Machu Picchu Peru Tours

Machu Picchu Vacation Packages With Airfare

5 Awesome Machu Picchu Peru ToursTravelers often check out Peru to see the impressive Inca city called Machu Picchu, but it can be difficult to choose where else to travel to in Peru. Peru boasts a variety of unique travel destinations, from the desert coasts, beaches, and archeological areas, to the beautiful Lake Titicaca in the south, to the Cordillera Blanca hiker's paradise in the Andes, and the Peruvian Amazon . com Rainforest in the north and east. Listed below are 5 Awesome Machu Picchu Peru head to ideas that you can use to plan your visit to Peru.#1 A Whirlwind Head to of Peru's HighlightsOn a two week Machu Picchu Peru tour, start in the administrative centre of Peru, Lima, and make sure to have a Lima city travel and dine in another of the restaurants along the Costa Verde. Then travel down the coast of Peru to Paracas Bay and the Ballestas Islands, often called "the poor man's Galapagos." Continue on to the Nazca Lines and find out these mystical lines throughout a short journey. Then travel inland to Arequipa & the Colca Canyon, where massive Andean condors reign supreme. Next stop is Puno & Lake Titicaca, the renowned birthplace of the Inca Empire. Travel by train from Puno to Cusco, transferring spectacular landscape of the high Andes on the way. In Cusco, spend some time checking out the museums, churches, and local Inca ruins. Then check out the Sacred Valley to shop in the Pisac Market, see more Inca ruins, and relax in the peaceful environment of the rural towns. Finish off with a full-day travel of Machu Picchu, absolute to be the showcase of your stay. Go back to Cusco, and then to Lima for your international airline flight home.#2 An In-Depth Tour of the Inca Heartland in Peru & BoliviaTake a 10 day Machu Picchu Peru head to, you start with Lima, and then going right from Lima to Cusco. Explore Cusco and the surrounding areas such as Sacsayhuaman, and then check out the Sacred Valley to see Ollanytaytambo & Pisac. Then spend a complete day checking out Machu Picchu. From then on, you'll take the teach from Cusco to Puno, and then have a wonderful catamaran cruise across Lake Titicaca. The highest lake on earth, Titicaca features beautiful surroundings and many indigenous tribes. For the Bolivia part of the lake, you'll visit Isla del Sol, Copacabana, and then continue inland towards La Paz. Visit the Valley of the Moon and Tiahuanaco, the ruins of the great predecessors to the Inca civilization. End your Peru travel in La Paz, Bolivia.

#3 The Vintage 4 Day Tour of Cusco, the Sacred Valley, & Machu PicchuFor those who just want to see the smallest amount - Cusco, the Sacred Valley, and Machu Picchu itself - this Peru tour itinerary is ideal. Though it is physically possible to visit Machu Picchu in less than 4 days, it isn't recommended, since it is so distant, and because hurrying to view it would mean lacking so many social experiences on the way. 4 days is the perfect amount of time to take a Cusco city head to, a Sacred Valley travel, and a Machu Picchu tour. You can incorporate this tour with every other tour, or continue on your own. This Machu Picchu Peru travel version is also ideal for those on a good cruise ship timetable.#4 Inca Trail to Machu Picchu ToursBesides those planing a trip to Machu Picchu via train, the Inca Path is typically the most popular route to the early Inca city saturated in the cloud forest. It's hard to pass up the opportunity to pass peaceful Peruvian towns, discontinued Inca ruins, stunning Andean scenery, and the chance to walk in the footsteps of the Incas - who, in the end, were famous for their considerable network of footpaths and roads crisscrossing their empire from Peru to Bolivia, north Chile, Ecuador, and even Colombia. There is something of the mystical when walking the Inca Path, and encountering the fantastic natural stone city by way of the Inti Punku, or Sunlight Gate. You will find alternative Inca Path treks for those struggling to do the basic Inca Trail.#5 Peru Amazon . com Tours to Iquitos, Puerto Maldonado, or ManuBecause Peru has such great Amazon Rainforest tours only a brief flight from Cusco or Lima, adding a Peru Amazon tour to a Machu Picchu Peru tour is an extremely popular choice. Peru shares its eastern boundary with Brazil, and far of it's geography is Amazon Rainforest or comes into the Amazon basin. Iquitos in the north, Manu to the east of Cusco, and Puerto Maldonado in the south, give you a variety of real Peru Amazon . com Rainforest experiences. You'll see red river dolphins, monkeys, cock-of-the-rock birds, parrots, macaws, hoatzins, river otters, and plenty more animals while on a Peru Amazon . com Tour. You could stay static in an Amazon lodge near any of the primary rainforest locations, and you can choose just how many nights you want to stay, usually 2-5 nights. All foods, transportations, lodging, and day travels are contained in the price of the Amazon lodge.

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Parque de la Reserva, Lima, Peru. Photo: Christian Córdova via Flickr

Monument to the Army of the Andes, Cerro de la Gloria, Mendoza

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