Amazon & Peru Adventure
5 Jun –
21 Jun 2027
- 17 Days
- Comfortable bespoke accommodation
- 36 Meals
- Group size: 15
NEW TOUR
Peru’s Lima, Amazon, Cusco, and Machu Picchu weave vibrant history.
Itinerary
Board your flight from O.R. Tambo International Airport, the hum of the plane a prelude to adventure. Settle into your seat with a novel or a journal, letting the hours stretch as you cross oceans toward Peru’s beating heart. The anticipation is a quiet companion, whispering of the days ahead.
Land in Lima, where the Pacific’s breeze mingles with the scent of grilled anticuchos from street corners. Your guide, warm and unhurried, meets you at the airport and escorts you to a Miraflores hotel that feels like a friend’s seaside home, with soft light and a view of the ocean’s restless edge.
After settling in, gather with your small group for dinner. Over local cuisine, share what drew you to Peru, perhaps a longing for its fascinating history or the promise of its wild places. The evening is yours to ease into this new world.
Highlight:
Greet the morning with the aroma of fresh Peruvian coffee and warm local breads at breakfast, then set out for Surquillo Market, where stalls brim with tropical fruits like maracuya and cherimoya, their vibrant colours and tart sweetness a feast for the senses. From there, wander to Lima’s historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage site where colonial facades glow in the morning light. In Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral’s carved doors, the Archbishop’s Palace’s wooden balconies, and the Municipalidad’s elegant arches evoke the 16th century’s grandeur, while your guide, a local historian, shares tales that bring the stones to life. Step inside Santo Domingo Monastery, where cool cloisters, colonial paintings, and antique books whisper of centuries past.
At a tucked-away restaurant, savour a lunch of exquisite Peruvian dishes, perhaps grilled anticuchos or creamy ají de gallina, paired with a Pisco sour or a signature cocktail that captures the region’s bold spirit. Then, stroll to Barranco, Lima’s bohemian heart, where cobblestone streets hum with colour, murals splash across walls, and bougainvillea trails over old mansions. Pause at a park-side café for a velvety Peruvian coffee or a chilled local beer, the Puente de los Suspiros casting a romantic spell nearby. End the day at a local restaurant, where dinner plates of causa and glasses of wine spark conversations about the day’s discoveries. Return to your hotel, the city’s rhythm lingering.
Highlights:
Transfer to the airport early morning for your flight to Iquitos, the jungle’s gateway. A breakfast box will be provided for your early journey. Upon arrival, meet your guide, who leads you on a three-hour adventure: first by van through the city’s lively bustle, then by boat along the Amazon’s muddy waters, to your lodge, a wooden haven nestled in the Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Reserve. The air hums with humidity and the chatter of unseen birds. Check in and settle into your room, then gather for a welcome lunch with flavours that ground you in this wild place.
In the afternoon, step into the jungle to meet the pygmy marmoset, a tiny creature with eyes like polished beads, darting through the canopy. Wander a botanical garden, where the leaves of medicinal plants brush your fingers, and learn the quiet art of composting, tying you to the earth’s cycle. Rest at the lodge as the afternoon softens, the jungle’s pulse a gentle backdrop. After a dinner served under a thatched roof, board a boat for a nocturnal adventure, your guide’s torch catching the glint of cayman eyes and the fleeting wings of nocturnal birds, the night alive with their calls.
Highlights:
Begin with a hearty breakfast, fuel for a morning excursion to swim in the Amazon River, its warm current gentle as you watch grey and pink dolphins arc through the surface. Spot the Victoria amazonica, its vast lily pads like green platters on the water, and search for iguanas lounging in the branches. Lunch at a local restaurant is soulful with the river’s hum nearby.
In the afternoon, set out by boat for piranha fishing, the thrill of the catch mirrored by a spectacular sunset over the lake. After dinner under the lodge’s thatched roof, venture on a nocturnal walk, your guide’s torch revealing huge tarantulas weaving delicate webs and frogs croaking in chorus, each sighting a chapter in the jungle’s story.
Highlights:
Rise before dawn for a birdwatching walk, the jungle waking with the calls of macaws and toucans. Return for a breakfast, a moment to linger. Travel by boat to lakes or streams upriver, arriving at San Juan de Yanayacu village, where locals share their way of life with quiet pride. Sit with them, perhaps trying your hand at weaving a basket from palm fronds, and enjoy lunch thereafter.
