Luxury Peru

Begin your holiday with airport lounge access before your day flight to Lima. On arrival, you'll be met by a private driver who'll see you to your indulgent accommodation, detailed below.

Your luxury hotel, the Belmond Miraflores Park, is the perfect introduction to Lima’s dizzying spread of colonial palaces, glass-and-steel skyscrapers and ancient pyramids, with your indulgent suite enjoying views out over the city. Its rooftop pool isn't too bad, either, featuring stunning coastal panoramas. And, like its architecture, a similarly diverse set of influences plays across Peru’s world-famous cuisine, something you’ll sample on an included private foodies’ tour and lunch.

After touring one of the city’s bustling markets, a show-kitchen demonstration will see you prepare the likes of seafood ceviche and the famous lomo saltado – perfectly sautéed tenderloin strips.

After breakfast, a private transfer will bring you to the airport for your flight to Cusco and the Sacred Valley – a peak-framed swathe of rolling greenery that hides Incan ruins and indigenous communities alike. You’ll then be brought to your indulgent accommodation where private flagstone terraces make the most of pretty, rural views. The next day, a private tour will then showcase the region’s myriad delights, calling at market towns, spectacularly staggered saltpans and Moray.

Here, great Incan agricultural terraces tier down in giant circular steps. To sample the local delicacies, you’ll also be treated to an included lunch on day four.

Today you’ll experience one of the world’s archaeological treasures in style. Boarding the Vistadome train to wind into the Andean peaks – scenery showcased by panoramic windows – a private guide will then bring you among Machu Picchu’s fabled ruins. You’ll learn how cragged, mist-shrouded mountainsides were carved into everything from royal quarters to sacrificial temples.

Then, at day’s end you’ll check into the Inkaterra – the region's most charming accommodation. Here, whitewashed adobe casitas are tucked away among a cloud forest that’s dotted with hidden waterfalls and animated by Peru’s iconic golden-headed quetzal.

You’ll have some free time to explore Machu Picchu further – perhaps summiting Mt. Huayna for sweeping citadel views – before your return train trip to Cusco. You might even want to upgrade to the Belmond Hiram Bingham for an extra touch of on-the-rails luxury. Then, back in Cusco, you'll spend two nights at a National Monument, a luxury hotel converted from a 16th-century monastery. You’ll also be treated to a private city tour taking in the city's rich history both ancient and colonial.

It’s a diversity best showcased by Koricancha, an Incan sun temple that’s been transformed into a stunning Dominican church. You’ll then take in a series of archaeological sites, including cave houses, ceremonial labyrinths and Sacsayhuaman fortress. End with a visit to an Andean art collective.

Your last private transfer will see you to the airport for your overnight flight home, travelling via Lima.