Rainbow Mountain, Humantay, Sacred Valley, city tour. From US$27.
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Lima, Nazca, Cusco, Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca, 6 to 15 days.
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Machu Picchu, both shores of Lake Titicaca, La Paz and Uyuni. 10 to 15 days.
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Cusco, Machu Picchu, a lake ceremony at Llachón and a night on Amantaní, 5 to 12 days.
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Uros, Taquile and the Aymara shore from Puno, or as part of a longer trip.
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The Inca citadel at 2,430 m (7,970 ft) above the Urubamba River, 3.5 hours from Cusco by road and train, visited on a timed ticket with a guide.
29 packages include itExplore Machu PicchuThe Inca capital at 3,400 m (11,150 ft), 1 hour 20 minutes by air from Lima, where every Machu Picchu trip and every trek starts.
24 packages include itExplore CuscoThe Urubamba River valley between Pisac and Ollantaytambo, about 2,870 m (9,416 ft), one hour north of Cusco and on the train line to Machu Picchu.
25 packages include itExplore Sacred ValleyThe lake on the Peru and Bolivia border at 3,812 m (12,507 ft): the Uros reed islands, Taquile and the Aymara shore, reached from Puno.
15 packages include itExplore Lake Titicaca and PunoVinicunca, a striped mineral ridge at 5,036 m (16,522 ft) south of Cusco, reached by a 3-hour drive and a 90-minute to 2-hour uphill walk.
3 packages include itExplore Rainbow MountainA turquoise glacier lake at 4,200 m (13,780 ft) under the Humantay peak, three hours from Cusco by road plus a 90-minute uphill walk from Soraypampa.
3 packages include itExplore Humantay LakeThe Inca stone road into Machu Picchu: 43 km (26 mi) in 4 days from km 82, over Dead Woman's Pass at 4,215 m (13,829 ft), on a permit limited to 500 people a day.
1 package includes itExplore Inca TrailPeru's capital at sea level, where every trip lands, plus the desert coast to the south: Pachacamac, Paracas, Huacachina and the Nazca Lines.
13 packages include itExplore Lima and the coastThe Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca (Copacabana, Isla del Sol), La Paz and the Uyuni salt flats, reached by road from Puno in our Peru and Bolivia tours.
7 packages include itExplore BoliviaPhotos: Abelchristian111, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (source); PA, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (source); Pavel Špindler, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (source); ilf_, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (source)
This is the longest of the ceremony trips and the one for travelers with almost two weeks who want Peru's big sights and time with the people who live along the way. It keeps everything in the 10-day version and adds two Cusco days: a half-day loop to modern rock sculptures and a community wetland, and a full day to Rainbow Mountain. If Rainbow Mountain does not appeal, the 10-day version saves you two days and the hardest climb.
Lima and a day on the coast, then Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. Day six is with a farming community near Cusco: field work, a huatia earth oven and an adobe workshop. Day seven visits Apukunaq Tianan, large figures of Andean spirits carved into the rock by a contemporary Cusco sculptor, and the Huasao wetland, restored by its community. Day eight is Vinicunca, the Rainbow Mountain, at 16,522 ft (5,036 m). By then you have spent five nights at Cusco's altitude, which is the right order.
The Sun Route takes you to Puno by day. At Llachón, on the Capachica peninsula, a ceremony leader from the community blesses you with lake water and makes an offering of coca leaves, the ceremony the program calls the Aymara baptism. You sleep with a family on Amantaní, stop at the Uros reed islands and end with a free day in Puno.
Rainbow Mountain is a steep walk at very high altitude. If you have heart or lung conditions, talk to your doctor before you book this version.
Prices are per person in a double room. The tiers change only the hotels: Essential from US$1,377 with 3-star hotels, Comfort Plus at US$1,775 with 4-star premium hotels and Signature at US$2,720 with 5-star hotels. The homestay, the community day and the ceremonies are the same in every tier.
Pick the day you land in Lima and send the free quote form. We check Machu Picchu tickets, trains and both communities' calendars, and confirm within the day.
For June to August, book 30 to 45 days ahead. From January to March, rain and snow sometimes cover the Rainbow Mountain stripes. If a community has its own festivities on your dates, we move the activity and tell you.
Open a day to see the hours, the altitude and where you sleep. Times are the ones our guides actually keep.
Night in Lima, sea level
Our staff meet you at Jorge Chávez airport and take you to your hotel.
The Miraflores clifftop, a look at Huaca Pucllana, the Plaza Mayor and the San Francisco convent and catacombs.
Night in Lima, high point about 1,710 ft (520 m) on the dunes
Pickup before 5 a.m. and about two hours by boat around the islands.
A pisco tasting, lunch on your own and the dunes. Back in Lima between 10 and 11 p.m.
Night in Cusco, high point about 12,470 ft (3,800 m) at Tambomachay
Morning flight and transfer to your hotel. Rest until the tour.
Qorikancha, Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay, ending near the Plaza de Armas around 6:30 p.m.
Night in Aguas Calientes, Chinchero at 12,340 ft (3,760 m)
Pickup between 6:20 and 6:50 a.m. for Chinchero, Moray, the Maras salt pans, a buffet lunch and Ollantaytambo.
