Peru & Bolivia
Traditional communities, mountains and the source of colonial wealth plus train journeys and Inca civilisation
Moneda Tour - 17 Night Itinerary
Step back in time to explore landlocked Bolivia and the riches of Potosi. Cross mysterious Lake Titicaca perched at the top of the Andean mountains and travel by train to Cusco and Machu Picchu.
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Travel Highlights
- Departing Tuesdays from the UK
- Travel with expert guides on our Bolivia & Peru tour
- In-depth exploration of their culture, traditions and rich colonial and Inca heritage
- Discover the contrasting Bolivian cities of Santa Cruz, Sucre and La Paz
- Understand Bolivia's turbulent past at Potosi's poignant Cerro Rico silver mines
- Venture to the origins of the Inca Empire at majestic Lake Titicaca
- Explore dramatic ancient hilltop ruins and see rural life in the Sacred Valley
- Marvel at Machu Picchu, lost citadel of the Incas, up in the cloud forest
- Guided through the historic centre of Cusco, the former Inca capital
Tour Route
- Santa Cruz - 2 Nights
- Sucre & Potosi - 3 Nights
- La Paz - 3 Nights
- Lake Titicaca - 2 Nights
- Cusco & the Sacred Valley - 2 Nights
- Machu Picchu - 1 Night
- Cusco - 3 Nights
- Lima - 1 Night
This itinerary can be tailored to your preferences by our specialist advisors, who can provide a guaranteed price based on your choice of departure date, route, duration, flights, cabin, hotels, transport and excursions.
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Tour Itinerary
Santa Cruz
2 NightsDay 1 - Flight to Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Day 2 - Santa Cruz
Day 3 - City Tour of Santa Cruz
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- Accommodation
Flight to Santa Cruz, Bolivia
We depart from London on an overnight flight to Santa Cruz, Bolivia, staying for two nights in a hotel with gardens and a pool. On arrival, your guide will meet you and give an introduction to Santa Cruz and the local area around your chosen hotel.
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
Santa Cruz
Arriving early in the morning in Santa Cruz, you will be met by your Guide. We conduct an introductory briefing. In the afternoon you have the flexibility of persuing your own interests.
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
City Tour of Santa Cruz
Today we enjoy a charming city tour of Santa Cruz, visiting many of the most attractive and affluent sites. These include the La Recoba handicraft marketplace, the Santa Cruz Boulevard and the Urubó bridge in to the city's residential neighbourhood. In the afternoon you have the flexibility to pursue your own interests or take an optional excursion.
Hotel Los Tajibos, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
The Los Tajibos Hotel is a deluxe retreat set in 15 acres of gardens in an exclusive residential district of Santa Cruz about 15 minutes from the historic centre.
Each of the 185 air-conditioned rooms has a private bathroom, mini bar, telephone, TV, safe, heating and hairdryer. They also feature a balcony overlooking the outdoor pool…
Sucre & Potosi
3 NightsDay 4 - City Tour of Sucre
Day 5 - Excursion to Potosi & Cerro Rico
Day 6 - Visit to Tarabuco Market
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City Tour of Sucre
This morning we fly to Sucre and transfer to the hotel for 3-nights and bed and breakfast basis. In the afternoon we have a city tour of the Sucre, the historical capital of Bolivia and Unesco Cultural Heritage Site of Humanity. Visit colonial churches and museums to see their collections of valuable paintings, furniture and religious sculptures. Amongst these we explore the House of Freedom Historical Museum, where the Act of Independence of Bolivia was signed in 1825, the church of La Recoleta with its vantage point over the city and the museum of Indian Textiles.
Friday, 28 March 2025
Excursion to Potosi & Cerro Rico
We explore the famous colonial mining town of Potosi. Where we visit the old Spanish Mint which offers a fascinating insight into life as it was 300-400 years ago and into the intriguing mix of traditional beliefs by the indigenous people with Catholicism, to create a Virgin Mother depicted as their own God, Mother Earth or 'Pachamama'. We continue to 'Cerro Rico' or 'the Rich Mountain' which dominates the town and has been mined for silver and precious metals since the Spanish Conquest. Although the seams of silver are essentially exhausted, coca chewing miners can still be found scuttling along the maze of tunnels that penetrate deep into the mountain and making offerings to their devil god called "Tio", to appease and appeal for protection from evil.
