South America is home to some of the most spectacular and diverse natural wonders on Earth: the vast Amazon River, the largest tropical rainforest in the world, and the rocky Andes Mountains, which stretch the entire length of the continent.

The Sunday Times Travel Magazine has teamed up with specialist travel company Excedo – which offers bespoke luxury small-ship experiences and adventure travel around the world – and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to offer one lucky reader and a guest the chance to win a South American trip of a lifetime – to Peru.

This luxury 10-night holiday includes five-star hotels, an unrivalled first-class train journey to Machu Picchu and a five-day river cruise down the Peruvian Amazon aboard the magnificent M/V Delfin.
Experienced guides will accompany you as you explore the Amazonian rainforest, fish for piranhas, swim with river dolphins, and learn about the history of the Incas and lots more.

The winners will start their journey in Lima, where they will visit historical cathedrals and palaces in the ‘City of the Kings’. In Cusco, a trip to Urubamba, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, offers the opportunity to haggle at the market of Pisac. Then, they will board Orient-Express’s luxury train, the Hiram Bingham, named after the man who discovered Machu Picchu in 1911. You’ll spend a day exploring the magnificent Inca ruins, then head on to Iquitos to board the M/V Delfin for your Amazon voyage. With just seven air-conditioned cabins, this new river vessel provides a casual but luxurious environment.

For your chance to win answer the question below

Q: What is the name of the world’s largest tropical rainforest?

Submit your answer here

For more information on holidays in South America, contact Excedo on 0845 246 2666 or visit www.excedotravel.com .
Those not lucky enough to win this prize can book return flights to Lima with KLM, which offers fast, seamless travel from 14 UK departure points and a hassle-free internet check-in service. For more information, call 0870 507 4074 or visit www.klm.com .

Terms and Conditions
1. The competition will run on www.timesonline.co.uk website from April 3 2008 to May 10 2008.
2. Closing date for entries is midnight on May 10 2008
3. Unless otherwise stated, the competition is open to all residents of the UK and ROI aged 18 or over, except employees of Times Newspapers Limited (“TNL”), Excedo, KLM and their associated, affiliated or subsidiary companies, and their families, agents, or anyone connected with this competition, including the third party promotional partners.
4. Entry limited to one per person. The winner is responsible for ensuring they are able to accept the prize as set out and in accordance with these terms and conditions, in the event they are unable to do so then the TNL reserves the right to redraw the prize.
5. No purchase is necessary but entrants should be aware that they may be subject to local call charges depending on their own individual arrangements for Internet access.
6. An eligible entrant must be an individual and must submit an entry in the form provided by TNL under this promotion including their name, address and e-mail address.
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8. There is one prize. The winner will be drawn at random from all correct entries received prior to the close of the competition. The winner will be notified by email within twenty eight days from the draw date. All reasonable endeavours will be made to contact the winner during this time. If a winner cannot be contacted or is not available, TNL reserves the right to re-draw another winner from the correct entries which were received before the closing date.
9. Prize includes six nights in five-star hotels, B&B, plus four nights’ accommodation onboard the M/V Delphin on a full-board basis. The prize includes two return KLM flights, in Economy Class, from Heathrow to Lima, via Amsterdam Schiphol airport. Prize includes transfers in Peru. A full British passport and the necessary travel documentation are the full responsibility of the winners. Deadline for travel is September 30 2008, and the holiday must be booked at least two months before travel. Airport tax not included
10. There is no cash or other alternative to the prize stated and the prize is not transferable and no part or parts of the prize may be substituted for other benefits, items or additions.
11. The judge's decision is final and binding on the entrants. No correspondence will be entered into.
12. TNL will not be liable for technical, hardware, or software failures of any kind or lost or unavailable network connections which may limit or prohibit an eligible entrant's ability to participate in the competition. Other than death or personal injury arising from the acts or omissions of TNL, or their employees, TNL will not be liable for any loss or damage arising out of the winner or their guest’s enjoyment of the prize
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