with Air Transat
  • Domestic flight from Lima to Arequipa
  • Domestic flight from Cuzco to Lima
  • 14 nights of accommodation
  • 41 meals: 14 breakfasts, 14 lunches, and 13 dinners
  • Visits as mentioned in the itinerary:
    • Visit to the Larco Herrera Museum with a French-speaking guide
    • Half-day tour of the city of Arequipa, including the Santa Catalina Monastery and the San Ignacio Chapel
    • Half-day tour in the surroundings of Arequipa
    • 2-day, 1-night excursion in the Colca Canyon
    • 2-day, 1-night excursion on Lake Titicaca, visiting the floating islands of Uros, the community of Llachon, and Taquile Island by boat
    • Day trip from Puno to Cusco
    • Day trip to Chinchero
    • Excursion to the citadel of Machu Picchu
    • Day trip to Ollantaytambo, the Pisaq market and ruins
    • Half-day culinary tour at the Surquillo market in Lima
    • Half-day city tour and San Pedro market visit
    • Half-day excursion to discover 4 surrounding ruins on horseback
    • Colonial and modern tour of Lima for half a day
  • All transfers
  • Round trip train ticket to Machu Picchu
  • Services of a French-speaking tour guide during the trip
  • Services of a Gendrontours group leader
  • Protection offered by the Compensation Fund for clients of travel agents
  • Taxes

Not included:

  • Drinks
  • Tips
  • Meals other than those mentioned
  • Baggage fees with the airline if applicable

OPTIONS ($):

Itinerary:

Itinerary
Day 1

Photo : Lima, Pérou

Montréal - Lima
Day 2

Photo : Robert CHG - stock.adobe.com

Lima
Highlights: Visit the Pueblo Libre neighborhood
Meals: Lunch (without drinks) and dinner (without drinks) included.
Accommodation: Dazzler Miraflores or similar - Classic Room
  • Welcome at Lima airport and transfer to your hotel.
  • Assistance during the transfer and check-in at the hotel.
  • Rooms available upon guest arrival at the Dazzler Miraflores hotel or similar – Classic Room.
  • Free morning in Lima.
  • Dinner at the Café del Museo Larco restaurant.
  • Visit to the Larco Herrera Museum.
  • Departure to the Pueblo Libre neighborhood for the visit to the Larco Herrera Museum. Surrounded by elegant gardens, the museum is housed in an old colonial-style manor. This beautiful museum displays the finest collection of pre-Columbian gold and silver pieces from ancient Peru, as well as a famous collection of erotic Moche ceramics (pre-Columbian civilization from the northern coast of Peru).
  • A French-speaking guide will accompany you during your visit.
  • You will spend the night at the Dazzler hotel in a classic room.
  • Dinner on-site at the hotel.
Day 3
Lima - Arequipa
Highlights: Visit to Arequipa
Meals: Buffet breakfast, lunch (without drinks) and dinner (without drinks)
Accommodation: Los Tambos Founder or similar - Standard Room
  • Transfer to Lima airport to catch your flight. Assistance during the transfer and help with baggage check-in formalities. Then, a private transfer from the airport to your hotel.
  • Upon your arrival at the airport, you will be greeted and accompanied to your hotel. Check-in at the Arequipa hotel is scheduled from 2 PM.
  • For dinner, you will have the opportunity to taste dishes at a local restaurant.
  • You will enjoy a half-day guided tour of the city of Arequipa with a French-speaking guide. This tour includes the Santa Catalina Monastery and the San Ignacio Chapel. The tour begins in the traditional San Lazaro neighborhood, famous for its picturesque cobblestone streets, and continues in front of the Fundo del Fierro, a former patrician house where you can discover local crafts.
  • You will then visit the San Francisco Church and Monastery, considered one of the most beautiful constructions in the city. The tour will also take you to the magnificent Plaza de Armas, where the splendid arcades compete in elegance with the cathedral and the Church of the Society of Jesus.
  • The tour will conclude at the Santa Catalina Monastery, a true little town in the heart of Arequipa, with its streets lined with colorful ochre, blue, and white houses, its squares and fountains, evoking the charm of distant Andalusia. A French-speaking guide will accompany you throughout this visit.
  • You will spend the night at the Los Tambos Fundador hotel or similar, in a standard room.
  • Dinner will take place on-site at the hotel.
Day 4
Arequipa - Campiña - Arequipa
Highlights: Visit picturesque villages
Meals: Buffet breakfast, lunch (without drinks) and dinner (without drinks)
Accommodation: Los Tambos Founder or similar – Executive Chamber
  • Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Half-day tour with a French-speaking private guide around Arequipa. This excursion will allow you to discover charming picturesque villages such as Tingo and Paucarpata, as well as its church. You will also enjoy the Sachaca viewpoint, which offers a magnificent view of the surrounding countryside. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to admire an impressive series of terraces dating from the pre-Inca and Inca periods. Finally, you will visit the Sabandía Mill and the Founder’s House.
  • Dinner with a menu at a local restaurant.
  • Free afternoon in Arequipa.
  • Supper with a menu at a local restaurant.
  • You will spend the night at the Los Tambos Fundador hotel or at a similar establishment, in an executive room.
Day 5

