8-Day Peru Itinerary with Machu Picchu
Lima food, Cusco altitude, Sacred Valley ruins, Machu Picchu sunrise, back home. Acclimatize before you climb.
Build this tripAt a glance
- Duration
- 8 days
- Cities
- 4
- Flight legs
- 3
- Budget/day
- $180
Cities
- Lima
- Cusco
- Aguas Calientes
- Sacred Valley
The plan
Day 1 Lima: land evening, Miraflores dinner, sleep. Day 2 Lima: Barranco walking, ceviche, fly Cusco late afternoon. Days 3-4 Cusco: slow-acclimatize at 3,400m, coca tea, San Pedro market, Sacsayhuaman. Day 5 Sacred Valley: Pisac, Ollantaytambo, overnight lower-altitude. Day 6 train to Aguas Calientes, hike Huayna Picchu permits. Day 7 Machu Picchu sunrise entry, train back to Cusco. Day 8 fly Cusco-Lima-home.
When to go
May-September (dry season).