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The 15 Best Tours & Day Trips in Peru

231 tours  ·  from $10

Everything with a guide, a boat, a train or a minibus attached, in one list. The 15 below are the ones worth a whole day, priced and timed, with the rest of the catalogue underneath.

Cusco: Humantay Lake Tour with Breakfast and Buffet Lunch - Mollepata breakfast and the road to Soraypampa
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Cusco: Humantay Lake Tour with Breakfast and Buffet Lunch

1.Humantay Lake Tour with Breakfast and Buffet Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 2,976 reviews · 1 day · from $22Our pick

Leave Cusco before dawn for Humantay Lake with bilingual guides such as Jonathan, Eduardo, Kevin, or Waldir. After breakfast in Mollepata, hike from Soraypampa to the 4,200-meter lake, then return for a buffet lunch. Expect a steep trek, cold weather, horses for hire, and superb mountain views.

“What a fantastic trip! Such a a beautiful place! Our guide Waldir was excellent! He was very funny and very encouraging to our group during the hike. He got us up to the lake first so we avoided the crowds which was great!! The whole trip was superb, hike, the lake, the buffet and the ice cream stop was the cherry on the top!”

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From Cusco: Sacred Valley & Maras Salt Mines Tour with Lunch - Chinchero: textiles, church, and the first Inca stop
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From Cusco: Sacred Valley & Maras Salt Mines Tour with Lunch

2.Sacred Valley & Maras Salt Mines Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,227 reviews · 1 day · from $28

Start early from Cusco with guides such as Liliana, Lily, Jorge, or Kevin, then visit Chinchero textiles, Moray terraces, Maras salt ponds, Ollantaytambo, and Pisac. A buffet lunch in Urubamba is included, and you can opt to finish in Ollantaytambo.

“My friend and I were very happy about the day trip! Jorge was an excellent informative guide. The itinerary was very complete and a lot was visited in one day! I totally recommend this trip. Did not expect it to be such a good experience considering it was very cheap. An amazing lunch buffet was included in the price.”

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From Cusco: Moray, Maras Salt Mines & Chinchero Weavers Tour - Chinchero weaving and the Quechua textile tradition
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From Cusco: Moray, Maras Salt Mines & Chinchero Weavers Tour

3.Moray, Maras Salt Mines & Chinchero Weavers Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,925 reviews · 6h 30m · from $15

Visit Chinchero’s weaving workshop, Moray’s Inca terraces at 11,318 feet, Maras village, and 3,000 salt pools. English and Spanish guides such as Felipe or Julio explain local traditions and history. The $15 tour lasts about 6.5 hours, but entrance fees and hotel drop-off cost extra.

“A great experience made even better by Felipe our guide, who gave us a real insight into Inca culture and traditions. My boyfriend and I would highly recommend this experience!”

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From Lima: Paracas and Huacachina Oasis Full Day Guided Tour - Ballestas Islands: Peru’s compact wildlife outing
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From Lima: Paracas and Huacachina Oasis Full Day Guided Tour

4.Paracas and Huacachina Oasis Full Day Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,780 reviews · 18 hours · from $59

Leave Lima before sunrise for Paracas and Huacachina with a bilingual guide such as Franklin, Aymeth, Fio, or Diego. Ride a comfortable coach to Ballestas Islands, visit a pisco vineyard, then take an optional buggy and sandboarding run across Huacachina’s dunes before returning late at night.

“A day that is close to perfection to be honest. The value for money is incredible with having the boat tour into morning in Paracas finishing off with the headliner that is Huacachina. Huacachina is really a wonder in itself with the sand buggys on the dunes and sand boarding aswell with an incredible sunset. 10/10”

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From Cusco: Full-Day Group Tour of Machu Picchu - Leaving Cusco for Ollantaytambo
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From Cusco: Full-Day Group Tour of Machu Picchu

5.Full-Day Group Tour of Machu Picchu

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,767 reviews · 12 hours · from $321

Travel from Cusco to Machu Picchu by bus and panoramic train, then visit the citadel with a certified guide. Expect a very long day, early pickup, reserved circuits, and free time for lunch in Aguas Calientes. Guides such as Hector, Uriel, Ruth, and Christian have led recent departures.

“Must see in Peru! All the money worth! Amazing view of Machu picchu, we did circuit 3, in my opinion it is the best because you go through the temples!”

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Cusco: Half-Day City Tour with Sacsayhuaman and Q'enco - Starting at Qoricancha, Cusco’s most layered site
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Cusco: Half-Day City Tour with Sacsayhuaman and Q’enco

6.Half-Day City Tour with Sacsayhuaman and Q’enco

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,129 reviews · 5 hours · from $13

Spend five hours tracing Cusco’s Inca past, from Qoricancha in the city center to Sacsayhuamán, Q’enqo, Puka Pukara, and Tambomachay. English and Spanish guides such as Luis, Wilson, Victor, and Jared lead the tour, with transport between sites and time for photos.

“The tour was really good , our guide Victor was amazing . He did a really great job !! This is the best way to see most of Cusco archeological parks in half a day !!”

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From Cusco: Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain ATV Tour with Meals - The early ride south from Cusco
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From Cusco: Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain ATV Tour with Meals

7.Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain ATV Tour with Meals

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,060 reviews · 12 - 14 hours · from $76

Ride a single or double automatic ATV toward Vinicunca, then walk to the famous colored viewpoint at about 5,000 meters. You get bilingual guidance, helmets, oxygen, breakfast, lunch, and hotel pickup from Cusco’s historic center. Guides such as Cesar, Jose, Abel, and Luis Huari are praised for safety and support.

“our guide Cesar was excellent. He gave us so much information about the cusco city and rainbow mountain. he was on top of our safety and made sure we knew how to drive atv. overall a wonderful experience at 17000ft.”

