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The 15 Best Day Trips in Peru

28 tours  ·  from $25

One free day and a long list. These 15 are the trips that fit between breakfast and dinner, priced and timed, with the pickup point and how much of it is driving.

Machu Picchu Day Trip from Cusco - Early pickup and the first handoff
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Machu Picchu Day Trip from Cusco

1.Machu Picchu Day Trip from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,644 reviews · 14 hours (approx.) · from $336Our pick

Travel from Cusco to Machu Picchu with hotel pickup, a selected round-trip train, shuttle buses, and a local English- or Spanish-speaking guide. Choose Expedition, Vistadome, or Executive Class service, then spend about two to three hours exploring the citadel, with guides such as Ronaldo, Hector, Paul, and Edgar leading the visit.

“The train was comfortable and fun with some entertainment. The buses were well organised and our guide was brilliant”

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From Lima: Day trip to Paracas, Ica and Oasis Huacachina - The 5:00 AM departure from Lima
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From Lima: Day trip to Paracas, Ica and Oasis Huacachina

2.Day trip to Paracas, Ica and Oasis Huacachina

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 409 reviews · 17h 30m · from $61

Leave Lima early for a boat trip past El Candelabro, sea lions, Humboldt penguins, and seabirds. After lunch and pisco tasting in Ica, ride a dune buggy and sandboard at Huacachina. English and Spanish guides, transport, tickets, and fixed-point pickup are included.

“The tour was well organized dispite it was long. Tour guide did an excellent job in communicating with us in every step. one of the best trips we took in recent years.”

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Lima: Paracas & Huacachina Oasis Day Trip with Wine & Dunes - The 4:00 to 5:00 am pickup from Lima
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Lima: Paracas & Huacachina Oasis Day Trip with Wine & Dunes

3.Paracas & Huacachina Oasis Day Trip with Wine & Dunes

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 266 reviews · 16h 30m · from $100

Leave Lima around 4:00 to 5:00 am for Paracas’ Ballestas Islands, where you’ll see sea lions, penguins, birds, and the Chandelier Lines. Continue to CulturPisco for pisco and wine tasting, then finish at Huacachina with a dune buggy ride and sandboarding before returning to Lima late.

“Initially, we were a bit apprehensive about the tour because it is a very long day with a 4:30 am pick up. However, it was well worth it! You get to do and learn so much in one day. Mayer was a great guide and kept us organized and on time the whole way. The islands were beautiful, the sand buggy rides were a blast and the food at the winery was great. We highly recommend. Definitely dress in layers because the island trip can be chilly but the dessert of course is hot.”

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From Cusco: 2-Day Trip to the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu - Pisac, where terraces meet the market
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From Cusco: 2-Day Trip to the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu

4.2-Day Trip to the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 265 reviews · 2 days · from $370

You’ll visit Pisac, Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, and Machu Picchu with English or Spanish-speaking guides, then sleep in Aguas Calientes. The $370 price includes trains, buses, Machu Picchu entry, lodging if selected, and lunch there. Small groups are limited to 15 people.

“Lennin was the absolute man. Loved this tour, if you want to forget about everything book it.”

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From Cusco: 1-day Machu Picchu Tour by Train - 4:00 AM pickup and the road to Ollantaytambo
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From Cusco: 1-day Machu Picchu Tour by Train

5.1-day Machu Picchu Tour by Train

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 138 reviews · 12 hours · from $360

Travel from Cusco to Machu Picchu by tourist train in a small group, with hotel pickup, round-trip rail tickets, shuttle buses, entrance fees, and a two-hour guided visit. Guides such as Richard, Eric, and Juan Carlos have helped make the site’s Inca story clear and engaging.

“Amazing guide! Miguel! So enthousiastic and talks with passion about the city and its divercity in vegetation and animals that live around here. Also the taxi to the trainstation, the trainrides, the busrides and the taxi back to the hotel were perfectly booked for us.”

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Machupicchu 1 day tour - The 1-hour-45-minute Voyager train to Aguas Calientes
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Machupicchu 1 day tour

6.Machupicchu 1 day tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 128 reviews · 17 hours (approx.) · from $353Top rated

Travel from Cusco to Machu Picchu by shared bus and Voyager train, with a guide for about two and a half hours inside the citadel. The tour includes entrance tickets, round-trip buses from Aguas Calientes, and hotel transfers, but not meals.

“My family and I booked this trip with much anticipation and we had the best time. The agency communicated with me from day 1 and had a full itinerary planned out for my trip. Every detail was thoughtfully mapped out and it turned out to be better than I ever expected. I highly recommend this tour. It’s an unforgettable experience to experience Machu Pichu and Im glad I had all this help planning it.”

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Lima: Ballestas & Huacachina Day Trip w/ Nazca Lines Flight - Ballestas Islands, Peru’s wildlife encounter
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Lima: Ballestas & Huacachina Day Trip w/ Nazca Lines Flight

7.Ballestas & Huacachina Day Trip w/ Nazca Lines Flight

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 117 reviews · 19h 30m · from $600

Leave Lima before dawn for Ballestas Islands, a Nazca Lines flight over the Palpa Desert, and Huacachina Oasis. English-speaking guides such as Miguel, Aymen, Sergio, and Christian B help manage this long day. Transport, boat ride, flight, and Lima hotel pickup are included.

