Luxury Peru Tours | Jetsetters

Machu Picchu Marvels

Where mist and stone shape memory — Peru in its purest form.

Peru invites not just travel — but transformation. Begin in Lima, where food becomes art and history lingers in arches, salt air, and the lift of lime. The city is restraint and rhythm — colonial façades, Pacific light, and a glass of pisco raised to the path ahead.

The Sacred Valley deepens the story. Markets pulse with colour. Terraces breathe in stone. In Pisac and Ollantaytambo, ancient walls speak with precision and grace. Then — Machu Picchu. The citadel emerges as if exhaled by the mountain. Sacred geometry. Cloud. Stillness held.

In Cuzco, legacy doesn’t rest — it lives. In golden walls, in woven threads, in sacred steps worn smooth. Then farther still, Lake Titicaca: where sky and story meet on water. On the Uros and Taquile Islands, heritage is not observed — it is shared.

This is not a highlights reel. It’s a descent into depth — where nature, memory, and meaning align.

This is where the sacred is still alive.

Peruvian artisan smiling while hand knitting, surrounded by woven fabrics and traditional patterns.

Day 1

Arrive in Lima, the capital where cultures layer gently — colonial arches, pre-Columbian stone, Pacific breeze. Let the evening unfold at your pace. The journey begins not with motion, but with mood.

Day 2

Explore Lima’s storied centre, where grand balconies lean over quiet plazas and history rests behind carved wood and stone. Wander through Surquillo’s market scents, then pause for lunch where old flavours endure. At Bar Cordano, a pisco toast bridges past and present — the spirit of the city in a single glass.

Upscale Peruvian dining experience showcasing local cuisine and ambiance.

Scenic view of Cuzco’s colonial cathedral and lively town square in the Sacred Valley.

Day 3

Fly into the Andes, where air thins and landscapes expand. En route to the Sacred Valley, stop in Chinchero — a highland village where tradition is woven into each thread. By the time you arrive in Urubamba, the light is softer, and the rhythm slower.

Day 4

Begin at Pisac, where a lively market spills colour and sound across cobbled streets, and Inca terraces cling to cliffs above. In the afternoon, explore Ollantaytambo’s fortress and quiet corners. The day ends by the river, perhaps with a craft beer and time to reflect.

Ancient stone terraces at Ollantaytambo, an iconic Inca fortress in Peru’s Sacred Valley.

Hiker rests with a llama at the iconic Machu Picchu archaeological site in Peru.

Day 5

Board the Belmond Hiram Bingham, where polished wood and panoramic windows carry you toward the clouds. As the train climbs, so does the silence — until you arrive at Machu Picchu, where stone meets sky and the sacred feels near. Walk softly. Some places ask not to be seen, but understood.

Day 6

The morning is yours — return to Machu Picchu, or let memory settle on its own. Later, descend to Cuzco by rail, watching mountains shift into valleys and time fold into story. By evening, the imperial city welcomes you — softly lit, still proud.

Cuzco’s Koricancha Temple with a golden sun emblem, sacred Inca landmark under clear skies.

Historic Cuzco cathedral lit up at night, showcasing colonial architecture and charm.

Day 7

Walk through Cuzco’s oldest quarter, where carved balconies and sun-warmed stone tell of empires layered. Visit Koricancha, once plated in gold, and stand above Sacsayhuaman’s vast, perfect masonry. The afternoon is free — to wander, to pause, to breathe highland air with no agenda.

Day 8

Drive across the altiplano, where land stretches wide and sky stretches wider. Stop at forgotten chapels and mountain villages, then rise slowly into Puno — perched above Lake Titicaca, where Andean tradition still echoes across water.

Traveller in poncho with alpaca gazes at snow-capped volcano in the Andes landscape.

Local woman and boat on Lake Titicaca with floating reed islands and dramatic reflections.

Day 9

Sail to the Uros Islands — floating reed homes that speak of resilience. Continue to Taquile, where time slows further and lunch is shared by the lake. Tonight, your journey closes in warmth — a final dinner, full of flavour and farewell.

Day 10

Depart with altitude in your lungs and stillness in your chest. Peru doesn't let go — it lingers, soft and certain.

Rear view of aircraft departing Juliaca Airport against a backdrop of Andean hills.

