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The Amazon, Lauca National Park, the Nazca Lines, La Paz, Lake Titicaca & the culture of the High Andes

Pachamama Tour - 20 Night Itinerary

Explore the Amazon, Nazca Lines, Machu Picchu, Northern Chile and Bolivia with the minimum about of domestic flights.

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Travel Highlights

  • Visit Peru, Northern Chile and Bolivia with only two domestic flights
  • Start on Peru's rocky coastline, admiring the bird and sea life of Paracas
  • Enjoy a scenic flight over the Nazca Lines and discover the 'White City' of Arequipa
  • Explore Lauca National Park with its groups of flamingoes and other wildlife
  • Tour the bustling streets of La Paz, visiting the bizarre Witches Market
  • Relax on Lake Titicaca and find traditional life on its remote islands
  • Tour the historic former Inca capital Cusco and the hilltop ruins of the Sacred Valley
  • Take a scenic train ride to Machu Picchu, the lost Inca city buried in cloud forest
  • Finish with a few days in a unforgettable Amazon River Lodge with local expert guides

Tour Route

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Tour Itinerary

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Sunday, 15 June 2025

Fly to Lima

Depart on Fridays for Lima. Arriving the same day, we transfer to our hotel for 1 night. You will be met by our representative, who will take you to your chosen hotel and answer any questions you may have. 

 


Monday, 16 June 2025

Paracas

Today we journey south through the desert, following the coast, to Paracas, and spend 1 night at our hotel looking out over the Pacific. We visit the Paracas Peninsula, stopping at the Mirador de Lobos Marinos, a cliff-top vantage point, perfect for observing the sea lion colonies in secluded bays.


Tuesday, 17 June 2025

Ballestas islands and Inca Museum

In the morning we take a boat trip to the Ballestas Islands, home to thousands of marine birds, including boobies, gannets and pelicans. All the while, sea lions frolic merrily in our wake. Continue to the Huacachina Oasis, a beautiful green lake, surrounded by palm trees and towering sand dunes. Later we visit the Inca Museum, gaining a rare insight into the pre-Inca cultures and enjoy a small but impressive collection of perfectly preserved by the desert. Drive to Nasca and stay overnight. 

Allpa Hotel
Lima - Tourist Hotel

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…

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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.…

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Lima - Deluxe Hotel

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…

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Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Included flight over the Nazca Lines

A highlight of this journey is the early morning flight over the legendary Nazca Lines, an unexplained, intricate collection of immense landscape figures, which can only be identified from above. We journey to Arequipa, through desert, contrasting lush green fields and tiny villages which only survive from water brought by rivers originating in the Andes. We stay 2 nights in Arequipa. 


Thursday, 19 June 2025

Guided tour of Arequipa

Morning at leisure to relax in Arequipa, perhaps in the stunning colonial square, built entirely of white volcanic stone, watched over by the snow-capped Misti volcano. Time to admire the intricate facades of Arequipa's wealth of churches. Enjoy an afternoon excursion with our local guide to the Santa Catalina convent, a city within a city, with little alleyways painted in glorious burnt oranges and reds, decorated with bright flowering geranium. 

Flamingoes wade and reflect in a high-altitude lake in Launa National Park, surrounded by lush Andean greenery.
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Friday, 20 June 2025

Arequipa to Tacna

We take a domestic flight to Tacna (via Lima) and travel onto the border as we cross into Chile, transferring to our hotel in Arica for a 1-night stay on a bed and breakfast basis. 

 


Saturday, 21 June 2025

Lauca National Park

Travel by road to Lauca National Park, located in the Chilean Altiplano and home to over 100 species of birds including flamingoes, the Andean condor and Puna Ibis. Continue to Lake Chungará, one of the highest lakes in the world, set in the most beautiful position in the shadow of the Payachata volcano. In the afternoon, admire scenic mountains and spectacular passes to the Bolivian border and continue to La Paz, where we will stay for 2-nights on a bed and breakfast basis. 

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Sunday, 22 June 2025

La Paz and Moon Valley

Today we take a full day guided tour with our local expert visiting the colonial quarter of La Paz and the fascinating witches' market, where weird and wonderful potions are sold. We then continue to Moon Valley, an area of sandstone, sculpted by wind and rain to create a surreal lunar-like landscape. 

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Monday, 23 June 2025

Lake Titicaca & Copacabana

Travel by road to Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake, framed by snowcapped mountains rising behind and catching glimpses of locals working the ancient terraces. We visit the pretty village of Copacabana, with a cathedral home of the Virgin of Candelaria, patron saint of Bolivia. We overnight at a hotel in Copacabana. 


Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Sun Island, Lake Titicaca

Explore Lake Titicaca by boat arriving at Sun Island where we take a short hike to our hotel, the fabulous La Estancia eco Lodge with stunning views of the lake. We stay here for 2 nights to relax. 


Wednesday, 25 June 2025

Sun Island, Lake Titicaca

At leisure in Sun Island, Lake Titicaca. Perfect for walks and exploration of this most extra-ordinary island in Lake Titicaca. 

 


Thursday, 26 June 2025

Explore the Uros Islands

We return to Copacabana, cross the border into Peru and continue to Puno. Enjoy an afternoon boat trip on Lake Titicaca to visit the floating Uros Islands, where huts and rafts are built of reeds. We overnight in Puno tonight. 

