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Lima, Nazca, Cusco, Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca, 6 to 15 days.
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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: Nicolas Rénac, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (source); Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (source); Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (source); Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (source)
Humantay is the high day hike we recommend to most first-timers in Cusco. It is lower and shorter than Rainbow Mountain, it still works on cloudy days, and the lake looks like nothing else on the trip. Skip it only if you arrived in Cusco in the last 48 hours. If you would rather see striped mountains, compare it with the Rainbow Mountain day tour.
Humantay Lake sits at 13,780 ft (4,200 m) at the foot of the Humantay glacier, in the Mollepata district, per Peru's tourism inventory. The milky turquoise comes from glacial meltwater. The walk starts at Soraypampa, about 12,800 ft (3,900 m), and climbs roughly 1,000 ft in about 1 hour 40 minutes. The path is wide and steady for the first half, then turns into steep zigzags. Most people stop every 30 or 40 steps on that part, and nobody is racing.
The lake is part of the route of the Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu, so you get a taste of that trail in a single day. It also works as the warm-up hike before a multi-day trek. Plan it on your third day in Cusco or later, with a light dinner and an early night before the 4:00 a.m. pickup.
One price for everyone: US$137 per person, shared service, with transport, entrance, guide, breakfast and lunch. There is no hotel tier because you sleep in your own Cusco hotel. Solo travelers and groups who want their own departure get a quote through the free quote form.
This tour leaves every day of the year. Pick the date you want and send the free quote form. We confirm the seat and your pickup time within the day.
Leave two acclimatization days in Cusco before this hike. From June to August, send your request two to three weeks ahead.
Open a day to see the hours, the altitude and where you sleep. Times are the ones our guides actually keep.
Back in Cusco the same day, high point 13,780 ft (4,200 m)
Pickup between 4:00 and 4:30 a.m. from hotels in central Cusco. The road heads west across the Anta plain.
Breakfast in the farming town of Mollepata. Eat something even if your stomach says no: you need the energy on the climb.
A narrow dirt road up to Soraypampa, about 12,800 ft (3,900 m), where vehicles stop and the walk begins.
About 1 hour 40 minutes uphill. Steady at first, then tight zigzags for the last stretch. Walk at a pace where you can still talk.
Time for photos and a rest by the water. Climb the low ridge on the left for the view over the whole lake. Keep your jacket on: the glacier makes the air cold.
About an hour down the same path. Go slowly on the loose gravel of the zigzags.
Lunch back in Mollepata, then the drive to Cusco.
Drop-off near the Plaza de Armas between 6:00 and 6:30 p.m.
The route runs west of Cusco through Mollepata to Soraypampa, where the walk to the lake begins.
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.
About 1 hour 40 minutes uphill from Soraypampa and about an hour back down, plus time at the lake. The full day runs from a 4:00 a.m. pickup to a drop-off between 6:00 and 6:30 p.m. in Cusco, with breakfast and lunch in Mollepata.
13,780 ft (4,200 m), per the official tourism inventory of MINCETUR, Peru's tourism ministry. The trailhead at Soraypampa is about 12,800 ft (3,900 m), so you climb around 1,000 ft. Cusco sits at about 11,150 ft (3,400 m), which is why two nights there first make the day easier.
No, and we do not let our groups try. The water is glacier melt close to freezing, and local communities treat the lake as a sacred place. Enjoy it from the shore or from the ridge above it.
Yes. Humantay tops out about 2,700 ft lower than Vinicunca, at 13,780 ft against 16,522 ft. The climb is steeper in places but shorter, and the lower altitude makes it easier for most people. In the rainy season it is also the safer bet, since a lake reads well under gray skies.
We advise against it. Cusco itself is at about 11,150 ft, and going to 13,780 ft the next morning raises the risk of altitude sickness. Do the city tour or the walking tour on day one and keep Humantay for day three or later.
Shorter, longer, or a different route.
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