Win an incredible 7 night Peruvian experience for 2 with Orient-Express

The Hiram Bingham winding its way to Machu Pichu.

To mark the centenary of the re-discovery of Machu Picchu, the legendary lost city of the Incas by Hiram Bingham, Footprint have teamed up with Orient-Express to bring you an incredible prize. For those wanting to visit Peru in style, we’ve got an amazing seven-night hotel package as well as tickets for the world renowned Hiram Bingham service to Machu Picchu.

Competition now closed. Congratulations to Helen Cameron for winning the prize!

The prize is for two people and includes:

	Two nights at Miraflores Park Hotel in Lima
	One night at Hotel Rio Sagrado in the Sacred Valley
	One night at Hotel Monasterio in Cuzco
	Two round trip tickets on the Hiram Bingham train to Machu Picchu
	One night at Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge
	... and two nights at Las Casitas del Colca in the Colca Canyon!

About the prize

The Hotel Rio Sagrado is nestled in the Sacred Valley of the Incas.

Orient-Express is famous across the world for its elegant hotels and trains. Excellent restaurants, fully equipped spas and lavish rooms; Orient-Express hotels in Peru make for a perfect stopover - so perfect that you won't want to leave!

Courtyard of the Hotel Monasterio in Cuzco.

Furnished in the classic styles of the 1920s, the Hiram Bingham's carriages evoke a bygone era of civilised travel. Relax and enjoy these 'Palaces on Wheels' - as originator George Mortimer Pullman described them - as you wind your way through misty forests, up into the heart of the Andes Mountains.

Watch the Peruvian landscape go by from observation car of the Hiram Bingham.

Behind the glitz of Orient-Express's hotels and trains is a tourism business that recognises the importance of supporting the local communities in the areas in which they operate. We visited their Hotel Monasterio in Cuzco to find out more about the community projects they support.

About Hiram Bingham

Machu Pichu - the lost city of the Incas.

When Hiram Bingham first visited Peru in 1908 he stopped briefly at the ruined Inca city of Choquequirao. The remote hilltop ruins caught Bingham's imagination and he became fascinated with the idea of other Inca cities yet to be discovered. 

In 1911 he returned to the Andes with a team of archaeologists from Yale University. With the help of a local guide, Melchor Arteaga, the expedition trekked through the Andes to one of the biggest archaeological discoveries of the 20th-century - the lost city of Machu Picchu. Once the estate of the 15th-century Inca emperor Pachacuti, the ruins of Machu Picchu are now the most familiar symbol of the Inca World.

Terms and conditions

1. The prize is for two people and excludes national or international air fares, land transfers, guides or tours, or entrance fees.

2. The competition will be run by Footprint Travel Guides on their website from 03 March to 31 May 2011.

3. A winner will be selected at random by 15 June 2011.

4. The prize is valid until 31 May 2012.

5. The prize is strictly non-transferable or redeemable for cash or exchange.

6. The prize cannot be used in conjunction with any other discounts or special offers.

7. The prize is subject to space availability at time of booking and does not include black out dates.

8. Includes buffet breakfast in all hotels.

9. Not included in the prize are travel insurance, airport transfers, any additional meals or accommodation not included in the itinerary, spending money or any travel visas required.

10. The Hiram Bingham train includes bus transfer from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu, but does not include entrance tickets to the Citadel.

11. If you would like to purchase any additional nights please ask at the moment of making your reservation.

12. Footprint Travel Guides may wish to contact entrants about new book releases, travel news, special events and fabulous offers from Footprint and our travel partners. If you do not wish to be contacted please state this on your entry.

13. Orient-Express may wish to contact entrants about special events and offers from Orient-Express and their travel partners. If you do not wish to be contacted please state this on your entry.