Day 1

ARRIVE IN LIMA

• Evening: Arrive late at LIM. Sleep at Hotel Costa del Sol Wyndham Lima Aeropuerto.

Day 2

EXPLORE LIMA

• Morning: Take an Uber to the city center – Plaza de Armas. Visit the Catedral de Lima and Palacio Arzobispal de Lima.
• Afternoon: Explore the area of Miraflores. Walk in the parks along the coastline and grab a beer at Nuevo Mundo Bar Lima.
• Evening: Watch the sunset from the cliffs.

Day 3

FLY TO CUSCO

• Morning: Flight from LIM to CUZ
• Afternoon: Explore Cusco slowly. Have some soup for lunch and take your time adjusting to the atmosphere.
• Evening: Dinner at Pachapapa. Don’t miss their Ceviche and Lomo Saltado.

Day 4

EXPLORE CUSCO

• Morning: Breakfast at Mardu Bristo Restaurant. Explore more of Cusco. Start Plaza Mayor De Cuzco and visit the churches in the square.
• Afternoon: Hang out in the San Blas neighborhood before walking to Siete borreguitos. Then check out the view at San Cristobal church.
• Evening: Enjoy a beer in the square. Dinner at Los Toldos. Do not miss their rotisserie chicken!

Day 5

SHORT INCA TRAIL

• Morning: Wake up very early and drive to Ollantaytambo. Take the train to KM 13.
• Afternoon: Hike into Machu Picchu.
• Evening: Night in Aguas Calientes.

Day 6

MACHU PICCHU

• Morning: Explore Machu Picchu!
• Afternoon: Take the Train from Aguas Calients back to Ollantaytambo.
• Evening: Stay at Casa Andina Premium Valle Sagrado Hotel & Villas.

Day 7

SACRED VALLEY

• Morning: Visit the town of Chinchero. This is a great opportunity to buy a some handmade Peruvian textiles.
• Afternoon: Head to the historic villages of Pisac and Ollantaytambo.
• Evening: Finally spend a slow and relaxing night at the hotel.

Day 8

LAKE HUMANTAY

• Morning: Early morning drive to hike up to Lake Humantay.
• Afternoon: Hike down the mountain and drive back to Cusco.
• Evening: Enjoy your final evening in Cusco.

Day 9

FLY BACK TO LIMA

• Morning: Breakfast in Cusco. Fly from CUZ to LIM.
• Afternoon: Visit the Museo Larco, you can have lunch there as well.
• Evening: Try to get a few hours of sleep before the flight home in the early hours.

PRO TIPS:

1. Book all of your tours with Cache Life! David was our own personal guide from the moment we landed in Cusco. He was incredible and made this trip 10000% better. We experienced protests, road closures, and trains not running – and we were still able to see everything we wanted only because of our guide.
2. Get cash at an ATM at the LIM airport. It’s safe and easy there.
3. Use Uber to get around Lima. Taxi’s aren’t regulated at all so you never know what you’re going to get.
4. Driving in Lima is chaotic and the traffic can be terrible. We chose to sleep near the airport so that before and after our flights we weren’t driving at least an hour to and from our stay. While there are really nice and inexpensive options with great views of the city or the ocean, because of our limited time in the city, we chose to stay at the airport hotel for the sake of convince.
5. Also, flight times into Lima aren’t great. The airport runs 24/7 and seems busier at 2am than 2pm. Our arriving flight landed after 1am, thus another reason we stayed at the airport hotel.
6. If you have extra time in the central square of Lima check out the Basílica y Convento de San Francisco de Lima or Convento de Santo Domingo. When we were there the city was preparing for some protests so many streets around the city center were closed. There was an impressive police presence with riot gear so we decided to not stay longer than we needed.
7. Food: Ceviche, Lomo Saltado, Pollos a la Brasa, Salchipapa
8. Drinks: Pisco Sour, Chicha Morada