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Peru: Lima, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu for three generations
9 days from Lima to Cusco for grandparents, parents and children 6 and up: two easy days in Lima, three nights in one Sacred Valley hotel, the train to Machu Picchu and two nights in Cusco.
9 days · Lima to Cusco · up to 12 guests
The terraces of Ollantaytambo, at the lower end of the Sacred Valley Photo: Tydence Davis, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ruins_at_Ollantaytambo.jpg)
The facts
At a glance
- Length
- 9 days, 8 nights
- Start and end
- Lima to Cusco
- Group size
- 7 to 12 guests
- Longest drive
- 2 h on day 2No drive day is longer than 4 hours.
- Activity level
Easy
Mostly 1.5 to 3 hours on foot on touring days, broken into short stretches with sit-down stops, on uneven Inca stone paths and steps without handrails. Heights run from sea level in Lima to about 3,500 metres at Moray. Machu Picchu is the longest walk, about 2.5 to 3 hours at about 2,430 metres. Every site has an easier option, and anyone can sit a walk out with the van or at a café.
- Meals included
- 8 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 2 dinners
- Room of your own
- + CAD 720 (estimated price)
- Season
- April to October
Highlights
Why this trip
- Machu Picchu early in the morning with a licensed site guide, on the circuit with the classic view, at a pace a 9-year-old and a 70-year-old can share
- Three nights in one Sacred Valley hotel with gardens, about 500 metres below Cusco, so everyone settles into the altitude
- Llamas and alpacas, and a weaving demonstration, on the drive down into the valley
- A home-cooked lunch with a village family, with the children in the kitchen and the fields
- Moray's circular terraces as a temperature game, then the white Maras salt pans from the path above
- The panoramic-window train down the Urubamba gorge into the cloud forest
- The lit fountains of Lima's Magic Water Circuit at dusk, and a chocolate workshop in Cusco
What makes this trip different
Short drives, all published
Every drive is listed day by day, and none is longer than 4 hours.
Free time is part of the plan
Free time and choices are marked on the days they fall.
Solo without the penalty
A room of your own is + CAD 720 (estimated price).
Day by day
Itinerary
The longest drive is 2 h, on day 2.
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Arrive in Lima
Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to your hotel in Miraflores
- Welcome dinner
- Stay in Lima
- Drive about 1 h
Fly into Lima's Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) at any time. A driver meets your family in arrivals for the drive to Miraflores, about 20 km and usually under an hour, longer at rush hour. Child seats are arranged if you tell us the ages when you book. Miraflores sits on cliffs above the Pacific, and we stay here because it is safe to walk, flat along the clifftop and close to cafés and parks. If you land early, follow the Malecón, the clifftop path of gardens and playgrounds, to the Parque del Amor and watch the paragliders ride the sea breeze. At about 5:30 pm your See Sight Tours guide meets the families for a short briefing: the flight to Cusco, how we handle the altitude for children and grandparents, and what to pack for the train.
Evening
Then we walk to an early welcome dinner at about 6:30 pm, with a children's choice on the menu. To join the briefing, plan to land by about 2 pm; later arrivals are briefed at breakfast.
Included
- Pick-up at Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)
- Welcome briefing with your guide
- Welcome dinner
Free time: Free until the 5:30 pm briefing
Activity: An easy day: rest after the flight, and keep the first evening short.
Lima: a market morning and the fountains at dusk
Miraflores to the Surquillo market, the historic centre, Barranco and the Parque de la Reserva
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Lima
- Drive about 2 h
A gentle start: at 9:30 am we walk to the Surquillo market, where Lima's cooks shop, and taste our way through it with your guide. Children try fruits rarely seen at home, such as lúcuma, chirimoya and granadilla, and see the dozens of potatoes and corn colours Peru grows. Then we drive about 40 minutes into the historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988, for a short walk around the Plaza Mayor to the Basilica and Convent of San Francisco, with its painted cloisters and the catacombs below.
Afternoon
Lunch is in Barranco, the seaside district of old mansions and murals, at a cevichería that also cooks chicken, rice and other dishes for children. We are back at the hotel by about 2:30 pm for a rest.
