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Peru Historic Tours

Peru has a fascinating history that includes the Inca empire, Spanish conquest, and independence. The following tours will explore some of this history. Led by a knowledgeable and engaging local guide, historic tours visit the monuments, structures, and sites associated with important historical events in Peru. Many sites are related to Spanish colonialism.

Arequipa City and Santa Catalina Monastery Tour, Peru
Arequipa City and Santa Catalina Monastery TourArequipa

Set in the foreground of the scenic El Misti Volcano, Arequipa’s white stone architecture is truly a sight to behold. This tour will introduce you to several of the city’s religious buildings – including the very special Santa Catalina Monastery – and take you to a few key lookout points to see the city of from above.

Guided Tours
Historic
Walking
Escape to Machu Picchu, Peru
Escape to Machu PicchuOllantaytambo

Machu Pichu’s vast ruins have a distinctly Inca layout. Scholars have discovered that many of the site’s buildings have astrological significance. With a design inspired by the stars, Machu Picchu has an implacable hold on the imagination of everyone who tours it.

Guided Tours
Historic
Ruins
Arequipa Countryside and Santa Catalina Tour, Peru
Arequipa Countryside and Santa Catalina TourArequipa

The city and surrounding countryside of Arequipa hold numerous fascinating sites, some natural, some manmade. This tour shows you a few of each, including the famous monastery in Arequipa.

Guided Tours
Historic
Half-Day Llama Pack Project, Peru
Half-Day Llama Pack ProjectUrubamba

Meet the llamas that help Ecuadorian farmers make the Andes their home on this half-day tour. The hike with the llamas is only moderately challenging, and you’ll be rewarded with sweeping views and a picnic. The Llama Pack Project is dedicated to supporting rural Andean communities and helping them maintain their eco-friendly lifestyle.

Historic
Naturalist Guide
City Tour Santiago de Chile, Peru
City Tour Santiago de ChilePuno

On this tour of Santiago de Chile, you’ll get to see some of the most iconic buildings that define the culture of Chile’s capital city. This tour is equal parts education and experience – along the way, you’ll get to meet locals, taste the food, and hear the music that makes up the fabric of everyday life in Chile.

City Tour
Historic
Tipon, Piquillacta and Andahuaylillas, Peru
Tipon, Piquillacta and AndahuaylillasCusco

Visit the South Valley of Cusco, a half day visit to visit the Tipon Complex, Pikillacta and the Andahuaylillas Church known as the Sistine Chapel of America.

Archeology
Guided Tours
Historic
Arequipa Countryside Tour, Peru
Arequipa Countryside TourArequipa

This tour takes you across different landscapes to several destinations that are interesting for either architectural or natural aesthetics. You’re likely to get views of nearby volcanoes as you move through the countryside from site to site.

Cultural
Guided Tours
Historic
Larco Museum, Peru
Larco MuseumLima

Explore one of the largest and most impressive pre-Columbian art collections in the world. This tour takes you to Lima’s Museo Larco, a museum that is set in an 18th-century mansion built atop a pre-colonial ruin.

Historic
Museum
Gold Museum, Peru
Gold MuseumLima

Encounter Peru’s most famous collection of gold during this tour. Lima’s Gold Museum is a huge private collection of gold pieces, many of which date to pre-Columbian times.

Historic
Museum
Escape to Machu Picchu, Peru
Escape to Machu PicchuCusco

During its lifetime, Machu Picchu saw the rise and the fall of the Inca Empire. Machu Picchu was built in the 15th century, just before the Spanish arrived and took control of the surrounding region. Touring the vast complex of agricultural, residential, and religious buildings, it becomes clear Machu Picchu was a world unto itself, the busy last chapter of an accomplished civilization.

