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Lima: Sandboarding & 4x4 Dune Ride with Pickup & Gear
Lima: Sandboarding & 4x4 Dune Ride with Pickup & Gear★★★★★★★★★★ 5.00 (394)6h 30mYou’ll feel the ocean breeze in Punta Hermosa before racing over wild dunes by 4x4 with a local guide who knows every bump and curve. Try sandboarding on both small and big slopes (gear included), laugh at your wipeouts, grab fruit and water along the way — and leave with sandy shoes plus photos you’ll actually want to show people.Free cancellationMost bookedfromUS$ 199View ›
Lima City Tour: Historic Center, Barranco & Miraflores in 8 Hours
Lima City Tour: Historic Center, Barranco & Miraflores in 8 Hours★★★★★★★★★★ 4.95 (392)8hAn 8-hour guided tour of Lima covering the historic center, Barranco, Miraflores, Surquillos and Chorrillos with a professional English or Spanish-speaking guide. The tour includes entrance to the Church and Convent of Saint Francis catacombs, lunch at a local restaurant, bottled water, air-conditioned transport and hotel, airport or port pickup. Best suited for a single day in Lima when you want the major districts and landmarks without arranging transport or entry tickets yourself.Is it for me?Choose hotel pickup if you're staying in Lima, airport pickup if you're arriving that day, or port pickup if you're on a cruise—the tour is built to fit a single day in the city, so the starting point is the main variable. All three options cover the same route and stops; you're just selecting where the driver meets you.Free cancellationTravelers' pickInfants freefromUS$ 120View ›
Lima Historic Center & Catacombs Tour: 4 hours, three eras
Lima Historic Center & Catacombs Tour: 4 hours, three eras★★★★★★★★★★ 4.90 (387)4hA small-group half-day tour of Lima's Historic Center takes you through pre-Hispanic ruins, colonial plazas and the underground catacombs of the San Francisco Convent in 4 hours. The guide narrates the city's shift from ancient Lima culture through Spanish viceroyalty to modern Peru, with stops at Love Park in Miraflores, the Huaca Pucllana archaeological site, Plaza de Armas and the cathedral district. Hotel pickup from Miraflores, San Isidro, Barranco or Downtown is available in the Premium option; the Essential option uses a designated meeting point.Is it for me?Book the Premium option if you're staying in one of the central neighborhoods and want the museum and catacombs included without arranging your own transport. Choose the Essential option with a meeting point if you prefer a lower price and don't need the catacomb visit or hotel pickup. The Private option works best for groups traveling together who want the full experience on their own schedule.Free cancellationTravelers' pickInfants freefromUS$ 20View ›
Inca Trail 4-Day Trek to Machu Picchu from Cusco
Inca Trail 4-Day Trek to Machu Picchu from Cusco★★★★★★★★★★ 4.83 (380)4dYou hike 43 kilometers over four days on the original Inca Trail, camping each night with meals and a guide included. The second day is the most demanding, climbing to 4,215 meters, but the final morning rewards you with a sunrise arrival at Machu Picchu through the Sun Gate. Permits are included and limited to 500 people per day, so book as far in advance as possible.Is it for me?This trek is built for people who want to reach Machu Picchu on the original Inca Trail without arranging permits, guides, camping gear, or logistics themselves — the fixed itinerary and included guide handle all of that, which is what makes a four-day high-altitude trek manageable from a planning standpoint.Travelers' pickLikely to sell outfromUS$ 932View ›
Lima Airport Transfer: Private Car & Hotel Pickup
Lima Airport Transfer: Private Car & Hotel Pickup★★★★★★★★★★ 4.20 (371)1hYou get picked up at arrivals with your name on a sign or dropped at the airport five minutes before your reservation time. The driver tracks your flight, the car has WiFi and air conditioning, and the price is fixed before you book — no surprises at the end of the ride. The 24/7 support team can adjust your time if your flight shifts.Is it for me?Book this if you're landing in Lima with luggage or traveling with family and want to skip the taxi negotiation at the curb — the fixed price and flight tracking mean you know exactly what you're paying and when you're being picked up.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 21View ›
Cusco: Cooking Class & Pisco Tasting with Chef
Cusco: Cooking Class & Pisco Tasting with Chef★★★★★★★★★★ 4.95 (365)3hYou spend three hours cooking three iconic Peruvian dishes—ceviche, lomo saltado, and traditional snacks—under a professional chef's guidance in Cusco. The class includes a walk through El Mercado to learn about Andean ingredients, a pisco tasting where you make cocktails, and all meals and drinks. You do the cooking yourself, not watch someone else do it, and leave knowing how to make these dishes at home.Is it for me?Right for travelers who want to learn Peruvian cooking hands-on rather than just eat it, and who value understanding the ingredients and techniques behind the food—the small group size and professional chef instruction mean you actually cook, not just watch, and leave knowing how to make these dishes yourself.Free cancellationfromUS$ 99View ›
Peru 10-Day Tour: Lima, Machu Picchu & Lake Titicaca
