About this trip
This trip takes you from the Amazon lowlands to the high Andes, covering a lot of Peru's range in ten days at a pace that gives you room to take it in. You move between jungle, mountain valleys and colonial city streets rather than rushing through a checklist.
You'll spend time in Lima's older neighbourhoods, head into the Amazon to look for wildlife, then work through the Sacred Valley and Ollantaytambo before reaching Cusco and Machu Picchu. There's an option to trek in via the Inca Trail or Quarry Trail if you want the walk-in experience rather than the train.
It's a trip built around contrast — dense jungle heat one week, thin mountain air the next — with Inca history and everyday Andean life running through it.
What you'll do
- Explore Lima's historic centre and markets
- Look for wildlife on an Amazon jungle excursion
- Travel through the Sacred Valley and Ollantaytambo
- Explore Cusco's old town
- Visit Machu Picchu on a guided tour
- Optional multi-day trek via the Inca Trail or Quarry Trail
- Spends time at altitude, so it's worth reading up on the health risks beforehand
- The Amazon section is hot and humid — pack light cotton clothing, plenty of water and strong insect repellent
- The optional Inca Trail or Quarry Trail route involves strenuous hiking and camping with basic facilities, so it suits those with a decent fitness level
Worth it if you're reasonably fit and can tolerate logistical hiccups. Think twice if you need seamless pre-trip communication or have mobility concerns.
- Guides (Rolando, Enrique, Emerson, Jose) are genuinely knowledgeable, passionate, and porters consistently friendly and helpful.
- Pre-trip communication from head office causes real confusion: wrong hotel locations, undisclosed venue changes, inaccurate flight information.
- Trip is physically demanding; several reviewers note less fit travellers struggle significantly with the pace and terrain.
- External flight overbooking issues happen, but tour operators actively mitigate frustrations on the ground when they occur.
Distilled from real traveller reviews on TourRadar — we don't edit out the bad bits.
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Departing in Dec is cheapest — from £2,620, about 15% below the priciest month (Aug).
Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Lima · 19 Dec – 20 Dec
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