Things to do in Peru
Lima City Tour21 optionsMachu Picchu Rail Tours58 optionsNazca Lines Tours11 optionsLima Museums Attractions31 optionsRainbow Mountain Tours7 optionsInca Trail Tours11 optionsCusco Walking Tour94 optionsUros Floating Islands Tours22 optionsCity Tour Cusco18 optionsMiraflores Tour56 optionsFood Tour Lima43 optionsLima Walking Tour71 options
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Lima to Nazca, Paracas & Huacachina: Nazca Lines Flight, Dune Buggy, Ballestas IslandsYou’ll wake up on Peru’s southern coast with fresh bakery smells and end soaring above ancient mysteries on a Nazca Lines flight. Taste pisco straight from local vineyards, race dune buggies across Huacachina’s golden slopes, and spot sea lions off Paracas Bay with your guide leading every step. If you want three days that feel packed but real — this is it.
Machu Picchu Day Trip from Cusco: Train, Entry & Local GuideYou’ll start early in Cusco with hotel pickup before traveling by train through the Sacred Valley to Aguas Calientes. With a local guide leading your small group, you’ll explore Machu Picchu’s ancient terraces and temples—plus have time for a soak in hot springs or wandering town before heading home. Expect moments that stick with you long after you leave.
Lake Titicaca: Uros & Taquile Fast Boat Day Trip with LunchYou’ll step onto floating reed islands at Uros, watch local families weave by hand, then speed across Lake Titicaca for a hike on Taquile Island—ending with a fresh lakeside lunch and sweeping views before heading back by boat. You’ll feel both welcomed and quietly awed by daily life here.
Cusco: Sacred Valley & Moray Day Trip with LunchYou're picked up from your hotel and driven through six archaeological sites and two natural attractions across the Sacred Valley in a single day. The guide handles the route, timing, and entry fees; lunch is included. You return to central Cusco by evening, having covered Chinchero, Moray's circular terraces, Maras salt mines, Ollantaytambo's fortress, and Pisac's ruins and market without arranging transport or tickets yourself.Is it for me?This works if you're in Cusco for only a day or two and want to see the main Sacred Valley sites without renting a car or hiring a private guide — the fixed route and small group size mean you cover six stops in twelve hours, which is what makes a full valley loop possible in one day.
Lima to Paracas & Huacachina: Ballestas Islands, Dune Buggy, Pisco TourYou’ll spot wild sea lions and penguins on a speedboat tour from Paracas, taste pisco straight from Ica vineyards with locals guiding you, then race dune buggies across Huacachina’s golden desert before sandboarding down massive slopes. With hotel pickup, luxury bus comfort, and time to wander Peru’s only desert oasis, this 2-day trip packs wildlife wonder and real adventure into every hour.
Miraflores Lima: Bar Crawl with Shots, Games & Club EntryYou’ll join locals and travelers for a wild night exploring Miraflores bars in Lima—free shots at each stop, group games that break the ice fast, exclusive drink deals all night, and skip-the-line club entry. Expect laughter, new friends, and memories that stick long after the music fades.
Paracas, Ballestas Islands & Huacachina: Buggies, Sandboarding, WineryYou’ll start early in Lima for a day packed with marine wildlife at the Ballestas Islands, tasting pisco at a family-run winery near Ica, and wild buggy rides plus sandboarding at Huacachina Oasis—with plenty of laughs (and maybe sand) along the way. Expect salty breezes, desert sunsets, and stories you’ll want to tell later.
Machu Picchu: 2-Day Inca Trail Hike with Sun Gate EntryYou’ll start before sunrise in Cusco and hike ancient Inca trails past cloud forests and hidden ruins, sharing mountain views and local meals along the way. Enter Machu Picchu through the Sun Gate as afternoon light spills over stone terraces, then explore with your guide before heading back to Cusco full of new stories.
Cusco: Moray & Maras Salt Mines with Sacred Valley GuideYou're picked up at your Cusco hotel and driven to Moray, where you walk the concentric terraces of an Inca agricultural laboratory. After exploring how ancient farmers tested crops, you travel to Maras to see 3,000 salt ponds still worked by hand. Lunch and all entrance fees are included, and a bilingual guide explains the engineering and history. You're back at your hotel by mid-afternoon.Is it for me?Book this if you want to see two of the Sacred Valley's most distinctive sites—an Inca agricultural laboratory and working salt mines—without arranging transport or tickets yourself. The half-day format fits a morning or afternoon slot around other Cusco plans.
Machu Picchu Jungle Trail: 4-Day Hike, Bike & Hot SpringsYou’ll start in Cusco and bike down from snowy Abra Malaga into lush jungle before trekking ancient Inca paths toward Machu Picchu. Expect local coffee in Santa Maria, hot springs in Santa Teresa, rope bridges over roaring rivers, and sunrise at Machu Picchu itself—all with a guide who knows every twist in the trail. This one stays with you long after you’re back home.
Machu Picchu Day Trip from Cusco: Train, Guide & PickupYou’ll start before sunrise in Cusco and travel by train through dramatic Andean valleys before exploring Machu Picchu with a knowledgeable guide. There’s time for your own wandering among ancient stones and lunch in Aguas Calientes before heading back by train and private transfer—leaving you with memories that stick long after you’re home.