Evening
Dinner is early and on your own, at about 5:30 pm in Miraflores, and at about 6:30 pm we drive to the Parque de la Reserva for the Magic Water Circuit, a park of lit fountains and tunnels of water that children run through, back by about 8 pm. If the park is closed, we go to the clifftop Parque del Amor instead. Tomorrow's flight is in the morning.
Included
- Surquillo market walk and tastings with your guide
- The historic centre of Lima: the Plaza Mayor and the Basilica and Convent of San Francisco
- Lunch in Barranco
- The Magic Water Circuit in the Parque de la Reserva at dusk
Optional experiences
- Huaca Pucllana, an adobe pyramid in Miraflores, in the free afternoon
- Larco Museum and its pre-Columbian collection
Easier option: Skip the catacombs, which have low ceilings and narrow stairs, and wait in the cloisters with a parent or grandparent.
More active option: Walk the Malecón from Miraflores to Barranco in the afternoon, about an hour along the clifftop.
Free time: Afternoon free at the hotel; early dinner on your own before the fountains
Activity: About 2.5 hours on foot on flat city streets, split by a drive and lunch. Bring a jacket and a change of clothes for children who get wet in the fountains.
Fly to Cusco, then down into the Sacred Valley
Lima to Cusco by air, then Pisac and Urubamba
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Sacred Valley (Urubamba)
- Drive about 2 h

Morning
After breakfast we fly to Cusco, about 1 hour 20 minutes; this and the Machu Picchu morning are the only early starts of the trip. Cusco sits at about 3,400 metres, so we do not stay. Our vehicle meets us at the airport and we drive over the hill and down into the Sacred Valley, where the hotel is about 500 metres lower: the simplest way for children and grandparents to ease into the altitude. On the way down we stop at a weaving centre beside the Pisac road, where children can feed llamas and alpacas and watch wool spun, dyed with plants and woven, with no pressure to buy.
Afternoon
Then a viewpoint over the Urubamba River and its terraced fields, and a slow sit-down lunch in Pisac, at about 2,970 metres. It is about 45 minutes down the valley to our hotel near Urubamba, home for three nights, by about 3:30 pm.
Evening
The rest of the day is for the garden, the pool where the hotel has one, and an early night.
Included
- Flight from Lima to Cusco
- Llamas, alpacas and a weaving demonstration on the Pisac road
- Viewpoint stop above the Sacred Valley
- Sit-down lunch in Pisac
Free time: Late afternoon and evening free at the hotel
Activity: Your first day at altitude: walk slowly, drink plenty of water and keep everyone's evening quiet. About 2 hours of driving in short stretches.
Pisac ruins in the morning, lunch with a village family
Urubamba to the Pisac ruins and a valley village, then back to Urubamba
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Sacred Valley (Urubamba)
- Drive about 2 h
We leave at about 8 am and drive about 45 minutes back up the valley to the Pisac archaeological site, ahead of most of the day-tour buses from Cusco. The van takes us to the upper car park, so the walk starts near the top. Your guide leads a short loop through the Intihuatana sector, where temples of fitted stone blocks, laid without mortar, surround a carved ritual rock, with curved terraces dropping steeply to the river and old burial niches in the cliff across the gorge. Children get a lookout job, spotting the niches and the terrace stairs.
Afternoon
From there we drive to a village in the valley for lunch with a local family, cooked in an earth oven (pachamanca) when the season allows. Children help dig out the oven, feed the guinea pigs and try a few words of Quechua, and there is no shop at the end of the visit. We are back at the hotel by about 2:30 pm, and the afternoon is free for the pool, the garden or a nap.
Included
- Pisac archaeological site with your guide, entry included
- Home-cooked lunch with a family in a Sacred Valley village
Easier option: Stay on the flatter terraces near the upper car park with a seat and the view while the group walks the loop.
More active option: Walk down from the ruins to Pisac town on the old Inca path, about 1.5 hours on steep stone steps, with the van waiting below. Best for teenagers and fit adults.
