These are the results for your Peru strenuous walking holidays. Click on the links to see the full details of each carefully chosen holiday from specialist operators.
On our 4 or 5 day trip you will find yourself trekking with like-minded people from all over the world. The Trail is a paradise for botanists and birdwatchers due to the rapid succession of ecological and climatic zones which are crossed.
The trail involves a spectacular ascent from high altitude mountain passes down into cloud forest. On day 4 we wake early to watch the sun rise over the ancient citadel from the "Sun Gate", the elevated entrance to the city of Machu Picchu.
Peru has been home to many civilisations, most notably the Incas, whose ancient cities and fortresses are still being discovered across this fascinating region. Our three-part itinerary includes the Inca Trail, which takes in beautiful mountain and jungle scenery as we follow a historic route to Machu Picchu, the best-preserved and most stunningly situated Inca ruins.
This 16 day adrenaline-filled tour has you trekking along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, mountain-biking from the Andes down into the Amazon Basin, and whitewater rafting in the Apurimac Canyon.
Peru is a fascinating country with a great variety of landscapes and ecosystems, and a very rich heritage of pre-colombian culture hidden in the mountains or left in deserted plains. This tour takes you to the mystical south of Peru with the option of a rainforest extension.
This tour contains the adventure of our 4 day Inca trail hike coupled with a city tour, 3* accommodation in Cusco and a trip to the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
From the colonial city of Arequipa, you embark on an amazing drive across a high barren Andean plateau en route to the incredible Colca Canyon. Here you’ll watch condors soaring majestically on thermals rising from the depths below.
type of trip:
Small group travel
price:
From £2349 - £2749 (15 days) inc UK flights
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Permits for the Inca Trail ran our earlier than ever last year. We advise booking early for 2010. Book by 23rd December and get £50 off per person.
If time is limited then this trip is probably the ideal tour. Discover the treasures of colonial Lima and then relax on beautiful Amantani Island on Lake Titicaca before uncovering the wonders of the Inca Empire in and around Cusco and along the mountain trails to Machu Picchu.
The soaring peaks of the Andes and the cultural legacies of the Incas are two of Peru’s most compelling attractions. We discover both. On our trek the pace changes as we venture beyond the Inca Trail establishing a series of spectacular campsites beneath a dramatic backdrop.
Follow the classic Inca Trail route to Machu Picchu, a fully supported trek with our porters from Misminay village and soak up the atmosphere of Cusco, the old Inca capital. Extend your stay in Peru in a jungle lodge in Amazonia.
Our 2-week adventure in Peru explores the very heart of the pre-Columbian Empire of the Sun. It includes Lake Titicaca, the birthplace of the Inca civilisation, and the spectacular ruins of Machu Picchu.
A fully supported Andean trek to the perfectly preserved Inca site of Choquequirao. On this wonderful journey you will explore the lost city of the Incas, Machu Picchu and discover the former Inca Capital and Spanish colonial city of Cusco.
Trek up close to the shimmering flanks of Salkantay before descending through orchid-rich cloudforest to the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu. Salkantay is a beautiful, though at times tough walk, with the awesome, glaciated backdrop of the Salkantay massif, the range's highest mountain, for the first two days.
This trip takes in some of the best loved sites in Peru - Cusco, Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca - and will be perfect for travellers looking for a bit of adventure and some unique insights into the local culture
Spend a week retracing the steps of the Inca, one of the most fascinating civilizations in the Americas. Local porters and guides ensure that the trip is worry-free. Climb the steps to the 'Sun Gate', to watch the sunrise over Machu Picchu & tour the ruins.
The highlight of this 8 day Peruvian adventure is a strenuous, 4-day trek to the lost Inca fortress Choquequirao--the other Machu Picchu. On our way to the lost city, we will follow the Apurimac Canyon, one of the world's deepest, while being awed by the shadows of snow-capped mountains and the local flora and fauna.
Enjoy several days trekking in Peru, visiting the numerous ruins of Cuzco, and the Sacred Valley. Using stylish accommodation throughout, this is the ideal way to experience this fascinating country with its many cultural sites and breathtaking mountain scenery.
The Bahuaje-Sonene National Park and the adjacent Tambopata National Reserve protect habitats ranging from the Andean highlands around the rivers' headwaters through some of the last remaining intact cloud forests to the lowland rainforests of the Amazon basin.
