Discover what you could experience on a 2-Week Luxury Peru Itinerary in 2025

Follow this luxury Peru itinerary 2025 to see and experience the best this incredible country has to offer. In just two weeks on this thoughtfully planned trip, you will be able to eat your way around South America’s culinary capital, cackle with capuchin monkeys in the Amazon rainforest, get pampered in the Sacred Valley, and conquer the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. 

Together, all the destinations in this dynamic two-week itinerary including Lima, Tambopata National Reserve, the Sacred Valley, and Machu Picchu allow you to experience Peru’s history, culture, food, and natural beauty to the fullest. Each destination on the itinerary is elevated by luxury accommodation and expertly curated tours. If, however, you have an extra week to explore, you will have the privilege of discovering more of Peru’s unmissable highlights.

Read on to find out more about what to expect on each day of your luxury Peru itinerary in 2025 and which amazing destinations you could visit on an extended stay.

Eat your way around Lima (Days 1-3)

As one of the best ways to introduce yourself to a country is through its food, your luxury Peru itinerary will start with the ultimate foodie experience in Lima. This dynamic city is the food capital of South America so there’s no better place to sample some of this continent’s best dishes like ceviche, arepas, and lomo saltado. 

Start your foodie frenzie with a gourmet culinary tour of Lima where your personal foodie guide will introduce you to the city’s best markets, restaurants, and street food vendors. While some are widely known, the guide will also share some of the city’s best-kept secrets. 

With an impressive 42 Michelin-star restaurants and counting, fine dining is a must when visiting Lima. From the bold and daring to the understated, whatever food experience you’re looking for, there’s a Michelin-star restaurant serving it. See what all the fuss is about at the city’s most renowned restaurants Maido and Central, or opt for something more understated like traditional Peruvian restaurant Isolina.

While food is a big part of Lima’s identity, the vast capital has much more to explore and experience. Delve into Peru’s mesmerizing colonial influence in the Historic Centre, immerse in its artsy side in the cool Miraflores neighbourhood, and uncover its pre-colonial history at ancient Inca ruins.

Live amongst the wildlife in the Peruvian Amazon (Days 4-8)

In a world where high-rise buildings have replaced towering trees, it’s important to disconnect from our busy lives and reconnect with nature — and there’s nowhere more abundant in nature than the Peruvian Amazon.

Stay in a luxury eco-lodge in the depths of Tambopata National Reserve, a protected part of the Amazon that spans over 1000 square miles. As one of the most biodiverse parts of the Amazon rainforest, Tambopata’s array of wildlife will astonish you. During your stay, you’ll likely be blessed with sightings of capuchin and red howler monkeys, tapir, sloths, caiman, large snakes, vibrant butterflies, and a parade of birds of paradise like macaws and hoatzins. Visitors have even been lucky enough to spot the elusive jaguar.

During your 4-day stay, you’ll get to experience a range of adventurous Amazonian activities including kayaking along the Amazon River, night walks through the rainforest, piranha fishing, birdwatching, tribe visits, and botany tours. Each activity will be led by an expert local guide with a deep connection to the land, giving you unparalleled knowledge of and insight into the unruly Amazon.

At the end of each activity, you’ll have the pleasure of returning to the luxuries of your Amazon ecolodge. Imagine freshly prepared Amazonian-inspired gourmet meals, indulgent spa treatments amongst the rainforest, and a plush private indoor-outdoor lodge to rest your head in at night.

Take some spa days in the Sacred Valley (Days 9-11)

Located in the serene foothills of the Peruvian Andes between Cusco and Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley is a beautiful place for some peaceful pampering before the next part of your Peruvian adventure. Once an area filled with the royal estates and country homes of wealthy Incas, Sacred Valley is now home to luxurious retreats set amongst incredible Inca ruins.

Enjoy a massage set within a lush Sacred Valley oasis, rejuvinate the body with hydrotherapy in your retreat’s indoor-outdoor pools and sauna, and refresh the skin with a facial using natural ingredients sourced from the valley itself. Between treatments, continue to nourish your body with healthy gourmet meals created with locally sourced ingredients and nourish your mind with plenty of downtime. 

