While this splendid slice of South America is no longer a mystery package, Peru is still a country wrapped in mystique. Partly, this is due to the eternal allure of Machu Picchu, the Inca citadel which dreams upon its Andean mountaintop. But it is also down to the geographical diversity of a destination that comes shrouded in rainforest where the River Amazon curls through its south-east, yet is distinctly cosmopolitan where Lima (in chic Miraflores) and Cusco show off their food scenes. Peru is far more than its star attraction.
Less-known gem: Visiting Colca Canyon remains one of the highlights of my career. This geological wonder of southern Peru, often overlooked in the dash to Machu Picchu, is literally breathtaking. You feel the thinness of the oxygen in your lungs as you drive north from Arequipa over sky-high ridges, and gasp as you watch condors flying above it.
This Andean private journey takes you to the highlights of southern Peru, including Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca. Continue to the canyon-based colourful capital of Bolivia, La Paz with a lively street life and dozens of markets. Continue south for an adventure on the dazzling Uynui salt flats of the Atacama Desert, and finish in Santiago in Chile
Trek the alternative 'Inca Trail' to the lost city of Choquequirao
Machu Picchu is one of the most iconic sights in South America, and the culmination of our magnificent Inca Trail trek through the Peruvian Andes. Join us as we trek this breathtakingly beautiful route through valleys and high passes, scattered with fascinating Inca ruins.
This comprehensive escorted tour of southern Peru is full of variety: from desert volcanoes ascend to the terraced hillsides of Colca Canyon and the snowy Andean mountains, visiting Spanish colonial towns and the Inca city of Machu Picchu. Plunge into the Amazon rainforest and pop into Bolivia’s capital, La Paz, via Lake Titicaca.
A fabulous lodge-to-lodge trek along a pre-Inca trade route through the Cordillera Vilcabamba.
Quito to Santiago - LQS from Overlanding is an exhilarating holiday in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru. Available from 30 Jul 2018 to 16 Jun 2020 this 61 day trip costs from £3,070 and has a maximum group size of 22 persons.
Anchorage to Rio - CAAR from Overlanding is an exhilarating holiday in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru. Available from 31 Jul 2019 to 17 Feb 2021 this 211 day trip costs from £12,270 and has a maximum group size of 22 persons.
A two-week luxury private tour including Peru’s highlights, Machu Picchu and Cusco, and a cruise to see the wildlife of Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands. You’ll be staying in top luxury hotels and travelling in style. The five-day cruise takes place on one of the most popular top-of-the-range motor yachts in service on the route, the MV Eclipse.
Taking in two South American countries, Peru offers incredible scenery from the Inca capital of Machu Picchu to the impressive Lake Titicaca. We will travel on one of the highest rail journeys in the world to Huancayo before making our way to Bolivia, home of the Salt Flats. A wonderful tour that explores the culture and beauty of these countries.
Peru marks Kudu’s fifth country in South America and our itinerary concentrates on the Inca and colonial sights in the Andes. From Lima we travel to Arequipa, Colca Canyon and Lake Titicaca. We travel by the luxury Belmond Andean Explorer train overnight to Cusco, the starting point for our exploration of the Incas’ Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu.
