Four worlds in one country
Peru holds within its borders what other destinations spread across four. The Andes and the Amazon, coastal desert and altiplano. Civilisations older than the Incas, a Spanish viceroyalty, a cuisine with three decades of world prestige. Here you have ceviche for breakfast facing the Pacific and river fish for dinner in the jungle, all in the same week. Peru is not visited: it is crossed, chapter by chapter.
Peru is not one country, it is three. The coast is pragmatic and urban, it looks out to the Pacific and eats fish. The highlands are ceremonial and deeply Quechua, and to this day organise the year around the agricultural calendar. The jungle is slow, sensory and moves by river. Those three countries coexist under a single flag and feel different the moment you cross from one to another. It is an authored destination: it is not solved with a packaged tour, it is curated with judgement. Altitude in the right order, the right season, an archaeologist guide who opens up the civilisation rather than just pointing at it. Done this way, Peru delivers the most complete journey in South America.
Gastronomic capital, Inca navel, sacred valley, white city and Amazon jungle. Each region is a different journey, each combination is the CocoVolare signature.
01 · Capital
2-3 nights
The gastronomic capital
The only major city in South America with an open Pacific coastline from its residential neighbourhoods. The colonial Historic Centre, bohemian Barranco, the Miraflores boardwalk and the best dining scene on the continent.
02 · Inca
2-3 nights
The navel of the Inca world
The ancient capital of Tahuantinsuyo, where the Inca wall holds up the baroque church. Qorikancha, Sacsayhuaman and its cyclopean blocks, the Cathedral and the artists’ quarter of San Blas, at 3,400 metres.
03 · Sacred Valley
3-4 nights
The heart of Tahuantinsuyo
Pisac, Ollantaytambo and the Maras salt pans, the circular terraces of Moray, design lodges among the mountains and, at the end of the valley, Machu Picchu: the Inca citadel and new wonder of the world.
04 · White City
2-3 nights
The white sillar city
Arequipa, built in white volcanic sillar beneath three volcanoes, with the Monastery of Santa Catalina, a city within the city. And the Colca Canyon, twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, with its condors.
05 · Jungle
3-4 nights
The other Peru, the green one
Tambopata and Madre de Dios hold the accessible Amazon: lodges among the trees, clay licks where macaws paint the riverbank at dawn, night walks with a biologist and rivers where giant otters fish.
A civilisation that carved stone without mortar and cultivated four thousand potatoes. Snow-capped ranges and lagoons of impossible colour. A mountain painted in seven bands and a valley where the Incas turned the terrace into a work of art. And a cuisine the whole world comes to taste. Peru is not seen, it is crossed, slowly and with someone who knows how to tell it.
“Peru is not one country, it is three.”· CocoVolare master document
Average for the southern highlands (Cusco and the Sacred Valley). Our chart shows the twelve months with estimated cost, weather and calendar icons. Marked in gold, the times we recommend experiencing Peru with us · not for the price, but for the experience.
The Peruvian highlands are best experienced from May to September, in the dry season. The chart shows the twelve months with estimated cost, temperature and iconic festivals. Marked in gold, the times we recommend experiencing Peru with us.
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Six signature itineraries that adapt to your dates, pace and budget. Zero templates · each one is rewritten 100% to your measure. Prices per person in a double room, boutique category, international flights not included.
Lima → Sacred Valley → Machu Picchu → Cusco
The essentials of Peru, without losing the rhythm
The essential introduction: a welcome table in Lima, the Sacred Valley to acclimatise well, Machu Picchu and Inca and colonial Cusco. Ideal for a first time with little time.
Arrival at Jorge Chávez airport and transfer to Barranco. Check-in at Hotel B, a boutique republican mansion. A walk along the Bridge of Sighs and the boardwalk. A Creole welcome dinner and a pisco sour.
An early flight to Cusco and a direct transfer to the Sacred Valley, to sleep lower and acclimatise better. Check-in at Tambo del Inka. A gentle visit to the Maras salt pans and the Moray terraces with an archaeologist guide.
The market and archaeological site of Pisac, and the fortress of Ollantaytambo, the last inhabited Inca town. In the late afternoon, the panoramic train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes.
