A week in Peru

Seven days across Peru: Trujillo, Lima, Cusco and Luxor. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.

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Day 1: Trujillo

One day in Trujillo, Peru

  1. Trujillo CathedralCathedral · On the map
  2. Statua antropoficaMonument · 0.1 km on from Trujillo Cathedral · On the map
  3. Monumental Zone of TrujilloMonument · 0.8 km on from Statua antropofica · On the map

3 stops, 1.1 km on foot along the streets: about 13 min of walking.

Day 2: Lima

One day in Lima, Peru

  1. Government PalacePalace · On the map
  2. Plaza Mayor, LimaSquare · 0.1 km on from Government Palace · On the map
  3. Cathedral of LimaCathedral · 0.1 km on from Plaza Mayor, Lima · On the map
  4. Archbishop's Palace of LimaPalace · 0.1 km on from Cathedral of Lima · On the map
  5. Monastery of San FranciscoTemple or shrine · 0.3 km on from Archbishop's Palace of Lima · On the map
  6. Plaza de toros de AchoSquare · 0.6 km on from Monastery of San Francisco · On the map

6 stops, 1.6 km on foot along the streets: about 21 min of walking.

Day 3: Lima

One day in Lima, Peru

  1. Lima Art MuseumMuseum · On the map
  2. Museum of Italian ArtMuseum · 0.2 km on from Lima Art Museum · On the map
  3. Plaza San MartínSquare · 0.8 km on from Museum of Italian Art · On the map
  4. Basilica of Nuestra Señora de la MercedTemple or shrine · 0.4 km on from Plaza San Martín · On the map
  5. Torre Tagle PalacePalace · 0.4 km on from Basilica of Nuestra Señora de la Merced · On the map
  6. St. Peter's ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from Torre Tagle Palace · On the map

6 stops, 2.7 km on foot along the streets: about 36 min of walking.

Day 4: Cusco

One day in Cusco, Peru

  1. SaqsaywamanArchaeological site · On the map
  2. Q'inquArchaeological site · 1.2 km on from Saqsaywaman · On the map
  3. Cusco CathedralCathedral · 0.9 km on from Q'inqu · On the map
  4. Plaza de ArmasSquare · 0.1 km on from Cusco Cathedral · On the map
  5. Church of the Society of JesusTemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from Plaza de Armas · On the map
  6. Basilica of La Merced, CuscoTemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from Church of the Society of Jesus · On the map

6 stops, 3.1 km on foot along the streets: about 44 min of walking.

Day 5: Cusco

One day in Cusco, Peru

  1. Museo de Arte Precolombino CuscoMuseum · On the map
  2. Museo InkaMuseum · 0.1 km on from Museo de Arte Precolombino Cusco · On the map
  3. Jesus, Mary and Joseph's ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from Museo Inka · On the map
  4. Garcilaso de la Vega's HouseMuseum · 0.3 km on from Jesus, Mary and Joseph's Church · On the map
  5. CoricanchaTemple or shrine · 0.6 km on from Garcilaso de la Vega's House · On the map
  6. Convent of Santo DomingoTemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from Coricancha · On the map

6 stops, 1.5 km on foot along the streets: about 18 min of walking.

Day 6: Luxor

One day in Luxor, Egypt

  1. Deir el-BahariArchaeological site · On the map
  2. Valley of the KingsArchaeological site · 0.6 km on from Deir el-Bahari · On the map
  3. tomb of TutankhamunMonument · 0.1 km on from Valley of the Kings · On the map
  4. Theban NecropolisArchaeological site · 0.8 km on from tomb of Tutankhamun · On the map
  5. Deir el-MedinaArchaeological site · 0.6 km on from Theban Necropolis · On the map
  6. RamesseumTemple or shrine · 0.9 km on from Deir el-Medina · On the map

6 stops, 5.3 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 23 min of walking.

Day 7: Luxor

One day in Luxor, Egypt

  1. Colossi of MemnonArchaeological site · On the map
  2. ThebesArchaeological site · Next to Colossi of Memnon · On the map
  3. Medinet HabuArchaeological site · 0.9 km on from Thebes · On the map
  4. Mortuary Temple of Ramesses IIITemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from Medinet Habu · On the map
  5. MalkataArchaeological site · 1.1 km on from Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III · On the map

5 stops, 3.1 km on foot along the streets: about 38 min of walking.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.