00:00Best known for Machu Picchu, Pisco Sours and Ceviche, Peru has another ace up its sleeve.
00:06It's home to South America's first and finest luxury sleeper train, the Andean Explorer.
00:10The journey takes you from Cusco to Arequipa, sleeping, and most unusually of all, showering, aboard, at altitudes of 4,000 metres.
00:18Moving from one end of the train pass through the dining cart, piano bar, and through to the observation deck.
00:23Boarding is at 11am, so I've gone for a Bloody Mary, but my friend Charlie is straight on the Pisco Sours.
00:29Lunch is served to a backdrop of a live saxophonist and a party begins.
00:38There are many excursions throughout the two night adventure.
00:41We take a boat across Lake Titicaca to take to the water first hand and visit the Uros people on the floating island,
00:47before tucking in to a fresh fish lunch at the picturesque Tiku Island.
00:52As we return to the train platform, we are serenaded by a talented violinist and a sensational sunset.
00:59Dinner and a show follows before a few too many tequila shots, luckily not pictured.
01:05Breathtaking view of Colca Canyon awaits us at breakfast and early embarking from the train lands us at Las Cositas Hotel,
01:12where llamas and alpacas greet us.
01:14Each room has its own plunge pool and breakfast is served alongside the condors.
01:20Heaven, a true taste of the Peru highlight.
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