Ascent in the first time slot to Machu Picchu, with a private archaeologist guide. A full tour of the citadel. The return train and transfer to Cusco. Check-in at Belmond Hotel Monasterio.
A walking tour of Inca and colonial Cusco: Qorikancha, Plaza de Armas and San Blas. An early lunch and a flight from Cusco to Lima for the international connection.
Lima → Sacred Valley → Machu Picchu → Cusco
The classic route, with time to breathe
A well-measured week: Lima in depth, the Sacred Valley and its living culture, Machu Picchu and two full days in Cusco. Inca civilisation at the right pace for the altitude.
Arrival and transfer to Barranco. Check-in at Hotel B. A walk through the galleries and the boardwalk. A Creole welcome dinner.
The Historic Centre with a guide, the Larco Museum and its pre-Columbian collection. A private pisco tasting with a producer. Signature cocktails in Barranco.
A flight to Cusco and a direct transfer to the Sacred Valley to acclimatise. Check-in at explora Valle Sagrado. A gentle afternoon in Maras and Moray.
Pisac and its market, with a signature experience alongside a textile cooperative. Ollantaytambo, the fortress and the living Inca town. The train to Aguas Calientes.
Ascent in the first time slot with a private archaeologist guide. A full tour of the citadel. The return train and transfer to Cusco.
Qorikancha, the Cathedral, Sacsayhuaman and the San Blas quarter with a guide. A Novo-Andean dinner.
Free time for textile and silver shopping. A flight from Cusco to Lima and the international connection.
Lima → Sacred Valley → Machu Picchu → Cusco → Amazon
Inca civilisation and the other Peru, the green one
The most complete route in boutique format: Lima, the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Cusco, and a close in the Tambopata Amazon. Ten days that cross two of the three Perus: the highlands and the jungle.
Arrival and transfer to Barranco. Check-in at Hotel B and a welcome dinner.
The Historic Centre, the Larco Museum, a huaca circuit with an archaeologist and a pisco tasting with a producer.
A flight to Cusco and a transfer to the Sacred Valley. A gentle afternoon in Maras and Moray to acclimatise.
Pisac and Ollantaytambo with an archaeologist guide. A weavers’ cooperative and an Andean offering-to-the-earth ceremony at sunset.
Ascent in the first time slot with an archaeologist guide. A full tour of the citadel. A night in Cusco.
Qorikancha, the Cathedral, Sacsayhuaman and San Blas with a guide. A free afternoon and a signature dinner.
A flight from Cusco to Puerto Maldonado and a river transfer to a lodge in the Tambopata National Reserve. A wildlife walk at sunset.
The macaw clay lick at dawn, a boat trip on the oxbow lake in search of giant otters and a walk with a biologist guide.
A last jungle morning and a flight from Puerto Maldonado to Lima via Cusco. A farewell dinner in Barranco.
Free time for one last table or some shopping. The international connection.
Lima → Arequipa → Colca → Titicaca → Cusco → Machu Picchu → Amazon
The whole of Peru: coast, highlands, altiplano and jungle
The complete journey through deep South America: Lima, Arequipa and the Colca, Lake Titicaca, the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Cusco and the Amazon. Fourteen days that let each region breathe.
Arrival and transfer to Barranco. Check-in at Hotel B and a welcome dinner.
The Historic Centre, the Larco Museum, Barranco and signature cuisine.
A flight to Arequipa. The white sillar centre and the Monastery of Santa Catalina. A picanteria lunch.
A transfer to the Colca through colonial villages and pre-Inca terracing. A night in a valley lodge.
The Cruz del Cóndor viewpoint at sunrise. A scenic transfer across the altiplano to Lake Titicaca.
A private cruise on the lake: the Uros islands and Taquile Island, with lunch in a family home.
A scenic transfer with stops at Raqchi and the Andean Sistine Chapel of Andahuaylillas. A night in Cusco.
A transfer to the Sacred Valley. Maras, Moray and rest. A weavers’ cooperative.
The valley’s archaeological sites with a guide and an Andean ceremony at sunset. The train to Aguas Calientes.
