Lima to the Amazon

Luxury Concierge in Peru


The entry ticket, the train, the altitude plan, the table and the driver, held on one brief from Lima to the Amazon.
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Point of contact
NDA
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7 days
The notice we ask for
3,399 m
Cusco, planned for
Read This First

Peru leads South America, by vote and by table.

The World Travel Awards named Peru South America's Leading Destination in 2025, with Machu Picchu as the continent's Leading Tourist Attraction. Lima holds Maido, number one on The World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2025, and Central, number one in 2023.

Algoz is a protection house that runs luxury concierge in Peru as one brief: the entry ticket, the train, the altitude plan, the driver and the officer. Send the dates and the party: one written proposal, one figure per line, under NDA from the first message.

  • One coordinator for the whole country, in your language
  • Machu Picchu entry and Inca Trail permits secured as early as the dates allow
  • The altitude plan built in: the Sacred Valley first, Puno last
  • Tables at Maido, Central and Kjolle requested the day your dates are firm
  • Jorge Chávez met on arrival, onward flights on the same brief
  • Discreet, licensed protection where the name needs it
Straight Answers

Hiring a concierge in Peru: the first questions.

What it is

What a concierge in Peru does

Holds the entry tickets, trains, hotels, tables, flights, guides and, where needed, the officer, and takes the call when a protest stops the train or rain closes a road.

Cost

What a luxury concierge in Peru costs

Client Access is free on application, with annual tiers from Guild at EUR 6,000 per year. Or a single engagement quoted to the brief, one figure per line, confirmed before you pay.

Lead time

How much notice we need

We ask for at least seven days. Machu Picchu entry sells out well ahead in high season and peak weeks book out far earlier. Under 48 hours carries an urgency fee and is not guaranteed.

Altitude

How altitude shapes the route

The Sacred Valley at about 2,800 m before Cusco at 3,399 m, Puno at 3,830 m last. A sensible order, not a medical standard: ask your doctor before you travel.

Coverage

Where we cover in Peru

Lima, Cusco, the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Arequipa, the Colca, Titicaca, Paracas, Ica, Nazca, Tambopata, Iquitos, Máncora and Chachapoyas.

Security

Is protection included?

No. It is a separate service, from USD 750 per day for one officer on twelve-hour cover. Armed cover only where the law allows it for licensed local agents, on request, with a minimum 30-day lead time; it may be refused, costs more and is never promised. See how close protection works.

What We Cover

Peru concierge services.

Stay

Hotels, Houses and Lodges

Suites on the Plaza de las Nazarenas, casitas in the Sacred Valley, cliff-top addresses in Lima, lodges and river ships in the Amazon. In Cusco, a room with added oxygen is not a luxury.

Entry

Tickets, Permits and Guides

Machu Picchu by circuit and timed entry, Inca Trail permits through registered operators, and guides matched to the party.

Rail

Trains

The Hiram Bingham, a private carriage or the whole train, Inca Rail's The First Class and The Private, PeruRail's Vistadome, and the Belmond Andean Explorer sleeper.

Air

Flights and Private Aviation

General aviation handling at Jorge Chávez, connections to Cusco, Arequipa, Puerto Maldonado and Iquitos, and Nazca overflights. See private jet charter.

Reserve

Tables

Maido, Central, Kjolle, Mérito and Mayta in Lima, and Mil at Moray. If a table does not exist on your night, we say so.

Protect

Close Protection and Drivers

Discreet officers, security-trained drivers and routes timed around the day. Quoted separately, planned on the same brief. See executive transportation.

01 —

Lima: the cliffs, the districts and the tables

Jorge Chávez, in Callao, is about 20 km from Miraflores, with a new terminal since June 2025. You are met on arrival, the car waiting rather than circling. Belmond Miraflores Park keeps 87 rooms and suites on the Malecón cliffs. San Isidro holds the banks and embassies. Barranco is the artists' quarter, with Hotel B in a summer house of 1914. Most visitors stay in these districts, and the British Foreign Office names Miraflores and Barranco for street attacks: routine, timing and a good driver are the answer. Then the tables, Maido and Central first. Lima sits under low cloud from late May to November.