Saturday, 29 March 2025
Visit to Tarabuco Market
Today we visit the Tarabuco Market. Seemingly frozen in time, the local Quechua people still wear the traditional costume of multi-coloured ponchos, "chuspas" woven bags for carrying coca leaves, elaborate overskirts and helmet-like headgear for the married men and women.
Elizabeth Rojas
Hotel de Su Merced
Located in the centre of Sucre only 1 km from Bolivar Park, Hotel de Su Merced is a colonial style hotel - a good base to explore the city.
The air-conditioned rooms have comfortable beds, private bathroom, TV, free W-Fi, wardrobe, and a view of the garden. Public facilities include a bar, restaurant, rooftop terrace with lovely views, garden…
Hotel Coloso
A colonial style hotel, centrally located just 300 metres from Potosi Cathedral, and walking distance to the Plaza 10 de Novembre, the society of Jesus tower and the national mint of Bolivia.
Hotel Coloso offers comfortable, air-conditioned twin, single or triple rooms, each with wardrobe, a flat-screen TV, private bathroom, bed linen, towels, FREE Wi-Fi, and…
La Paz
3 NightsDay 7 - Travel to La Paz
Day 8 - City Tour of La Paz
Day 9 - Day at Leisure in La Paz
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- Accommodation
Travel to La Paz
Enjoy the morning in Sucre at leisure, in the afternoon we fly to La Paz and transfer to your chosen hotel. We conduct an introductory briefing.
Monday, 31 March 2025
City Tour of La Paz
This morning we explore the city's main plazas and churches, we will also visit the witches market, where charismatic ladies sell a range of herbs, bottled potions and amulets to ward away evil and help you in all of life's troubles. In the afternoon we visit the Valle de la Luna, known as the Moon Valley due to the dramatic and bizarre rock formations. There are great views of the Muela del Diablo, the Devils Tooth, a huge tooth shaped rock, coloured in glorious reds and oranges.
Tuesday, 01 April 2025
Day at Leisure in La Paz
Today you have the flexibility to pursue your own interests, relax or take an optional excursion.
Manuel Quispe
Hotel Rosario La Paz
Located in the heart of La Paz, Hotel Rosario is a friendly, colonial style hotel with comfortable rooms, spacious lounge area, delightful inner courtyard and roof terrace.
The air-conditioned rooms are decorated in the Andean region, with FREE Wi-Fi and private bathroom with shower.
The hotel is close to many quality restaurants and the museums and…
Casa Grande Hotel
Located in the heart of La Paz’s south zone, a modern, stylish and luxurious hotel awaits. Guests arriving in the lobby are greeted by a fresh and stimulating ambience featuring a bright, glass atrium, tranquil interior gardens, and eclectic décor.
The hotel has 65 air-conditioned rooms. The Deluxe Kings have free Wi-Fi, iPod docks, LED TVs…
Lake Titicaca
2 NightsDay 10 - Travel to Lake Titicaca, Peru
Day 11 - Boat Tour of Lake Titicaca
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Travel to Lake Titicaca, Peru
We travel from La Paz by road to Lake Titicaca with fantastic views of snow covered peaks of the Cordillera Real mountain range. We visit the famous "Dark Virgin" in Copacabana, before taking a boat trip to the Sun Island. Cross the border to Peru, and on to Puno on the lake shore, passing the small towns of Chucuito, Juli and Pomata with their impressive churches. We stay in Puno for two nights.
Thursday, 03 April 2025
Boat Tour of Lake Titicaca
We explore the lake by boat visiting the Uros & Taquile Islands. The Uros natives set-up their home 500 years ago on islands of floating totora reeds which grow abundantly in the shallow waters of the lake, traditional methods are still used to create their boats, houses and islands. Afterwards we visit the beautiful and timeless island of Taquile, renowned for its fine weavings and vibrantly coloured clothes.
Tierra Viva
Located on Jirón Grau, in the historic centre of Puno, only one block away from the Cathedral and easy access to the main square. It is also close to Lima Street, which is the most commercial and cosmopolitan street in the city where you can enjoy the best restaurants, popular art shops, and artistic bars.