“The tour was wonderful and the tour Guide Alfonso Choji was great. He is very knowledgeable and very friendly. He made me interested in visiting Peru again ( I live in Australia - the longest flight possible). If I can give stars to this tour and tour guide I will put 10 stars out of 5. Thanks a lot”

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From Lima: Ballestas Islands and Huacachina Sunset Day Trip - The 4 a.m. start from Miraflores
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From Lima: Ballestas Islands and Huacachina Sunset Day Trip

8.Ballestas Islands and Huacachina Sunset Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 113 reviews · 17 hours · from $65

Join an English- or Spanish-speaking guide from Lima for a 17-hour day covering Paracas, the Ballestas Islands, a pisco winery, and Huacachina. Expect sea lions, penguins, desert buggies, beginner sandboarding, sunset views, and a very early start.

“Wonderful experience. Great value for the money. would do it over and over again. Best tour ever!”

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Machu Picchu full day trip from Cusco - Two to three hours inside Machu Picchu
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Machu Picchu full day trip from Cusco

9.Machu Picchu full day trip from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 102 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $490

Leave Cusco around 4:00 AM for Ollantaytambo, ride the Expedition Train to Aguas Calientes, and take a guided 2 to 3 hour tour of Machu Picchu. Guide Wilbur has earned special praise for his insight and passion. Return to Cusco around 7:30 PM.

“From Cusco, it took us five hours from our hotel lobby to walking into Machu Picchu.”

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Machu Picchu in 1 Day from Cusco - The 3:30 am departure from Cusco
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Machu Picchu in 1 Day from Cusco

10.Machu Picchu in 1 Day from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 98 reviews · 15 hours (approx.) · from $443

Travel from Cusco to Machu Picchu in one long day by train, with hotel pickup, a bilingual guide, entrance ticket, and one-way bus included. Guides such as Javier, Samuel, Cristian, Marcello, and Victor lead the visit, while free time lets you take photos and explore before returning to Cusco late at night.

“Had a great time! All the travel logistics were handled well, and my guide Cristian was friendly and knowledgable. Would recommend!”

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From Arequipa: Colca Canyon Day Trip with Transfer to Puno - The 3:00 a.m. start from Arequipa
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From Arequipa: Colca Canyon Day Trip with Transfer to Puno

11.Colca Canyon Day Trip with Transfer to Puno

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 90 reviews · from $65

Leave Arequipa around 3:00 a.m. for Colca Canyon, with breakfast, an English or Spanish guide, condor views, village stops, a one-hour hike, hot springs, lunch, and a scenic transfer toward Puno. Expect a very long day, extra entrance fees, and basic but useful local stops.

“Très belle excursion pour voir les condors et de superbes paysages!!”

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Machu Picchu Day Trip from Cuzco - Aguas Calientes gives you six hours, with lunch on your tab
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Machu Picchu Day Trip from Cuzco

12.Machu Picchu Day Trip from Cuzco

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 76 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $380

Travel from Cusco to Machu Picchu by bus and Expedition train, with time in Ollantaytambo and Aguas Calientes before a roughly two-and-a-half-hour citadel tour. Guides may include Cosme Cuba Gutierrez, with help from the Machupicchu Andean team.

“We initially booked two circuits to machu picchu through another agency but one of the circuits got canceled. MACHU PICCHU ANDEAN PERU helped us and linked all our booking so everything went smoothly. The only reason i wont give the full 5 stars is that unfortunately the guide seemd a bit new and we got the impression a lot of information was missing. Other than that we are very happy and thankful with the sercives provided.”

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Rafting & Zip line Urubamba River 1 Day - The rafting run: beginner-friendly, but water levels matter
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Rafting & Zip line Urubamba River 1 Day

13.Rafting & Zip line Urubamba River 1 Day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 75 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $79

Spend about eight hours rafting the Urubamba River with guides such as Amerigo, Anderson, David, or Gabriel, then warm up in a sauna, eat lunch, and zipline over the river. Hotel pickup, equipment, private transport, and a safety kayaker are included. Rapids vary with water levels.

“The experience was great! Wish I had known about their combination with an overnight trip and trip to Rainbow Mountain the next day!”

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From Lima: Day Trip to Paracas, Ica & Oasis Huacachina - The 5:00 AM start from Lima
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From Lima: Day Trip to Paracas, Ica & Oasis Huacachina

14.Day Trip to Paracas, Ica & Oasis Huacachina

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 74 reviews · 17h 30m · from $60

Leave Lima at 5:00 AM for Ballestas Islands sea lions, Humboldt penguins, and seabirds, then enjoy Ica lunch and pisco tasting before Huacachina dune buggies and sandboarding. English and Spanish guides include recent departures led by Mishell, Jean, and Álvaro.

“it was a very nice day, we saw so much! First we went to Paracas where we saw pinguins and seelions. really cool to see them in their natural habitat. Then we went to Ica to have lunch and taste different versions of pisco. The woman was really fun in explaining everything. the lunch was great. You could choose between different peruvian food. After that we went to huacachina with some free time. then we went on the buggyride and did sandboarding. we only did this once. it would be nice if we could do that more. our guide during the day was really friendly and explained everything very good.…”

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Rainbown mountain cusco 1 Day - The 4:00 to 5:00 a.m. hotel pickup
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Rainbown mountain cusco 1 Day

15.Rainbown mountain cusco 1 Day

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 72 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $27Best value

Travel from Cusco to Vinicunca with a guide, breakfast, buffet lunch, transport, walking sticks, and oxygen. After a 1.5-hour climb above 5,000 meters, you get time for photos before returning. The group is limited to 18 people, but the mountain can still be crowded.

“Being woken up 15 minutes before our alarm since guide wanted to pick us up 30 minutes before 5 am scheduled start. After that everything was 5 star. Hiking is from 13800 to 15400 so be prepared to go slow or ride the horse. Crowds were huge but it was Pride Month at Rainbow Mountain.”

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