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Recommended itineraries

If you decide to organize your trip yourself, you won't have obviously enough time to discover the whole country. These pages could perhaps help you in your circuit choice.

Note 1: Evaluations are based on our taste and our personal experiences and there is no obligation.
Note 2: The minimum time needed to do a little tourism is, according to me, one week (not including international transport).

Foreword
You have between 7 and 10 days
You have between 11 and 14 days
You have between 15 and 21 days

Foreword

You have from 7 to 10 days

What a pity! During this time you can visit Lima, the natural reserves, the pre-Inca and Inca sites, the markets and the handcraft.

Coast at the sea level and altitude (3.400 m maximum)

By car/bus: Lima - Paracas
By boat: Paracas - Ballestas Islands - Paracas
By car/bus: Paracas - Nazca
By plane: The Nazca lines
By car/bus: Nazca - Lima
By plane: Lima - Cuzco
By train: Cuzco - Machu Picchu - Cuzco
By car/bus: Cuzco - Sacsayhuaman - Ollantaytambo - Pisac - Cuzco
By plane: Cuzco - Lima

You have from 11 to 14 days

It is enough to see the main Peruvian treasures. For this kind of trip you can see Lima, the natural reserves, the pre-Inca and Inca sites, the markets and the handcraft and the Titicaca Lake.

Coast at the sea level and altitude (4.100 m maximum)

By car/bus: Lima - Paracas
By boat: Paracas - Ballestas Islands - Paracas
By car/bus: Paracas - Nazca
By plane: The Nazca lines
By car/bus: Nazca - Lima
By plane: Lima - Cuzco
By train: Cuzco - Machu Picchu - Cuzco
By car/bus: Cuzco - Sacsayhuaman - Ollantaytambo - Pisac - Cuzco
By plane or train: Cuzco - Juliaca (Puno)
By boat: Puno - Titicaca Lake - Taquile Island - Puno
By plane: Puno - Lima

You have from 15 to 21 days

It's great to see all the interesting things. For this kind of trip you can see Lima, the natural reserves, the pre-Inca and Inca sites, the markets and the handcraft and the Titicaca Lake, the nature, the wild condors and the Amazon.

Coast at the sea level and altitude (4.100 m maximum)

By car/bus: Lima - Paracas
By boat: Paracas - Ballestas Islands - Paracas
By car/bus: Paracas - Nazca
By plane: The Nazca lines
By car/bus: Nazca - Lima
By plane: Lima - Cuzco
By train: Cuzco - Machu Picchu - Cuzco
By car/bus: Cuzco - Sacsayhuaman - Ollantaytambo - Pisac - Cuzco
By plane or train: Cuzco - Juliaca (Puno)
By boat: Puno - Titicaca Lake - Taquile Island - Puno
By plane: Puno - Arequipa
By car/bus: Arequipa - Colca Canyon
By car/bus: Colca Canyon - Arequipa
By plane: Arequipa - Lima
By car/bus: Lima - Huaráz
By car/bus: Huaráz - National Park of Huascarán - Lima
By plane: Lima - Iquitos - Lima
By plane: Lima - Señor de Sipán - Lima
By car/bus: Lima - Pachacamac - Lima