The luxurious Sumaq Machu Picchu – with its sophisticated decor built to echo the Andean cross in Aguas Calientes, just below the World Heritage site of Machu Picchu is home for the night. The following day at you have access to Machu Picchu again at leisure the site to absorb its magnificence and perhaps try another path.
You’ll return back to the hotel for an afternoon of conference sessions before returning back to the Sacred Valley in style on the luxurious Belmond Hiram Bingham. Be swept away by old-world charm as Hiram Bingham journeys through the Peruvian highlands on its way to Cusco. Gleaming wood-paneled interiors and brass finishes evoke classic 1920s parlour cars.
You’ll enjoy decadent gourmet cuisine laden with classic local flavours as the train meanders through the breathtaking Sacred Valley to Cusco.
Cusco will be your base for the next three days. Once the capital of the Inca Empire, known for its Spanish colonial architecture and endearing streets. Every street corner offers a piece of history, having witnessed the arrival of the Spanish, and yet to this day, the city conserves its ancestral Incan magic as part of its living history.
Your guide will lead you on a walking tour of the city taking in the Plaza De Armas and the Cusco Cathedral, colonial churches, and convents. You’ll venture through many long-gone eras of the city’s past – it’s the oldest continuously inhabited city in the Americas!
Another train adventure awaits as you board the Titicaca Train – an unforgettable journey traversing the incredible route from Cusco to Puno across the Peruvian Andes.
Whilst you enjoy the plush surroundings of your 1920s Pullman carriages with elegant interiors you’ll be whizzing through the Abra La Raya Mountain Pass at 4350m elevation, passing local towns and majestic mountain scenery and finally hugging the coast of Lake Titicaca before pulling into Puno.
At 3800m above sea level, Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world. The lake straddles Peru’s border with Bolivia, and the lofty Cordillera Range creates a striking backdrop for the deep blue water.
You’ll spend a final day visiting the floating island of Los Uros, where the bowler-hatted Uros people live on floating islands made of reeds that grow in the lake’s shallows before a farewell dinner to celebrate the rich culture and diversity of this fascinating country.
For those who are ready to discover more of Peru, we recommend you extend your stay and join us on our Post Tour to the Colca Canyon and Arequipa.
You’ll continue your journey from Puno traversing incredible landscapes to arrive on the shores of the Colca River. Prepare to be awed by one of the deepest canyons in the world. Watch as the Andean Condor, the largest flying bird in the world with a wingspan of up to 3.2 metres flies overhead.
You’ll travel deep into the canyon where you’re surrounded by breathtaking views dotted with small local villages.
You’ll have a choice of hiking one of the famous trails, hopping on a saddle and horse riding or spending time exploring the quaint town of Yanque. Then spend the afternoons soaking in the thermal pools at your leisure, located right on the riverbank steps from your room.
It’s then onto the colonial era capital of Peru, Arequipa. This is where Andean tradition meets Spanish architecture against a backdrop of volcanic landscapes. You’ll arrive after travelling through the Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve passing through lagoons, volcanoes, wetlands and unique flora and fauna.
Enjoy your final day with a guided tour of Arequipa’s historic buildings, including the main square and cathedral, made from white volcanic material (sillar) which gives Arequipa its colloquial title of ‘the white city’.
Finally, you’ll visit the extraordinary 16th-century Santa Catalina Convent, a huge complex of buildings, that once served as a town within itself housing 450 nuns, and was only opened to the public in 1970 after 400 years as a cloister.
Your final evening ends with a dinner to celebrate the region’s authentic cuisine. Peru’s second biggest city, whose culinary traditions, most Peruvians will agree, far surpass Lima’s has so much to offer and will leave you spellbound.
As with all Amaco conferences, we have integrated the educational program into the daily itinerary ensuring that conference participants don’t miss a thing.
Expertly curated by our staff, every detail in this itinerary has been meticulously crafted to ensure… it’s not just a conference, it’s an experience!
The all-inclusive travel package covers carefully selected accommodation, all touring, all entrance fees as well as many specially arranged activities not available to the general public. We’ve also included all meals and take great care to ensure those with special dietary requirements are looked after.
We hope you can join us as we travel through Peru in July 2024. Register now or risk missing out on this bucket-list travel and educational experience.
9th July 2024 @ 7:00pm
19th July 2024 @ 10:00am
19th July 2024 @ 9:00am
24th July 2024 @ 9:00am
Starts: Lima, Peru
Ends: Puno, Peru
Starts: Puno, Peru
Ends: Arequipa, Peru
Conference Participant: $995 pp
Non-Conference Participant: $795 pp
Not Applicable.
Amaco Family Price: $13,995 pp
(For previous Amaco Conference Participants)
Early Bird Price: $14,995 pp
(if booked on or before 15 December 2023)
Standard Price: $15,995 pp
(if booked on or after 16 December 2023)
Peruvian Passage Single Supplement (if traveling alone): $3,995
Extension Package Price: $3,995 pp
Colca Canyon & Arequipa Extension Single Supplement (if traveling alone): $1,295
Note: The Colca Canyon & Arequipa Extension must be purchased in conjunction with the Peruvian Passage Small Group Tour & Conference Travel Package.
Note: This trip is appropriate for travellers who are physically fit, with a sense of adventure. Expect to travel by coach up to 150kms on some days and participate in up to 2 – 3 hours of light to moderate physical activity per day. Access to many sites in the program requires you to navigate stairs and uneven ground.
