Hiking · PERU
This is the shortlist you would send a walking friend: 15 peru hiking tours worth the money, each with its price, its length and the one thing to know before you commit.
Review of Arequipa’s Sillar Route Trek, with quarry history, Culebrillas Canyon, volcano views, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“It was a really nice, relaxed and informative tour. Our guide was so great but sadly I am bad with names. But she was super. Take close shoes because you walk a bit.”
Review of Cusco’s 7 Lakes Ausangate trek, with high Andes views, breakfast, lunch, hot springs, practical altitude advice, and value tips.
“This trek was a really good experience, the landscapes were amazing, the guide really cared about all of us, gave us lots of informations about his country and his culture. The food was also really good, for me no need to bring more food that was enough or maybe a little snack for the trek. I’d recommend this experience!”
Review of the 2-day Colca Canyon trek from Arequipa, with condors, Sangalle Oasis, hot springs, costs, hiking tips, and practical advice.
“My 17 years old daughter and I have enjoyed our hike in Colca Canyon. Really nice hike, spectacular view. And lot of great memories! Our guide was Rafael and he was amazing. He shared a lot of interesting information about the region, culture, social topics in Peru as he did about fruits, plants or tree we seen during the hike. He also care about his client as he makes sure everyone has the correct pace fore the hike and enjoy their experience. Muxho gracia Rafael! I recommend!”
Review of Cusco’s Rainbow Mountain tour: high-altitude hike, meals, bilingual guides, transport, costs, route concerns, and practical tips.
“Everything was very good. I enjoyed the trip, I got the chance to do nice pictures and the food was good as well! Thank you 🙏”
Review of Cusco’s Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley trek, with route details, altitude advice, meals, costs, guides, and practical tips.
“Escursione? Sostanzialmente è stato un servizio di transfer. Nessuna spiegazione dalla guida che non ci ha seguiti durante il tragitto. Inoltre, si è persa un turista causando un ora di ritardo a tutto il gruppo. Infine, non è stato dato il tempo per visitare la red valley.”
Hike from Huaraz to brilliant blue Lagoon 69, pass Llanganuco Lakes, and enjoy a demanding high-altitude day for $31.
“Bellissima escursione! Se siete a Huaraz, consiglio di fare questa gita”
Review of the 3-day Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu, with costs, daily hiking demands, lodging, inclusions, tips, and who should book.
“I just completed the Salkantay 3 day Challenge with Salkantay Trekking and had an AMAZING time! My guide, Marco, was incredibly helpful and organized and made sure we all had an amazing time.”
Review of Cusco’s Rainbow Mountain trek: high-altitude views, transport, meals, guides, costs, walking demands, and practical booking advice.
“Es war ein guter Ausflug, allerdings habe ich die Beschreibung missverstanden, ich dachten wandert ca.3 h hin un 2 h zurück, es waren aber nur 3h insgesamt zum Wandern. Außerdem hat mir die Information gefehlt, dass man zum red valley auch noch gehen kann für 30 Soles zusätzlich. Hätte gerne mehr Zeit gehabt am Vinicunca und Red Valley. Ansonsten hat aber alles gepasst.”
Review of the 2-day Colca Canyon trek from Arequipa, with condors, mountain villages, an overnight lodge, meals, and practical hiking advice.
“A couple of us in the group had heat realted sickness at first day of hiking. Our tour guide was super helpful to get us through the day. We chosed the mule ride for the next days's ascending hike. Mule operators did not seem understand that some of us were first time mule/horse riders. My foots was not adjusted to the foot cups before took off. After I screamed the mule guide stopped to put my foots in but he did not audjusted the position of side strips ( I have short legs), so my foots kept coming off the foot cups. My friend with another mule guide had the…”
Review of the 4-day Choquequirao Trek from Cusco, with canyon views, expert support, meals, camps, costs, challenges, and booking advice.
“With all of the positive reviews that I read for TreXperience, our expectations were very high. We were incredibly happy to have those expectations exceeded treXperience was efficient, friendly, competent, and everything went very smoothly. We had a fantastic four days. Our guide Elias could not have been a better guide. He was patient and kind, inspired us to keep going on the steep hills, and shared lots of historical and archaeological knowledge. Our chef Leandro prepared meals that you cannot believe were possible while trekking for four days. His assistant Elias was incredibly helpful and friendly. Our mule master Boris was cheerful and efficient. The whole team could not…”
Review of the 5-day Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu with Humantay Lake, glamping, Pachamanca, coffee, and a panoramic train ride.
“Awesome experience, the best of times on this tour. Roger and Alex were the most amazing guides. Made sure we catch our bus in Cusco despite train chaos. We felt they did everything so that we don't have to worry about anything.”
Review of the Humantay Lake hike from Cusco, with turquoise water, meals, hotel pickup, guide support, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“Tour was awesome. Pick up perfectly on time. Our tour guide Luz was above and beyond , she was perfect. She answered all questions we were asking and most important she helped us to get all the way to the top because at the beginning of the climb I was struggling. Thank you Luz and I hope we meet again on some other tour.”
Explore Arequipa’s Sillar Route, Añashuayco Quarry, and Culebrillas canyon on a budget half-day tour with guide and transport.
“Véhicule neuf. La visite a eu lieu seulement en espagnol car le guide anglais était malade. On nous a toutefois offert de reporter, mais nous avions autre chose. Le tour a commencé 30 minutes plus tard et nous n’avons pas eu assez de temps pour apprécier totalement.”
Review of the Humantay Lake day trek from Cusco, with transport, meals, guide, altitude advice, costs, itinerary, and practical tips.
“A Laguna Humantay é uma das paisagens mais lindas que já tive a oportunidade de admirar. A subida da montanha é íngreme e com alguns obstáculos, mas bem possível de fazer. Quanto a empresa que nos guiou até lá, deixou bastante a desejar. Difícil comunicação e demora nos retornos com as instruções do passeio. Nosso guia Fred além de fazer brincadeiras vulgares referente aos brasileiros, a todo o momento parecia querer nos desmotivar a subir a pé, para que pegássemos (e pagássemos por) cavalos. Tínhamos 2 senhoras no grupo, e o guia em nenhum momento ofereceu suporte ou ajudar para elas, pelo contrário, muitas vezes andava bem a frente ou…”
Review of Cusco’s 4-day Inca Jungle Adventure with biking, rafting, ziplining, jungle hikes, hot springs, and Machu Picchu.
“Really enjoyed the Adventure Hike, lots of pros with only a few cons, see below breakdown of the 4 days (I travelled early June 2024), some tips and a packing list of what to take. Day 1, Bike and Raft: Bike was great fun, very easy/beginner friendly as mostly downhill but get to pick up some speed while catching the views. Rafting was excellent with a few decent rapids. Accommodation was terrible, very basic shared hostel with only cold water shower (not ideal after rafting), food was average but didn't go hungry. Day 2, Hike: I'd class myself intermediate hiker and I found it pretty easy, there's a few hills…”
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