Peru 10-Day Tour: Lima, Machu Picchu & Lake Titicaca★★★★★★★★★★ 4.79 (362)10dYou travel from Lima through Arequipa and the Andes to Lake Titicaca, then overland to Cusco, the Sacred Valley, and Machu Picchu over ten days with a bilingual guide. The itinerary handles all transport between cities, entry to museums and archaeological sites, accommodation, and meals, so you move without arranging logistics at each stop. Train tickets and Machu Picchu access are locked in advance, which means no surprises on the day.Is it for me?This tour works for travelers who want to see Peru's major landmarks — Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, Cusco, the Sacred Valley — without spending time on logistics; the fixed itinerary and included transport mean you move through the country without negotiating rides or booking each site separately.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 1,577View ›
Buenos Aires: Night Sky Observatory & Planetarium Tour
Buenos Aires: Night Sky Observatory & Planetarium Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 4.84 (358)1hYou’ll sip coffee under chilly Buenos Aires skies while peering through professional telescopes at Saturn’s rings and distant galaxies. With local guides helping translate and explain each sighting, you’ll also get hands-on with real meteorites and lose yourself in an immersive 4K dome show. It’s a night that leaves you feeling both tiny and strangely connected.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 30View ›
Cusco to Puno day trip: Route of the Sun with four cultural stops
Cusco to Puno day trip: Route of the Sun with four cultural stops★★★★★★★★★★ 4.85 (357)10hThe Route of the Sun is a 10-hour guided day trip from Cusco to Puno that stops at four cultural sites along the Andes: the Church of San Pedro de Andahuaylillas (a 16th-century Baroque chapel built atop an Inca foundation), the Temple of Wiracocha at Raqchi (one of the largest surviving Inca structures), the mountain pass at La Raya, and the pre-Inca settlement of Pucará. The trip includes transport in a luxury air-conditioned bus, a guided tour at each stop, an Andean buffet lunch, onboard restroom and drinks, and oxygen access for the high altitude. Entrance fees to the sites are paid separately in cash.Is it for me?The guide conducts the tour in Spanish with English translation, so you follow the history and context at each stop without needing to read ahead or navigate on your own—the commentary is built into the pace of the day.Free cancellationTravelers' pick-10%fromUS$ 45View ›
Lima Airport to Miraflores: Express Bus & WiFi
Lima Airport to Miraflores: Express Bus & WiFi★★★★★★★★★★ 4.83 (355)1hYou board a full-size luxury coach equipped with AC, free WiFi, USB charging, and TV. Your luggage — however much you have — goes into unlimited storage with no weight fees. The bus takes you directly from Lima Airport to Miraflores, the safest and most hotel-rich district, with GPS security and on-board cameras tracking the entire route. No baggage negotiations, no surprises at the hotel desk.Is it for me?Book this if you're landing in Lima with luggage and want to reach Miraflores without arranging a private transfer or haggling over baggage fees — the fixed route and included amenities mean you move straight from the airport to your hotel district without surprises.Free cancellationBest valueInfants freefromUS$ 6.50View ›
Cusco: Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu 2-Day Train Tour
Cusco: Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu 2-Day Train Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 4.90 (349)2dYou start in Cusco and spend day one driving through the Sacred Valley, stopping at five archaeological sites and a working weaving center, then take a train to Aguas Calientes for the night. Day two is Machu Picchu itself—a guided tour in the morning, free time after, then the train and drive back to Cusco by evening. Everything except your lunch in Aguas Calientes is covered: hotel, meals, transport, entry tickets, and a guide who speaks English, Spanish, or Portuguese.Is it for me?Book this if you want to see Machu Picchu and the main Sacred Valley sites without arranging five separate tickets, two train journeys, a hotel, and a guide yourself—the fixed itinerary and included transport mean you show up at your hotel at 7:45 a.m. and everything else is already planned.Instant confirmationTravelers' pickLikely to sell outfromUS$ 429View ›
Cusco: Rainbow Mountain Day Trip & Breakfast, Lunch, Pickup
Cusco: Rainbow Mountain Day Trip & Breakfast, Lunch, Pickup★★★★★★★★★★ 4.94 (348)11h–12hYou’ll start before sunrise in Cusco and travel with a local guide to Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca), stopping for a warm breakfast in Cusipata before trekking through Andean valleys past llamas and alpacas. At the summit, take in those wild colors before heading back for a chef-prepared lunch — all with transport and entry fees covered.Free cancellationfromUS$ 34View ›
Machu Picchu Full Day Private Tour from Cusco
Machu Picchu Full Day Private Tour from Cusco★★★★★★★★★★ 4.98 (343)14hYou're picked up from your hotel before dawn, driven to the train station, and travel by rail through the Sacred Valley to Aguas Calientes. A private guide leads you through Machu Picchu for two hours, then you have free time to explore the ruins or the town below before returning by train the same evening. Everything — transport, entry, and guidance — is included, so you arrive and walk straight to the site.Is it for me?Book this if you want to see Machu Picchu in a single day from Cusco without arranging separate train tickets, entry permits, or transport — the private guide and fixed itinerary mean you arrive, walk straight to the site, and don't spend the day coordinating logistics.Free cancellationfromUS$ 375View ›
