PERU · TOURS
This is the shortlist worth sending to whoever you are travelling with: 15 tours & days out, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Full-day Lima trip to Paracas and Huacachina with Ballestas wildlife cruise, pisco tasting, and dune buggy plus sandboarding.
“Best experience for someone looking to have a full day of fun and adventure. This company handles everything for you from the beginning to the end, and you ride in a comfortable bus, not those little buses.”
Full day Rainbow Mountain trek from Cusco with breakfast, lunch, small group up to 18, optional Red Valley, guided and oxygen support.
“Great experience in the rainbow mountain and red valley with your guide Jonathan. The hike was manageable and rain gear was require as weather changed quickly. Highly recommended.”
Early hike to Humantay Lake with Salkantay views, breakfast and buffet lunch, bilingual guides, and safety extras like oxygen.
“It was an amazing hike ! The view was breathtaking.”
One-day Cusco tour to Chinchero, Moray, Maras salt mines, Ollantaytambo, and Pisac, with a bilingual guide and Urubamba buffet lunch.
“You see so much with an informative guide (Lilly/alex the driver) they were really attentive and explained everything well. The buffet was massive and worth it!”
Cusco’s Sacred Valley half-day tour links Chinchero weaving, Moray terraces, and Maras Salt Mines, with hotel pickup and bilingual guides.
“My husband and I had a wonderful day. Thanks to the tour guide. He is a kind and responsible person. He introduced us in detail and guided us to understand the local characteristics. We like this tour very much, and thanks for all the arrangements. I highly recommend the tour.”
Small-group Barranco Lima food tour with ceviche, lomo saltado, live pisco sour, fruit gelato, and art stops.
“Small group of 5. Marcus was a great guide. Tour started a little slow with the first stop. After that it picked up. The Chinese place we watched the cooking in the kitchen. We watched making the ceviche and the sea bass was great. To end the end we had pisco sour and then gelato. Great tour and we got some history to go with it”
Early coach from Lima to Ballestas Islands wildlife, pisco vineyard tasting in Ica, and Huacachina dunes with optional buggy.
“Excellent trip. We enjoyed a lot. The trip to Ballestas island was amazing. Got to see the sea lions up close. Lunch options and Pisco tasting at Ica was great. The tour guide arranged paragliding for us at Huacachina and it was a wonderful once in a lifetime experience. Overall, it was a great trip and a day well spent.”
Stress-free Machu Picchu day trip from Cusco with train and bus transfers, a guided citadel walk, and time to recharge in Aguas Calientes.
“Bring some patience, driving bus and train , waiting in a queue is all exhaustion and tiring but its worth it”
Shop San Pedro Market in Cusco, then cook ceviche, causa, quinoa tamal, plus pisco cocktails and picarones for $57 in a small group.
“Chef Eric was AMAZING!! He was such a fun guide and took such good care of our group. Very knowledgeable in Peruvian history and took us through a very vast market to get supplies needed for our class. I loved learning that there are 3,000+ potatoes in Peru. Once we got to the studio to cook, Chef Eric and his assistants took good care of us and timed each dish perfectly. I would definitely recommend this tour! 5 stars all around.”
Small-group half-day Lima walk hitting Plaza San Martín, Plaza Mayor, and San Francisco catacombs, with guide-led history and hotel transport.
“A great introduction to the historic center of Lima. Covered all the important points in a short period of time. Silvana was an excellent and patient guide.”
Private Lima tour to Paracas and Huacachina with Ballestas wildlife boat, La Caravedo pisco lunch, dune buggy and a sunset picnic.
“This was an absolutely amazing experience of discovery, wanderment and adventure! From the island to the Pisco tasting. The natural beauty combined with aquatic wildlife revealed beautiful coves and rock formations. There were sea lions, penguins, vultures nestled into the rocks. The food at the vineyard was delicious as was the pisco tasting. The grounds are quite beautiful. The star capped exhilaration of the day was the sand buggy ride with sand boarding! Appeared dangerously daunting yet revealed an incredible thrill of excitement. Topped off by a magnificent sunset in the dessert. Our guide kept everything flowing and organized.”
Cusco half-day tour by minivan to Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay, plus optional Coricancha, with guide and transport.
“Luis was very knowledgeable about Inca history and culture. He was born and raised in Cuzco. The pacing and communication was excellent.”
2 days from Cusco to Machu Picchu by train. Sacred Valley ruins, overnight in Aguas Calientes, guided Machu Picchu visit, early start.
“What a beautiful 2 day tour. The first day was discovering the sacred valley starting with a visit to a llama farm feeding the llamas and seeing women weaving ponchos the traditional way. I must give a special thanks to our guide Gary Nelson who is such a generous tour guide and a great photographer. I learned so much from his knowledge about the Inca culture and his love for the work he's been doing for 15 years. The next day I had the privilege of having my own tour guide all to myself Paul. Another incredible human being. Being at Machu Pichu had been on my bucket list for…”
Paracas wildlife on Ballestas Islands, Pisco tasting at Ica's Pisco Nietto, and Huacachina dune fun on a long 17-hour day
“With a pick-up at 5am and drop-off at 11pm, it was a very long day, but it never felt that way. Comfortable bus, well-planned itinerary, relaxed pace. Fellow travellers were all relatively younger Latin Americans, so tour was almost entirely in Spanish (one of the guides would provide summary translations). Unique sights visited, not your typical Peru adventure.”
ATV ride to Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain from Cusco, with breakfast, lunch, bilingual guides, helmets, and oxygen support.
“such a fun experience! pickup was punctual and easy. our guide luis huari was fantastic, speaking in english and spanish for the group, sharing extra facts about vinicunca and answered all my questions. so kind and hospitable. we opted for the ATVs and had such a great time. would definitely recommend!”
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