Peru Highlights: Top 7 Things to Do
1. Walk the backstreets of Cusco with an expert guide...
…visiting artists in their homes and soaking up an authentic world gem before tourism loves it to death. Don't miss the musical instrument maker who both makes and plays more than a dozen instruments alone in his studio.
2. Take a one day hike into Machu Picchu on the Royal Inca Trail
A trek that proves the journey is just as important as the destination. Wiñay Wayna, in route, not only holds the secret to eternal youth but has its very own orchid species. See if you can find it.
3. Sit on the porch at Titilaka Lodge on Lake Titicaca and stare at the deep blue lake
At 12,500 feet above sea level, meditation is not only fruitful but involuntary. When you snap out of it you will see the most astonishing sunset of your life.
4. Ebike around the Sacred Valley
Each human push on a pedal is echoed by a little silent motor that makes you fly along the earthen path that follows the Urubamba River from Pisac to see the valley with the wind in your helmet.
5. Issue a visa to your tastebuds to travel from the Pacific Ocean, into the Andes and back down to the Amazon...
…at Central Restaurant in Lima by tasting its Elevations experience and be sure we book you at least 8 weeks in advance.
6. Take a 4x4 with our guide to the very high Andes village to visit an indigenous community...
… and marvel at their needlework, but above all their sense of organization and community, seeing what we could learn if we only paid more attention to the most important people.
7. White-water raft down the Apurímac River...
…the true source of the mighty Amazon with expert guides and a safety kayak in the second deepest canyon on the planet. Blame Wikipedia if that is debated at parties when you get home.