In the afternoon, seek the Hoatzin, a prehistoric bird with a punkish crest and a scent like damp earth, its swampy home a glimpse of ancient worlds. After dinner, glide in a canoe through the jungle’s night sounds, crickets, frogs, and unseen splashes weaving a nocturnal chorus.
Highlight:
Start with breakfast, then journey upstream to a remote corner of the Amazon, where birds call, sloths dangle from branches, monkeys chatter in the canopy, and insects hum with life. Your guide points out a leafcutter ant trail, its delicate symmetry a quiet marvel. Enjoy a picnic lunch under towering trees, then explore further, each ecosystem revealing textures of moss, bark, and birdsong.
After dinner at the lodge, go for a nocturnal walk, the torchlight catching the glint of the possibility of seeing frogs, insects, and reptiles, each a small gift from nature.
Highlights:
Greet the morning with breakfast, then set out on an excursion to seek the Amazon’s stranger species, perhaps a fleeting glimpse of a poison dart frog or the slow curl of a chameleon’s tail.
Return to the lodge for lunch. Then, paddle along the Yanayacu River in a kayak or canoe, the water mirroring the tangled canopy, the silence broken only by your paddle’s dip. After dinner under the lodge’s thatched roof, choose between a fireside chat with your guide about jungle myths and a quiet moment with a journal, the stars shining brightly above.
Highlights:
After breakfast, we take a boat to a remote lake, where you can sway in a hammock, the jungle’s hum a gentle lullaby, rest on cushioned poofs, or swim in the Yanayacu River’s warm embrace.
Savour lunch at the lodge, grounding you in the Amazon’s flavours. Depart for a three-hour journey by boat and van to Iquitos airport. Fly to Lima, where your guide escorts you to the hotel.
Gather for a dinner, sharing your jungle stories.
Highlights:
Start with breakfast, then transfer to the airport, where your guide assists with boarding your flight to Cusco. Arrive in Cusco, the air sharp at 3,400 metres, and meet your local guide.
Check into your hotel, then head to a restaurant for dinner.
After breakfast, set out to explore Cusco’s heart, starting at Qorikancha, the Inca’s Sun Temple, its precise stonework sacred to the Sun God. Wander streets where Inca walls, smooth as river rocks, underpin colonial arches, a testament to the city’s layered past. In the Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral’s 17th- and 18th-century Cusco School paintings glow softly, each a window into history. At Sacsayhuamán, stand among vast boulders, some over 100 tons, fitted so tightly a blade of grass cannot slip through. Your guide’s stories bring each stone to life.
Return to Cusco for lunch, then spend the afternoon as you wish, browsing a bookshop or sipping coffee in a plaza.
Highlights:
Begin with breakfast at the hotel, then depart to the Urubamba Valley, where the Andes cradle the landscape. At an artisan alpaca center, watch the wool fibre process, from shearing to spinning, and feel the softness of the threads. Spend time feeding South American camelids, their curious eyes meeting yours as you capture their gentle presence in photos.
Continue to Pisac, where Inca and colonial influences weave a quiet harmony. Wander its artisan market, where silver jewellery, ceramics, and woven textiles gleam in the sun. Enjoy a buffet lunch at a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, explore Ollantaytambo, an Inca town alive with cobblestone streets and ancient aqueducts. Its fortress, a marvel of stone, once sheltered royal delegations, with walls and towers standing firm against time. Stand atop its terraces, the valley’s quiet strength carried on the wind. Arrive at your hotel in the Sacred Valley, check in, and settle in under a sky bright with stars.
Highlights:
Rise early after breakfast for a first-class train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes, the Andes’ peaks and rushing rivers framing your two-hour journey. A bus climbs to Machu Picchu, its mist-shrouded stones rediscovered by Hiram Bingham over a century ago, a wonder of the world. Your guide leads you through its terraces and temples, their architectural beauty and enigmatic energy stirring awe.
Walk to a restaurant in Aguas Calientes for lunch. Board a first-class train back to Ollantaytambo, where a transfer will take you to your hotel for a relaxing dinner at your leisure.
Highlights:
Greet the morning with breakfast, then journey into the heart of the Urubamba Valley to Moray, where enormous circular terraces carve the hillside; an Inca botanical laboratory with distinct microclimates at each level. Continue to Maras, where salt pools shimmer in the sun, their harvest unchanged for centuries, offering the finest salt in the world.
