🇵🇪 Cusco-Lima-Machu-Picchu

📍 About Cusco-Lima-Machu-Picchu

The ultimate Peruvian route: from Lima to Machu Picchu via Cuzco. The best of Peru in one week.

🗺️ What to do & see in Cusco-Lima-Machu-Picchu

• ✅Visit the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu
• ✅Explore the Sacred Valley with Pisac and Ollantaytambo
• ✅Walk around Cusco's Plaza de Armas and the San Blas neighborhood
• ✅Discover Lima's colonial historic center
• ✅Try Peruvian cuisine at markets and restaurants in Lima
• ✅Take the panoramic train to Aguas Calientes

🏛️ Must-see attractions in Cusco-Lima-Machu-Picchu

• ⭐Machu Picchu
• ⭐Sacsayhuaman in Cusco
• ⭐Sacred Valley of the Incas
• ⭐Lima Cathedral
• ⭐Miraflores neighborhood in Lima
• ⭐Qorikancha Temple

🍽️ Local cuisine in Cusco-Lima-Machu-Picchu

• 🍴Ceviche, raw fish marinated in lime with onion and chili
• 🍴Lomo saltado, stir-fried beef with onion, tomato, and french fries
• 🍴Aji de gallina, creamy chicken stew with yellow chili
• 🍴Pisco sour, the national cocktail made with grape brandy
• 🍴Cuy, a traditional Andean dish served on special occasions

💡 Travel tips for Cusco-Lima-Machu-Picchu

• 💡The dry season from May to September is the best time to visit
• 💡It's advisable to acclimatize to Cusco's altitude before going on excursions
• 💡Machu Picchu entrance tickets must be booked well in advance
• 💡Coca tea helps alleviate altitude sickness
• 💡Lima has a mild coastal climate, different from the colder highlands