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Peru is a huge country and has a nearly limitless number of activities for travelers to enjoy. Culturally minded visitors can explore archaeological sites and world-class museums, while adventure travelers may choose to hike mountains and raft white-water rivers. If you want to search for birds in the Amazon Jungle, you can do that. But if you’d prefer to kick back and relax, there are ample ways to pamper yourself and unwind. The following tour categories offer up various ways to experience Peru.
Adventure tours are aimed at thrill-seekers, adrenalin junkies, and sports enthusiasts. They often involve exciting outdoor activities and include rafting, zip lining, rappelling, kayaking, ATV riding, and cave exploration. Professional guides place a premium on being safe and having fun.
Peru’s cultural heritage runs deep and includes the Inca, Moche, Nazca, Chavín, and Spanish cultures. Today, travelers can explore archaeological sites like Machu Picchu and Sacsayhuamán or visit the fascinating museums that are scattered across the country. And no cultural experience is complete without sampling some of Peru’s tasty cuisine.
To truly grasp the significance of Peru, you first need learn a few things — educational tours are aimed at helping travelers do just this. These tours explore some of the most important aspects of Peru’s natural, cultural, and historical heritage. You might tour a coffee plantation or go for a night hike in the jungle. Knowledgeable guides lead these tours and help travelers come to a better understanding of – and appreciation for – the things that make Peru, well, Peru.
Travel doesn’t have to be active or exhausting. In fact, some of the best trips are the ones where you seemingly do the least. Leisure tours help travelers unwind and relax. You can pamper yourself at a spa, soak in a natural hot spring, or take a sunset cruise on a catamaran. On these tours, you can breathe deep and enjoy Peru’s most tranquil activities.
The Peruvian coastline holds lots of promise for ocean lovers — there are places where you can swim or surf to your heart’s content. Marine tours expose you to the best and brightest of the Peruvian coast. Tours include sea kayaking, deep-sea fishing, and marine mammal observation.
With cloud forests, rain forests, coastal deserts, high plains, alpine lakes, and huge mountains, the Peruvian landscape is ripe with all kinds of nature. These tours expose travelers to the country’s best outdoor areas. Tour options include nature hikes, bird watching, safari floats, and more.
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