Enjoy lunch that is crafted by renowned chefs. In the afternoon, visit Chinchero at 3,800 metres, where a weaving house demonstrates dyeing and weaving techniques, turning wool into art. Explore the famous Chinchero market, its stalls brimming with textiles that carry Andean stories.
The city lights welcome you back to Cusco.
Highlights:
Begin your day with breakfast at the hotel before setting out on a 6 km trek. The path leads to a hillside fortress that once protected the entrance to the Sacred Valley. Built high on a slope above the confluence of the Yuraqmayu, this archaeological site remains far from the usual tourist routes. Its quiet setting and panoramic views reward the effort with a sense of discovery and space to breathe in the clear mountain air.
After the hike, visit the Huilloc Community, home to around 250 Quechua-speaking families who take pride in preserving their Inca heritage. The locals are known for their colourful traditional clothing and intricate textiles, each woven piece carrying symbols that reflect their worldview. You are invited to join them in a hands-on weaving experience using naturally dyed wool and wooden tools. The visit continues with a special community ritual.
Back in the village, a local wise man leads the Condor Dance, a ritual performance that celebrates Inca spirituality and the connection between the human and natural worlds. This is followed by a communal lunch featuring traditional Andean dishes. After this rich and welcoming experience, return to your Cusco hotel with a new understanding of Andean living traditions and enjoy a farewell dinner.
Highlights:
Start with a quiet breakfast at the hotel, perhaps with a view of Cusco’s hills. At the agreed time, transfer to the airport for your flight to Lima, the Andes’ peaks fading behind you. The journey home begins, but Peru’s textures – the grit of Inca stones, the jungle’s humid embrace, and the tang of ceviche – linger in your heart.
Highlight:
Arrive in Johannesburg, your suitcase heavier with memories: the weight of Machu Picchu’s stones, the jungle’s night chorus, and the laughter shared over a village meal. These moments, like a weaver’s careful threads, will weave themselves into your stories for years to come.
Board your flight from O.R. Tambo International Airport, the hum of the plane a prelude to adventure. Settle into your seat with a novel or a journal, letting the hours stretch as you cross oceans toward Peru’s beating heart. The anticipation is a quiet companion, whispering of the days ahead.
Land in Lima, where the Pacific’s breeze mingles with the scent of grilled anticuchos from street corners. Your guide, warm and unhurried, meets you at the airport and escorts you to a Miraflores hotel that feels like a friend’s seaside home, with soft light and a view of the ocean’s restless edge.
After settling in, gather with your small group for dinner. Over local cuisine, share what drew you to Peru, perhaps a longing for its fascinating history or the promise of its wild places. The evening is yours to ease into this new world.
Highlight:
Greet the morning with the aroma of fresh Peruvian coffee and warm local breads at breakfast, then set out for Surquillo Market, where stalls brim with tropical fruits like maracuya and cherimoya, their vibrant colours and tart sweetness a feast for the senses. From there, wander to Lima’s historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage site where colonial facades glow in the morning light. In Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral’s carved doors, the Archbishop’s Palace’s wooden balconies, and the Municipalidad’s elegant arches evoke the 16th century’s grandeur, while your guide, a local historian, shares tales that bring the stones to life. Step inside Santo Domingo Monastery, where cool cloisters, colonial paintings, and antique books whisper of centuries past.
At a tucked-away restaurant, savour a lunch of exquisite Peruvian dishes, perhaps grilled anticuchos or creamy ají de gallina, paired with a Pisco sour or a signature cocktail that captures the region’s bold spirit. Then, stroll to Barranco, Lima’s bohemian heart, where cobblestone streets hum with colour, murals splash across walls, and bougainvillea trails over old mansions. Pause at a park-side café for a velvety Peruvian coffee or a chilled local beer, the Puente de los Suspiros casting a romantic spell nearby. End the day at a local restaurant, where dinner plates of causa and glasses of wine spark conversations about the day’s discoveries. Return to your hotel, the city’s rhythm lingering.
Highlights:
Transfer to the airport early morning for your flight to Iquitos, the jungle’s gateway. A breakfast box will be provided for your early journey. Upon arrival, meet your guide, who leads you on a three-hour adventure: first by van through the city’s lively bustle, then by boat along the Amazon’s muddy waters, to your lodge, a wooden haven nestled in the Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Reserve. The air hums with humidity and the chatter of unseen birds. Check in and settle into your room, then gather for a welcome lunch with flavours that ground you in this wild place.