Photo : Promperu

Arequipa - Colca Canyon - Chivay
Highlights: Colca Canyon Excursion
Meals: Buffet breakfast, lunch (without drinks) and dinner (without drinks) included
Accommodation: Casa Andina Standard Colca in traditional room or similar
  • Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Private 2-day, 1-night excursion in the Colca Canyon.
  • Early morning departure to Chivay for a two-day excursion with a French-speaking private guide in the Colca Canyon. In the heart of the Peruvian Andes, the road leading to the canyon is dotted with peaks and volcanoes, including Misti, Chachani, and Picchu Picchu. The road opens up to a flat, dry, rocky high-altitude plain: the Pampa Cañahua, which is part of the Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve. This reserve is home to the smallest but also the most elegant of the camelids, the wild vicuña. After crossing a pass at 4,900 m, we descend towards Chivay, the gateway to the Colca Canyon.
  • A French-speaking guide will accompany you throughout your excursion.
  • Buffet dinner included at a local restaurant.
  • Accommodation at the Casa Andina Standard Colca hotel in a traditional room or similar.
  • À la carte dinner on-site at the hotel.
Day 6
Colca Canyon - Puno
Highlights: Colca Canyon
Meals: Buffet breakfast, lunch (without drinks) and dinner (without drinks) included
Accommodation: Casa Andina Standard Tikarani - traditional room or similar
  • Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Very early in the morning, departure for a scenic route along the Colca River, heading towards the Cruz del Condor.
  • The road leading to the viewpoint at Cruz del Condor overlooks one of the deepest canyons in the world: the Colca Canyon. It passes through the picturesque village of Pinchollo, as well as the traditional villages of Maca, Achoma, and Yanque. The viewpoint at Cruz del Condor is the perfect place to appreciate the depth of the canyon. From there, it is also possible to observe the flight of the condors that pass by daily.
  • Return via the same route.
  • Dinner in buffet style at a local restaurant.
  • Departure to Puno after dinner.
  • At an altitude of 3,819 m, in southeastern Peru, lies the altiplano. In the midst of this vast plateau, dubbed the “Transparent Region of the New World” due to its luminous atmosphere, extends Lake Titicaca. Puno was also an important mining region, hence the expression “it’s not Peru” to describe a unprofitable business.
  • You will spend the night at the Casa Andina Standard Tikarani hotel, in a traditional room or similar.
  • Supper with a menu offered on-site at the hotel.
Day 7
Puno - Isle Uros - Llachon
Highlights: 2-day excursion on Lake Titicaca
Meals: Buffet breakfast, lunch (without drinks) and dinner (without drinks) included
Accommodation: Overnight stay with locals
  • Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Transfer from your hotel to the port.
  • Assistance during the transfer and help with baggage check-in formalities.
  • 2-day excursion on Lake Titicaca, including a visit to the floating islands of Uros, the community of Llachón, and Taquile Island by private boat with a French-speaking guide.
  • An excursion on Lake Titicaca is a unique experience, where the sky meets the water, blue blends with green, and the sun with the earth. This adventure allows you to discover its natural and artificial islands, the daily lives of its inhabitants, and to appreciate the symbolic importance of the lake.
  • First stop at the floating islands of Uros.
  • The Uros community lives on more than 63 artificial islands made of stacked layers of reeds. They refer to themselves as kotsuña, meaning “the lake village.” They have managed to preserve some traditions, such as artisanal fishing, hunting wild birds, building reed rafts, and various weaving techniques.
  • We will continue the crossing towards the Capachica peninsula, within the community of Llachón, one of the communities of the peninsula. You will have the opportunity to participate in one of the participatory tourism experiences developed on the shores of Lake Titicaca. This will allow you to discover their social life, the reality of their challenges, and their hopes for the future. The habitat is rustic, and the living conditions are certainly precarious, but all this in a magnificent setting of terraced fields and reflections of the sky in the lake, in a world that seems to have stood still forever long ago. This world evolves in its own way, according to its own parameters and especially, at its own pace.
  • Rustic dinner with a local family.
  • In the afternoon, a walk around the community with your guide.
  • Dinner and overnight stay with a local family.
  • A French-speaking guide will accompany you during your visit.
  • Note: Please keep in mind that comfort is rustic, with no running water or electricity in the community of Llachón.
Day 8
Llachon - Taquile Island - Puno
Highlights: Visit to Taquile Island
Meals: Breakfast at the homestay, lunch (without drinks) and dinner (without drinks) included
Accommodation: Casa Andina Standard Tikarani, in a standard room or similar
  • Breakfast with locals.
  • Departure to Taquile Island.
  • Taquile is a natural island that allows visitors to discover the daily life and customs of the lake’s inhabitants. Its 1,500 residents preserve their ancient traditions while integrating tourism. It is worth highlighting their legendary hospitality as well as the quality of their textiles, adorned with symmetrical designs and bright colors, which represent Andean habits and beliefs.
  • Dinner in a rustic inn run by Taquile locals, featuring freshly caught trout from the lake.
  • Return to Puno in the afternoon.
  • Private transfer from the port to your hotel.
  • You will spend the night at the Casa Andina Standard Tikarani hotel, in a standard room or a similar establishment.
  • Supper with a menu on-site at the hotel.
Day 9

