Lima to Titicaca

299 Days until departure

July 27, 2026 - August 4, 2026

Trip ID: Wigant-5522

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Day 1 Hola Lima

Meet your tour director and check into hotel

Day 2 Lima landmarks

Government Palace, San Francisco Convent visit, Plaza de Armas, Cathedral of Lima visit

Details: Lima guided sightseeing tour

Experience the vibrant culture and breathtaking architecture of this capital city overlooking the Pacific Ocean. See the vast neo-colonial Governmental Palace, the towering Cathedral of Lima with its 14 side doors and main “door of forgiveness”, go past the upscale San Isidro district and visit the San Francisco Convent.

Details: Museo Larco visit

Explore ancient Peruvian history at the Museo Larco.

Day 3 Lima--Cuzco

Cusco guided sightseeing tour

Koricancha Temple visit, Tambomachay, Sacsayhuaman Fortress visit

Cuzco Cathedral visit

Details: Fly to Cusco

Cusco is the storied capital of the Inca dynasty and gateway to the imperial city of Machu Pichu.

Details: LEAP Weaving Culture

Step into the Andean world and discover the significant role textiles play in Peruvian culture. Learn how to spin, dye, and weave the fabrics that identified social and ethnic groups, and recorded important events. Create a small souvenir of your own!

Day 4 Cuzco

Pisac & Ollantaytambo visit

Dinner on your own

Details: LEAP Peruvian School Visit

Visit a Peruvian school to meet local students, practice Spanish and see the differences between schools there and schools at home. (Please note that school visits will not be possible on certain dates due to schools not being in session. WorldStrides will update you as early as possible.)

Day 5 Cuzco

Dinner on your own

Details: Train ride to Agua Calientes (Machupicchu Pueblo)

The train passes through the Sacred Valley of the Incas to Aguas Calientes.

Details: Explore Machu Picchu

Board a train and travel through the Sacred Valley for a full-day excursion to Peru's most famous destination, the lost Inca city of Machu Picchu. Set on a mountaintop, deep in the jungle, Machu Picchu remained unknown to the outside world until 1912.

Details: Transfer by train back to Cusco

In the afternoon we will return by train to Cusco, the train journey itself is wondrous and the carriages' partially glass roofs offer great views upwards to the cliffs that form the walls of the deep valleys.

Day 6 Cuzco--Puno

Church of Andahuaylillas visit

Travel to Puno

Temple of Wiracochoa visit

Day 7 Puno

Travel to Lake Titicaca

Uros Floating Islands visit

Details: LEAP Peruvian Folk dance lessons

Delve further into Peruvian culture by participating in a local dance lesson this evening.

Day 8 End tour

Fly to Lima

Details: Fly home

Your flight home is overnight. You will return home the following day.

Day 9 Return home

Tour Includes

Round-trip airfare and other transportation described in the itinerary
Basic Medical, Dental, Emergency Evacuation Insurance during trip
Up to three college credits upon course completion (grades 9-12) or high school credit (grades 6-12)
Centrally located three- and four-star hotels
Plentiful daily breakfast to start the day energized and ready to go
Appetizing, culturally representative, three-course dinner daily (lunch replacement where "dinner on your own" is noted)
Full time, multilingual, WorldStrides tour director who is LEAP-trained in experiential education
Local guide at sites and on city tours as described in the itinerary
LEAP! Learning through Exploration and Active Participation; trademarked immersive approach of learning by doing
Entrances and transportation to sites and activities described in your itinerary
Local guide and local bus driver tips; see note regarding other important tips
24/7 On Tour Emergency Support
Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees, any required passport or visa fees, optional excursions, or recommended Tips for the Tour Director or multi-day Bus Drivers. Optional excursions, optional pre-paid tips, or other individual/group customizations will be listed as separate line items in the total trip cost, if included.