• 6 Dinner (D)
• 11 Breakfast (B)
• 5 Lunch (L)

• Paracas: Mother nature has her favourites, and the Paracas National Reserve is one of them. We’ll take a tour of this protected natural area guilded with deserts, islands and the beautiful blue ocean. 
• Nazca: Climbing up 43 ft in the sky, you’ll see the fascinating group of geoglyphs called the Nazca Lines from a (really) tall tower. Think: desert artwork of spiders, spirals and a mysterious astronaut-like human.
• Arequipa: Get to know the ‘white city’ better. Explore the highlights like Plaza de Armas and take some pics of the incredible backdrop of volcanoes.
• Cusco: Your chance to pick up some mementos at San Pedro Markets and then see Cusco Cathedral, San Blas and Coricancha.
• Sacred Valley: See llamas IRL and learn how Indigenous communities use weaving to share stories, identity, and culture — a tradition passed down without written language (and help keep ancient skills alive by providing sustainable income for local artisans!) Your visit here will help support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities.
• Cusco: Travel from Cusco to Puno on a full-day journey that turns the transfer into part of the adventure. Along the way, you’ll stop at Andahuaylillas, Raqchi, La Raya and Pucará, (plus enjoy buffet lunch with Andes views). It’s a comfy ride with reclining seats, air conditioning and onboard restrooms.
• La Paz: Tuck into a 3-course set menu at Manq’a (“food” in Aymara), a seriously cool restaurant with a big heart. Your meal supports culinary training and better opportunities for vulnerable youth, while championing sustainable, fairly priced local produce and proud cultural food traditions.
• La Paz: See the city through the eyes of masked shoe shiners (these are the people who keep La Paz moving). Expect a walking tour that goes beyond the usual sights, with real stories about daily life, stigma, and informal work, all while supporting community projects that back shoe shiners and their families.

See La Paz through a different lens on a Shoe Shiner City Tour led by masked lustrabotas. Navigate plazas, walkways, and bustling markets to see La Paz through local eyes, hearing candid stories about work, identity, and resilience in the fast-moving capital.

Your urban walk supports initiatives that support community projects for shoe shiners and their families. From canyon-rim viewpoints to street-level detail, the city’s vertical drama takes on new meaning.

Hike Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca) across high-altitude trails where thin air sharpens colours and distant apus (sacred peaks) watch over the puna. Crest viewpoints for sweeping vistas of mineral-striped slopes and herds of alpacas dotting the grasslands.

This high-altitude adventure is an optional add-on at additional cost, bookable on tour. Good acclimatisation, layers, and steady pacing are key to enjoying one of Peru’s most photogenic natural spectacles.

Experience the charisma and grit of the Fighting Cholitas, Aymara women wrestlers who transform local arenas with skirt-whirling athleticism and sharp humour. Expect lively crowds, bold costumes, and aerial throws that channel folkloric theatre and sporting spectacle.

This evening show is an optional add-on at additional cost, bookable on tour. Many events take place in El Alto, where city lights and canyon views frame La Paz’s unique take on lucha libre.

• Mexico City: You’ll now book and pay for your Free Time Add-Ons through WeTravel — a simple website link where you can browse all the FTAs, pick what you’re keen on, and pay directly by card, in any currency. You’ll get the link in your Welcome Email, usually 3–5 days before your trip starts. Once you’re in, it’s easy: check out the pics, descriptions and prices, add your chosen experiences to your cart, then check out online. You can book before your trip starts or while you’re on the road, up until each activity’s booking deadline.Missed the link? No stress. Your Trip Manager can share it with you on trip too.

Ride a dune buggy across towering golden sands and, if you wish, sandboard South America’s largest dunes around the oasis of Huacachina. Feel the desert wind as your driver crests wave-like ridges for exhilarating drops and sweeping views of palm-fringed lagoons.

Between adrenaline bursts, take time to absorb the vast silence and late-afternoon glow. These shifting slopes—sculpted by coastal winds—offer a desert playground with big-sky drama and a mood that lingers long after the engines quiet.

Climb the Nazca Lines Viewpoint Tower for a rare, elevated look at the desert’s colossal geoglyphs. From this 43-foot platform, trace figures like the Tree and Hands etched into the pampa, and pause for photos and reflection over an enigma that spans millennia.

Hear how the Nazca culture scored the surface between 200 BCE and 600 CE, and how the hyper-arid climate preserved these ancient geoglyphs. The vast, silent plain adds a contemplative note to an enduring archaeological mystery.

Join a guided city tour through Arequipa’s sillar-white historic core, from the elegant Plaza de Armas to baroque-mestizo facades carved from volcanic stone. Stroll arcaded streets and courtyard cloisters, framed by distant peaks that shape the city’s identity.

Visit classic viewpoints such as Yanahuara for postcard arches that perfectly frame El Misti, Chachani, and Pichu Pichu. Insights into sillar-white architecture and colonial-era artistry reveal why this “White City” glows under high Andean light.

Join a guided city tour through the former Inca capital to see the graceful Coricancha (Temple of the Sun), the artisan quarter of San Blas, and the grand Cathedral on the main square. The city’s Inca foundations and Spanish stonework tell a layered story at every turn.

