Machu Picchu & Rapa Nui: Experiencing Two Mysterious Civilizations

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

***Peru’s TAM (Andean Immigration Card) is now virtual and will be stored online as you pass through one of the airport’s new biometric gates using your passport.You can have a prove that you enter-left the country checking this link : https://cel.migraciones.gob.pe/ConsultaTAMVirtual/VerificarTAM

A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.

This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

Machu Picchu and Cuzco are high altitude locations. Some participants may experience symptoms of altitude sickness (feeling nauseous, becoming easily winded, and headaches, for example). If you start to feel sick, please notify your Group Leader. Your Group Leader will have oxygen available in high altitude areas. Sun protection measures are especially important in high altitude locations. Please bring sunscreen and protective clothing such as hats and long-sleeved shirts. We recommend that you consult your doctor or travel clinic and the CDC for recommendations on other vaccinations. You can read more about the health and safety recommendations for these countries at the CDC website: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel

If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.

Arrival day is on December 4, 2026

Meet the group at Innside Hotel in Lima

Start of Trip:  Lima hotel check-in, followed by Orientation.

Getting to the site: AArrival transfers are provided to participants who book their flights through Road Scholar and arrive on the program arrival date. Road Scholar will provide transfer options and rates to participants who booked their flight through Road Scholar Travel Services but are not arriving on the program start date. For more information, please contact us through email: rssouthamericaprograms@roadscholar.org. Arranging your own transportation at Lima International Airport to go to the hotel (information as of November 2025) There are a couple of ways to arrange on-the-spot transfer to your hotel in Lima. After leaving the restricted area with your luggage, you will have to exit the building to the nearest sliding door. You will see taxi stands with uniformed staff across the street, who will offer you a car (up to 2 people with luggage) or a van (3+ people with luggage) on a private basis. The service to Miraflores (where the Road Scholar Hotel is located) is around 65 Soles (USD 25) for a car, or 85 Soles (USD 32) for a van, per service, per vehicle. Fix rate. Prices are higher in some fixed time, but they are posted. They are available 24/7 and are reliable (all companies use the same taxis). You can pay on the spot by credit card, USD cash, or local currency if you have it. We would recommend paying by credit card, so no cash is involved. Keep a couple of USD cash to tip your taxi driver. Companies: Taxi Green, CMV, Directo, Trip, or TAXI365

Your trip ends on: Thursday, December 17, 2026 in Santiago at DoubleTree by Hilton Santiago

End of Trip: 6:00 p.m. approximately, upon arrival at airport.

Getting to the airport: Departure transfers are provided to participants who book their flights through Road Scholar and are departing on the program departure date. The program officially ends at Santiago de Chile International Airport. Road Scholar will provide transfer options and rates to participants who booked their flight through Road Scholar Travel Services but are not departing on the program departure date. For more information, please contact us through email: rssouthamericaprograms@roadscholar.org

Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404. Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.