Ways we have learned to show you Peru
Four decades of running trips here taught us there is no single way in.
Overview
Start with how you want to travel
Not with a map. Every trip we build begins with the same question: what do you want your days to feel like? Walking hard and sleeping under canvas is a different holiday from market mornings and long lunches, even when both end at Machu Picchu.
These are the ways of travelling we know well enough to promise. Most journeys borrow from more than one, and that is usually the right answer.
Ways to travel
Six ways to meet Peru
Tell us which pulls hardest and we will build outward from there.
First Time in Peru
The route we send people on when they have never been Explore
Family Travel
Paced so nobody is bored or exhausted Explore
Adventure & Trekking
High Andes, 3 to 8 days on foot Explore
Culture & Heritage
Weaving villages, markets and ruins Explore
Nature & Wildlife
Tambopata, Colca and the cloud forest Explore
Responsible Travel
Where the money stays, and with whom Explore Why travel with us
We are not a booking platform with a Peru page. We are a team in Cusco who have been running these routes since 1985.
A few of the benefits of travelling with us in Peru
- Operating in the Andes and the Amazon since 1985, from Cusco
- A locally owned travel company, based in Cusco
- Official Inca Trail operator under Peruvian government guidelines
- ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified
- Our own lodge inside the Tambopata National Reserve
- A tree planted on behalf of every traveller
Sample trips
Journeys we have shaped before
Starting points, not packages. Each is rebuilt around your dates and pace.
4 days
Adventure & Trekking
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
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6 days
Family Travel
Classic Peru: Lima, Cusco & Machu Picchu
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11 days
First Time in Peru
The Best of Southern Peru Tour
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8 days
Family Travel
Andean and Altiplano Experience
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5 days
Adventure & Trekking
Ausangate Trek
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3 days
Culture & Heritage
Weavers Trek
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What our travellers say about us
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Speak to our Peru experts
Our planners are in Cusco. Tell them what you have in mind and they will tell you honestly what it takes.
Travel guides
What we’d tell you over coffee
Written by the people who plan these trips.
Logistics
What to pack for the Andes
The four things people always forget.
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Planning
Altitude, honestly
What Cusco does to you on day one, and how we plan around it.
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Destinations
Choosing between Amazon lodges
What the difference in price actually buys.
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Destinations
Is Rainbow Mountain worth it?
Our honest answer, which is not always yes.
Read the guideFAQs
Everything you need to know
Do I have to choose one way of travelling?
No, and most people should not. Journeys usually borrow from two or three of these. Tell us which pulls hardest and we build outward from there.
How far ahead should I book?
Six months for an Inca Trail permit, which is the one date nobody can move. Two to three months is comfortable for everything else, and we have built good trips in three weeks.
Can this be combined with Machu Picchu?
Almost every trip we run ends there or passes through. Say so early and we shape the days around the permit dates rather than against them.
How fit do I need to be?
It depends entirely on the route. Tell us honestly what you walk in a normal week and we will say which of these is a holiday for you and which is a challenge.
Do you run fixed departures?
No. Everything here is a starting point, rebuilt around your dates, your pace and the size of your group.
Who will I be travelling with?
Your own group, and a guide who grew up on these trails. We do not sell seats on somebody else’s bus.