Free time: Afternoon free at the hotel
Activity: About 1.5 hours on foot on uneven stone paths and steps at about 3,400 metres, or about 3 hours with the walk down.
Moray, the Maras salt pans and an afternoon off
Urubamba up to Moray, across to the Maras salt pans and back down to the valley
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Sacred Valley (Urubamba)
- Drive about 2 h
A late start: we leave at 9:30 am for the high plateau above the valley, about 50 minutes up a road of switchbacks to around 3,500 metres, the highest point of the trip, and we keep the visit short. Moray is a set of circular Inca terraces set into natural hollows in the ground, the deepest about 30 metres from rim to floor. The temperature changes from level to level, and many archaeologists believe the Incas used the terraces to test crops. Your guide turns that into a game: the children take a thermometer down the levels and guess which crop would grow where. From there a country road crosses farmland to the Maras salt pans, thousands of small pools stepped down a hillside, fed by a salty spring and worked by local families. Visitors watch from a path above the pools, and the white patchwork is best seen from there.
Afternoon
We come back down to the valley for a sit-down lunch in Urubamba, and the afternoon is free at the hotel.
Included
- Moray terraces with your guide and the terrace temperature game, entry included
- The Maras salt pans, community entry fee included
- Sit-down lunch in Urubamba
Easier option: Watch from the rim at Moray, where there are places to sit, instead of walking down to the lower terraces.
More active option: Walk down from the salt pans to the valley floor on a footpath, about an hour, with the van waiting at the bottom, if the path is open to groups on the day (we confirm locally). Best for teenagers and fit adults.
Free time: Afternoon free at the hotel
Activity: The highest point of the trip, about 3,500 metres at Moray, for about an hour; walk slowly on the climbs. About 1.5 hours on foot in all.
Ollantaytambo, then the train to Aguas Calientes
Urubamba to Ollantaytambo, then the train down the Urubamba gorge to Aguas Calientes
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Aguas Calientes
- Drive about 30 min

After three nights in the same rooms we pack an overnight bag each and drive about 30 minutes down the valley to Ollantaytambo, reaching the ruins at about 8:30 am, before most of the day tours from Cusco. Terraces climb steeply to the Temple Hill and its wall of six huge pink stone blocks, hauled from a quarry across the river, and children like the story of how the Incas held off a Spanish force here in 1537.
Afternoon
Below the ruins, families still live on the Inca street grid, with water channels running beside the lanes, and we walk it slowly before lunch in town. In the early afternoon we board the train for about an hour and a half down the Urubamba gorge, from dry hills into cloud forest, with roof windows on the panoramic carriages. Aguas Calientes is a small town wedged in the gorge below Machu Picchu.
Evening
The late afternoon is free for the hot springs or the site museum and its garden, then an early dinner together at about 6:30 pm.
Included
- Ollantaytambo archaeological site with your guide, entry included
- Walk through Ollantaytambo's Inca town
- Lunch in Ollantaytambo
- Panoramic-window train to Aguas Calientes
- Dinner in Aguas Calientes
Optional experiences
- Aguas Calientes hot springs
- Manuel Chávez Ballón Site Museum, at the foot of the Machu Picchu road
Easier option: Stay on the lower terraces and in the old town, where there are benches by the water channels, while the group climbs to the Temple Hill.
More active option: Climb the steep path to the Pinkuylluna storehouses on the hill opposite the ruins, about an hour up and back. Best for teenagers and fit adults.
Free time: Late afternoon free in Aguas Calientes
Activity: Your main bags go on to Cusco in our vehicle; bring a small overnight bag each for the train. About 2 hours on foot, or about 1 hour with the easy option.