Ascent in the first time slot with an archaeologist guide. A full tour. Return to Cusco.
Qorikancha, Sacsayhuaman and San Blas. A free afternoon and a signature dinner.
A flight to Puerto Maldonado and a river transfer to the Tambopata lodge.
The macaw clay lick, oxbow lakes with giant otters and walks with a biologist guide.
A flight from Puerto Maldonado to Lima via Cusco. A farewell dinner and the international connection.
Lima → Sacred Valley → Machu Picchu → Cusco
Begin the rest of your life among the Andes
Inca Peru in its most intimate version: suites with a view at every destination, a private dinner among the terraces, a sunrise photo session at Machu Picchu and a relaxed close in a Sacred Valley lodge.
Arrival and transfer to Barranco. Check-in with a suite upgrade at Hotel B. A romantic welcome dinner.
The Historic Centre and the Larco Museum. A private pisco tasting and signature cocktails in Barranco at sunset.
A flight to Cusco and a transfer to the Sacred Valley. Check-in in a suite at explora Valle Sagrado. A gentle afternoon in Maras and Moray.
Pisac and Ollantaytambo with a guide. A private dinner among the terraces at sunset, with an archaeologist narrating the history of the site.
A free morning with spa and a copper-and-Andean-flowers bath. An offering-to-the-earth ceremony as a couple with a maestro pago.
Ascent in the first time slot with an archaeologist guide and a sunrise photo session. A night in Cusco, at Palacio Nazarenas.
Qorikancha, Sacsayhuaman and San Blas. A free afternoon. A signature dinner at Cicciolina.
A return to the valley for a day with no agenda: a lodge with gardens, a pool and terraces. A closing dinner.
A flight from Cusco to Lima and the international connection, or an optional extra night.
Lima → Sacred Valley → Cusco
One of the best cuisines in the world, table by table
An itinerary for foodies: Lima’s tasting tables among the best on the planet, the high-altitude restaurant Mil in Moray, the markets and the Novo-Andean cuisine of Cusco. Without giving up Machu Picchu.
Arrival and transfer to Barranco. Check-in at Hotel B. A Creole welcome dinner in a Barranco tavern.
A tour of the Surquillo Market with a cook. In the evening, a tasting table at Central, Maido or Kjolle.
A Peruvian cooking class and a private pisco tasting with a producer. A midday ceviche at La Mar.
A flight to Cusco and a transfer to the Sacred Valley to acclimatise. A gentle afternoon in Maras and Moray. A dinner of valley produce.
Lunch at Mil, Virgilio Martínez’s restaurant in Moray, with ingredients grown at that altitude. The train to Aguas Calientes.
Machu Picchu in the first time slot with an archaeologist guide. The return train and transfer to Cusco. A Novo-Andean dinner.
The San Pedro Market and the San Blas quarter. Lunch at Chicha, by Gastón Acurio. A flight from Cusco to Lima and the international connection.
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Start your quoteThey are not tours. They are private access, archaeologist and biologist guides, and a pace tailored to you. Ten experiences worth going out of your way for.
The Inca citadel and new wonder of the world, in the first time slot of the day, before the heat and the crowds. With a private archaeologist guide and, if you wish, a walk to the Sun Gate.
Sacred Valley · at dawn
Vinicunca, painted in mineral bands at over 5,000 metres. CocoVolare also suggests Palccoyo, a similar landscape with a tenth of the visitors.
Cusco · altiplano
Qorikancha, the temple of the sun on which Santo Domingo was raised, Sacsayhuaman and its blocks of up to 200 tonnes, and the artists’ quarter of San Blas.
Cusco · city
A turquoise lagoon at the foot of the Salkantay peak, one of the most spectacular sights in the Andes, best with a hacienda lunch on the way.
Cusco · full dayLodges among the trees, clay licks where macaws paint the riverbank at dawn, oxbow-lake boat trips with giant otters and night walks with a biologist guide.
Madre de Dios · jungle
The white sillar city, the Monastery of Santa Catalina and, in the Colca Canyon, the flight of the Andean condors at sunrise at the Cruz del Cóndor.