Executive transportation in Lima
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Cusco and the Sacred Valley: altitude planned, not suffered

Cusco stands at 3,399 m, about 90 minutes by air from Lima, so we rarely put you to bed there first. UK travel-health guidance advises a few days below 3,000 m before going higher, and the valley offers exactly that: Urubamba at 2,870 m, Ollantaytambo at 2,792 m. Stay at Sol y Luna's 43 casitas, explora Valle Sagrado or Belmond Rio Sagrado with its own railway station. Then Cusco, on the Plaza de las Nazarenas: Monasterio, a monastery of 1595; Palacio Nazarenas, 55 suites with oxygen-enriched air; Inkaterra La Casona, eleven suites. Chinchero airport is under construction, and no plan of ours depends on it.

Travel and destination management
03 —

Machu Picchu: the circuit, the train and the gate

Entry is rationed: a daily cap of 4,500, up to 5,600 in peak season, sold by circuit since June 2024. Circuit 1 takes the high ground, including Route 1-B, the Upper Terrace. Circuit 2 walks through the citadel. Circuit 3 includes Huayna Picchu, limited to 400 a day. A train ticket does not include entry. The Hiram Bingham leaves Poroy in the morning, and a private carriage or the whole train, up to 84 guests, can be reserved. Sanctuary Lodge stands 50 m from the gate. Protests closed the site for over three weeks in early 2023, so every plan carries a second one.

Private travel
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The south: Arequipa, the Colca and Titicaca

Arequipa is the white city of volcanic sillar at 2,335 m, with the Santa Catalina monastery and CIRQA, eleven rooms in a former monastery. Three hours by road, over a high plateau that reaches about 4,800 m, brings you to Belmond Las Casitas in the Colca valley, and 45 minutes more to the Cruz del Cóndor, where the canyon floor lies 1,200 m below the rim. Puno comes last because it is the highest place you sleep: 3,830 m, on a lake at 3,812 m. Titilaka sits on its own peninsula, and a boat reaches the reed islands of the Uros. The Belmond Andean Explorer joins Cusco, Puno and Arequipa over two nights, in 35 sleeper cabins.

Destination management worldwide
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The coast and the desert: Paracas, Ica and Nazca

Paracas is 250 km south of Lima, a national reserve of Humboldt penguins, sea lions and flamingos, and the boat tour to the Ballestas Islands and back takes about two hours. Ica brings the pisco cellars and Huacachina, a desert lagoon ringed by dunes. The Nazca Lines, on the UNESCO list since 1994, make sense only from the air, and flights can leave from Pisco as well as Nazca, with the operator vetted on the brief rather than chosen at a counter. We set the pace so that the road, the boat and the flight do not all land on one morning.

Executive transportation
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The Amazon: Iquitos, the river ships and Tambopata

Two Amazons, and they are not the same journey. In the north, Iquitos has no road to the rest of Peru, and Nauta, about 100 km south, is where the ships leave for Pacaya Samiria: Delfin I, II and III, Aria Amazon with 16 suites and Aqua Nera with 20. In the south, Puerto Maldonado opens onto the Tambopata reserve and its macaw clay licks, with Inkaterra Reserva Amazónica's 35 cabanas. Yellow fever vaccination is advised for lowland areas, unlike the cities of Lima, Cusco and Puno, Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail, so see a travel clinic first.

Yacht and vessel charter
Peru by Season

The calendar the country is booked around.

December to March

Rain in the Andes, sun in Lima

Cusco's wettest months, when mudslides can change a route. Lima has its sun from December to April, the time for the coast.