Photo : Cusco, Pérou

Puno - Cusco
Highlights: Day trip to Cusco
Meals: Buffet breakfast, lunch (without drinks) and dinner (without drinks) included
Accommodation: San Agustin Internacional, in a traditional room or similar
  • Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Full-day excursion from Puno to Cusco in private service.
  • Departure to Cusco for a journey of about 10 hours, including several visits along the way. The route crosses the Altiplano and many tourist attractions, such as Raqchi, with its famous temple dedicated to the god Wiracocha, and Andahuaylillas, known as the “Sistine Chapel of Latin America.”
  • A French-speaking guide will accompany you throughout your excursion.
  • Buffet dinner at a local restaurant.
  • Transfer upon your arrival in Cusco to your hotel.
  • You will spend the night at the San Agustin Internacional hotel, in a traditional room or similar.
  • À la carte dinner on-site at the hotel.
Day 10

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Cuzco - Chinchero - Maras - Moray - Urubamba
Highlights: Visit Chinchero, the Maras and Moray Salt Flats
Meals: Breakfast, lunch (without drinks) and dinner (without drinks) included
Accommodation: Agustos Urubamba – Standard Room or similar
  • Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Day trip with a French-speaking private guide to Chinchero, in the Urpi community, followed by a visit to the salt mines of Maras and the Moray site.
  • Departure by private vehicle to the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
  • Visit to Chinchero, a small quiet town where the upper part serves as a true open-air museum. The cobbled streets, where artisans move about, seem frozen in time. They gently lead passersby to the forecourt of a church whose whiteness contrasts with the magnificent surrounding mountains.
  • Discover the weaving workshops of the Urpi community, where you can admire traditional techniques, ranging from spinning to dyeing and weaving. This picturesque community is one of the few that preserves its authentic cultural patterns. The inhabitants, still bilingual, primarily use Quechua, a testament to a culture that reached one of the highest levels of development on the American continent before the arrival of Spanish colonizers.
  • Explore the Maras Salt Mines and the Moray site. Hundreds of small salt evaporation ponds, on the mountainside, overlap over several hundred meters. The colors and brightness are spectacular. The salt is extracted using techniques dating back to the time of the Incas.
  • The Moray site consists of a set of Inca agricultural terraces, forming concentric circles dug into the ground.
  • A French-speaking guide will accompany you throughout your excursion.
  • Buffet dinner at the Tunupa Valle restaurant.
  • Surrounded by blooming gardens within the most beautiful park, our restaurant is located along the Urubamba River, in the majestic Sacred Valley of the Incas. It is the perfect place to relax, awaken your senses, and experience exceptional culinary delights.
  • You will spend the night at the Agustos Urubamba hotel – Standard Room or similar.
  • Dinner offered on-site at the hotel.
Day 11
Urubamba - Ollantaytambo - Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu - Aguas Calientes - Ollantaytambo – Urubamba
Highlights: Visit to Machu Picchu
Meals: Breakfast, lunch (without drinks) and dinner (without drinks) included.
Accommodation: Agustos Urubamba – Standard Room or similar
  • Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Transfer from your hotel to the Ollantaytambo train station.
  • Private tour of the Machu Picchu citadel.
  • Train departure from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu – Voyager Class.
  • Itinerary: Ollantaytambo – Machu Picchu / INCA RAIL company (41).
  • Experience the mystical adventure of an unforgettable journey. You will enjoy incredible scenery along the way to Machu Picchu, between snow-capped peaks, towering mountains, and the winding river, leading into a magical rainforest that shelters the famous Inca citadel.
  • Round trip to Machu Picchu by shared shuttle.
  • Day trip to the Machu Picchu citadel.
  • A dream for every traveler and a legend that has yet to reveal all its mysteries, the Machu Picchu citadel continues to enchant and captivate visitors in search of magic. This site, emblematic of Peru and all of South America, is indeed one of the most impressive monumental ensembles on the planet, justly recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
  • Ascent to the Machu Picchu citadel by shuttle.
  • A French-speaking guide will accompany you during this excursion.
  • Dinner at a local restaurant in Aguas Calientes.
  • Return by train to Ollantaytambo – Voyager Class.
  • Itinerary: Machu Picchu – Ollantaytambo / INCA RAIL company.
  • Experience the mystical adventure of an unforgettable journey. You will enjoy incredible scenery through the Sacred Valley, between snow-capped peaks, towering mountains, and winding river, before returning to Cusco.
  • Private transfer from the train station to the valley.
  • You will spend the night at the Augusto Urubamba Hotel – standard room or similar.
  • Dinner with menu on-site at the hotel.
Day 12

