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The Miraflores district on the coast is a modern, safe area where most of the hotels that we use are located, close to shops, entertainment and all amenities. For foodies there are some superb restaurants where fish and seafood are particularly good. Please ask us if you would like some recommendations.
Casa Andina Centro - 3 [...]
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The Sacred Valley of the Incas offers stunning scenery and is a peaceful hideaway close to Cusco. In Inca times as now the valley was an important communication route between Cusco and sites such as Pisac, Ollantaytambo and the jungle beyond. The fertile valley still produces a wide variety of crops and life [...]
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Puno is the gateway to Lake Titicaca. It is situated on the shore of the glittering lake in the high plains known as the “altiplano”. Besides the stunning scenery this area offers an insight into the ancient cultures of the area, the Aymara people and the Uros islands which are entirely made of reeds. A [...]
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The Peruvian Amazon Jungle is one of the most bio-diverse places on the planet. The southern Amazon is easily reached from Cusco, it is just a 45 minute flight to the jungle town of Puerto Maldonado, then a journey by motorized canoe will take you to one of a few jungle lodges. The jungle lodges [...]
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The desert that lines the coast of Peru south of Lima offers many attractions including the famous Nasca Lines. The Nasca lines are perhaps the most impressive example of a pre Inca culture that is surrounded in mystery as to this day nobody understands how or why these lines and huge figures were carved into [...]
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This beautiful colonial city is known as the “white city” because many of its elegant buildings are made from the local white volcanic stone. A visit to the Monastery of Santa Catalina is a must. A city within a city, the winding alley ways between the colourful buildings take you back into the past when [...]
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Cusco was the heart of the Inca empire and here, like nowhere else the colonial and Inca architectures combine to make a beautiful city full of character and with a rich history. Cusquenans are justly proud of their city and both indigenous and catholic traditions are followed now as much as ever. It is an [...]
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The journey from Arequipa to Colca Canyon is spectacular, passing the mighty volcanoes that overlook Arequipa to the Altiplano and through a natural Vicuña reserve. Vicuña are the smallest of the South American cameloids and their fibre is one of the finest in the world. Your journey then takes you over a high pass of [...]
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Machu Picchu is reached by either train or on foot from Cusco. In the valley below the site, tucked between sheer mountain faces is the small town of Aguas Calientes, also known as ‘Machu Picchu Town’. If you have the time it is definitely worth staying a night here so that you can have two [...]
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