Culinary Peru

AREQUIPA Peru city center

Dates: May 1-11, 2025

Trip Details

Peru is arguably one of the best food nations in the world. Its rich flavors, from the sea to the mountains, will come alive on this journey from Lima to Machu Picchu. Try your hand at cooking, shop for ingredients in the marketplace, and luxuriate in a Michelin-starred restaurant. It’s too delicious to miss!

 

Details...


Cost: 
$5,400 per person, double occupancy.
$6,250 per person, single.
$4,400 land only option.
Deposit: 50% per person.
Final payments due: Jan. 31, 2025

Includes round-trip economy airfare from Chicago to Lima, as well as internal flights.
 

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Ready to make your reservation? Contact Andrea Hodgman ahodgman@niu.edu or mail your information sheet, passport copy and deposit check to NIU Alumni Travel, 231 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb, IL 60115.

 
Close up of Peruvian woman practicing traditional weaving techniques.

 

Day by Day Itinerary:

• May 1: Depart Chicago - Miami - Lima
• May 2: Lima
• May 3: Lima - Arequipa
• May 4: Arequipa 
• May 5: Arequipa - Cusco
• May 6: Cusco
• May 7: Cusco - Yucay
• May 8: Yucay - Machu Picchu
• May 9: Machu Picchu - Cusco
• May 10: Cusco - Lima, en route
• May 11: Miami - Chicago

 

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