Machu Picchu from Cusco: Day Trip by Train & Guided Tour
Machu Picchu from Cusco: Day Trip by Train & Guided Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 4.85 (343)14h–15hYou’ll start early with hotel pickup in Cusco before riding the panoramic train through mountain valleys toward Machu Picchu. Walk ancient stone paths with a local guide who shares real Inca stories, then take time for your own quiet moments among the ruins. Everything’s arranged — transport, entry tickets, even that first cup of coffee if you need it — so all you have to do is look around and let it sink in.Instant confirmationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 389View ›
Lima Airport Transfer: Private Pickup & Stress-Free Arrival
Lima Airport Transfer: Private Pickup & Stress-Free Arrival★★★★★★★★★★ 4.70 (341)45m–1hYou’ll step out of Jorge Chavez Airport to find your driver waiting (yellow sign in hand), skip those hectic taxi lines, and ride through Lima’s lively streets straight to your hotel or home. It’s not fancy—just smooth, safe, easy—and there’s something comforting about being greeted by someone who knows exactly where you need to go.Free cancellationTravelers' pickKids −19%fromUS$ 23View ›
Machu Picchu: 2-Day Inca Trail & Sun Gate with Overnight
Machu Picchu: 2-Day Inca Trail & Sun Gate with Overnight★★★★★★★★★★ 4.98 (337)2dYou hike two days of the genuine Inca Trail from KM 104 through Chachabamba and Wiñay Wayna, enter Machu Picchu via the Sun Gate at day's end, sleep in Aguas Calientes, then tour the site at sunrise on Day 2 with a guide who knows the Inca history. All entry fees, train tickets, meals and transport from Cusco are included; you return to your hotel the same afternoon.Is it for me?Book this if you want to walk the actual Inca Trail and enter Machu Picchu through the Sun Gate but don't have four days — the two-day format keeps the experience genuine while fitting a shorter schedule, and the overnight in Aguas Calientes means you see sunrise over the site without rushing.Free cancellationfromUS$ 600View ›
Cusco: Horseback Riding Temple of the Moon & Chacan Mountain
Cusco: Horseback Riding Temple of the Moon & Chacan Mountain★★★★★★★★★★ 4.97 (335)3h 30mYou’ll ride gentle horses from Cusco’s edge up ancient Inca paths with a bilingual local guide, exploring the mysterious Temple of the Moon and pausing atop Chacan Mountain for sweeping city views. Expect hotel pickup, snacks along the way, and small moments—like touching cool stone or catching a whiff of palo santo—that stay with you long after you return.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 65View ›
Pachacamac Archaeological Site & Museum: Lima Day Trip
Pachacamac Archaeological Site & Museum: Lima Day Trip★★★★★★★★★★ 4.85 (332)4hYou're picked up from your Lima hotel at 9:00 AM and driven south to the Pachacamac Archaeological Site. You'll spend time in the on-site museum viewing over 290 artifacts including the carved Idol of Pachacamac, then walk the ruins: the Acllahuasi temple complex, the Old Temple, and the massive Temple of the Sun. Your official guide explains the pre-Inca and Inca history as you move through the site, and you're back at your hotel by early afternoon.Is it for me?Choose this tour if you want to see the main Pachacamac temples and museum without arranging your own transport or buying tickets separately — the small group size and fixed schedule mean you move at a pace that lets the guide explain what you're seeing, rather than rushing through.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 35View ›
Cusco to Humantay Lake: Day Hike & Andes Breakfast with Pickup
Cusco to Humantay Lake: Day Hike & Andes Breakfast with Pickup★★★★★★★★★★ 4.93 (330)13hYou’ll start before dawn in Cusco and travel into the Andes for a guided day trip to Humantay Lake. Enjoy breakfast with panoramic mountain views, then hike up past glaciers and herders’ trails before reaching the turquoise lake itself. After time at the top, relax over a hot lunch before heading back — tired but changed by what you’ve seen.Free cancellationfromUS$ 34View ›
Lima night tour: Catacombs & Magic Water Show
Lima night tour: Catacombs & Magic Water Show★★★★★★★★★★ 4.91 (329)4hA four-hour guided night tour of Lima's historic center includes walking the main squares and colonial streets with an expert guide, exploring the Catacombs—a cemetery beneath San Francisco Church—and watching the Magic Water Circuit light show. Hotel pickup in a private air-conditioned vehicle and entry tickets to both the Catacombs and the water show are included. Guides speak English, Spanish or Portuguese, and the tour suits all fitness levels; minimum age is 12.Is it for me?Choose this if you want to explore Lima's colonial center and the underground Catacombs beneath San Francisco Church in one evening—the night timing and cemetery visit distinguish it from daytime walking tours of the historic center.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 59View ›
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