February

The trail closes, Puno dances

The Inca Trail closes every February. The Virgen de la Candelaria fills Puno through the first fortnight, at 3,830 m, so the altitude plan comes before the seats.

May to September

The dry Andes

Cusco has almost no rain from May to August: clear days, cold nights, the best walking. Every entry slot, train and good suite goes first.

June

Inti Raymi

Staged every 24 June from Qorikancha to Sacsayhuamán. Corpus Christi and Qoyllur Rit'i fall in late May or June.

July and August

Fiestas Patrias and the grey coast

Peru's national days on 28 and 29 July bring the peak of domestic travel. Lima has under 50 hours of sun a month, so we send you up, not to the beach.

October and November

The processions, then the light

The October processions of the Lord of Miracles draw hundreds of thousands through Lima. The low cloud lifts between mid-November and early December.

The Engagement

How we work in Peru.

Step One

Enquiry

You write once, in your language, with the dates, the party and how you arrive. Held under NDA from the first message.

Step Two

The Brief

Ages and health at altitude, circuits and trains, hotels, tables, and any name that changes the security picture.

Step Three

Proposal

One figure per line, confirmed before you pay. If a Machu Picchu date or a train is unworkable, the proposal says so, and says what works instead.

Step Four

One Coordinator

One coordinator holds the whole country, so the hotel in Cusco and the driver in Lima hear of a change at the same moment.

Timing

Notice

We ask for at least seven days. Dry-season entry and trains go far earlier.

Beyond

The Rest of South America

The same brief continues through concierge in Argentina, concierge in Colombia and concierge in Brazil.

Excellence, Discreetly Delivered

“Peru rations its best things: by permit, by altitude, by the hour at the gate. Whoever decided early has the morning.”

Algoz Group
Indicative Cost

What a luxury concierge in Peru costs.

There are two routes. Membership suits you if Peru is one journey among many: Client Access is free on application and annual tiers run from Guild at EUR 6,000 per year. A single engagement is quoted to the brief.

Hotels, trains, flights, guides and drivers are each quoted as their own line, one figure per line, confirmed before you pay. Close protection, where the brief needs it, is from USD 750 per day for one officer on twelve-hour cover; armed cover, where the law allows it, is quoted to the brief. See what a luxury concierge costs and membership tiers.

Peru, 2027

Send the dates.

Entry slots, the Hiram Bingham and the suites with added oxygen go first for the dry months of 2027. Tell us the dates, the party and who in it feels the altitude, and we reply with a plan and one figure per line, under NDA from the first message.

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Who Books It

Who books a concierge in Peru.

Families

Three generations at altitude

The valley first, gentle circuits for those who need them, and a plan for the grandparent who feels it on the second night.

Couples

A honeymoon or an anniversary

Sanctuary Lodge at the gate, a private carriage on the Hiram Bingham and a last week in the Amazon, in the order the altitude prefers.

Family offices

One contact for the whole programme

One brief from Lima to the Amazon, one proposal, one figure per line, and every change handled by the same person.

Gastronomes

A fortnight built around the table

Maido, Central, Kjolle, Mérito and Mayta in Lima, then Mil at Moray.

Public figures

A recognised name in a fixed place

Machu Picchu is one gate, one bus road and a set route. Movements timed, a discreet officer where the plan needs one, the camera kept at a distance.

Executives

Lima on business, then the valley

San Isidro's banks and embassies by day, a security-trained driver between them, and the valley once the meetings end.

Where We Deliver

Lima and Cusco first, then the routes worth the journey.

From Lima and Cusco we cover every route on this page, then Máncora on the north coast and Chachapoyas, with the falls at Gocta and the fortress of Kuélap, where access is confirmed before travel. We do not route you through the VRAEM or the border zones governments advise against.

