The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts has partnered with AuthentEscapes to offer exceptional bespoke travel experiences, tailored for the most discerning global explorers, at the most desired destinations in the world. Set along celebrated culinary and wine trails, amongst unrivalled architecture and spectacular natural wonders, experience unforgettable Journeys.
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Discover the fascinating ecosystem of the glorious Machu Picchu cloud forest with a variety of excursion options while in Machu Picchu. Glimpse indigenous cloud forest flora, including ferns, bromeliads and orchids on an insightful afternoon nature walk or enjoy a twilight walk with stops at the Rocotal Observatory and a nearby waterfall. Be amazed by the abundance of extraordinary native orchids on an orchid tour and witness up to four hundred different varieties in bloom. Wake up early in the morning for optimal bird watching and with a trained guide learn how to spot torrent ducks, white-capped dippers and almost twenty varieties of hummingbirds native to the area. Or simply discover the wonders of traditional Peruvian tea making, and participate in pressing freshly picked leaves over wooden blocks before sipping a cup of fresh tea.
Located on the National Reserve of Titicaca on Peru’s Bay of Puno, enjoy a guided visit to the Uros floating isles. Entirely made from totora reeds, these floating man-made islands are home to the Uros community, a civilization that pre-dated the Incan civilization. The entire Uros culture revolves around the reed; all buildings and boats are composed of it, and the natives consider the white heart in the center of the totora the main staple of their diet. Discover this fascinating monoculture on a half-day journey to these mesmerizing islands.
An excursion to Sillustani combines archaeology and history in a dramatic landscape. Enjoy a guided trip to this peninsula facing the Umayo lagoon, located a short distance from Puno on the shores of Lake Titicaca. Sillustani was a burial ground for pre-Inca cultures that lived in the region, long before the Inca expansion. Witness towering chullpas, vast tombs from the pre-Inca period, which historically symbolized a person's life. Sillustani’s chullpas served as burial places for ancient chiefs and noble families until Sillustani became inhabited by the Incans, who adapted the custom and created their own version of the towers. Visit both types of chullpas - the rough, smaller Pre-Incan towers and the smooth, larger Incan versions on a half-day journey to this fascinating historical site.