Machu Picchu in the morning
Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu, then the train to Ollantaytambo and the road to Cusco
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Cusco
- Drive about 2 h

Morning
This is the early morning the trip is built around, and the reason we sleep in Aguas Calientes. After an early breakfast we take one of the morning buses up the zigzag road, about 25 minutes, and walk in at about 7 am, the time confirmed with your tickets, when the site is quieter and, in the dry season, the cloud lifts off the peaks. A licensed Machu Picchu guide, required by the site's rules, leads one circuit that passes the upper viewpoint for the classic view over the citadel and Huayna Picchu, then down through temples, plazas and terraces, with stops to sit and the guide walking at the pace of the slowest in the group. Children look for the llamas that graze the terraces.
Afternoon
We ride down for lunch in Aguas Calientes, take the mid-afternoon train back to Ollantaytambo, and drive about an hour and three quarters over the Chinchero plateau to Cusco. If the train runs late our driver waits, and your rooms and main bags are already there.
Included
- Machu Picchu entry in the morning with a licensed site guide
- Every bus ride between Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu
- Lunch in Aguas Calientes
- Panoramic-window train to Ollantaytambo, then our vehicle to Cusco
Optional experiences
- Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain climb, a separate ticket with small daily numbers, for fit adults and children 12 and over on Huayna Picchu (age rules confirmed when you book)
Easier option: Take the shorter route on the circuit, or rest on a bench at a viewpoint with an adult while the others walk the lower terraces, and ride an earlier bus down.
More active option: Fit adults, and children 12 and over for Huayna Picchu (to be confirmed), can add a Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain ticket if you ask when you book.
Activity: About 2.5 to 3 hours on foot on stone steps without handrails at about 2,430 metres, then about 3.5 hours of train and road, arriving in Cusco at about 7 pm. The longest day of the trip, and Cusco is the highest night, so keep dinner simple at or near the hotel. Ask us for an earlier return train if your youngest or oldest would rather arrive sooner.
Cusco: Sacsayhuamán, the Cathedral and chocolate
Sacsayhuamán, San Blas, the Plaza de Armas, Qorikancha and a chocolate workshop
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Cusco
- Drive about 15 min
A slow start after yesterday. At about 9:30 am we drive ten minutes up to Sacsayhuamán, the Inca complex above the city, where zigzag walls of fitted stone blocks, the largest estimated at more than 100 tonnes, face a wide grassy esplanade where children have room to run. From there the van takes those who want it down to the Plaza de Armas, while the rest walk down steps and lanes through San Blas, the artisans' quarter, and past the twelve-angled stone on Hatun Rumiyoc street. Inside the Cathedral, built over an Inca palace, children look for the colonial painting of the Last Supper with a roast guinea pig on the table.
Afternoon
Lunch is together near the plaza. At about 2:30 pm we visit Qorikancha, the Inca Temple of the Sun, for a short hour, then a chocolate workshop where everyone makes a bar to take home. Cusco's old centre has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983.
Evening
The farewell dinner starts at about 6:30 pm.
Included
- Sacsayhuamán with your guide, entry included
- Walk through San Blas and past the twelve-angled stone
- Cusco Cathedral, entry included
- Lunch near the Plaza de Armas
- Qorikancha, the Temple of the Sun, entry included
- A family chocolate workshop
- Farewell dinner
Easier option: Ride the van down from Sacsayhuamán to the Plaza de Armas instead of walking, and rest at the hotel between lunch and the workshop.
More active option: Walk the steep lanes of San Blas to its small square and church before lunch.
Free time: Late afternoon free before dinner
Activity: About 2.5 hours on foot, mostly downhill on steps and cobbles at about 3,400 metres, with the van on call.
Cusco, then home
Cusco to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)
- Breakfast
- Drive about 30 min
Morning
The last morning is free. Walk to the San Pedro market for a fresh fruit juice at one of the long counters, visit the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art on the Plaza de las Nazarenas, or sit in the Plaza de Armas and watch the city start its day. Your hotel holds your bags until the transfer. Cusco's airport is about 5 km from the centre, around 20 minutes by road, and our driver takes your family there in time for your flight, with your guide checking your connection before saying goodbye. Most international flights leave from Lima, so you fly from Cusco to Lima first, about 1 hour 20 minutes, and connect there. Book a Cusco departure after about 11 am, and allow at least four hours between landing in Lima and your international flight, more with young children. We can book the Cusco to Lima flight with your trip, and add extra nights in Cusco or Lima, or a few days on the beach north of Lima, if your family wants to stay longer.