Important Legal Notice — Security & Close Protection

Algoz FZ-LLC (Trade License 5033995 | TRN 105119056700001) is licensed by RAKEZ for Businessmen Services and Lifestyle Development Consultancy. Operational services such as security, transportation and concierge are delivered through vetted, licensed specialist partners, selected, contracted and overseen by Algoz. All operational execution is performed exclusively by licensed third-party partners holding the necessary local permits. In Peru, close protection is arranged only through security companies authorised by SUCAMEC under Decreto Legislativo 1213, and armed cover, where the law allows it, only through licensed local agents. We provide direct assistance and support in partnership with regulated local providers, in compliance with local law. Clients remain responsible for obtaining any required approvals. Rules on armed services vary by country and there are exceptions; where an authorisation is required, it needs a minimum 30-day lead time and may be refused. All activities comply with UAE law and RAKEZ regulations.

Good to Know

Concierge in Peru: Frequently Asked Questions

What does a private concierge in Peru actually do?

One person holds the whole chain: Machu Picchu entry by circuit and timed slot, Inca Trail permits, trains, suites with added oxygen in Cusco, tables in Lima, domestic flights, guides, drivers, and river ships or lodges in the Amazon. A change in one place moves everything after it, so one coordinator stays on it, in your language, and tells you early if a date does not work.

How much does a luxury concierge in Peru cost?

Membership starts with Client Access, free on application, with annual tiers from Guild at EUR 6,000 per year. Or you take a single engagement quoted to the brief. Each service is its own line, and close protection, where needed, is from USD 750 per day for one officer on twelve-hour cover.

Is Peru really the top destination in South America?

By one measure, yes. The World Travel Awards named Peru South America's Leading Destination in 2025, with Machu Picchu as Leading Tourist Attraction that year. It is a voted award, not a ranking, and anyone who registers can vote. What it does tell you is how much demand you are competing with for the same rationed tickets.

How far in advance do we need Machu Picchu tickets, and which circuit should we take?

The Ministry of Culture sells entry by circuit and timed slot. High season sells out well ahead and peak weeks go far earlier, so tell us the moment your dates are firm. The three circuits differ in ground and effort: the high terraces, the walk through the citadel, or the climb of Huayna Picchu. We choose for your party and check the current route rules with the Ministry first.

Can you arrange a private carriage on the Hiram Bingham train, or the whole train?

Yes, subject to availability. Belmond offers a private carriage, or the whole train for up to 84 guests, with a light lunch out and dinner back. The service leaves Poroy in the morning and reaches Aguas Calientes around midday, and Belmond confirms the timings when you book. The ticket does not include entry to Machu Picchu, so we secure the entry slot first and build the train around it.

Can we see Machu Picchu at sunrise, and is Sanctuary Lodge worth it?

Sometimes, and nobody honest promises it. The gate opens at 06h00, and whether the light reaches a clear citadel depends on the eastern ridge and the cloud. Sanctuary Lodge stands 50 m from the gate with 31 rooms and suites, and what it buys is time: you walk to the entrance instead of joining the buses from Aguas Calientes. It does not replace the entry ticket. For many families, Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo, at 2,020 m, is the better stay.

Do we need Inca Trail permits, and what if they are sold out?

Yes. Every walker needs a permit and a guide, permits are sold only through government-registered operators, a year's permits go on sale once and high-season dates go quickly. The trail closes every February. If your dates are gone we say so and offer what is open: the Lares trek needs no permit and finishes at a railway station with trains to Aguas Calientes, and Salkantay is the other serious route. The two-day route is still the Inca Trail, and we treat it as permit-controlled unless the Ministry confirms otherwise.

How do we handle the altitude in Cusco with children or older guests?

As the plan rather than a footnote. Cusco is at 3,399 m. TravelHealthPro, the UK travel-health service, advises a few days below 3,000 m before going higher, and the US CDC notes that sleeping lower than Cusco airport for the first nights is an option. So we usually begin in the Sacred Valley at about 2,800 m, then Cusco, with Puno last. That is a sensible order, not a medical standard: children, older guests and anyone with a medical condition should ask their own doctor, including about altitude medication, before you book.

