Country guide
Peru travel guide
Peru shows up in 1 curated route on TripsCircle, with 3 destinations and 28 hand-picked places along the way. Its route is filed under adventure. It runs 7 days end to end.
- Destinations
- 3
- Places
- 28
- Curated routes
- 1
- Trip lengths
- 7 days
- Routes favor
- May – Sep
Where our routes go in Peru
Tap a dot to open that destination's guide.
3 destinations in Peru
Ordered by how many of our curated routes stop there, then by how many places we have picked.
Best of Peru
Our curated picks by theme, drawn from the places our route editors chose for their routes.
Places worth planning around
A short sampler from the 28 places in Peru, starting with those featured on the most of our routes.
EatMIL Centro
Virgilio Martínez's restaurant beside Moray serving Andean ingredients in tasting menus.
EatCicciolina
Long-running upstairs restaurant and tapas bar blending Peruvian and Mediterranean cooking.
DoAguas Calientes Hot Springs
Public thermal pools at the top of town, popular after a day of hiking.
SeeOllantaytambo Archaeological Park
Steep Inca terraces and Temple Hill above a town still laid out on its Inca grid.
EatMercado Central de San Pedro
Cusco's main market for fruit juices, soups, breads and local produce.
DoHuayna Picchu
Steep stone-step climb to the peak behind the classic view, with ruins at the top.
Curated routes through Peru
One curated route stops here. Open it for the day-by-day plan.
Best time to visit Peru
Our route here recommends May – Sep.
Climate averages (NASA POWER, 2001–2025) for 3 of our destinations here: October is the warmest month, with average highs near 66°F (19°C), and April the coolest at about 63°F (17°C). December is the wettest, around 5.4 in (136 mm) of rain, and June the driest at about 0.2 in (4 mm).
NASA POWER is a gridded model (roughly 50 km cells), so coastal and mountain spots read as regional averages.
Weather by destination
Getting around Peru
Legs between consecutive stops on our routes. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.
- Cusco → Sacred Valleyabout 25 km (16 mi) straight-line
- Sacred Valley → Machu Picchuabout 53 km (33 mi) straight-line
Planning a trip to Peru
How many days do you need for a trip to Peru?
Our curated route here is planned as a 7-day trip. Shorter visits work if you focus on one or two destinations.
What are the best places to visit in Peru?
Going by how often our route team includes them, the most-featured destinations in Peru are Sacred Valley, Cusco and Machu Picchu. Sacred Valley alone has 10 hand-picked places in our guides.
When is the best time to visit Peru?
Our route here recommends May – Sep. NASA POWER averages put the warmest weather in October and the most rain in December.
Where can I find the best restaurants in Peru?
See our curated picks: best restaurants in Peru, chosen from 7 places in our curated routes. We also have lists for things to do.
Nearby countries
- Colombia 4 destinations
- Argentina 5 destinations
- Costa Rica 3 destinations
- Brazil 3 destinations
- Chile 2 destinations
- Mexico 12 destinations
- United States 249 destinations
- Canada 16 destinations
Take your crew to Peru
Start from one of our Peru routes in TripsCircle, then shape it together: shared itinerary, polls for the big decisions, split expenses and packing lists.