Amaco is not only a member of ATIA (the Australian Travel Industry Association) and CATO (Council of Australian Tour Operators) but we are also ATAS Travel Accredited.
This means we have met strict industry financial, operational, and management standards and criteria. Only the best industry agents achieve this accreditation meaning that you can travel with us knowing that you’re in safe and very capable hands.
With almost 30 years of experience in planning and running conferences and booking international travel, we understand that participants may want to add additional destinations and adventures either before or after the all-inclusive packages we provide.
Other companies might discourage you from doing this. Sometimes, it’s because of the added complexity it creates and at other times they’ll try to talk you out of it simply because they don’t have capable or experienced advisors with the breadth and depth of knowledge our team has.
We encourage all participants to make the most of the time away. This might mean departing earlier than the rest of the group and visiting other destinations before meeting up with the main group at the conference or staying on at the conclusion and doing some additional travel.
Either way – our advisers are perfectly positioned to assist you with making these arrangements and will do all the hard work for you – seamlessly combining your personalised itinerary with the group program.
Whatever you’re interested in, we will create your bespoke, perfect trip. Get inspired with our example trips and get in touch to plan your own unforgettable tailored adventure.
Appreciate one of the largest-scale artworks on Earth. The famous Nazca Lines found are geoglyphs left by the Nazca culture which succeeded that of the Paracas between 300BC-700AD.
More than seventy giant animal and plant figures etched into the sand of the pampas, some reaching 1,000 feet in dimension, have prompted many hypotheses and premises from academics to religious fantasists. however not an awful lot is known about this civilisation as little was left behind.
Your flight will cross the twenty geoglyphs on the Nasca plain as well as those discovered more recently at Palpa. The trip ends by flying over the mountains, where you will find marine fossils up to 150 million years old, and take in the unfolding scenes of strikingly beautiful deserts, valleys, and craggy coastal pampas.
Continue exploring this fascinating stretch of coastline to the south of Lima. The Ballestas Islands are Peru’s answer to the Galapagos, a protected area rich with bird and marine life. Expect to see a myriad of wildlife like sea lions, fur seals, blue-footed boobies, Humboldt penguins, Guanay cormorants, and Peruvian pelicans.
For those with an adventurous spirit add one more day and head to the desert oasis of Huacachina. The oasis is located right next to Ica, about an hour away from Paracas.
If you’re up for a little sandy adventure, you could combine a sandboarding morning with a grape brandy-filled afternoon, since the vineyards of Ica are right there. Or, take the evening tour to the dunes and experience a sunset like no other. I’d rather see it with a pisco in hand, but your experience may differ.
Allow 3 to 5 days for this extension.
Peru‘s Northern Amazon is a huge area, reached by flying into the ‘forest-locked’ city of Iquitos which has no road connections to the rest of Peru.
By travelling here, you gain access to one of the most pristine areas of the Amazon, the Pacayra Samira Reserve of flooded forest. An area of outstanding beauty that is best visited by boat.
We recommend Delfin Luxury Expedition Cruises to allow you to explore deep into the jungle, whilst remaining in comfort.
The guides are what make a trip to the Amazon exceptional – and you won’t find better ones than those on board the Delfin vessels. It’s through their intimate knowledge of the rainforest that you will come to appreciate and enjoy this vast wilderness.
The Amazon is a truly extraordinary location that needs to be experienced to be fully understood. Peru‘s South Amazon region, called Madre de Dios, is located in the southeastern part of the country just north of Lake Titicaca and is home to the pristine Tambopata National Reserve.
This is one of the easiest parts of the Amazon to access, just a short flight from Cusco or Lima, making it ideal for those who want a relatively quick taste of the Amazon. The region takes its name from the Madre de Dios River (a tributary of the Amazon) that runs through the area.
Stay at one of the lodges and be immersed in this magnificent place to see hyacinth macaws, monkeys, caiman, giant otters, and other amazing wildlife in one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet.
Allow 3 – 7 days for this extension.
Amaco is an Accredited Education Provider for the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine.
Each conference we run includes an education syllabus that assists GP’s, pharmacists and health professionals to improve the quality of care they provide to patients and customers while at the same time providing them the opportunity to travel to and experience new and exciting destinations.
Our conference will allow delegates the opportunity to earn CPD hours / points based on the content and time in sessions. As has been the case with past conferences, we will work closely with participants affiliated with other associations to ensure that they receive maximum recognition for attending the conference.
The content of the education sessions will be relevant to GPs, Medical Specialists, Pharmacists, Dentists, Nurses, and other health providers. We encourage all attendees to register for the conference sessions.
The Education Committee for the Peruvian Passage Conference will be selected in early 2024 with final conference topics to be chosen based on the feedback from our previous conference attendees and with input from the RACGP, ACRRM, and medical journals. Suitable speakers will be approached based on the topics selected.
Subject to final accreditation, the Peruvian Passage Conference will include up to 14 hours of accredited education.
ACRRM members can also expect the education program to be accredited and to earn CPD points. RACGP and ACRRM accreditation will be applied for under the triennium 2023 to 2025.
As has been the case in the past, Amaco will work with pharmacy bodies and those affiliated with other associations to ensure that they receive maximum recognition for attending the conference.
We welcome applications from potential presenters and encourage anyone interested to contact us to obtain further information.