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Sun Island & Lake Titicaca - First Lodge

Ecolodge La Estancia

An ideal spot destination in one of the most mystic places of the Andean regions that is in harmony with the nature from the Island of the Sun and Lake Titicaca, and which respects and conserves the cultural traditions of the local aymaras.
 
The use of traditional Andean architecture from the area has been maintained in…

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Puno & Lake Titicaca - Deluxe Lodge

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…

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Massive stone walls of Sacsayhuaman overlook Cusco in Peru's Anden highlands.
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Friday, 27 June 2025

The Andean Explorer train to Cusco

Board the luxurious Andean explorer train passing Andean landscapes, hot springs, towering mountains and tiny railway stations. Included lunch and high tea is served at our window seats as we pass small, isolated villages and farms - a real highlight of this tour. On arrival in Cusco we transfer to your chosen hotel for a 2 night stay. 


Saturday, 28 June 2025

Guided tour of Cusco 

Our local guide will take you on a tour of Cusco and the ruins in the surrounding area. Beautiful colonial buildings resting on Inca foundations have remained unchanged for centuries. Outside the city lies the mighty fortress and religious site of Sacsayhuamán, an astounding megalithic structure, whose massive stones weigh over 100 tons, fitted together with typical Inca perfection. 

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Cusco - Tourist Hotel

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…

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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…

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Belmond Monasterio
Cusco - Luxury Hotel

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…

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Sunday, 29 June 2025

Train to Machu Picchu

We leave Cusco on a spectacular train journey, following the course of the Urubamba River, and culminating in the impressive Machu Picchu. Once at the ruins, we have a guided tour and the afternoon to explore the site. Overnight in a hotel located Aguas Calientes on a bed and breakfast basis.

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Machu Picchu - Tourist Hotel

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.

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Machu Picchu - First Lodge

Sumaq Machu Picchu

The brand new Sumaq hotel is located in Aguas Calientes, owned by a Peruvian family that have made reality their dream of building a luxury hotel close to the most emblematic archaeological site in Peru: Machu Picchu. The hotel provides guests with the highest levels of comfort in an appropriatel magnificent setting, and the design…

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Belmond Sanctuary Lodge
Machu Picchu - Deluxe Lodge

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.…

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Massive stone walls of Sacsayhuaman overlook Cusco in Peru's Anden highlands.
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Monday, 30 June 2025

Machu Picchu and return to Cusco

This morning is free to explore. Perhaps revisit Machu Picchu at your leisure or walk the Inca Trail to Sun Gate. Another option is to hike up Huayna Picchu offering breathtaking views of the Urubamba River below. In the afternoon we take the train and bus back to Cusco where we stay for 2 nights.


Tuesday, 01 July 2025

Explore the Sacred Valley

A wonderful full day of guided explorations today. The Sacred Valley of the Incas follows the Urubamba river and valley offering stunning views of the Inca terracing and the fertile plains. We visit the ruins of Ollantaytambo, with some of the finest examples of Inca masonry, and stop at Chinchero and Pisac's Sunday market where villagers come from miles around to barter and sell their wares. Lunch is included today.

 

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Wednesday, 02 July 2025

Journey into the Amazon

We fly from Cusco to Puerto Maldonado, in the Amazon Basin, from where we take a motorised, dug-out canoe on the Tambopata River to our lodge for 3 nights on a full board basis and two days of jungle excursions accompanied by local guides. Enjoy guided walks through the fabulous rainforest and dense tree canopy, visit a local village and go caiman-spotting on the river at night. You will enjoy a full programme of included activities, plus have time to relax and take additional optional excursions depending on your interests. 


Thursday, 03 July 2025

Exploring the Amazon rainforest

Enjoy a day of exploration and activities in the forest and on the river.


Friday, 04 July 2025

Exploring the Amazon rainforest

Enjoy a day of exploration and activities in the forest and on the river.


Saturday, 05 July 2025

Fly to Lima & onward back to the UK

Travel by motorised canoe to the airport and fly to Lima, where you connect with your evening, overnight flight back to the UK.


Sunday, 06 July 2025

Arrive in the UK

Arrive in the UK in the morning.

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Tambopata Amazon Lodges - Tourist Lodge

Tambopata Ecolodge

Tambopata Ecolodge is situated on the banks of the Tambopata River in the Tambopata National Reserve, a protected area located in the southeastern region of Madre de Dios. The lodge has delightful cabins made from wood and thatched with woven leaves and screened to protect from insects.  By day, enjoy the remarkable attractions of the…

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Tambopata Amazon Lodges - Deluxe Lodge

Reserva Amazonica

The wildlife in the area is remarkable, from giant and colourful macaws, to toucans, parrots, tapirs, tamarind monkeys, owls, Southern Amazon Red squirrels, as well as a large variety of monkeys. Reserva Amazonica also holds the world record for ant species in a single place (362 species).

The lodge offers spacious facilities and well-equipped private cabins,…

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Travel Dates 25 Dec-21 Jun, 17 Aug-12 Dec 22 Jun-16 Aug, 13 De -24 Dec
Room Arrangement Tourist First Deluxe Tourist First Deluxe
Multiple Travellers - Twin Rooms £6,903 £7,807 £8,867 £7,340 £8,051 £9,374
Single Traveller - Own Room £8,133 £10,711 £11,481 £8,944 £10,255 £12,308

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  • 22 Days / 20 Nights
  • International flights (1 overnight)
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  • Excursions with English-speaking guides as described
  • 21 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 3 dinners
  • Transfers to and from accommodation
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