Can you get tables at Maido, Central and Kjolle in Lima?

We ask early and tell you the truth. Maido in Miraflores was number one on The World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2025 and Central in Barranco in 2023. On the 2026 list Kjolle is 7, Mérito 13 and Mayta 45. We request the table the day your dates are firm. If a table does not exist on your night we say so and propose what does, rather than promising and failing at the door.

When is the best time of year to visit Peru?

May to September for the Andes: Cusco has almost no rain from May to August, and these are the months when everything sells first. December to March is the wet season in the mountains, and the Inca Trail closes in February, but Lima has its sun from December to April. The Amazon rains all year and is driest from June to August. If the month is wrong for what you want, we say so.

Is Lima safe for a wealthy family or a recognised name, and what about the state of emergency?

It is workable with planning, and we will not call it safe to win the enquiry. Canada's advisory of 6 November 2026 asks for a high degree of caution and records states of emergency in Lima, Callao and several provinces. The British Foreign Office names Miraflores and Barranco among the tourist areas where attacks can take place, and warns of express kidnapping and of robbers posing as taxi drivers at Jorge Chávez. The answer is routine: a booked driver who is waiting rather than circling, timing that varies, and for a recognised name a security-trained driver and, where the brief needs it, a discreet officer.

Is a bodyguard legal in Peru, and can the officer be armed?

Yes, through authorised companies. Private security in Peru is governed by Decreto Legislativo 1213 and supervised by SUCAMEC. We arrange close protection only through partners authorised under that law, from USD 750 per day for one officer on twelve-hour cover. Armed cover is possible only where the law allows it for licensed local agents, on request, with a minimum 30-day lead time for authorisation; it may be refused, it costs more and it is never promised. For most visits, a low-profile unarmed detail with a security-trained driver is the better answer.

How much notice do you need for Peru?

We ask for at least seven days. Under 48 hours carries an urgency fee and is not guaranteed. The real constraint is the tickets, and peak weeks such as Inti Raymi go first.

How do we arrive in Lima by private jet, and what happens at Jorge Chávez?

Jorge Chávez International, in Callao and operated by Lima Airport Partners, is about 20 km from Miraflores, with a new passenger terminal since June 2025. General aviation handling is arranged on the same brief as the rest of the journey, with the formalities and the car. Send the aircraft type, the dates and the passenger list early, and if an airport does not suit your aircraft we tell you before you file.

Which parts of Peru do you cover beyond Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu?

Arequipa and the Colca, Puno and Titicaca, Paracas, Ica and Huacachina, flights over the Nazca Lines, Iquitos and the river ships, Tambopata, Máncora with gateways at Talara, Piura and Tumbes, and Chachapoyas with Gocta and Kuélap, where access is confirmed before travel. The VRAEM and the border areas under government advisories stay off the route. Medical care is harder to reach outside Lima, and the plan accounts for that.

Why Algoz rather than a Peru travel designer or an international luxury operator?

A good Peru designer knows the country and a good international operator knows the hotels. If your trip has no question of profile, either may suit you, and we will say so. Algoz is a protection house that runs concierge: access, transport and the officer are one brief, with one accountable contact, NDA from the first message and one figure per line, confirmed before you pay. Your assistant or family office can run the whole programme through that contact.

Discreet, Integrated, Trusted

Executive concierge in Peru with protection woven in.

Assistants, chiefs of staff and family offices arranging a principal’s stay work with one team that handles access, reservations, transport and security together - not a switchboard of separate vendors. Brief us once; we anticipate the rest.

Access is real and discretion is absolute: NDA-backed, OPSEC-aware planning, low-profile delivery, multilingual operatives, and protection that integrates so naturally it is never intrusive. It is why UHNWI and HNWI clients, royal households and the advisors who serve them treat Algoz as a trustworthy single point of contact in Peru.