Guided Tours
Historic
Ruins
Tiahuanaco Full-Day Tour, Peru
Tiahuanaco Full-Day TourPuno

This tour takes you to some lesser-known sites around Lake Titicaca, before crossing over into Bolivia to see the ancient cultural center of Tiahuanaco. You’ll depart at 7:00 am, and break for lunch once you arrive at Tiahuanaco — make sure to eat breakfast before leaving. Also, this tour crosses over into Bolivia, so bring your passport and $160 for the visa fee. Visa needs to be arranged al least 1 day before, and it can get it in Puno City: and you require to show the following: Hotel resevration, airticket, credit card copy, personal photo and itinerary. Visa can be arranged also in your country.

Historic
Photography
Ruins
Cusco to Puno All Inclusive Bus, Peru
Cusco to Puno All Inclusive BusCusco

On this tour you’ll travel from Cusco to Puno on a comfortable bus and make stops at several interesting sites along the way. The whole tour lasts about nine hours.

Cultural
Historic
Museum
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu 4 Days/3 Nights, Peru
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu 4 Days/3 NightsCusco

This 4-day, 3-night tour provides travelers with a comprehensive experience on the Inca Trail. You’ll hike for several days, passing Inca archeological sites and enjoying stunning views before arriving at your final destination—the sacred city of Machu Picchu.

Hiking
Multi-Day
Ruins
Lake Titicaca Full Day Tour, Peru
Lake Titicaca Full Day TourPuno

Lake Titicaca is one of the prides of Peru. During this tour you’ll explore the lake’s floating Uro Islands and encounter an indigenous Quechua-speaking group on Taquile Island.

Boat Tours
Cultural
Guided Tours
Lunch at Skylodge with Via Ferrata and Zipline, Peru
Lunch at Skylodge with Via Ferrata and ZiplineSacred Valley

Take a tour to combine the very best of Peruvian food and adventure. Your dining experience will take place in a transparent dome, suspended 1,312 feet in the air, securely fastened to a cliff that looks out over the Sacred Valley. This dining experience is open to a maximum of 12 people, so you and your fellow guests will have enough room to take in the incredible view.

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Gastronomy
Zip Lines
Cultural tour to Machu Picchu, Peru
Cultural tour to Machu PicchuAguas Calientes

This tour introduces you to local history and some truly stunning views. On this educational tour, your guide will point out the agricultural, residential, and religious buildings. Because we have so few written records left behind by the Inca, historians have had to make educated guesses about what purpose some of the structures served and much of the site remains shrouded in mystery.

Cultural
Guided Tours
Ruins
Sun and Moon Huacas and Huacas de Moche Museum Tour, Peru
Sun and Moon Huacas and Huacas de Moche Museum TourTrujillo

Explore the latest discoveries in Peruvian archeology on this tour. You’ll visit the Sun and Moon Huacas and the Huacas de Moche Museum.

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Guided Tours
Museum
Central Restaurant, Peru
Central RestaurantLima

Central is an unmissable part of the itinerary, with its tasting menu travelling from 25 metres below to 4,200 metres above sea level. Central made its debut on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list in 2013 at No.50 and has since rocketed to No.4. Chef Virgílio Martínez’s star has been rising rapidly for the last few years, coinciding with Lima’s ascent to become one of the world’s leading foodie destinations.

Best
Culinary
Huayna Picchu Hiking Tour, Peru
Huayna Picchu Hiking TourAguas Calientes

This 2-hour hiking tour is a breathtaking complement to a visit to the Machu Picchu ruins. You will leave for Huayna Picchu mountain from Aguas Calientes, the small town that is nearest Machu Picchu. Huayna Picchu’s peak towers over Machu Picchu – at the summit of Huayna Picchu, hikers will be 1,180 feet higher than ruins of Machu Picchu, at 8,920 feet above sea level.

Best
Hiking
Chez Wong Restaurant - The King of Ceviche, Peru
Chez Wong Restaurant - The King of CevicheLima

Javier Wong is a master in preparing sole ceviche and considered by many people as the best chef in cebiches. He is self-taught, temperamental and whose cuisine is considered cult. It is recommendable only to foodies. His restaurant has been visited by politicians, mayors, presidents and personalities mainly from Peru. Javier Wong is considered a chef, master of the sole and the octopus and with his creativity in chopping and mixing ingredients achieves the most delicious dishes.

Best
Culinary

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