Arequipa · Colca
The highest navigable lake in the world. The floating Uros islands, made of totora reed, and Taquile Island, with its textiles declared World Heritage.
Puno · altiplano
A meeting with weavers’ cooperatives in Chinchero and Patacancha: natural dye, the backstrap loom and the patterns each Andean community keeps like a language.
Sacred Valley · communities
An offering-to-the-earth ceremony with a Quechua maestro pago, not staged, and the great living festivals of the Andean calendar, from Inti Raymi to the Cusco Corpus.
Andes · all year
Beyond the Incas: Caral, the oldest city in the Americas, the Nazca Lines seen from the air and the museums that hold the gold and ceramics of the pre-Columbian cultures.
Coast and highlandsEvery hotel is in our private network with confidential rates. They are not "the most famous" in the country, they are the ones that open doors and understand the CocoVolare pace.
We work with more properties in Sacred Valley haciendas, jungle lodges and luxury trains. The final selection depends on the profile of the trip.
From the ceviche of a neighbourhood cevicheria to a tasting menu among the best in the world. Peruvian cuisine crosses coast, highlands and jungle, and five heritages on a single plate. Where Peru becomes memory.
Barranco · Lima
By Virgilio Martínez and Pía León. A menu that travels Peru by altitude tiers, from the sea to 4,000 metres. A regular at the very top of the world rankings.
Miraflores · Lima
By Mitsuharu Tsumura. Nikkei cuisine, a Japanese-Peruvian fusion, at its highest form. Book months in advance.
Barranco · Lima
By Pía León. Plant-led cuisine of the Andean tiers, with produce from small growers across the country.
Moray · Sacred Valley
Virgilio Martínez’s high-altitude project, at 3,500 metres beside the Moray terraces, with ingredients grown at that altitude.
Arequipa
La Nueva Palomino, Sol de Mayo and La Capitana: traditional Arequipa cooking, lunchtime only, with stuffed rocoto and shrimp chowder.
Lima and the coast
The midday ceviche in a cevicheria with a high turnover of fish, and the chicharrón sandwich from the market: Peruvian cuisine is also eaten standing up.
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The Inca festival of the sun, re-enacted each year at the Sacsayhuaman fortress, above Cusco. The great celebration of the Andean calendar.
In Puno, Intangible Cultural Heritage: up to two hundred Aymara dance groups fill the Titicaca city.
Fifteen saints and virgins carried in procession to the Cathedral, and the ritual chiriuchu lunch.
The winter solstice, celebrated with ceremonies of thanks to the Pachamama at sacred sites in the highlands.
The anniversary of Peru’s independence, with parades, food fairs and the whole country in celebration.
In Lima, the most crowded Catholic procession in the Americas. The city dresses in purple all month.
One of the most intense Holy Week celebrations on the continent, with processions, flower carpets and art.
The Peruvian autumn concentrates food fairs and the best season to explore the country’s cuisine. Check the year’s dates.
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We climbed to Machu Picchu in the first time slot, with the archaeologist guide and almost no one around. The mist rose from the river and the citadel appeared little by little. Five years later I still have no words for that morning.
I was afraid of the altitude. CocoVolare had us sleep first in the Sacred Valley, lower than Cusco, with coca tea and an undemanding first day. By the third day we were walking Ollantaytambo with no trouble. That planning changed everything.
We ate at Central and, the next day, at Mil, at 3,500 metres, looking out over the Moray terraces. And between the two, a Lima market with a cook. I thought I knew Peruvian cuisine. I had tasted nothing.
I travelled alone and never felt alone. The archaeologist guide, the driver, the jungle lodge team: all attentive without intruding. CocoVolare builds a network you don’t see but that holds the whole trip together, from the coast to the Amazon.
The Cruz del Cóndor at sunrise, the silence of the Colca and, suddenly, an enormous condor passing a few metres away. And two days later, the Titicaca islands. Peru changed our landscape every morning.
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“I travelled alone and never felt alone. CocoVolare builds a network you don’t see but that holds everything together.”· Carolina Vidal · Madrid
