What a private Peru trip costs
Our four priced journeys are built on the same core route through the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Cusco, with Inkaterra hotels, a private bilingual guide for the listed visits, Machu Picchu entry, trains and private transfers included. The difference between them is time, and in one case the Amazon.
| Journey | Days / nights | Route | From, per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential Peru | 5 / 4 | Sacred Valley · Machu Picchu · Cusco | $3,295 |
| Signature Peru | 7 / 6 | Sacred Valley · Machu Picchu · Cusco, one open day | $4,395 |
| Peru in Depth | 9 / 8 | Same route, three valley nights, two open days | $5,295 |
| Exploration of Peru | 10 / 9 | Lima · Amazon · Sacred Valley · Machu Picchu · Cusco | $5,495 |
Each price includes the hotel nights in the confirmed room categories, a private guide for the visits listed, Machu Picchu entry for a confirmed date, time and circuit, all private road transfers, Vistadome or Inca Rail trains (scheduled, shared services), the meals listed, oxygen in hotels and vehicles, access to a partner clinic in Cusco, and 24/7 support from our Cusco team while you travel.
Not included: international and domestic flights (we can book them for US$50 per domestic round trip or US$100 per international, plus the fare), travel insurance, gratuities, and optional experiences that are not in your proposal.
Destination Peru is a U.S. and Peruvian-owned travel company founded in 2012, with teams in Cusco, Peru and Woods Cross, Utah. Every journey is private: your party, your guide, your vehicle.
A sample 10-day trip and its price
Exploration of Peru, from $5,495 per person, is our ten-day journey and the one most people mean when they ask what a “full” Peru trip costs. It combines the rainforest and the Andes in one route:
- Night 1 — Lima, Wyndham Grand Costa del Sol Lima Airport, welcome dinner.
- Nights 2–4 — Amazon, Inkaterra Reserva Amazónica, three nights with the lodge’s naturalist guides, boat excursions and night walks.
- Nights 5–6 — Sacred Valley, Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba. Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero and Moray with your private guide.
- Nights 7–8 — Machu Picchu Pueblo, Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo. A full day at Machu Picchu with your guide and lunch at Belmond Sanctuary Lodge.
- Night 9 — Cusco, JW Marriott El Convento, farewell dinner.
- Day 10 — Transfer to Cusco airport.
The domestic flights Lima–Puerto Maldonado and Puerto Maldonado–Cusco are not in the starting price; we book them for you at cost plus US$50 per round trip. For two people, a realistic all-in figure for this trip, before international flights, is the starting price plus domestic flights, insurance and tips.
What moves the price up or down
Hotels. Inkaterra properties are the standard in our journeys. Moving to Belmond (Sanctuary Lodge at Machu Picchu, Monasterio in Cusco, Rio Sagrado in the valley) is the single biggest upgrade; a different room category at the same hotel is the smallest.
Trains. Vistadome and Inca Rail are included. The Belmond Hiram Bingham, with lunch, music and an open bar, replaces the standard train at a premium and is the most requested upgrade for anniversaries and milestone trips.
The Amazon. A lodge stay (Inkaterra Reserva Amazónica) is priced into Exploration of Peru. An Aqua Expeditions river cruise in the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve costs more and is priced on request in our Amazon & Andes journey.
The Inca Trail. Adding our private five-day Inca Trail trek, operated by Inca Trek by Destination Peru, starts at $2,995 per person and replaces the train days with four days of walking and three nights of camping with your own guide, cook and porters. Permits are limited and sell out early.
Group size and season. Prices are per person, two sharing; a third or fourth traveler lowers the per-person cost of guides and transfers. May to October is the drier, busier season; hotel rates and availability are tightest from June to August.
Open days and extras. Rainbow Mountain, Huayna Picchu or Montaña permits, cooking classes and extra valley nights are priced separately and confirmed in your proposal.
Booking and payment
A US$500 per person deposit secures your journey, and the balance is due 60 days before arrival. You can pay by major credit card with no card fee, or by bank transfer. We check Machu Picchu availability before charging the deposit; if entry cannot be secured afterwards, our terms provide new dates or a full deposit refund. Once permits and trains are bought, deposits are non-refundable, so we ask every guest to carry travel insurance. Destination Peru E.I.R.L. operates your journey in Peru; Inca Trek LLC, a Utah company, is the contracting company and merchant of record.
Send us your dates, interests and the people traveling, and we will send a written proposal with the exact price.