PeruRail Expedition in the afternoon.
Night in Cusco, Machu Picchu at 7,970 ft (2,430 m)
The Consettur bus up and a guided visit of about 2.5 hours on Circuit 2.
Lunch on your own, the Vistadome train to Ollantaytambo and the van to Cusco.
Night in Cusco, about 11,810 ft (3,600 m) in the community
A short offering of thanks with the families, then harvest or field work, depending on the season.
Potatoes cooked in an earth oven you help build, an adobe workshop with a master builder, and quena and charango music.
Night in Cusco, high point about 11,480 ft (3,500 m)
The Home of the Gods: large figures of the Apu, the Pachamama and a puma, carved into the rock by the contemporary Cusco sculptor Michael de Titán. They are modern art, not ruins.
A walk among eroded rocks and carvings the program calls the Valley of the Goblins, after local stories about the mukis, the spirits of the mines.
A wetland recovered by the Huasao community, and a grove of old twisted trees nicknamed the Forest of the Ents. Back in Cusco around 6:00 p.m.
Night in Cusco, high point 16,522 ft (5,036 m)
Pickup between 4:00 and 4:30 a.m. Breakfast on the way.
A steady climb with trekking poles, past alpaca herds and views of Ausangate, to the viewpoint over the colored slopes.
Descent, lunch and the drive back, arriving between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m.
Night in Puno, high point 14,222 ft (4,335 m) at La Raya
Pickup between 6:30 and 7:00 a.m., with a guide on board.
The Inca temple of Raqchi, lunch in Sicuani, the La Raya pass and the Pukara museum. Arrival in Puno around 6:00 p.m.
Homestay on Amantaní, 13,550 ft (4,130 m) on Pachatata
A local ceremony leader blesses each traveler with water from the lake, then offers coca leaves and food to the earth and the lake. The guide translates.
Your host family meets you at the dock. A slow afternoon climb to the Pachatata hilltop for a thanksgiving offering, then dinner and the night in their house.
Night in Puno, about 12,560 ft (3,830 m)
A family shows how the reed islands are built and kept afloat.
Music, dance and traditional dress to give thanks for water, which the itinerary calls the Cochamacho ceremony.
End of the trip
The cathedral, the craft market by the port or a walk along the lake.
About an hour by road to the airport for your flight to Lima.
The trip runs from Lima to the Paracas coast, flies to Cusco for six nights of day trips including Machu Picchu and Rainbow Mountain, then takes the Sun Route to Lake Titicaca.
Sacred Lake Titikaka is new; these are public Tripadvisor reviews of Viajes Cusco Perú, the family agency that operates every package on this site.
Reviews shown: Viajes Cusco Perú travelers (sample of public Tripadvisor reviews, read Sep 30, 2026).
"Incredible experience!! Beautiful landscape and beautiful people. We were lucky to be guided by Vladimir, who with his lovely personality and amazing knowledge made this trip a great learning experience."
"All the tours I did (Machu, Humantay Lake, Rainbow Mountain, Sacred Valley) were spectacular!!! From picking me up at the hotel (always punctual and attentive, notifying about everything!) to the guides I had who were also excellent."
"I came to this agency by recommendation and, after traveling with them on two occasions, I can say that it was an excellent decision. I must highlight the professionalism of the guides, who made every tour very interesting and safe."
Everything we get asked about this package before people book.
A ceremony leader arranges coca leaves, grains and sweets on a cloth and asks the earth and the lake for health and safe travel. On this trip it comes with a blessing with lake water. You add leaves when invited, and the offering is burned or placed at the end. It lasts about an hour.
At Llachón, a leader from the host community, and a local leader on Amantaní's Pachatata hill. Our guide translates into English. Each community receives a fixed payment per ceremony, included in your price.
Yes, when the community invites you, is paid fairly and leads the ceremony its own way. It is not a show and not a conversion, and you need no belief to join. Keep quiet during the prayers and ask before taking photos.
The program uses the name Aymara baptism. The families of Llachón and Amantaní speak Quechua, while many communities on the southern shore speak Aymara. Both make similar offerings, and the guide explains whose ceremony you join.
No. Apukunaq Tianan is contemporary work, cut into the hillside by a living Cusco artist. They show Andean spirits and animals and are worth seeing as modern art. The Inca sites on this trip are Qorikancha, Sacsayhuaman, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu and Raqchi.
Yes, if you want Rainbow Mountain. The extra days in Cusco come before the hike on purpose, so you climb to 16,522 ft (5,036 m) after five nights at altitude. Without Rainbow Mountain, the 10-day version is the better buy.
Shorter, longer, or a different route.
Ten days from Lima to Lake Titicaca: the coast, Cusco and Machu Picchu, a farming day with a Sacred Valley community, the daytime Sun Route to Puno and a lake ceremony.
Eight days from Lima: the city and the Paracas coast, Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu, then Lake Titicaca with a water ceremony and a night on Amantaní.
Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu, then a night bus to Puno and two days on Lake Titicaca with a lakeshore water ceremony and a night with a family on Amantaní.