Photo : Cusco, Pérou / Yuri Supay

Sacred Valley – Ollantayatambo – Pisaq – Cusco
Highlights: Visit to the ruins of Pisaq and Ollantaytambo
Meals: Buffet breakfast, lunch (without drinks) and dinner (without drinks) included
Accommodation: San Agustin Internacional, in a traditional room or similar
  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Day trip to Ollantaytambo, the market, and the ruins of Pisaq in private service
  • Departure in a private vehicle to the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
  • Visit to the impressive fortress of Ollantaytambo.
  • Continuation to Pisaq to explore the local market, followed by a visit to the archaeological site of Pisaq.
  • Pisaq is a village in the Sacred Valley, built on pre-Columbian foundations by Viceroy Francisco de Toledo. Nearby are the ruins of the ancient Inca village of the same name.
  • It is the narrow terraces located below the Inca citadel, representing the wing of a partridge (pisac’a), that gave the place its name. The Inca site includes military, religious, and agricultural constructions.
  • There are theories suggesting that Pisaq defended the southern entrance to the Sacred Valley.
  • Dinner in a local restaurant in the Sacred Valley.
  • Continuation to Cuzco.
  • You will spend the night at the San Agustin Internacional hotel in a standard room.
  • Dinner on-site at the hotel.
Day 13

Photo : Cusco, Pérou

Cusco
Highlights: Visits to 4 ruins and the San Pedro market
Meals: Buffet breakfast, lunch (without drinks) and dinner (without drinks) included
Accommodation: San Agustin Internacional, in a traditional room or similar
  • Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Half-day city and San Pedro market tour with a French-speaking guide.
  • You will leave your hotel on foot, accompanied by your guide, to go to the Plaza de Armas and visit the stunning Cusco Cathedral, built on the ruins of Inca temples destroyed by the Spaniards in their attempt to combat what the Holy Inquisition deemed “idolatry.” Among its many wonders, it houses a choir, a masterpiece of colonial cabinetry, carved from oak wood.
  • You will also discover the San Pedro market, which is always bustling. It is the most important market in the city, where you can find fruits, vegetables, spices, and flowers; it’s the perfect opportunity to soak up the local atmosphere!
  • Dinner with a menu at a local restaurant.
  • Half-day excursion in private French-speaking service to explore the four surrounding ruins on horseback.
  • For this excursion, travelers will be divided into two groups:
  • Half of the group will head to Sacsayhuamán by private vehicle. Sacsayhuamán (“the place where the puma rests” in Quechua) was a religious center. This monumental complex offers a beautiful panoramic view of the city. Every year, on June 24, the Inti Raymi (Festival of the Sun) is celebrated there. Then, the group will move on to Q’enqo, where you will visit the site for about thirty minutes. Q’enqo (“labyrinth” or “zigzag” in Quechua) is interpreted as a place of worship for Mother Earth, “PachaMama.” It consists of a huge stone block resembling a puma, carved with corridors, channels, and stairs decorated with engravings representing this animal.
  • Meanwhile, the other half of the group will go directly to the ranch, where a horseback ride of about 1.5 hours towards the Chacan Mountain will begin, on the heights of Cusco.
  • After visiting Sacsayhuamán and Q’enqo, the first group will head to the ranch to start the horseback ride, while the second group will go to visit Sacsayhuamán and Q’enqo.
  • Then, both groups will resume their vehicles to visit the sites of Tambomachay and Pukapukara (thirty minutes of visit at each site). An ancient administrative and military center, Pukapukara (“red tower” in Quechua) is a strategic location composed of platforms, stairs, corridors, and towers. Tambomachay is known as the “Inca bath” and is considered a water worship site, again showcasing the high level of Inca mastery in hydraulic engineering.
  • Return to Cusco.
  • Dinner with a menu at the restaurant Tunupa.
  • You will spend the night at the San Agustin Internacional hotel in a standard room or similar.
Day 14

