About Our Destination
Climate
Peru is temperate in September, staying between 65-68°F during the day and 55-58°F at night in Lima. Cusco, the Sacred Valley, and Machu Picchu temperatures will be 65-69°F during the day and 35-39°F at night.
Currency
The official currency of Peru is the Peruvian nuevo sol. For updated exchange rates, click here.
Languages
Spanish is one of Peru’s official languages―along with Quechua, Aymara, and other native tongues―but English is widely spoken.
Health & Safety
LimaTours Protocols
To learn more about LimaTours' Health & Safety protocols, please click here.
Travel & Entry Requirements
With international travel resuming, we’ve provided an easy tool to allow you to check the latest requirements and provisions for your travel plans, please click here. For specific entry requirements to your chosen destination, simply click on your arrival country under "Where to?" and enter your travel dates.
Before Your Trip
Airfare Discounts
Please visit our airfare specials page for the most up-to-date information.
Cancellation Policy
Unexpected events can cause you to cancel your vacation. Because we are committed to this charter, we must strictly adhere to our cancellation policy as outlined in our Olivia Terms & Conditions.
Transfer funds are nonrefundable and nontransferable from the point of sale forward.
Celebrations – Birthdays, Anniversaries, Honeymoons and more
Register at Olivia Honeymoon Wishes for your honeymoon, anniversary, or other special celebration; browse through the selections and let your friends know just how easy it is for them to purchase a gift for you.
If you have a celebration or birthday that occurs during the trip dates that you have not already advised your travel consultant about, please let us know of this information as soon as possible but no less than 90 days prior to the trip.
Connect with other guests – Join the Facebook Group
If you'd like to chat with people who are going on the trip, you can join the official Facebook group.
Passport and Visa
You will need a passport that is valid for 6 months past the last date of the trip. If you are a US citizen, you DO NOT need a visa. If you are not a US citizen, please check with both your country’s consulate and the consulates of the countries we will be visiting to make sure that you do not need an entry visa or other additional documentation.
Specific Needs – Dietary, Medical and Mobility
If you have special medical or dietary needs, please advise us at the time of booking, or contact Olivia Guest Services at guestservices@olivia.com if you have not notified us of your specific needs. Please note that if we do not have your most up-to-date dietary or other needs, we may not be able to accommodate you.
Travel Insurance
Olivia recommends that you purchase a travel protection plan to help protect you and your trip investment against the unexpected. Visit our Insurance page olivia.com/travel-insurance for more information.
For a travel insurance quote, more information or to purchase a protection plan, please call Olivia at 800-631-6277 and select option 1 for a travel consultant.
Travel Gear Store
To help you get ready for your next vacation, we’ve partnered with New Headings to create Olivia Travel Gear, our own online gear and apparel store, featuring items from leading brands, including Craghoppers, Patagonia, Teva, Outdoor Research, and Eagle Creek. Visit olivia.newheadings.com for more information!Vaccinations
Please check with your local Public Health Department or personal physician regarding immunization requirements for all countries on your itinerary. You may also check the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention’s website at: www.cdc.gov. Click on the Travelers’ Health section, then click on the destinations link and choose your destination in the “For Travelers” pull-down menu.
2022 MACHU PICCHU ADVENTURE |
START DATE | END DATE | CANCEL PENALTY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancellation Fee 365+ days prior to trip date |
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9/15/2021 |
50% of trip cost |
| Cancellation Fee 0-364 days prior to trip date | 9/16/2021 |
9/15/2022 | 100% of trip cost (no refund) |
To help you get ready for your next vacation, we’ve partnered with New Headings to create Olivia Travel Gear, our own online gear and apparel store, featuring items from leading brands, including Craghoppers, Patagonia, Teva, Outdoor Research, and Eagle Creek. Visit olivia.newheadings.com for more information!
Travel and Arrival
Airports
You will need to fly into and out of Lima, Peru (LIM). Most flights arrive in the evening or very early morning. If you are interested, you may book extra hotel nights at the Belmond Miraflores Park Hotel through the hotel’s website. If you book an Ocean View Club Junior Suite, you will not have to change rooms when our program begins.
Flight Arrival and Departure Times
Flights into Lima can arrive any time on September 15 (hotel check-in begins at 3 pm) or in the morning on September 16.
You can leave after 9 pm on September 23 or any time on September 24. A room at the Wyndham Costa del Sol Hotel is included in your fare for the evening of September 23. Check-in starts at 2 pm on September 23, and checkout is at 12 pm on September 24.