Luxury Peru Tours

A journey shaped by the Andes and empire

This journey across Peru is designed as a passage from the Pacific coast to the highest of Andean waters, linking Lima, the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Cuzco and Lake Titicaca into one seamless narrative. It is crafted not as a circuit of stops, but as a story where each region builds upon the last — coastal light giving way to mountain air, citadels revealing the heart of an empire, highland waters reflecting the sky. At its core, this is what defines luxury Peru tours: travelling in rhythm with the land and its history, discovering the Andes not as a backdrop but as the stage on which memory, stone and spirit still move together.

From coastal light to mountain air to highland waters

Lima opens the journey with a blend of Pacific horizons, colonial grandeur and world-renowned gastronomy. Its plazas hum with history while the city’s chefs transform Peru’s biodiversity into culinary theatre. From there, the path climbs into the Sacred Valley, where the Urubamba River winds between terraced hillsides, villages like Pisac and Ollantaytambo echoing the persistence of Inca order and tradition. Machu Picchu then rises from the cloud forest, a vision of stone suspended above the river, its alignment with mountains and stars a reminder of ancient precision. Cuzco continues the dialogue, layering Inca foundations beneath Spanish cathedrals, with streets and festivals alive to both past and present. Finally, Lake Titicaca stretches wide across the altiplano, a mirror of sky and spirit where the Uros floating islands and Taquile sustain their heritage on the water.

Sacred sites and living legacies

Machu Picchu, approached on the Belmond Hiram Bingham train, reveals itself as dawn mist gives way to terraces and temples, the citadel unfolding in silence before the crowds. In Cuzco, Sacsayhuamán’s colossal walls astonish with their precision, while Koricancha tells of golden splendour once dedicated to the sun. Further across the plateau, Lake Titicaca presents another heritage: reed islands that float on water, woven and re-woven by generations, and Taquile, where weaving is both livelihood and ritual. These are not mere ruins, but living legacies — emblems of the Inca empire and its enduring resonance in daily life.

Stays that tell their own stories

Every hotel in this journey is a setting in the story. In Lima, Belmond Miraflores Park rises above the Pacific, its sleek glass framing ocean sunsets, while service makes it feel like an elegant home. In the Sacred Valley, Belmond Rio Sagrado sits low beside the river, its gardens alive with hummingbirds, while Explora Sacred Valley brings contemporary minimalism shaped from Andean stone. Near Machu Picchu, Sanctuary Lodge grants unmatched proximity to the citadel, allowing entry at dawn when the terraces glow, while Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo lies within cloud forest gardens, its trails leading to orchids and rare birdlife.

Cuzco offers two treasures: Belmond Hotel Monasterio, where cloisters, chapels and centuries-old art carry monastic echoes, and Palacio Nazarenas, a restored colonial palace where intimate courtyards scent the air with flowers. The journey closes at Titilaka Lodge, a Relais & Châteaux retreat on a private peninsula, every suite oriented to sunrise or sunset across Lake Titicaca. Even movement between places becomes part of the story — the Belmond Hiram Bingham train itself a rolling salon of polished wood, fine dining and music, carrying the Andes into memory.

When to journey through Peru

May to October brings the clearest skies to the Andes, with dry, crisp days ideal for exploring the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. From November to March, rains return, but the landscape glows with green and the trails grow quieter. Lake Titicaca is dramatic throughout the year, its horizon unchanged though the air shifts from crystalline clarity to gentle warmth. Lima, meanwhile, flourishes in summer, its coastal light stretching into long evenings. Choosing when to travel is less about season than about tone — clarity, vibrancy or solitude.

How Jetsetters curates the empire

Jetsetters composes journeys as living narratives, where landscapes, hotels and experiences are voices in the same story. Peru is not offered as a list of sights, but as a rhythm — Pacific coastlines opening into Inca citadels, imperial plazas leading to floating islands. Through close partnerships, doors open to experiences that remain rare: entering Machu Picchu before the crowds, dining in Lima with chefs who redefine tradition, or watching dawn spread across Lake Titicaca from a private peninsula. Every detail is chosen for its resonance. These luxury Peru tours are not simply travel; they are the Andes and their empire carried in memory, stone and sky.