In the afternoon, step into the jungle to meet the pygmy marmoset, a tiny creature with eyes like polished beads, darting through the canopy. Wander a botanical garden, where the leaves of medicinal plants brush your fingers, and learn the quiet art of composting, tying you to the earth’s cycle. Rest at the lodge as the afternoon softens, the jungle’s pulse a gentle backdrop. After a dinner served under a thatched roof, board a boat for a nocturnal adventure, your guide’s torch catching the glint of cayman eyes and the fleeting wings of nocturnal birds, the night alive with their calls.
Highlights:
Begin with a hearty breakfast, fuel for a morning excursion to swim in the Amazon River, its warm current gentle as you watch grey and pink dolphins arc through the surface. Spot the Victoria amazonica, its vast lily pads like green platters on the water, and search for iguanas lounging in the branches. Lunch at a local restaurant is soulful with the river’s hum nearby.
In the afternoon, set out by boat for piranha fishing, the thrill of the catch mirrored by a spectacular sunset over the lake. After dinner under the lodge’s thatched roof, venture on a nocturnal walk, your guide’s torch revealing huge tarantulas weaving delicate webs and frogs croaking in chorus, each sighting a chapter in the jungle’s story.
Highlights:
Rise before dawn for a birdwatching walk, the jungle waking with the calls of macaws and toucans. Return for a breakfast, a moment to linger. Travel by boat to lakes or streams upriver, arriving at San Juan de Yanayacu village, where locals share their way of life with quiet pride. Sit with them, perhaps trying your hand at weaving a basket from palm fronds, and enjoy lunch thereafter.
In the afternoon, seek the Hoatzin, a prehistoric bird with a punkish crest and a scent like damp earth, its swampy home a glimpse of ancient worlds. After dinner, glide in a canoe through the jungle’s night sounds, crickets, frogs, and unseen splashes weaving a nocturnal chorus.
Highlight:
Start with breakfast, then journey upstream to a remote corner of the Amazon, where birds call, sloths dangle from branches, monkeys chatter in the canopy, and insects hum with life. Your guide points out a leafcutter ant trail, its delicate symmetry a quiet marvel. Enjoy a picnic lunch under towering trees, then explore further, each ecosystem revealing textures of moss, bark, and birdsong.
After dinner at the lodge, go for a nocturnal walk, the torchlight catching the glint of the possibility of seeing frogs, insects, and reptiles, each a small gift from nature.
Highlights:
Greet the morning with breakfast, then set out on an excursion to seek the Amazon’s stranger species, perhaps a fleeting glimpse of a poison dart frog or the slow curl of a chameleon’s tail.
Return to the lodge for lunch. Then, paddle along the Yanayacu River in a kayak or canoe, the water mirroring the tangled canopy, the silence broken only by your paddle’s dip. After dinner under the lodge’s thatched roof, choose between a fireside chat with your guide about jungle myths and a quiet moment with a journal, the stars shining brightly above.
Highlights:
After breakfast, we take a boat to a remote lake, where you can sway in a hammock, the jungle’s hum a gentle lullaby, rest on cushioned poofs, or swim in the Yanayacu River’s warm embrace.
Savour lunch at the lodge, grounding you in the Amazon’s flavours. Depart for a three-hour journey by boat and van to Iquitos airport. Fly to Lima, where your guide escorts you to the hotel.
Gather for a dinner, sharing your jungle stories.
Highlights:
Start with breakfast, then transfer to the airport, where your guide assists with boarding your flight to Cusco. Arrive in Cusco, the air sharp at 3,400 metres, and meet your local guide.
Check into your hotel, then head to a restaurant for dinner.
After breakfast, set out to explore Cusco’s heart, starting at Qorikancha, the Inca’s Sun Temple, its precise stonework sacred to the Sun God. Wander streets where Inca walls, smooth as river rocks, underpin colonial arches, a testament to the city’s layered past. In the Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral’s 17th- and 18th-century Cusco School paintings glow softly, each a window into history. At Sacsayhuamán, stand among vast boulders, some over 100 tons, fitted so tightly a blade of grass cannot slip through. Your guide’s stories bring each stone to life.
Return to Cusco for lunch, then spend the afternoon as you wish, browsing a bookshop or sipping coffee in a plaza.
Highlights:
Begin with breakfast at the hotel, then depart to the Urubamba Valley, where the Andes cradle the landscape. At an artisan alpaca center, watch the wool fibre process, from shearing to spinning, and feel the softness of the threads. Spend time feeding South American camelids, their curious eyes meeting yours as you capture their gentle presence in photos.