Please note that if your flight departs late on the evening of September 24, you will need to check out of your hotel room by 12 pm that day. In this case, you may want to consider booking an additional night directly with the hotel so you can keep your room up until your departure to the airport.
The Wyndham Costa del Sol Hotel is at the airport and directly across the street from the international terminal. The hotel staff can provide directions on how to walk across the sky bridge that links the hotel to the international terminal.
Luggage Allowances
There is no luggage limit on the Machu Picchu program itself. However, the airline carrier for the included domestic air (Lima to Cusco and Cusco to Lima) has strict luggage allowances.
Checked Luggage
Carry-on Luggage
Because regulations vary for different airline carriers, we recommend you check with your airline for baggage allowances for your international flight.
- Dimension: 62 inches
- Domestic flights (LIM/CUS/LIM): 1 piece with maximum weight of 50 lb
- Regional Flights (GYE/LIM): 1 piece with maximum weight of 50 lbs
- Dimension: 21 inches X 13 inches X 9 inches
- Weight: 17 lb
- Plus, one personal item (backpack, tote bag etc.)
During your Trip
What is Included?
*Cost subject to change.
†Optional alternate tour on September 19 has an extra charge. Inquire with our Travel Consultants at time of booking. Please also check physical requirements for this optional tour.
‡Wyndham Costa del Sol Hotel stay is available for those who will fly back to their hometown after 9 pm on September 23 or at any time on September 24.
What’s Not Included?
Electricity
Lima’s electrical current is 220 volts, 60 cycles.
Gratuities
Gratuities are included in the cost of your trip. Gratuities go to the guides and to the staff of the hotels, trains, and restaurants.
Internet
Wifi is included in all the hotels. Should you want to use your phone while in Peru, check with your cell phone carrier for travel plans to enable phone and text usage.
Laundry Services
Laundry and dry-cleaning services are available at the hotels for a fee.
Solo Travelers
On these small trips, we usually have a few solo travelers, who mix and mingle with everyone. There are no Solos coordinators for a trip this small; however, you can start to meet other solo travelers online before the trip on the Olivia’s Machu Picchu Adventure 2022 Facebook Page.
- Transportation from the Lima International Airport to the Belmond Miraflores Park Hotel
- Hotel stays:
- 2-nights in Lima at the Belmond Miraflores Park Hotel
- 2-nights in Urubamba at the Tambo del Inka Luxury Collection Resort & Spa
- 2-nights in Aguas Calientes/Machu Picchu at the Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel
- 2-nights in Cusco at the JW Marriott el Convento Cusco Hotel
- 1-night at Wyndham Costa del Sol Hotel at the Lima airport‡
- Dinner at Casa de Aliaga
- Airport assistance in Lima for flight to Cusco
- Flight from Lima to Cusco*
- Airport assistance in Cusco with tour, a picnic lunch overlooking the Sacred Valley and transportation to Tambo del Inka Luxury Collection Resort & Spa in Urubamba
- Local tours in the Sacred Valley
- Luxury Hiram Bingham train to and from Machu Picchu*
- Optional Vistadome train to kilometer 104 for day Inca Trail hike to Machu Picchu†(please refer to Monday, September 19 in day-by-day itinerary for detailed information)
- 1-day guided tour of Machu Picchu
- Entry tickets:
- 3 entry tickets to Machu Picchu
- Entry to Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu Mountain
- Local tour in Cucso
- Transportation to Cusco airport
- Flight from Cusco to Lima airport*
- Airport assistance at all airports
- Meals as indicated on the itinerary
- Gratuities
- Olivia staff assistance throughout
- Roundtrip airfare from your hometown to Lima
- Incidentals at hotels
- Meals not listed
- Alcoholic beverages not listed
This trip requires a high level of mobility as you must be able to walk long distances, up and down stairs of varying steepness and heights, up varied inclines, down varied declines and over very uneven ground to do this tour. We will be at elevations ranging from sea level in Lima to over 11,000 feet in Cusco.
ADDED PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GUESTS ON THE OPTIONAL INCA TRAIL HIKE FROM KILOMETER 104:
Monday, September 19
Must be able to hike at elevations higher than 7,000 feet for a minimum of 8 miles with a vertical climb of almost 1,000 feet
Hike over cobblestones, grass, dirt trails, stairs made out of rocks and of varying sizes
Our Travel Consultants can be reached at USA or Canada: 800.631.6277 or International 415.962.5700, option 1.
