The Incas wera an adventurous people who dared to open up new routes throughout their vast empire. Imagine traveling around Peru as they did, on foot. 

 

This is possible today, by following the route of the Qhapaq Ñan, or Inca Trail, a section of which leads to Machu Picchu and is one of the world’s most popular trekking routes. 

 

Other routes that take hikers into the true beating heart of Peru include those leading to the snow-capped mountains Ausangate and Salkantay, or to the ruins of Choquequirao in Cusco; and in Ancash, another unmissable trail is the Huayhuash route, in the heart of the Cordillera Blanca.

 

In Peru, there are hiking routes for every level of fitness, but they all invite the traveler to enjoy the challenge, promising an adventure that will live forever in the memory. 

Trekking routes in the Peruvian highlands Huascarán National Park
Trekking in the snowy mountains of Peru
Trekking in nature
Tourist appreciating the lagoon in the Peruvian highlands
Horseback ride through the mountains of the sierra
Tourists walking through nature
Tourist and snowy mountain

How to get to this experience?

Route 1

Route 2

Lima - Cusco

1 h 15 min approximately

Lima - Áncash

10 h approximately

Tourists doing trekking

General information

Time

Dependent on the operator

Price

Dependent on the operator

Essentials

Camera, sunscreen, trekking gear.

Altitude

3 335 meters above sea level

Climate

Min. 1 / Max. 20