Canopy Walks
Play Tarzan in the Amazon, flanked by monkeys on treetop canopy walkways.
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This family-focused adventure journeys between the thrilling Amazon Rainforest, heaving with mysterious mammals and camouflaged creatures, and the dramatic Inca sites and cities of Machu Picchu and Cusco, considering everything from pizza nights to gentle acclimatisation.
Key Highlights of this Itinerary
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Meet Locals
Learn new skills from the Sacred Valley communities and cook some Peruvian dishes.
Machu Picchu
Ride the scenic train to the high altitude Inca citadel of Machu Picchu.
Chocolate Making
Create chocolate bars from organic cocoa beans grown in the Amazon Rainforest.
Why we like it
From wandering the treetops on canopy walkways to playing amongst the Inca ruins of the majestic Machu Picchu citadel, Peru is a haven for adventurous children (and families are welcomed with open arms). This carefully curated adventure, ideally suited to family travel, has been designed to lessen the impact of the high altitude while maximising lifelong memories. Say “cheese!” while hugging a cuddly llama and canoe next to slumbering caiman in this memorable family trip, and allow us to take all the stress out of planning the niggling logistical details.
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Day 1
Lima
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Day 2
Lima - Puerto Maldonado - Peruvian Amazon
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Days 3-4
Peruvian Amazon
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Day 5
Peruvian Amazon - Puerto Maldonado - Sacred Valley
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Days 6-7
Sacred Valley
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Day 8
Sacred Valley - Machu Picchu - Sacred Valley
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Day 9
Sacred Valley - Cusco
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Days 10-11
Cusco
Day 1
Lima
Day 2
Lima - Puerto Maldonado - Peruvian Amazon
Days 3-4
Peruvian Amazon
Learn new skills from the Sacred Valley communities and cook some Peruvian dishes.
Day 5
Peruvian Amazon - Puerto Maldonado - Sacred Valley
Days 6-7
Sacred Valley
Learn new skills from the Sacred Valley communities and cook some Peruvian dishes.
Day 8
Sacred Valley - Machu Picchu - Sacred Valley
Ride the scenic train to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu.
Day 9
Sacred Valley - Cusco
Days 10-11
Cusco
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Creatures of the Amazon
Visit the Amazon Rainforest, explore on foot, by dug-out canoe or high up in the canopy looking out for snoozing sloths, playful monkeys, colourful toucans or the world’s largest snake, the anaconda.
Weave in the Sacred Valley
Visit the isolated weaving villages, local markets and Inca ruins of the Sacred Valley, trying your hand at Peruvian cooking or making a ceramic cup using local techniques and designs. Take a trip to a local children’s school, jump on an Andean horse, raft the mighty Urubamba River, head down the mountain on a bike or test your balance on a stand-up paddle board. In the evening, stay in a property that offers fun family pizza and movie nights (while the grown-ups sip on Pisco Sours).
Meet Llamas in Machu Picchu
A trip to Peru would not be complete without a visit to the incredible UNESCO World Heritage Site of Machu Picchu. Reachable by panoramic train, or even on foot on the world-renowned Inca Trail, children can play as emperors in the mountaintop citadel. This is also the ideal spot to take an updated (and, quite frankly, remarkable) family portrait in front of the most impressive urban creation of the Inca Empire.
Explore Cusco
Spend time in the Inca capital of Cusco, a lively colonial city set around a main plaza, to learn about the mysterious legends of the empire and experience the fun side of the city. Head to a hilltop artists’ studio to peruse delicately painted ceramics, hug a friendly alpaca, find the best wood-fired pizza place in all of Cusco, or try your hand at a family chocolate-making workshop (yes, you can eat your creations).
Where to Stay?
Peru boasts many wonderful colonial hotels, some even built within Inca palaces or traditional homes, however these buildings do not usually have room for the swimming pools and large gardens that active children prefer. We know the properties that offer family-friendly facilities, story-telling guides, children’s menus and even explorer kits.
Suggestion: Galapagos Islands Extension
Consider flying out to the remote and remarkable Galapagos Islands, the pristine archipelago that can be explored during eye-opening sailing voyages or through carefully planned island-hopping trips. For up close and personal encounters with fearless sea lions, penguins, tortoises, sharks, blue-footed boobies and marine iguanas (to name very few), these islands are unmissable and combine beautifully with an adventure in Peru.