Included
- Drop-off at Cusco airport (CUZ)
Optional experiences
- Museum of Pre-Columbian Art
Free time: Morning free
Activity: Book a Cusco flight leaving after about 11 am, with at least four hours to connect in Lima.
- Lima2 nights
- Sacred Valley (Urubamba)3 nights
- Aguas Calientes1 night
- Cusco2 nights
- Overnight stop
- Day trip
- By boat or train
Wildlife and weather: The dry season, roughly May to September, brings clear days, cold nights in the Andes and the most visitors at Machu Picchu; Cusco is busiest around Inti Raymi on 24 June, and July and August are the school-holiday peak for families from the north. The rains run from about November to March, heaviest in January and February, with afternoon showers, cloud over the ruins and occasional train disruption. Lima is grey and cool from about June to October and sunny from December to April.
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Before you book
Right for you?
Good for you if you want
- Grandparents, parents and children 6 and up travelling together
- Families who want Machu Picchu without a trek or a 5 am rush
- Grandparents who can manage short stretches of stone steps but not a long day on foot
- Families who like early dinners, free afternoons and one hotel for several nights
Not for you if you want
- Children under 6: the minimum age is 6 on every departure
- Wheelchair users or pushchairs: Inca sites mean uneven stone steps without handrails
- Trekkers and teenagers who want the Inca Trail: our Inca Trail trip walks to Machu Picchu instead
- Anyone advised by a doctor not to travel above 3,000 metres
Minimum age: 6
Most guests are Three generations: grandparents, parents and children aged 6 to 16
Book flights after we confirm your seat.
8 nights
Where you'll stay
Your hotels are named in your trip confirmation.
- Lima2 nights
- Sacred Valley (Urubamba)3 nights
- Aguas Calientes1 night
- Cusco2 nights
One price
What's in the price
Included
Accommodation
- 8 nights: 2 in Lima (Miraflores), 3 in one Sacred Valley hotel near Urubamba, 1 in Aguas Calientes, 2 in central Cusco
- Central hotels of at least a 3-star-plus standard, named when we confirm your dates
- Family, triple or connecting rooms requested for every family, or your own room for a supplement
Transport
- Pick-up at Lima airport (LIM) and drop-off at Cusco airport (CUZ)
- The flight from Lima to Cusco
- Your own vehicle and driver in Lima, the Sacred Valley and Cusco, with child seats on request
- Panoramic-window train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes and back
- Every bus ride between Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu
- Your main bags moved from the Sacred Valley to Cusco by road
Your guide
- A See Sight Tours guide for the whole trip
- A licensed Machu Picchu guide inside the site, as the rules require, and local guides where other sites require them
Activities
- Lima: Surquillo market walk with tastings, the historic centre, the Basilica and Convent of San Francisco, and the Magic Water Circuit at dusk
- Sacred Valley: llamas, alpacas and a weaving demonstration, the Cusco tourist ticket covering Pisac, Moray and Ollantaytambo, the Maras salt pans and the Moray temperature game
- A home-cooked lunch with a family in a Sacred Valley village
- Machu Picchu: a morning entry on one circuit with a licensed site guide
- Cusco: Sacsayhuamán, the Cathedral, Qorikancha and a family chocolate workshop
Meals
- 8 breakfasts
- 7 lunches: Barranco in Lima, Pisac, a hosted village lunch, Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, Aguas Calientes and Cusco
- 3 dinners: welcome in Lima, Aguas Calientes and farewell in Cusco, each with children's choices
Not included
- International flights to Lima and home, including the Cusco to Lima flight on day 9
- Visa, if your passport needs one
- Travel insurance, with medical evacuation cover for altitude, for every traveller
- Meals not listed: 5 dinners, and lunches on days 1 and 9
- Drinks
- Tips for your guides and driver
- Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain tickets
- Optional activities, such as the Larco Museum, Huaca Pucllana and the Aguas Calientes hot springs
- Personal expenses
Extras
- Room of your own
- CAD 720 (estimated price)
When you can go
Dates and prices
Pick your start date when you request to book. We check that date and confirm it in your quote.
