A Taste of Peru with the Flavor

The Route

Lima

Sacred Valley

Cusco

Machu Picchu

Start: Lima, Peru

— Lima

— Sacred Valley

— Cusco

— Machu Picchu

End: Lima, Peru

* Private group

A Taste of Peru with the Flavor

10 Days | 9 nights

In terms of cuisine, it is perhaps one of the top places in the world.

Peru with Flavor is a 10-day gourmet tour of the world's top restaurants. Three World's Best 50 Restaurants are in Lima, the "gastronomic capital of South America" (Central by Chef Virgilio Martinez, Maido by Chef Mitsuharu Tsumura, and Astrid y Gaston by Chef Gaston Acurio).

In Lima, you'll get to try Kimsa's buddy and gastronomical innovator Pedro Miguel Schiaffino's food. Here, the chef prepares your food exclusively. Cusco's old markets are the ideal places to eat traditional street food and learn about Peru's diverse products from coast to Sierra to jungle. You also see some of the country's most stunning scenery.

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day 1

Lima

Kimsa representative will be waiting for you as you step off the plane to give you a warm Peruvian welcome. You'll be given your welcome kit, which will include a prepaid mobile phone, and driven to your hotel, where we'll help you get settled in.

Accommodations:

Hotel B

Belmond Miraflores Park

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Villa Barranco

day 2

Lima

Today, you may choose between two unique opportunities to learn more about Peru's renowned cuisine. The 'Lima with Zest' option is a hands-on cooking class taught by Penelope Alzamora, a skilled chef and a personal friend of Kimsa Travel. After a day of seeing the bohemian neighborhood of Barranco, Penelope will take you back to her family's house for a private cooking session in which she will teach you how to prepare delicious meals using the freshest ingredients.

Accommodations:

Hotel B

Belmond Miraflores Park

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Villa Barranco

day 3

Lima

Lima's museums include pre-Columbian antiquities, showing the city's past predates Spanish colonization. Join our history, architecture, or art professor to unravel this complicated past. Explore a third- or second-century B.C. adobe pyramid in the middle of the city. Before entering Lima's historic core, where you can view the Cathedral, the Convent of Santo Domingo, the Main Square, and Casa Aliaga, the continent's oldest house, owned by the same family for 17 generations.

Accommodations:

Hotel B

Belmond Miraflores Park

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Villa Barranco

day 4

Sacred Valley

Fly to Cusco today, where a Kimsa representative will be waiting to take you on the short journey to the Sacred Valley. Here you may take a tour of the historic market and ruins of Pisac. Admire the stunning vistas of the Andes while learning about the fascinating history of the Inca stonework at Pisac.

Accommodations:

Explora Sacred Valley

Sol y Luna Lodge & Spa

Tambo del Inka

Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba

Hotel Rio Sagrado

Aranwa Aqua Hotel and Spa

day 5

Sacred Valley

You'll visit the spectacular Pre-Incan Maras salt pans after breakfast. Also see Moray's intriguing Inca terraces. The Moray complex, with its vast circular terraces, was presumably used for agricultural experiments. After that, you'll eat subterranean Pachamanca food at a local organic farm. The property overlooks the snow-covered Cordillera Vilcabamba, including Apu Veronica.

Accommodations:

Explora Sacred Valley

Sol y Luna Lodge & Spa

Tambo del Inka

Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba

Hotel Rio Sagrado

Aranwa Aqua Hotel and Spa

day 6

Machu Picchu

Today's stops include Ollantaytambo's spectacular Inca ruins. The Incas won a rare Conquest victory here. This station offers Vistadome trains with stunning Valley views. Aguas Calientes, where you may board a bus to Machu Picchu, takes 1.5 hours. We can arrange private charter trains or the deluxe Hiram Bingham Train to Machu Picchu.

Accommodations:

Inkaterra Machu Picchu

Sanctuary Lodge

Sumaq

day 7

Cusco

Hike back up to Machu Picchu's Sun Gate, Huayna Picchu, or Machu Picchu Mountain with your guide today for breathtaking vistas. After that, return to Aguas Calientes via bus and board the Vistadome train to Ollantaytambo, where you'll connect with your private transfer to Cusco. The entire journey should take no more than two hours. A more opulent option is to take the Hiram Bingham train to the historic city. After that, settle into your luxurious hotel room for a night of uninterrupted sleep.

Accommodations:

Palacio Nazarenas

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Belmont Hotel Monasterio

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La Cazona Inkaterra

Aranwa

Palacio Manco Capac

Casa Cartagena

day 8

Cusco

You'll begin your foot tour of Cusco at the Plaza de Armas, the city's Main Square. From here, one may travel to nearby Sacsayhuaman, an Inca stronghold on a hill outside the city, the Cathedral, a repository for Cusco's colonial art, and the Sun Temple, or Koricancha.

Accommodations:

Palacio Nazarenas

Belmont Hotel Monasterio

La Cazona Inkaterra

Aranwa

Palacio Manco Capac

Casa Cartagena

day 9

Cusco

Cusco Market Tour & Home Cooking Class is an activity we recommend for your last day in Cusco and features local chef and longtime Kimsa Travel friend Jose Luis Lescano. To begin, meet Jose in Cusco's famed Ttio market, where he'll lead you through the aisles of local produce and introduce you to the shopkeepers. The cooking lesson will begin when you have gathered the necessary items and have walked the short distance to Jose's apartment in the city. If you're interested in Peruvian cuisine and want to learn more about its history and cultural influences, this three-course meal that you and Jose make together is for you.

Accommodations:

Palacio Nazarenas

Belmont Hotel Monasterio

La Cazona Inkaterra

Aranwa

Palacio Manco Capac

Casa Cartagena

day 10

Lima

Our Kimsa representative will pick you up from your accommodation in Cusco and drive you to the airport so you can catch your flight to Lima. We'll make sure you have everything you need for a smooth exit from the country.

Accommodations:

Hotel B

Belmond Miraflores Park

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A Taste of Peru with the Flavor

The Route

A Taste of Peru with the Flavor

Lima

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Lima

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Sacred Valley

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Machu Picchu

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Cusco

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Cusco

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Lima

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