Your Insider Guide to Peru

The Best Tours & Experiences in Peru

Peru packs Inca ruins, Andean peaks, and one of the world's great food scenes into a single trip. Almost everyone starts in Cusco, the old Inca capital and the launch point for Machu Picchu — whether you take the train for a long day trip or walk in over four days on the Inca Trail. Just outside the city, the Sacred Valley strings together the Pisac market, the terraces of Ollantaytambo, and the salt pans of Maras.

Cusco is also the base for Peru's best high-altitude day hikes — the striped mineral ridge of Rainbow Mountain and the glacial turquoise of Humantay Lake, both worth acclimatising a couple of days for. Further afield, Arequipa opens up the condor viewpoints of Colca Canyon, while Puno is the gateway to the floating reed islands of Lake Titicaca.

And don't skip Lima on the way through — ceviche counters, Miraflores food walks, and pisco tastings make the capital far more than a transit stop. Every tour we feature is Viator-verified, top-rated, and bookable with free cancellation.