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Four worlds in one country
P eru is three countries in one. The coast is pragmatic and urban, it looks out to the Pacific and eats fish. The highlands are ceremonial and deeply Quechua, and to this day organise the year around the agricultural calendar.
The essence
P eru is three countries in one. The coast is pragmatic and urban, it looks out to the Pacific and eats fish. The highlands are ceremonial and deeply Quechua, and to this day organise the year around the agricultural calendar. The jungle is slow, sensory and moves by river. Those three countries coexist under a single flag and feel different the moment you cross from one to another. It is an authored destination, curated with judgement rather than solved with a packaged tour. Altitude in the right order, the right season, an archaeologist guide who opens up the civilisation rather than just pointing at it. Done this way, Peru delivers the most complete journey in South America.
Regions
01 · Capital 2-3 nights
The gastronomic capital
The only major city in South America with an open Pacific coastline from its residential neighbourhoods. The colonial Historic Centre, bohemian Barranco, the Miraflores boardwalk and the best dining scene on the continent.
02 · Inca 2-3 nights
The navel of the Inca world
The ancient capital of Tahuantinsuyo, where the Inca wall holds up the baroque church. Qorikancha, Sacsayhuaman and its cyclopean blocks, the Cathedral and the artists’ quarter of San Blas, at 3,400 metres.
03 · Sacred Valley 3-4 nights
The heart of Tahuantinsuyo
Pisac, Ollantaytambo and the Maras salt pans, the circular terraces of Moray, design lodges among the mountains and, at the end of the valley, Machu Picchu: the Inca citadel and new wonder of the world.
04 · White City 2-3 nights
The white sillar city
Arequipa, built in white volcanic sillar beneath three volcanoes, with the Monastery of Santa Catalina, a city within the city. And the Colca Canyon, twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, with its condors.
05 · Jungle 3-4 nights
The other Peru, the green one
Tambopata and Madre de Dios hold the accessible Amazon: lodges among the trees, clay licks where macaws paint the riverbank at dawn, night walks with a biologist and rivers where giant otters fish.
Signature experiences
Private access, guides born in the place and a rhythm designed around you.
Practical
Information verified by our travel designers, updated for 2026.
Climate
The Peruvian highlands are best experienced from May to September, in the dry season. The chart shows the twelve months with estimated cost, temperature and iconic festivals. Marked in gold, the times we recommend experiencing Peru with us .
Highlights of the year: Jan · Andean rainsFeb · Candelaria festJun · Inti RaymiJul · Fiestas Patrias
The dry season from June to September is the ideal window for Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley: clear daytime skies and cold high-altitude nights. From December to March it rains daily and the Inca Trail closes for all of February.
In our recommended dates, the estimated cost ranges from $525 to $675 per person/day (Premium level, international flights not included).
Investment
Peru delivers luxury measured in cultural density rather than price: hacienda hotels in the Sacred Valley, panoramic trains to Machu Picchu and Latin America's finest table in Lima, still at a reasonable cost compared with Europe.
Indicative 2026 values per person, excluding international flights. Every CocoVolare quote is tailored to season, hotels and travel pace.
Signature itineraries
Zero templates: every itinerary is rewritten 100% to your measure. Prices per person in double occupancy, boutique category, international flights not included.
Lima → Sacred Valley → Machu Picchu → Cusco
The essentials of Peru, without losing the rhythm
FromUSD 2,600
Lima → Sacred Valley → Machu Picchu → Cusco
The classic route, with time to breathe
FromUSD 3,900
Lima → Sacred Valley → Machu Picchu → Cusco → Amazon
Inca civilisation and the other Peru, the green one
FromUSD 6,800
Lima → Arequipa → Colca → Titicaca → Cusco → Machu Picchu → Amazon
The whole of Peru: coast, highlands, altiplano and jungle
FromUSD 9,800
Lima → Sacred Valley → Machu Picchu → Cusco
Begin the rest of your life among the Andes
FromUSD 7,500
Lima → Sacred Valley → Cusco
One of the best cuisines in the world, table by table
FromUSD 5,400
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Gastronomy
From the ceviche of a neighbourhood cevicheria to a tasting menu among the best in the world. Peruvian cuisine crosses coast, highlands and jungle, and five heritages on a single plate. Where Peru becomes memory.
Barranco · Lima
By Virgilio Martínez and Pía León. A menu that travels Peru by altitude tiers, from the sea to 4,000 metres. A regular at the very top of the world rankings.
Miraflores · Lima
By Mitsuharu Tsumura. Nikkei cuisine, a Japanese-Peruvian fusion, at its highest form. Book months in advance.
Barranco · Lima
By Pía León. Plant-led cuisine of the Andean tiers, with produce from small growers across the country.
Moray · Sacred Valley
Virgilio Martínez’s high-altitude project, at 3,500 metres beside the Moray terraces, with ingredients grown at that altitude.
Arequipa
La Nueva Palomino, Sol de Mayo and La Capitana: traditional Arequipa cooking, lunchtime only, with stuffed rocoto and shrimp chowder.
Lima and the coast
The midday ceviche in a cevicheria with a high turnover of fish, and the chicharrón sandwich from the market: Peruvian cuisine is also eaten standing up.
Calendar
A well-chosen date turns a trip into a memory. We design your itinerary around the moment that matters most to you.
The Inca festival of the sun, re-enacted each year at the Sacsayhuaman fortress, above Cusco. The great celebration of the Andean calendar.
In Puno, Intangible Cultural Heritage: up to two hundred Aymara dance groups fill the Titicaca city.
Fifteen saints and virgins carried in procession to the Cathedral, and the ritual chiriuchu lunch.
