Peru slow travel tour

Planet

Planet

We've built this trip around slow travel: fewer moves, more time in each place, and a fully immersive trip to Peru. As well as the community visits described in the People section, you'll visit a reforestation project in the Sacred Valley, explore Lima on walking and cycling tours, and kayak out to the islands on Lake Titicaca instead of taking the busy tourist boats.

There is just one domestic flight across the full three weeks, and it's only included because the drive would take too long. The rest of the journey is by road. We also encourage our guests to fly abroad on vacation less often and, when they do, to stay for longer.

On walks and hikes, that means taking all rubbish out with you, sticking to marked paths and keeping a respectful distance from wildlife.

People

This in-depth itinerary includes a full week in the Sacred Valley, so you have time to take part in community-based tourism. A day with the Misminay community, for example, helps fund local education and health facilities and provides direct income, so community members don't have to leave the area for work elsewhere. This also makes it easier for them to keep their culture and traditions alive. You'll also spend a day with an agricultural community, where the money goes directly to the small farmers and villagers who host you.

We choose Peruvian-owned hotels (small independent ones where possible) so more money stays locally rather than going to international chains. We work with a single ground agent known for its "community first" approach: they work directly with local people on how they want tourism to run in their own region. The result is a fairer, warmer and more authentic experience.