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Peru Essentials

21 days
From Lima to La Paz
4.1
13 traveler reviews
Peru Essentials - Intrepid Travel
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Plan your adventure:
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Medium Intensity
Travelers should be comfortable with somewhat-demanding activities
Guided in English
Group Size 12 - 16
Age range 15 to 99

Highlights

  • Walk through the old streets of Lima
  • Take pictures of Colca Canyon
  • Witness the morning routine of the Andean condor
  • Learn about the local lifestyle
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Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Lima
  2. Day 2 Lima
  3. Day 3 Paracas
  4. Day 4 Nazca
  5. Day 5 Arequipa
  6. Day 6 Arequipa
  7. Day 7 Colca Canyon
  8. Day 8 Arequipa
  9. Day 9 Arequipa - Bus to Cusco
  10. Day 10 Cusco
  11. Day 11 Inca Trail, Inca Quarry Trail or Train option
  12. Day 12 Inca Trail, Inca Quarry Trail or Train option
  13. Day 13 Inca Trail, Inca Quarry Trail or Train option
  14. Day 14 Inca Trail, Inca Quarry Trail or Train option and Machu Picchu / Ollantaytambo
  15. Day 15 Sacred Valley / Cusco
  16. Day 16 Cusco
  17. Day 17 Puno - Lake Titicaca
  18. Day 18 Puno
  19. Day 19 Puno
  20. Day 20 La Paz
  21. Day 21 La Paz
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What's Included

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  • Accommodation
  • Guide
  • Meals
  • Additional Services
  • Transport

What's Not Included

  • Flights
  • Insurance
  • Optional
  • Additional Services

Operated by

Intrepid Travel

Number of tours

1,286

Age Range

5 to 99 years old

Response time

4 hours

Response rate

96%

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Customer Reviews

  • Overall Rating
    Excellent
    4.1
  • Itinerary
    Excellent
    5.0
  • Guide
    Excellent
    4.3
  • Transport
    Excellent
    4.2
  • Accommodation
    Good
    3.8
  • Food
    Good
    3.3
  • 4.6
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  • GV
    · May 20th, 2024
    Once again a dream that I realize Gorgoeous...
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    Intrepid Travel commented on this review
    Thank you so much for taking the time to review this trip Giacomo, and we are so glad to hear that you had an amazing time. Peru and Machu Picchu in particular, are just magical and we are so glad to hear that you were able to experience it. We... Show more
    Trip date: April 2024
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    We loved the trip and Manuel was an excellent guide.
    Trip date: March 2019
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    I did not like some of the accomodation that we stayed in due to having to request for clean towels to be provided at more than one accomodation. Also had to request a room change in Paracas due to room having extremely unpleasant odour.
    Trip date: March 2019
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    Usually I travel solo but because u wanted to do the hike to visit Machupicchu I decided to book with Intrepid . I found that the trip was very well planned and covering the best of the place we were traveling . Also ha big a local leader along the trip was very good as we never were visit many of the pal es we did without local Leader . He also was very passionate about his job and his country
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    Trip date: February 2019
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    Great trip with lots of variety of places to visit and doing the quarry trek was my highlight and visiting Machupicchu . Having kicks guide makes a different experience for my view of the country .
    Trip date: February 2019
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    Had a good experience and good itinerary of the trip . Having many home stay and visiting community was nice but maybe during a tour where there is other places to visit the home stays was too many .
    Trip date: February 2019
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    The trip was very well organized but we had some ha he itinerary because a strike during our trip which it was an adventure but our leader managed it so well. But we also had a issue with one of our members of the trip who was offensive with some nombres of the group but after our leader Manny talked to him things went better .
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    Trip date: February 2019
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    I had better trips with other companies but still it was really good!
    Trip date: January 2019
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    The organization was great and the staff was caring as I did expect it. This was my 2nd trip with Intrepid (after South Africa in 217).
    Trip date: December 2018
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    Great guide. Always on the go, but sufficient time to soak up the culture.
    Trip date: December 2018

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21 days
Peru Essentials
From Lima to La Paz

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