Peruvian Cooking Class & San Pedro Market Tour in CuscoA hands-on cooking class in Cusco that pairs a one-hour immersive tour of San Pedro Market with a three-hour masterclass in a colonial cooking studio, where you prepare ceviche or tiradito, a quinoa or alpaca dish, and a passion fruit pisco sour under the guidance of a professional English-speaking chef. Small groups ensure direct access to instruction and personalized attention throughout.Is it for me?Book the lunch class if you have a free afternoon and want to cook and eat in daylight; choose dinner if you prefer an evening experience. Either way, the small-group format means you're cooking alongside a professional chef, not watching a demonstration or standing in a crowd—you're the one making every dish.
Cusco: Bean to Bar Chocolate Workshop at ChocoMuseoYou’ll step inside Cusco’s ChocoMuseo for a hands-on bean to bar chocolate workshop led by friendly local guides. Crack cacao beans, roast them, taste rich drinks, and pour your own chocolates with custom toppings. It’s messy fun—and you’ll walk out with your creations (and maybe some new friends).
Rainbow Mountain quad bike tour from Cusco: Skip the hikeA quad bike adventure to Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca) near Cusco trades the standard three-hour hike for an ATV ride to the summit viewpoint at 5,038 meters. The day starts with hotel pickup before dawn, a 2.4-hour drive to the town of Japura at 4,200 meters, breakfast, one hour on the quad bike to Gosqopata, then a 35-minute walk to the mountain itself. You get the colors without the exhaustion, arrive before the crowds, and return to Cusco by mid-afternoon.Is it for me?The early 3:30am departure gets you to Rainbow Mountain before other groups arrive, which is worth the pre-dawn start if photography and solitude matter more than sleeping in. The 8:30am option trades the first-light advantage for a later hotel pickup and includes a mid-morning snack, so pick it if you want a gentler morning and don't mind sharing the viewpoint with other visitors by the time you arrive.
Colca Canyon day tour: Andean condors and wildlifeA full-day tour of Colca Canyon in the Andes with a live guide in English or Spanish, including hotel pickup, breakfast, lunch and stops to see alpacas, vicuñas and Andean foxes. You'll spend an hour at the Condor Cross viewpoint looking for condors nesting nearby, and drive to 4,900 meters for views across the mountain range. National Park entrance and hot springs entry are separate.Is it for me?This is a shared group tour with a set schedule and fixed stops, which is what keeps the full Colca Canyon experience—the high-altitude views, the wildlife, and a full hour at Condor Cross—inside a single day without you arranging the transport, timing or meals yourself.
Rainbow Mountain: ATV & Motorcycle Day Trip with PickupYou’ll set out before sunrise from Cusco with hotel pickup, sharing breakfast in a mountain village before riding ATVs through valleys dotted with llamas toward Rainbow Mountain’s wild colors. There’s barely any hiking—just a short walk after your motorcycle ride—and you’ll have time to soak it all in before lunch with your guide. It’s fast-paced but leaves space for quiet moments too.
Cusco: Market Tour & Traditional Peruvian Cooking ClassYou’ll wander Cusco’s bustling market with a local chef, tasting Andean breads and fruits before heading into the kitchen to cook classic Peruvian dishes yourself. Learn tricks for ceviche and lomo saltado, sip a homemade cocktail, and leave with new recipes—and maybe even a bit of confidence in your own cooking.
Cusco: San Pedro Market Tour & Peruvian Cooking ClassYou’ll wander Cusco’s bustling San Pedro Market with a local guide, tasting fruits you’ve never heard of before heading to a sunny kitchen for a hands-on Peruvian cooking class. Make pisco sours, prep ceviche and Andean dishes together, and share laughs over dessert. You’ll leave full — and maybe wanting to try saying “mashua” again.
Cusco: Pisac Market & Ollantaytambo Fortress with LunchYou visit the Pisac Market where locals sell handmade textiles and crafts, then drive to Ollantaytambo to walk among 12-foot stone temples built during the Incan civil war. Lunch is included, your guide speaks Spanish and English, and hotel pickup and drop-off mean you don't arrange transport yourself. Confirm your pickup time the day before.Is it for me?Pick this if you want to see both the Pisac Market and Ollantaytambo Ruins in one day without arranging your own transport or timing — the guide handles the route and the schedule, and lunch is already paid for.
Quad Bike Tour Moray and Maras Salt Mines from CuscoA quad bike tour from Cusco where you drive your own Honda ATV through the Sacred Valley to three landmark sites: the Moray Agricultural Terraces (an Inca farming center with concentric rings), the Maras Salt Pools (over 4,300 salt wells carved into the mountainside), and a Quechua village. Hotel pickup, roundtrip transport to the ATV base camp, helmet, gloves, water and a bilingual guide are included; entrance fees to Moray and Maras are separate. The tour runs 6 hours total, with 50 minutes of transport each way and the riding portion in between.Is it for me?Book this if you want to drive yourself through the Sacred Valley instead of watching from a bus—the quad bike puts you in control of the pace and the route, and the guide handles navigation and the stops so you focus on riding and the landscape. Choose the solo rider option if you want the ATV to yourself, or the double option if you're traveling with a partner and want to share the cost.
