Machu Picchu Express
One hotel in Cusco, and Machu Picchu as a day out from it.
View journey →Tell us your dates, travel style and the places you want to see. We will help you choose the right journey.
Plan my trip →From short Machu Picchu escapes to legendary treks and journeys that reach Lake Titicaca or the Amazon, every route is built around a different way of experiencing Peru.
Compare the length, route and travel style of each journey. Use the filters to focus on Machu Picchu, the Inca Trail or journeys that go deeper into the Andes and Amazon.
4 days · Cusco
One hotel in Cusco, and Machu Picchu as a day out from it.
View journey →5 days · Cusco
Machu Picchu twice over: a guided afternoon, a night in the town below the ruins, then a peak climbed at first light, ahead of the day-trip wave.
View journey →7 days · Lima
The classic southern route, paced gently for the altitude: Lima, Cusco, the Sacred Valley, a night below Machu Picchu, and a morning climb above it.
View journey →9 days · Lima
The southern route taken all the way to Lake Titicaca: Machu Picchu first, then the Altiplano crossing to explore the Uros and Taquile islands.
View journey →7 days · Lima
The leanest way to walk the Inca Trail: one Cusco day to acclimatize on either side of the trek, and the citadel entered on foot through the Sun Gate.
View journey →8 days · Lima
The trail with the Sacred Valley added first: Pisac's market and the Ollantaytambo fortress, then the Inca road from Km 82 all the way to the Sun Gate.
View journey →9 days · Lima
Lima and the Sacred Valley at full length before the trek: the Larco Museum, Pisac and Ollantaytambo, and then four days on the Inca road itself.
View journey →10 days · Lima
The complete version: full days in Lima and the Sacred Valley, the trek in over the passes, and a second morning at the citadel for the peak above it.
View journey →10 days · Lima
The 5-day Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu with Lima, Cusco, and the Sacred Valley first: a 15,190 ft pass, lodges instead of tents, and the citadel on foot.
View journey →9 days · Lima
The southern route through Cusco, the Sacred Valley, and Machu Picchu, then two nights at a Tambopata rainforest lodge reached by boat down the river.
View journey →The best route is not always the one with the most stops. Your available time, preferred pace and how you want to reach Machu Picchu usually make the decision much clearer.
Four or five days can work for a focused Machu Picchu journey. A week or more opens the door to Lima, trekking, Titicaca or the Amazon.
Travel by train for a gentler route, or make the journey itself part of the experience with the Inca Trail or Salkantay.
Stay in the Andes or extend the journey toward Lake Titicaca and the Amazon for a broader view of Peru.
You do not need to know which itinerary is right yet. Start with your time, interests and travel style and we will help you narrow down the route.