Peru Travel and Destination Guide
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Highlights
- Amazon Rainforest
- Nazca Lines
- Colca Canyon
- Lake Titicaca
- Sacred Valley
- Machu Picchu
Cradle to the vast Incan Empire, the largest in pre-Colombian America, Peru's power and gold attracted the Spanish conquistadores who used it to fund their own vast empire in the Americas. As a result colonial gems like magnificent Cuzco were built on Incan foundations, making for a fascinating hybrid culture. Peru is peppered with Incan sites, but none so famous as the lost city of Machu Picchu, whose breathtaking image seems to grace every brochure and travel book. Peru has been blessed with natural gifts as well: a huge chunk of Amazon rainforest falls within its bounds, and visitors can hike through jungle, trek in the Andes, and surf the northern beaches all in the same week. Cap it off with Lake Titicaca, one of the highest lakes in the world, and you've only just begun to scratch the surface.
Featured Trips in PERU
7 days | From $ 749 USD The Inca Trail (SPIT)
South America > Peru
Highlights
Cuzco, Sacred Valley, Inca Trail, Machu Picchu.
Trip Style: Active
Service Level: Standard
Physical Grading: 4
Spend a week retracing the steps of the ancient Inca civilization, highlighted by the spectacular Inca Trail hike to Machu Picchu.
7 days | From $ 1049 USD Machu Picchu Adventure (SPMP)
South America > Peru
Highlights
Cuzco, Sacred Valley, Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu, Lima.
Trip Style: Classic
Service Level: Standard
Physical Grading: 3
A condensed tour of the essential Peruvian highlights, culminating with a visit to magnificent Machu Picchu, the "Lost City of the Incas".
8 days | From $ 999 USD Inca Discovery - Lares (PIL)
South America > Peru
Highlights
Cuzco, Sacred Valley, Lares Trek, Machu Picchu.
Trip Style: Active
Service Level: Standard
Physical Grading: 4
Spend a week retracing the steps of the Inca, one of the most fascinating civilizations in the Americas. Travel from Lima into the heart of the Andes and the charming colonial town of Cuzco. Explore Cuzco and its nearby ruins, then join our expert local guides and porters on the little-travelled Lares Trek to Machu Picchu.
15 days | From $ 1299 USD Peru on a Shoestring (SPPS)
South America > Peru
Highlights
Lima, Nazca Lines, Arequipa, Cuzco, Inca Trail, Machu Picchu
Trip Style: Classic
Service Level: Basic
Physical Grading: 4
Everything you imagined Peru would be and more! See the mystical Nazca lines in the desert, stroll colonial cities, wander fascinating Cuzco, centre of the massive Inca Empire, and hike the once-in-a-lifetime Inca Trail high in the Andes…all without breaking the bank.