Photo : Lima, Pérou

Cusco - Lima
Highlights: Flight to Lima, visit of Lima and Miraflores and more
Meals: Buffet breakfast, lunch (without drinks) and dinner (without drinks) included
Accommodation: Dazzler Miraflores, in a classic or similar room
  • Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Private transfer from your hotel to Cusco airport, with assistance for baggage check-in.
  • Welcome at Lima airport and private transfer to downtown.
  • Assistance throughout the transfer.
  • Dinner with a menu at a local restaurant offering a view of the Pacific Ocean.
  • Half-day colonial and modern tour of Lima in private service with a French-speaking guide.
  • Departure by vehicle through Miraflores, a touristy and modern district overlooking the Pacific. You will discover the malecón, which offers an exceptional panorama of the ocean.
  • Arrival at the historic center and departure on foot from San Martin Square to discover the Bolívar Hotel, followed by a transfer to Plaza Mayor, home to the most iconic colonial Casonas of the Peruvian capital. Visit one of the most beautiful examples of colonial baroque architecture on the continent: the Cathedral of Lima.
  • The tour continues to the architectural ensemble of San Francisco, a true gem of colonial architecture.
  • A French-speaking guide will accompany you throughout your visit.
  • You will spend the night at the Dazzler Miraflores hotel, in a classic room or similar.
  • Dinner on-site at the hotel.
Day 15

Photo : Robert CHG - stock.adobe.com

Lima
Highlights: Market visits and tastings
Meals: Buffet breakfast and dinner (without drinks) included
Accommodation: Dazzler Miraflores, in a classic or similar room
  • Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Half-day gastronomic tour at the Surquillo market in private French-speaking service.
  • Transfer to start the gastronomic tour.
  • The tour begins with a visit to a traditional market where you will discover the products that have made Peruvian cuisine famous, now recognized on the world stage. You will be able to admire the presentation of various fish, vegetables, and local fruits.
  • Demonstration class on Pisco Sour and Ceviche.
  • The national cocktail will hold no secrets for you after this demonstration. Although its origin is still debated between Peru and its neighbor Chile, it is indeed Peru that has a controlled designation of origin for the production of its Pisco.
  • Ceviche is simply the quintessential dish of Peru, representing the diversity of Peruvian cuisine, which is a subtle blend of cuisines from around the world. This ancestral dish dates back over 2000 years to the Moche culture (pronounced Moché) and, through conquests and internal migrations, it has evolved to become this fabulous dish of fish marinated in lime, whose quality is unmatched in Peru.
  • Dinner included at the restaurant El Bolivariano, a true Lima institution located in the old district of Pueblo Libre. This restaurant has managed to preserve an authentic traditional charm and will introduce you to the iconic dishes of Peru’s ‘criolla’ cuisine, delighting your taste buds.
  • Afternoon free.
  • Free dinner ($) in Lima.
  • You will spend the night at the Dazzler Miraflores Hotel – Classic Room.
Day 16
Lima - Montréal
  • Morning transfer to Lima airport for the return flight.
  • Assistance during the transfer and help with luggage check-in procedures.

16 days | 14 nights | Flight | 41 meals

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Flight schedule

Departure from Montréal

March 27 to 28, 2026 | TS 150
22 h 50 - YUL
06 h 15 - LIM
April 11, 2026 | TS 151
08 h 00 - LIM
17 h 20 - YUL
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