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Casa Andina Premium
The Casa Andina Premium, Puno is a few minutes’ walk outside of Puno city centre, including Lima Street which is very popular amongst tourists and locals alike.
The hotel lobby boasts a stone fireplace, ideal for warming up after being out in cold weather. It has 53 rooms, all with TV, FREE Wi-Fi, telephone, en-suite bathroom…
Titilaka Lodge
Experience Lake Titicaca on a secluded private peninsula staying in a luxury lodge on the lake shore.
Titilaka Lodge features sumptuous lake view suites, intimate fireside dining, wraparound terraces, and a heated outdoor pool. A serene setting, surrounded by incomparably blue waters, graced with dramatic dawns and spectacular sunsets.
The lodge is all-inclusive, with 18…
Cusco & the Sacred Valley
2 NightsDay 12 - Train Journey to Cusco
Day 13 - Full day tour of the Sacred Valley
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- Accommodation
Train Journey to Cusco
Boarding the Andean Explorer Train we travel from Lake Titicaca along the mountains to Cusco. This is an unforgettable journey which takes you across the barren Andean altiplano, offering dramatic landscapes of agricultural fields, hot springs and stops to remote stations where locals come from far and wide to sell their weavings. Lunch and afternoon tea are served en-route whilst watching the unfolding landscapes. On arrival we are taken to the Urubamba Velley, known as the Sacred Valley of the Incas, with archaeological sites, villages, cereals and numerous varieties of potatoes.
Saturday, 05 April 2025
Full day tour of the Sacred Valley
Starting early in the morning we visit the colourful Chinchero market which offers a fabulous insight into the local indigenous people and well-known for their woven handcrafts, and visit a workshop to meet local artisans. From here we drive to the Moray Ruins, an ancient Inca open-air crop laboratory before visiting the pre-Inca salt mines of Maras, located on a wide-open hill above the Urubamba Valley. We visit a beautiful Spanish hacienda and the fortress of Ollantaytamba, intricately designed with geometrically straight streets and Inca drainage system. From here we travel to the colonial town of Piscal, built on the ruins of an Inc citadel and located at the entrance of the Urubamba Valley, before taking a short drive up the mountain to a vantage point with spectacular views of the surrounding landscape.
Fernando Chara
Maytaq Wasin
Situated in the heart of the Incan empire, only a few steps away from the main plaza, the Maytaq Wasin Hotel is contemporary in design, boasts high ceiling and plenty of natural light. There is a shaded terrace with views of the hills and chic common areas with modern decor. The hotel is only 150…
Casa Andina Premium
This beautifully renovated 18th-century manor house, just 4 blocks from Cusco’s main square – Plaza de Armas, is complete with authentic colonial character. It offers the intimacy of a boutique hotel but the comforts and services of a much larger property.
The hotel has 93 air-conditioned rooms offering private bathroom, safe, minibar, safe, TV, kettle and…
Belmond Monasterio de Cusco
Built 300 years ago atop Inca foundations, the building was originally the Seminary of San Antonio Abad. In 1995, the seminary was tastefully converted into a luxury hotel while still preserving its original architecture of arched galleries surrounding two elegant colonial style courtyards. The Belmond Monasterio de Cusco is Cuzco's premier hotel, providing its guests…
Machu Picchu
1 NightDay 14 - Train to Machu Picchu & guided tour
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Train to Machu Picchu & guided tour
Today we travel by train to Machu Picchu, on the "Vistadome" which offers a spectacular journey through breathtaking natural scenery and landscapes. As we depart Cusco the railway slowly climbs over hills, scaling higher and higher until you are given a fantastic view over the city and the iconic red roof tiles of the colonial houses. From Cusco you enter into the Sacred Valley, following the Urubamba River to the ruins of Ollantaytambo and into Aguas Caliente at the base of Machu Picchu. We then travel by road up the mountain before reaching Machu Picchu, located on a majestic mountain plateau straddling the mountains edge and with steep terraces sloping downwards, it is not surprising this city was lost for 400 years. We have lunch at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge before taking a guided tour of the site to explore these stunning ruins.