Continue to Pisac, where Inca and colonial influences weave a quiet harmony. Wander its artisan market, where silver jewellery, ceramics, and woven textiles gleam in the sun. Enjoy a buffet lunch at a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, explore Ollantaytambo, an Inca town alive with cobblestone streets and ancient aqueducts. Its fortress, a marvel of stone, once sheltered royal delegations, with walls and towers standing firm against time. Stand atop its terraces, the valley’s quiet strength carried on the wind. Arrive at your hotel in the Sacred Valley, check in, and settle in under a sky bright with stars.
Highlights:
Rise early after breakfast for a first-class train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes, the Andes’ peaks and rushing rivers framing your two-hour journey. A bus climbs to Machu Picchu, its mist-shrouded stones rediscovered by Hiram Bingham over a century ago, a wonder of the world. Your guide leads you through its terraces and temples, their architectural beauty and enigmatic energy stirring awe.
Walk to a restaurant in Aguas Calientes for lunch. Board a first-class train back to Ollantaytambo, where a transfer will take you to your hotel for a relaxing dinner at your leisure.
Highlights:
Greet the morning with breakfast, then journey into the heart of the Urubamba Valley to Moray, where enormous circular terraces carve the hillside; an Inca botanical laboratory with distinct microclimates at each level. Continue to Maras, where salt pools shimmer in the sun, their harvest unchanged for centuries, offering the finest salt in the world.
Enjoy lunch that is crafted by renowned chefs. In the afternoon, visit Chinchero at 3,800 metres, where a weaving house demonstrates dyeing and weaving techniques, turning wool into art. Explore the famous Chinchero market, its stalls brimming with textiles that carry Andean stories.
The city lights welcome you back to Cusco.
Highlights:
Begin your day with breakfast at the hotel before setting out on a 6 km trek. The path leads to a hillside fortress that once protected the entrance to the Sacred Valley. Built high on a slope above the confluence of the Yuraqmayu, this archaeological site remains far from the usual tourist routes. Its quiet setting and panoramic views reward the effort with a sense of discovery and space to breathe in the clear mountain air.
After the hike, visit the Huilloc Community, home to around 250 Quechua-speaking families who take pride in preserving their Inca heritage. The locals are known for their colourful traditional clothing and intricate textiles, each woven piece carrying symbols that reflect their worldview. You are invited to join them in a hands-on weaving experience using naturally dyed wool and wooden tools. The visit continues with a special community ritual.
Back in the village, a local wise man leads the Condor Dance, a ritual performance that celebrates Inca spirituality and the connection between the human and natural worlds. This is followed by a communal lunch featuring traditional Andean dishes. After this rich and welcoming experience, return to your Cusco hotel with a new understanding of Andean living traditions and enjoy a farewell dinner.
Highlights:
Start with a quiet breakfast at the hotel, perhaps with a view of Cusco’s hills. At the agreed time, transfer to the airport for your flight to Lima, the Andes’ peaks fading behind you. The journey home begins, but Peru’s textures – the grit of Inca stones, the jungle’s humid embrace, and the tang of ceviche – linger in your heart.
Highlight:
Arrive in Johannesburg, your suitcase heavier with memories: the weight of Machu Picchu’s stones, the jungle’s night chorus, and the laughter shared over a village meal. These moments, like a weaver’s careful threads, will weave themselves into your stories for years to come.
Your journey begins in Lima, where the scent of sea salt and grilled fish drifts through colonial plazas and bohemian lanes, inviting you into Peru’s layered past. From there, you’ll venture into the Amazon’s wild embrace, staying at a remote eco-lodge in the Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Reserve, where you’ll swim in rivers, spot elusive wildlife, and share stories with jungle communities. The journey shifts to Cusco, the Inca heartland, where ancient stonework and vibrant markets reveal a city alive with tradition. In the Sacred Valley, you’ll meet alpaca weavers and explore Inca terraces, culminating in the breathtaking Machu Picchu, its mist-shrouded stones a testament to human ingenuity. Each day weaves discovery with quiet moments, whether tracing a jungle path by torchlight or sharing roasted corn with Quechua families under Andean skies, all anchored by thoughtful guides and comfortable havens like boutique hotels and jungle lodges. As you return to Johannesburg, you’ll carry the textures of Peru, the grit of ancient stones, the hum of the jungle, and the warmth of new friendships.
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