Machu Picchu ruins on a ridge with cloud drifting through the Andes behind

Luxury · 12D | 11N

The Hiram Bingham & Beyond

The Belmond Hiram Bingham to Machu Picchu, a relais suite at the foot of the ridge, private after-hours access at Qorikancha, and condors over the Colca canyon.

Best time
May to September
Route
Lima · Sacred Valley · Machu Picchu · Cusco · Colca

Day by day

12 days, planned in full

The Belmond Hiram Bingham to Machu Picchu, a relais suite at the foot of the ridge, private after-hours access at Qorikancha, and condors over the Colca canyon.

  1. Day 1

    Arrive in Lima

    Fast-tracked at Jorge Chávez and driven to a cliff-top suite in Miraflores, with a late supper sent up.

    Night
    Lima
    Meals
  2. Day 2

    Lima with a curator

    The Larco's reserve collection behind the public galleries, the Amano textile museum, and a chef's counter in Barranco at night.

    Night
    Lima
    Meals
    Breakfast, dinner
  3. Day 3

    To the valley

    The morning flight and a private car to a relais hacienda with a walled garden and a chapel, at 2,800 m.

    Night
    Sacred Valley
    Meals
    Breakfast, dinner
  4. Day 4

    Moray, Maras, and a weaver

    The terraces and salt pans with an archaeologist, then a private session with a master weaver on natural dyes.

    Night
    Sacred Valley
    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch
  5. Day 5

    Ollantaytambo, privately

    The temple hill before opening, the town's Inca water channels, and a horseback ride up to Pumamarca above the valley.

    Night
    Sacred Valley
    Meals
    Breakfast, dinner
  6. Day 6

    The Hiram Bingham

    The Pullman train down the gorge with brunch, a bar car and live music, to a relais lodge at the foot of the ridge itself.

    Night
    Machu Picchu
    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch, dinner
  7. Day 7

    The citadel, twice

    Up on the first bus with a private guide, down for lunch, and a second afternoon circuit when the last trains have gone.

    Night
    Machu Picchu
    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch, dinner
  8. Day 8

    Up to Cusco

    The Hiram Bingham back with dinner served on board, to a converted monastery with piped oxygen and a colonial cloister.

    Night
    Cusco
    Meals
    Breakfast, dinner
  9. Day 9

    Cusco after hours

    Qorikancha opened privately in the evening, the cathedral's colonial canvases, and a tasting menu of Andean ingredients.

    Night
    Cusco
    Meals
    Breakfast, dinner
  10. Day 10

    South to Colca

    The flight to Arequipa and the road over a 4,900 m pass, with vicuña on the altiplano, to a canyon lodge with thermal pools.

    Night
    Colca
    Meals
    Breakfast, dinner
  11. Day 11

    Condors, and Arequipa

    Cruz del Cóndor at eight, when the thermals lift the birds level with the rim, then back to a white-stone hotel in Arequipa.

    Night
    Arequipa
    Meals
    Breakfast, dinner
  12. Day 12

    Fly home

    The morning flight to Lima and the connection north, with lounge access throughout.

    Meals
    Breakfast

What's included

  • 11 nights in 5-star relais properties, a canyon lodge and a monastery hotel
  • Return business-class airfare and all three internal flights
  • Hiram Bingham Pullman train both ways, with all meals and drinks aboard
  • Two days of Machu Picchu entry with a private guide, and the buses
  • After-hours private access at Qorikancha
  • Archaeologist-led valley days, a master weaver session and the Pumamarca ride
  • Private vehicles throughout, including the Colca crossing

Not included

  • Peruvian visa where required
  • Drinks outside the named meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Anything charged to the suite

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