Wander San Pedro Market amid cacao nibs, coffee, and bright Andean produce. Conversations with vendors, whirring juice blenders, and the scent of fresh bread bring living culture into focus during your time in Cusco.

Experience Andean lifeways at a community textile center, where you’ll learn traditional Andean weaving and meet gentle llamas and alpacas. See natural dyes made from cochineal and native plants, and try your hand at the convivial highland game of Sapo.

Your visit supports cultural continuity and sustainable livelihoods rooted in pre-Columbian techniques. From spindle to loom, each motif carries identity and memory—an artistry that threads past and present across the Sacred Valley’s terraced hillsides.

Trek the Inca Trail with expert guides, porters, and cooks, crossing stone causeways into misty jungles and high puna. Conquer Dead Woman’s Pass (Warmiwañusqa), step through the circular Runkurakay ruins, and descend toward Sayaqmarka as orchids and hummingbirds reveal the cloud forest and Inca stairways.

Along the route, join a respectful Pachamama offering and camp beneath southern-hemisphere stars. The blend of Andean ritual, mountain silence, and feats of ancient engineering forges a pilgrimage as much as a hike.

Arrive at the Sun Gate (Inti Punku) as morning light spills over terraces and sacred peaks, revealing the Machu Picchu citadel from its most storied vantage. Continue on a guided tour of temples and terraces, where granite walls fit with astonishing precision.

Learn how royal quarters, ritual stones, and agronomic terraces reflected Inca cosmology. Watch morning mist lifting over the citadel and the Urubamba River flashing far below—an epic finale to days on the trail.

Travel the storied Route of the Sun, turning an overland crossing into a day of Andean culture. Visit the ornate church at Andahuaylillas, dubbed the “Sistine Chapel of the Andes”, and walk among the vast walls of the Temple of Wiracocha at Raqchi.

Cross windswept La Raya pass, the high point between Cusco and Lake Titicaca, then discover pre-Inca ceramics at the Pucará Museum. Scenic valleys unfurl outside, connecting history, landscape, and living tradition.

Cruise Lake Titicaca to the Uros, stepping onto floating islands woven from totora reeds. Learn how families anchor, rebuild, and live upon these buoyant platforms before sailing to tranquil Taquile Island for a ridge-top walk and artisan market.

Hear how Taquile’s community textile tradition—rich with symbolism—has earned global recognition. The bowl-blue lake, crisp air, and steady rhythm of rowing and weaving create a serene counterpoint to the high-altitude drama.

Stay with a local family on the Capachica Peninsula and share home-cooked highland dishes made from lake fish, quinoa, and tubers. Settle into simple, comfortable rooms and a cadence of daily life shaped by farming, fishing, and community.

As dusk falls, gather for traditional Andean music and dance, where panpipes and drumbeats echo across the water. Optional sunset walks to nearby lookouts add a contemplative close to a warm, human-scale exchange.

Dine at Manq’a—“food” in Aymara—where a social-impact restaurant trains young chefs and champions fair-priced, local produce. Enjoy a thoughtful set menu that highlights highland grains, native tubers, and foraged herbs with contemporary flair.

Learn how culinary training opens doors for vulnerable youth and how Aymara ingredients and traditions inform modern Bolivian cuisine. It’s a flavourful way to give back, woven into La Paz’s dynamic dining scene.

Ride mountain biking routes through the Andean countryside, weaving past adobe villages, potato fields, and eucalyptus stands. Flow along singletrack and dirt roads with big-sky views and the occasional herd of llamas for company.

This guided ride is an optional add-on at additional cost, bookable on tour. Suitable for confident cyclists, with route selection tailored to group ability and weather conditions in the highlands.

Join a hands-on cooking class to prep market-fresh ingredients and master stir-fry technique for dishes like causa or lomo saltado. Explore Peruvian flavors from ají amarillo to Andean quinoa, often capped with a pisco sour demo.

This culinary session is an optional add-on at additional cost, bookable on tour. Recipes balance tradition and modern flair, sending you home with kitchen confidence and a taste of the Andes.

Explore the stark beauty of the Paracas National Reserve, where ochre desert meets deep-blue Pacific in dramatic cliffs and hidden coves. Travel through protected shores shaped by wind and surf, pausing at viewpoints to pause for photos and reflection over rust-red beaches and seabird haunts.

Learn how the cold Humboldt Current sustains rich marine life, and why Paracas’ lunar landscapes and the famed Playa Roja are ecological treasures. The sweeping headlands and salt-tinged breezes set an unforgettable coastal scene.

Taste Lima’s culinary spirit with a convivial group meal in Miraflores, where coastal produce and Andean staples meet on the plate. Gather to meet your crew and taste classic Peruvian dishes inspired by Criollo and Nikkei traditions, paired with the lively ambience of one of Latin America’s great food capitals.

Hear how migration and terroir shaped the city’s cuisine while chefs spotlight staples like ají peppers and purple corn. Raise a glass to the journey ahead—perhaps with a pisco sour—and settle into the rhythm of Lima’s culinary capital.

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