How much time?
Explore our 35-day route and leave time to stay a while between travel days.
View the routeWhere will your trip through Peru take you?
From Lima’s coast to the streets of Cusco and into the rainforest. Find what you want to see, how to get there and where to stay a little longer.
- 7 months · 2005–2006
- 5 weeks as a family · 2025
- Connections in Peru
Where do you begin?
How much time do you have, where would you like to go and who’s coming with you? Start there.
Which region?
Compare 17 traveller regions, from the northern coast and central Andes to four distinct Amazon gateways.
View all regionsTravelling with children?
How much can you fit into a day? Allow for long journeys and time to rest when planning your stops.
Our approach35 days
Five weeks, not a checklist
In 2025 we spent five weeks travelling through Peru as a family: from Lima down the southern coast, across the Andes and into the Amazon. Follow the journey and choose the stops that suit your trip.
From the coast to the Andes and the Amazon
The Peruvian outline of our family journey in 2025. At Lake Titicaca we also made a side trip to Copacabana in Bolivia, which is not shown on this map. Choose a place to read more.
Route map
Lines connect the stops, not the exact roads travelled.Natural Earth
The Peruvian places on the map
- 01Lima
- 02Paracas
- 03Huacachina
- 04Nazca
- 05Arequipa
- 06Chivay
- 07Puno
- 08Cusco
- 09Urubamba
- 10Ollantaytambo
- 11Aguas Calientes
- 12Cusco
- 13Puerto Maldonado
- 14Lima
2005–2006 2025
Two journeys. Two stages of life.
From October 2005 to May 2006, we travelled through Peru for seven months with three friends. In 2025 we returned, this time as a family and for five weeks. The place had changed — and so had we.
Read Cusco then and nowUnderstand first, book second
The dunes of Huacachina, mountain lakes near Huaraz or the rainforest around Iquitos? See what each region offers and which places work well together.
Explore all 17 regions
What should you arrange before leaving?
Machu Picchu tickets, the right train and enough time between travel days. Start with the bookings that determine your route, then fill in the rest.
Why I keep coming back
I’m Edwin. In 2005 I went to Peru with three friends for seven months. Twenty years later I returned with my family. Perutrip brings together those journeys, my research and conversations with friends in Peru.
Let’s get the map out.
Use our five-week journey as a starting point. Pick your favourite stops and make the trip your own.