El Mapi
A smart and contemporary hotel, located in the heart of Machu Picchu town (Aguas Calientes); the perfect spot to start enjoying a once in lifetime experience to the Citadel of Machu Picchu: the Lost City of the Incas. El Mapi hotel is located just a few steps from the main square and the train station,…
Casa Andina Classic
Located by train station, the hotel is modern, functional but bland, useful for an overnight stay. The standard rooms have no windows but others look out over the station or behind to the Urubamba river.
Sanctuary Lodge, Belmond Hotels
Set in its own gardens and the only hotel in such close proximity to the magical ruins, the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge offers twenty-nine well-appointed rooms and two suites. Also located just outside the gates to the Lost city of the Incas, this beautiful hotel is the only one to command views of the site.…
Cusco
3 NightsDay 15 - Explore Machu Picchu and train to Cusco
Day 16 - City Tour of Cusco
Day 17 - Day at Leisure in Cusco
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Explore Machu Picchu and train to Cusco
Enjoy the morning at leisure to further explore the site. You have the flexibility to pursue your own interests, perhaps climbing Huayna Picchu, offering fantastic views of the valley and a different perspective of Machu Picchu. Alternatively, a gentler climb is the Inca Trail to the Intipunku also known as "the Gate of the Sun". In the afternoon we return to Cusco for three nights.
Tuesday, 08 April 2025
City Tour of Cusco
Beginning in the main square of Cusco we visit the cathedral, built by the Spanish on Inca foundations and with an unusually variation of the Last Supper. Next is Qoricancha, the Spanish church built on Inca stone foundations. From the city centre we travel into the mountains above Cusco to visit the archeological sites of Sacsayhuaman and Kenko. The mighty fortress and complex of Sacsayhuaman was built with massive stones, some weighing over 100 tons and placed together like a jigsaw. On the return journey we stop at a fantastic vantage point with a superb view of the city and surrounding mountains.
Wednesday, 09 April 2025
Day at Leisure in Cusco
Today you have the flexibility to pursue your own interests or take an optional excursion.
Lima
1 NightDay 18 - Fly to Lima
Day 19 - Return flight
Day 20 - Arrive in the UK
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- Accommodation
Fly to Lima
Fly from Cusco to Lima, the commercial and administrative centre of the Spanish empire in South America. Today's wide streets, huge plazas and old houses with ornately carved balconies are a legacy of this period. We stay for one night. In the afternoon we visit the city and the Larco Herrera museum with the finest gold and silver collection from ancient Peru.
Friday, 11 April 2025
Return flight
The final morning to explore Lima, before we take an overnight return flight to London.
Saturday, 12 April 2025
Arrive in the UK
Ursula Leonardo
Allpa
This small contemporary hotel is located in the heart of Miraflores, with plenty of access to local conveniences such as restaurants and shops. The rooms are comfortable, spacious and modern although simple in character, and all with modern amenities such as WiFi, air conditioning and private facilities. The hotel has a bar and restaurant serving…
Casa Andina Select Miraflores
The 4* Casa Andina Select Miraflores Hotel is located near the Kennedy Park and a few minutes away from the main shopping centres and restaurants of Miraflores. It’s a hotel that combines a contemporary Andean design.
The air-conditioned superior rooms are well-appointed with private bathroom, hair dryer, coffee making facilities, safe, iron and other facilities.…
Belmond Miraflores Park
The Belmond Miraflores Park is a deluxe oceanfront boutique hotel surrounded by a lush gardens, located in Miraflores, one of Limas most exclusive residential districts.
A modern exterior hides a touch of finesse throughout the hotel, whose 81 rooms and suites are luxuriously decorated with marble and granite bathrooms and king size beds. The observatory Restaurant on…
Price Guidelines
| Season | Low Season | High Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel Dates | 25 Dec-21 Jun, 17 Aug-12 Dec | 22 Jun-16 Aug, 13 Dec-24 Dec | ||
| Room Arrangement | Tourist | First | Tourist | First |
| Multiple Travellers - Twin Rooms | £4,448 | £5,021 | £4,663 | £5,236 |
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What's Included
- 20 Days / 17 Nights
- International flights (2 overnight)
- Accommodation and breakfast
- Transfers to and from accommodation
- Excursions with English-speaking guides
- Transport and meals as shown
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