Caral in Peru For various reasons I’ve had to switch from going to Huaraz tomorrow to staying in Lima for the next 5 days. I’m looking into day trips from Lima and I would really love to see the Caral ruins. I have a few questions: – has anyone done one of the English-speaking tours to Caral? Was it worth it? The cost (USD145+) seems high to me but maybe I am…

Advice on Salkantay Treks in Peru Hello, A group of friends and I were planning on visiting Peru in late May, with a Salkantay guided tour being a major activity. We were currently looking at using Macchu picchu reservations, as it seems to be a solid middle ground in terms of cost and quality (about $350 pre tip) Just had a couple of questions for anyone who’s done this tour w…

Peru Travel 2025 – Plan Dear all, I am planning a trip with my friend to Peru this May. could you please help me with our itinerary? Any suggestions or comments are appreciated: Day 1-2: Lima Day 3-5: Amazonas-Rain Forest – Puerto Maldonado Day 6-10: Cusco & Urubamba valley & Machu Picchu & Rainbow Mountain Day 11-12: Titicaca Lake Day 13: Arequipa Day 14-15: Colca Ca…

Advice on planning a trip to Peru Trip to peru tips Hello everyone, Some friends and I are planning to go to Peru in a couple months and we were thinking about renting an suv for ourselves for the duration of the trip. The trip is about 3 weeks long. I have read some articles about driving in Peru and find that most would advise against driving yourself in Peru. Should we or sh…

$2000 for 11 days in Peru I’m potentially going to Peru for just under 11 days with a church and the cost is about $2000 USD for flights, dorm-style rooms, and meals included. It’s a mission trip so there will be light work involved as well as leisure time. We’re going to a smaller village but might be going to Machu Picchu which I find so cool. It’s all young adults, an…

Review my itinerary to Peru? Hello! I am traveling to Peru in August (it will be 3 of us). Below is our itinerary, but we are wondering if this is too busy of a schedule? Unfortunately we only have a weekish to spend there. Day 0: Red eye flight to Cusco Day 1: Arrive and explore Cusco Day 2 – 3: Ayahuasca Retreat (~1 hr from Cusco) Day 4: Finish retreat, return to Cusco, a…

PERU trip itenary Looking for advise to stay for the nights in Peru next week Feb 1-arrive cusco afternoon -Afternoon: Take a walking tour of Cusco, visiting Plaza de Armas, Qorikancha (Temple of the Sun), and San Pedro Market. • Evening: Enjoy a relaxed evening at your hotel or a local cafe. Feb 2 Cusco City and Surroundings • Morning: Visit Sacsayhuamán, Q’enq…

Peru travel in April 2025 Booked tickets for travel in Spring break 2025 (Apr 14 arrival in Lima 5 am and Depart Apr 21 12:30 am). Just realized that it is the Holy week in Peru. How does it impact our plans? I do realize that we need to book hotels and make flight reservations for our travel between Lima and Cusco. In our days in Peru, we plan to spend 1.5 days in Lima,…

Peru and Bolivia, winter 2024 Last year, I went on an amazing solo trip in Peru and Bolivia. I spent a whole month exploring and enjoying what these 2 countries had to offer. I went during the winter. Here are some of my favourite photos taken with my iPhone 15 Pro. I started in Lima (photos 1-3) and then took a bus to Paracas (photos 4-6) and Huacachina (photos 7-8). I stay…

How expensive is Peru? Anyone here been to Peru and able to provide insight on how much I can expect to spend per day? I’m thinking of going for a week at the end of Feb with a few friends. Main goal is to just experience the culture and see some cool spots. And i definitely want to hike into Machu Picchu. Don’t know a whole lot about it but I’ve heard there’s a varie…

Peru Trip In May I’m planning a 9 day trip and I am interested in visiting Peru with my husband. I’ve gone twice with my parents to visit extended family in Lima and to visit Machu Picchu. But it’s been 10 years since I’ve gone. I mentioned my desire to go to Peru to my aunts that live there but they are essentially scaring me out of going. They kept telling me …

Advice for Peru trip – is this overpriced? Hi guys, My parents (UK based) are looking at booking specific tour in Peru for 15 days. They haven’t booked it yet and have asked me whether they think the price is reasonable. However I think the tour is very over priced. Price per person is £4,300 each. Note this includes flights. Assume £1,000 for return flight from UK to Peru). So that is £…

Peru travels I folks I’ll be going to Peru in a few months and I had a couple of questions about logistics. 1. Should I take USD or EUR with me and exchange it there or withdrawing from ATMs is good/safe enough? How’s the ATM situation outside of Lima? 2. Does Revolut work there? 3. Can I get a SIM card for internet access from the airport in Lima or should …

Should We Combine the Galápagos with Peru, or Focus Solely on Peru? We’re currently planning a trip and are debating whether to combine the Galápagos Islands with Peru. While the Galápagos are high on our bucket list, we’re concerned about the travel time and the extra costs involved. If we decide not to visit the Galápagos, we could explore Peru more thoroughly, including the northern coast, which seems intrigu…

Salkantay Trekking for the Salkantay and Inca Trail Peru I’ve found a few threads about Salkantay Trekking, but can’t seem to get clarification on what I’m looking for. Basically, my group is in the process of booking with them for next June. My partner and I want to do the Huayna Picchu add-on on the last (7th) day, when we reach Machu Picchu. We’ve been told by the company that hiking Huayna Picchu…

Quick trip to Peru or focus on Colombia? My partner and I are travelling to South America in Jan 2025. We have organised the start, with a week in Patagonia and then a week in Buenos Aires and a few days in Uruguay. The original plan was a week in Peru to do the hop on hop off bus and also go to Machu Picchu, and then a week on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. My partner then has to g…

Unique experiences in Peru Hello, I’m going to Peru autumn 2025 together with my girlfriend. Looking for travel advice. Specifically for unique and local experiences. This could be cool hotels, tours, places etc. Not looking for super high end hotels, but prefer places owned by locals. submitted by /u/Embarrassed-Fox-4446

Cusco, Peru itinerary Hello everyone Looking for some feedback for how to structure my time in cusco. My interests: I would really like to see 1. cusco city (self guided) 2. cusco ruins (saqsayhuaman, temples etc) ideally with a tour 3. bit of the sacred valley. My interests are mostly active culture, citys, and landscapes. I appreciate ruins but am not too thrilled …

Peru solo trip – how’s my itinerary? Hello! I’m setting off on a solo trip over New Year’s to Peru and would love some feedback and recommendations for my itinerary. I’m 25m from the US, Spanish speaker and have solo traveled internationally a few times before (Spain, Portugal, Mexico) but this is my first time in South America. I enjoy learning about local history, museums, nature…

A few questions on Machu Picchu, Peru We’re taking a trip to Peru in mid-August and ran into some issues with our reservations getting switched at the last minute that have forced us to re-assess. In particular when we reserved our tickets for Circuits 1 and 2 a while back, through a middleman website, the tour operator switched us to Circuit 3 and my wife consented because she didn…