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From Arequipa: Colca Canyon Full-Day Guided Tour with Meals - The 2:50 a.m. start and the long road from Arequipa
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From Arequipa: Colca Canyon Full-Day Guided Tour with Meals

8.Colca Canyon Full-Day Guided Tour with Meals

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 982 reviews · 14 hours · from $42

Leave Arequipa before dawn for a full day in Colca Canyon. A live English or Spanish guide such as Nelson or Angel leads you to condor viewpoints, Andean terraces, hot springs, alpacas, vicuñas, and mountain passes. Breakfast and a traditional buffet lunch are included, but park and hot springs fees are extra.

“What an amazing day!! Our guide Walter was excellent, he's so knowledgeable and friendly. The bus was comfortable and although there's a lot of travelling they make multiple stops so you see so much of the Colca Valley. We were so lucky to see condors flying which was an amazing experience. The meals were excellent and the whole day was so well organised. Such great value for money. I'd highly recommend this tour!”

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Guided Tour of Historic and Monumental Trujillo - Fortified homes and the Palacio de San Carlos
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Guided Tour of Historic and Monumental Trujillo

9.Guided Tour of Historic and Monumental Trujillo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 930 reviews · from $13Top rated

Walk from Plaza Mayor through Trujillo’s medieval center with a guide such as Ana, seeing the Alcazaba, palaces, churches, towers, convents, and old gates. The two-hour route adds photo stops and links the town to Isabel la Católica, Carlos V, the Discoverers, and film locations.

“Visita muy amena y completa por parte de nuestra guía Ana. Nos hizo un recorrido por el casco histórico con multitud de comentarios.”

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Machu Picchu: Full-Day Tour from Cusco with Optional Lunch - Leaving Cusco before sunrise
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Machu Picchu: Full-Day Tour from Cusco with Optional Lunch

10.Full-Day Tour from Cusco with Optional Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 927 reviews · 15 hours - 2 days · from $283

You’ll leave Cusco before sunrise, ride from Ollantaytambo through the Andes to Aguas Calientes, then take the mountain bus to Machu Picchu. A local guide such as Williams, Santos, or Milton leads the 2.5-hour visit. Transport, tickets, and an optional lunch at Cafe Inkaterra are arranged for you.

“Amazing weather. Easy to navigate and Williams the guide was very good and informative”

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Lima: Ultimate Peruvian Food Tour - Starting at Mirador Saénz Peña
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Lima: Ultimate Peruvian Food Tour

11.Ultimate Peruvian Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 700 reviews · 4 hours · from $105

Spend four hours tasting Peru’s signature dishes in Barranco, with cooking demonstrations for ceviche, lomo saltado and pisco sour. Your English-speaking guide, including guides such as Marcos, Valeria, David and Aura, explains the food, culture and local makers in a group of up to 10.

“The pace was good. Valeria did a great job explaining how the flavors were connected to the history and culture.”

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City Tour Cusco Qoricancha Sacsayhuaman y Tambomachay - Qorikancha, where Inca gold met Spanish stone
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City Tour Cusco Qoricancha Sacsayhuaman y Tambomachay

12.City Tour Cusco Qoricancha Sacsayhuaman y Tambomachay

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 617 reviews · 5 hours · from $13

Start in Cusco’s Plaza de Armas and follow an English or Spanish-speaking guide through Qorikancha and four Inca sites. Guides such as Nilo, Erick, Manuel, and Sergio explain the stones, rituals, and city history, with shared transport between the outlying ruins.

“Great tour! Erik was a great guide, very informative and kept thing fun!”

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Tour to the Salinas Lagoon and National Reserve in Arequipa - The early departure from Arequipa
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Tour to the Salinas Lagoon and National Reserve in Arequipa

13.Tour to the Salinas Lagoon and National Reserve in Arequipa

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 548 reviews · 8 hours · from $27

Leave Arequipa early for Chiguata, volcano viewpoints, the salt flats, and Salinas Lagoon. An English or Spanish guide such as Fernando, Uriel, or Mateo leads the day, with time for photos, camelids, birds, and optional thermal wells. Expect high altitude, rough roads, and a simple breakfast stop.

“Had a great time with one of the funniest and full of life guides we ever had, Mateo. The places we stopped for food offered delicious dishes. Can really recommend the trip!”

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From Cusco: Excursion to Humantay lake from Cusco - The 4:00 a.m. pickup from central Cusco
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From Cusco: Excursion to Humantay lake from Cusco

14.Excursion to Humantay lake from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 514 reviews · 1 day · from $20

Leave Cusco before sunrise for Humantay Lake, hiking about two hours from Challacancha with a guide such as Jonathan, Alex, Wally, or Heber. Breakfast and buffet lunch in Mollepata are included, while horses, entrance fees, and insurance cost extra. Expect high altitude, steep sections, and a long day.

“I highly recommend the trip to the lake. Jonathan is an amazing guide who really cares about his group, making sure everyone reaches the top. I was pretty anxious before the trip, as the road is very windy and bumpy (I get motion sickness), but the driver was fantastic!”

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Cusco: Peruvian Cooking Class, Cocktails & Local Market Tour - The short walk to the cooking studio
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Cusco: Peruvian Cooking Class, Cocktails & Local Market Tour

15.Peruvian Cooking Class, Cocktails & Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 512 reviews · 4 hours · from $67

Start at San Pedro Market with Chef Jesus or another English-speaking chef, tasting local produce, cheese, bread, chocolate, and fruit. Then walk to a clean central studio to make two pisco cocktails, cebiche, causa limeña, quinoa tamal, and picarones. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and alcohol-free options are available.

“Great experience, chef was awesome and very insightful to work with. Shopping in San Pedro market was very cool and all the dishes we made were great.”

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