Peru
Altitude, ruins and one of the great food cities
The honest version
Lima for the restaurants, Cusco and the Sacred Valley for everything else. Build in acclimatisation days, they are not optional.
On the ground in Peru
Places our team has checked against their own sources. We hold the table, book the guide and split the cost across the crew.
When to go
Same country, four different trips. Pick the one you actually want.
Shoulder
Apr
Green, wet mornings, fewer people
Dry season
May – Sep
Sunny days, freezing nights at altitude
Wet season
Dec – Mar
Daily rain and trail closures in February
The Inca Trail closes for maintenance every February.
While you're there
Events in Peru that could anchor the trip instead.
Your countdown
Counted back from the day you fly. Lock dates in the planner and these become real calendar entries.
- Don't miss5 months before you fly
Inca Trail closes every February
The trail shuts for maintenance for the whole month. Alternative routes book out fast.
Source - Coming up4 weeks before you fly
Plan altitude acclimatisation
Cusco sits at three thousand four hundred metres. Build in two easy days before any trek or the whole group suffers.
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