We Explored Incan Lands

Holiday Inn Lima Airport Hotel makes it easy to make it to your flight — the hotel is just a short walk from the Jose Lima International Airport. The hotel also offers a free transfer to the airport.

If you only have a few weeks to travel in Peru and want to see several major destinations, flying is your best bet. Domestic airports are scattered across Peru in most major cities.

This boutique hotel offers rooms in a beautifully restored 19th-century mansion. Built near the ruins of an Inca fortress, Palacio Manco Capac gives you space to reach out and touch Cusco’s legendary past.

Cusco is a modern city coexisting with an ancient and dramatic past. In the ruins surrounding the city, you’ll see the remnants of a complex belief system and highly-sophisticated engineering.

Tierra Viva Machu Picchu Hotel faces the sacred Urubamba River, in the small town of Aguas Calientes. You can hike to Machu Picchu from Aguas Calientes, or take a 20-minute bus ride.

Take a comfortable, one-way train ride from Cusco to Aguas Calientes. This train has large windows, so you’ll have an incredible view the entire way. Once you arrive in Aguas Calientes, you’ll take a short bus ride to reach the ruins of Machu Picchu.

During its lifetime, Machu Picchu saw the rise and the fall of the Inca Empire. Machu Picchu was built in the 15th century, just before the Spanish arrived and took control of the surrounding region. Touring the vast complex of agricultural, residential, and religious buildings, it becomes clear Machu Picchu was a world unto itself, the busy last chapter of an accomplished civilization.

This boutique hotel offers rooms in a beautifully restored 19th-century mansion. Built near the ruins of an Inca fortress, Palacio Manco Capac gives you space to reach out and touch Cusco’s legendary past.

This 2-hour hiking tour is a breathtaking complement to a visit to the Machu Picchu ruins. You will leave for Huayna Picchu mountain from Aguas Calientes, the small town that is nearest Machu Picchu. Huayna Picchu’s peak towers over Machu Picchu – at the summit of Huayna Picchu, hikers will be 1,180 feet higher than ruins of Machu Picchu, at 8,920 feet above sea level.

Peru When was the last time you took a leisurely trip through the Andes? If you ride the Vistadome, the answer will be: your last vacation. This train takes you through Peru's beautiful, yet rugged landscape in style. Enjoy air conditioning, complimentary refreshments, and even onboard entertainment. This isn't your average commuter train — it's the PeruRail Vistadome.

On this tour you’ll spend a day exploring the great variety of attractions the Sacred Valley of the Inca has to offer. In the marketplace at Pisac you’ll have the opportunity to buy crafts made by Peruvian artisans. Then you’ll visit the valley itself, and hike through an Inca ruin in one of the nearby mountains.

If you only have a few weeks to travel in Peru and want to see several major destinations, flying is your best bet. Domestic airports are scattered across Peru in most major cities.

N° 7 as Best Latin Americas's 50 Best Restaurants in 2017. The story began in 1994. Upon finishing their culinary studies in Paris, Gastón Acurio and Astrid Gutsche founded their eponymous restaurant in a small house in the district of Miraflores. At first, the restaurant was quite French, as it was dictated by the global trend. Over time, it became decidedly Peruvian. As Gaston has described "we embraced our culture and flavors, experimenting with local ingredients and recipes with one goal in mind, to promote our cuisine around the world."