When you’re not relaxing and being pampered in your luxury retreat, spend time exploring the Sacred Valley. Soak up the astonishing mountain scenery on a hike or horse ride around the valley, stop to visit local maize farmers whose practices pre-date the Incas, and shop for high-quality traditional Peruvian crafts at the Urubamba Market.

Reach Machu Picchu on a luxury three-day Inka Trail trek (Day 12-14)

A Peru itinerary isn’t complete without visiting Machu Picchu and there’s no better way to reach it than via the Inca Trail. Carved by the Incas centuries ago, the trail navigates through thick Andean forests, across the mighty Urubamba River, and over steep mountain passes. 

The entire trail takes five days, but a shorter route allows you to see some of the trail’s best highlights without as much hiking. During the trek, you’ll view incredible Inca ruins including Patallaqta and Wiñay Wayna, conquer Dead Woman’s Pass, and reach Inti Punku aka the famous  Inca gate leading into Machu Picchu.

Hiking isn’t usually a luxurious activity, but when you hike with a personal guide, chef, and masseuse it sure is. Your guide will share their passion about the Incas throughout your hike, as well as their intrinsic knowledge of Andean flora and fauna. Upon arriving at camp each night, they will set up your glamping tent while the chef cooks you a hearty nutritious meal and your masseuse eases your sore feet. 

These small luxuries go a long way during a multi-day hike but regardless of how delicious your food is or how mind-melting your massages are, nothing will compare to the experience of reaching Machu Picchu as the sun rises behind it. 

Extend your stay: 3-Week Luxury Peru Itinerary

Get cultured in Cusco

As the ancient Inca capital and a colonial Spanish hotspot, Cusco is the place to go for Peruvian culture. It has a striking mix of Indigenous and settler influences best reflected in the architecture. The narrow and steep cobbled streets of the old town lined with strong Inca stone walls lead out to fanciful plazas dressed up by Gothic colonial cathedrals, monastaries, and palaces. 

In fact, some of Cusco’s most stand-out historic buildings have been transformed into luxury hotels, allowing you to experience the city’s history on a more intimate level. The Monastario by Belmond Hotels maintains its extraordinary centuries-old character inside-out with romantic Rennaissance features and art adorning the walls. Between its palatial suites and dining rooms, you’re transported to the height of colonial Spain.

It’s easy to spend your time in Cusco getting comfortably lost amongst its streets but save time to explore its food scene as it’s one of Lima’s main rivals. Afterward, browse the stalls of San Pedro Market, the best place in Peru for traditional wares and local delicacies. 

Fly over the Nazca Lines

As if Peru’s history wasn’t already mysterious and mesmerizing enough with places like Lima, Cusco, and Machu Picchu, wait until you witness the Nazca Lines. Hundreds of these ancient geoglyphs are carved in the ground 1000 square kilometers across the Nazca Desert. The geoglyphs are strange figurative depictions of plants and animals designed by native Peruvians over 2000 years ago and even after all this time, nobody knows what they mean.

The best perspective of the Nazca Lines is from a birds-eye-view so, after traveling from Lima to Pisco, you’ll board a private jet and see the geoglyphs from above on the flight of your life. After landing, you;ll be whisked to the coast to spend the next few days exploring the natural wonders of the Paracas National Reserve.

From ancient red-sand beaches to dramatic dunes and cliffscapes, this coastal reserve is a natural work of art. Staying at one of the area’s luxury coastal retreats, you can spend a couple of days mixing adventure and relaxation. When you’re not relaxing the pool in Paracas, you can be out on a Ballestas Island boat tour spotting rare wildlife, riding the dunes in a dune buggy, and soaking up the scenery on a nature trail. 

Create your luxury Peru itinerary for 2025 today

Whether you fell in love with this vacation word for word or you would like to make some alterations to make it more suited to you, talk to an expert at Totally Latin America to create your luxury Peru itinerary for 2025 today. Tell us which destinations you’d like to visit and what experiences you would like to have and our experts will craft a bespoke luxury itinerary that meets your needs and exceeds your expectations. Find out more by messaging us here or calling on +1 855 217 9045.