Prefer to travel without a group or guide? Ask us about arranging hotels, transport and city tours for you to travel independently.
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Booking terms
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Business addresses
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Questions
Prices in these answers apply from Jan 1, 2027. Black Friday offer: 15% off the small-group price for requests received by Dec 1, 2026. From CAD 3,610 per person. Dec 2 to Dec 31: from CAD 3,905. From Jan 1, 2027: from CAD 4,245.
What rooms will my family get?
We ask each hotel for family, triple or connecting rooms so children sleep next to a parent or grandparent, and confirm the rooms with your booking. Aguas Calientes hotels are small, so that night may be two rooms side by side. A grandparent or parent travelling alone pays the single supplement only for a room of their own.
What is the minimum age, and is there a child price?
The minimum age is 6 on every departure, and the trip is planned for children 6 to 16 with their parents and grandparents. A child price is not set yet; ask when you request to book and we quote your family's total, with each room shared as you choose.
Is the altitude safe for children and grandparents?
Most healthy children and older travellers manage well when they climb slowly, and the route is built for that: three nights in the Sacred Valley, about 500 metres below Cusco, a short visit to Moray at about 3,500 metres, and Cusco at the end. Ask your doctor and your child's doctor about altitude before you book.
Do grandparents travelling with grandchildren need a consent letter?
Yes, carry one. If grandparents travel with grandchildren without the parents, or one parent travels alone with a child, bring a signed consent letter from the absent parent or parents. The Canadian government recommends it, and airlines and border officers may ask for it on the way in or out of Peru.
How fit do we need to be?
Fit enough to walk 1.5 to 3 hours a day in short stretches on uneven stone steps without handrails. Machu Picchu is the longest walk, about 2.5 to 3 hours. Every site has an easier option, such as a seat at the Moray rim or the van down from Sacsayhuamán, and anyone can sit a walk out.
I'm a grandparent travelling alone. What will I pay?
A room of your own costs from CAD 720 more, shown before you request to book. If you share a room with a grandchild, you pay no supplement, and every traveller pays the same per-person price in a shared room.
What does the price include?
Eight nights in central hotels with family or connecting rooms requested, the Lima to Cusco flight, the train to Machu Picchu and back, a morning Machu Picchu entry with a licensed guide and every bus ride, the Cusco tourist ticket and every other entry in the day plan, the family activities, 8 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 3 dinners, airport transfers, your own vehicle and a See Sight Tours guide.
How big is the group, and who leads it?
The small group runs with 7 to 12 guests, counting children, on departures for three-generation families with children 6 and up. A See Sight Tours guide travels with you from Lima to the Cusco airport and sets the pace for the slowest walker; a licensed site guide joins at Machu Picchu, as the rules require, and local guides where other sites ask for them.
We are a family of four to six. Can we join, or travel on our own dates?
Yes. The small group needs 7 to 12 guests, so a family of four to six can join a departure and share it with another family, or book a private trip for your family only, on a date you choose, from CAD 7,640 per person sharing. To travel independently on your own dates, ask us and we quote the same hotels, trains and tickets.
When is the best time to go?
April to October, with the dry season from May to September giving clear days and cold nights. July and August match the northern school holidays and are the busiest months at Machu Picchu. From November to March the rains bring cloud over the ruins and the odd train disruption.
How does booking work?
Pick your start date and request to book, with each traveller's name, age and passport. We check availability and provide the final quote, itinerary and booking terms before you accept. No payment is taken when you send the request. No payment is taken when you request, and the price is per person sharing a room, with taxes, from CAD 4,245 for the small group.
Do we need a visa for Peru?
Most visitors from Canada, the US, the UK and the EU do not need a visa for a tourist stay; check the rules for your own passport. Every traveller, children included, needs a passport valid for the whole trip, and we need the details when you book to issue the Machu Picchu, train and flight tickets.