The winter solstice, celebrated with ceremonies of thanks to the Pachamama at sacred sites in the highlands.
The anniversary of Peru’s independence, with parades, food fairs and the whole country in celebration.
In Lima, the most crowded Catholic procession in the Americas. The city dresses in purple all month.
One of the most intense Holy Week celebrations on the continent, with processions, flower carpets and art.
The Peruvian autumn concentrates food fairs and the best season to explore the country’s cuisine. Check the year’s dates.
CocoVolare recommends
Advice from our travel designers: what we book first, what we avoid, and the details that turn a good trip into an unforgettable one.
Huayna Picchu permits sell out three to four months in advance and the train two. Without that booking locked in, the entire trip falls out of order. We confirm it the same day you set your dates.
The classic mistake is sleeping your first night in Cusco, at 3,400 metres. The Sacred Valley sits 600 metres lower: land there first, walk slowly, drink coca tea and climb to Cusco at the end of the circuit, already acclimatised.
The two tables that put Lima at the top of the world open online reservations two to three months ahead and sell out within hours. If your itinerary passes through Lima, that click comes first; the rest of the trip arranges itself afterwards.
June to August delivers the clearest skies and also the fullest terraces. May and September are the secret: the same stable weather, half the people and better hotel rates in the Sacred Valley.
Stay in Barranco, the bohemian district by the sea, or in Miraflores along the malecón. The historic centre is for a guided morning visit, left behind before sunset: it is heritage, not a neighbourhood for night walks.
Colombians do not need a visa for Peru, only a valid passport. What you do need is cash in soles in small notes: outside Lima and the hotels, the markets, taxis and Sacred Valley villages run on cash.
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Testimonials
★ ★ ★ ★ ★“We climbed to Machu Picchu in the first time slot, with the archaeologist guide and almost no one around. The mist rose from the river and the citadel appeared little by little. Five years later I still have no words for that morning.”
★ ★ ★ ★ ★“I was afraid of the altitude. CocoVolare had us sleep first in the Sacred Valley, lower than Cusco, with coca tea and an undemanding first day. By the third day we were walking Ollantaytambo with no trouble. That planning changed everything.”
★ ★ ★ ★ ★“We ate at Central and, the next day, at Mil, at 3,500 metres, looking out over the Moray terraces. And between the two, a Lima market with a cook. I thought I knew Peruvian cuisine. I had tasted nothing.”
FAQ
Travellers from Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, most of South America and Spain do not need a tourist visa for Peru. Immigration is managed digitally; keep the entry stamp in your passport, which must be valid for at least six months from the return date.
Cusco sits at 3,400 metres and altitude is not negotiable. CocoVolare designs the itinerary to acclimatise first in the Sacred Valley (2,800 m), which is lower, with coca tea, hydration and a gentle first day. Machu Picchu, at 2,400 m, is more comfortable. Cusco’s boutique hotels offer oxygen as a courtesy.
May to September is the dry season in the Andes: sunny days, cold nights and trekking routes in good condition. April and October are shoulder months with good weather and fewer travellers. February is avoided: the Inca Trail closes all month and the rains in the highlands are heavy.
Yes. Machu Picchu tickets have a daily quota and sell out in high season; it is wise to book two to three months ahead. The classic Inca Trail is booked six months ahead through a quota system. CocoVolare arranges tickets, trains and permits with the necessary lead time.
Five days cover Lima, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. Seven to ten days allow Cusco in depth and the Amazon to be added. Fourteen days allow Arequipa, the Colca Canyon and Lake Titicaca to be included. CocoVolare designs itineraries from five up to twenty-one days according to pace and profile.
The Peruvian sol (PEN). Visa and Mastercard are accepted in city hotels, restaurants and shops. It is wise to carry cash for markets, taxis and rural communities. Exchange currency at authorised bureaux in Miraflores or San Isidro, never on the street or at the airport.
Yes, on the usual tourist circuits: Miraflores, San Isidro and Barranco in Lima, Cusco, the Sacred Valley, Arequipa, Puno and the Amazon with a lodge. The standard urban precautions of any capital apply. CocoVolare operates only within areas with established tourist coverage, with private transfers and local guides.
The yellow fever vaccine is recommended if your itinerary includes the Amazon (Tambopata, Madre de Dios, Iquitos). It is best applied at least ten days before the trip. For a trip limited to Lima and the highlands it is not necessary. Travel insurance with altitude cover is essential.
Two operators, PeruRail and Inca Rail, depart mainly from Ollantaytambo. There is a panoramic class with wide windows, a premium class with onboard service, and Belmond’s luxurious Hiram Bingham, with a 1920s dining car. CocoVolare chooses the class according to the trip.
It is one of the best in the world. Lima concentrates restaurants that recur in global rankings, such as Central, Maido and Kjolle. Peruvian cuisine combines coast, highlands and jungle, and five heritages: Creole, Nikkei, Chifa, Andean and Amazonian. Eating well, every day, is part of the trip.
Yes, it is an excellent family destination from the age of eight, because of the altitude. CocoVolare adapts the pace, with guides who tell the Inca world as a story, ceramic and textile workshops, days with weaving families and hotels with a garden and pool such as Sol y Luna.
A seven-day boutique trip, excluding international flights, sits in the comfort band between 2,975 and 5,320 USD per person in double occupancy. CocoVolare signature itineraries start from 2,600 USD per person for five days. Each quote is adjusted to your travel window.
Itinerary design, domestic flights, boutique hotels with breakfast, the train to Machu Picchu, private transfers with a driver, archaeologist and biologist guides, signature experiences, site entrance tickets and 24/7 concierge. Each trip is designed from scratch according to your profile.
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