Overview & Highlights
There’s not really any argument: in terms of cultural magnificence, enigmatic history, uniqueness and stunning human creativity, Machu Picchu and Easter Island are respectively Peru and Chile’s most divine highlights.
The Incas and the indigenous people of Easter Island couldn’t be more diverse, reflected in their history and their world views. But now you can combine the two, along with other stunning sights, on one, two-week holiday to Peru and Chile. What seem to be isolated and remote places are in fact remarkably accessible: there are even direct non-stop flights from and to the UK.
Start your trip in Lima, the City of Kings and certainly the most regal capital in South America. Fly up into the Andes and continue to the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Peru’s bucolic paradise, peppered with the vestiges of Inca civilisation. From there it’s a train journey through a dramatic canyon to Machu Picchu, where you spend the night close to the ruins so that you can benefit from a second visit fully to appreciate this extraordinary mountain-top site. From Imperial Cusco, you fly to Santiago, Chile’s cosmopolitan and dynamic modern capital, and then fly across the Pacific Ocean to isolated, Polynesian Easter Island, famed for the remarkable stone statues of huge heads standing guard over the rugged scenery and lonely beaches.
- Explore the ancient Inca heartlands of Cusco, Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley
- Discover the modern, bustling cities of Lima and Santiago
- Step back in time whilst visiting the remote Easter Island
Outline itinerary
Day 1
Arrive in Lima. Transfer to hotel in Miraflores.
Day 2
Guided tour of the capital.
Day 3
Fly to Cusco and continue to the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
Day 4
Full day guided tour in the Sacred Valley: Maras, Moray, Chincheros
Day 5
Visit Ollantaytambo temple fortress, on to Machu Picchu.
Day 6
Return to Ollantaytambo by rail and proceed back to Cusco.
Day 7
Guided walking tour of Cusco.
Day 8
Fly to Santiago de Chile and transfer to your hotel.
Day 9
Full day guided walking tour to Valparaiso and a vineyard.
Day 10
Fly to Easter Island and your hotel in Hanga Roa town.
Day 11
Introduction to Easter Island.
Day 12
Further explorations of the island.
Day 13
Day at leisure to relax or discover the hidden gems of Easter Island.
Day 14
Fly back to Santiago.
Day 15
Fly home
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