Peru Encompassed



























From AUD $6010
Small Group
Demanding
Rating
(18 reviews)

Peru Encompassed
20 days
Small Group
Moderate
Demanding
English
Experience Overview
Travel from Lima to Cusco on a 20-day adventure that blends nature, culture, modern cities and ancient worlds.
Travel from Lima to Cusco on a 20-day adventure that blends nature, culture, modern cities and ancient worlds. Trek the iconic Inca Trail or the lesser-known Quarry Trail to the ruins of Machu Picchu, wake up to the sounds of nature in the Amazon and experience life on the floating islands of Lake Titicaca at a homestay with the Uros people. Watch Andean condors soar over Colca Canyon at sunrise, see the mind-boggling Nazca Lines and sip Pisco sours as you acclimatise in Cusco. On this trip, you'll taste a little bit of everything Peru has to offer.
Highlights
- Trek the famous Inca Trail, the quieter Quarry Trail or take a scenic train – no matter how you get to Machu Picchu, that first glimpse will stay with you forever. We’re the largest B Corp operator on the Inca Trail and are committed to running treks that benefit the local communities.
- Witness the giant desert inscriptions of the Nazca Lines – one of Peru's greatest mysteries – from the viewing tower or on an optional scenic flight.
- Explore Cusco, South America's oldest continuously inhabited city, with its ancient foundations and blend of Inca and colonial influences.
- Cruise deep into the Amazon Jungle on a motorised canoe. Go on a guided hike, learn about medicinal plants and look out for monkeys, capybaras and rainbow macaws.
- Stay with a local family on the floating reed islands on Lake Titicaca – the world’s highest navigable lake – and experience the unique way of life of the Uros people.
Trip Details
20 days
Plane,Taxi,Public bus,Private Vehicle,Canoe,Boat,Train
Small Group
English
Lima, Peru
Lima, Peru
Moderate
Explorer
Demanding
Itinerary
Optional Activities:
- Lima - Gold Museum Entrance Fee (35 PEN)
- Lima - Coast Biking Urban Adventure (minimum 2 participants) (65 USD)
- Lima - Lima Discovery Urban Adventures (minimum 2 participants) (39 USD)
- Lima - Private: Home Cooked Tour Ceviche experience Urban Adventure (Based on 2 Participants) (85 USD)
- Lima - Lima Eat Street (Based on 4 participants) (75 USD)
- Lima - Bohemian Barranco (Based on 4 participants) (75 USD)
- Lima - Lima Water Show (Based on 4 participants) (40 USD)
- Lima - Private Larco Museum (Based on 4 participants) (50 USD)
- Lima - Lima Pisco Making (Based on 4 participants) (35 USD)
Optional Activities:
- Ballestas Islands - Guided tour (97 PEN)
- Nazca - Scenic flight over the Nazca Lines (excluding 77 PEN Taxes at Nazca Airport) (100 USD)
Included Activities:
- Chauchilla Cemetery Tour
Optional Activities:
- Nazca - Scenic flight over the Nazca Lines (excluding 77 PEN Taxes at Nazca Airport) (100 USD)
Optional Activities:
- Arequipa - Santa Catalina Monastery Admission Fee (45 PEN)
- Arequipa - Juanita Museum Admission Fee (20 PEN)
Optional Activities:
- Colca Canyon - La Calera hot springs (15 PEN)
Included Activities:
- Colca Canyon -Guided tour
Included Activities:
- Lake Titicaca - Boat tour & Homestay
Included Activities:
- Cusco - Leader-led orientation walk
- Cusco - Chocolate Museum Visit & Hot Chocolate
Optional Activities:
- Cusco - Coricancha Temple (entrance fee) (20 PEN)
Optional Activities:
- Cusco - Pisco Making Urban Adventure (35 USD)
- Sacred Valley - Mountain Biking (Price Based on 2 Participants) (170 USD)
- Cusco - Full Day Stand Up Paddle Boarding (Based on 4 participants) (85 USD)
- Cusco - Full Day Via Ferrata & Zipline (95 USD)
- Cusco - Humantay Lake Hike (Based on 4 participants) (130 USD)
- Cusco - Cusco Cooking Class (70 USD)
- Cusco - Rainbow Mountain Hike (Based on 4 participants) (105 USD)
- Cusco - Palcoyo Rainbow Mountain Hike (Based on 4 paticipants) (100 USD)
Included Activities:
- 3 Night/4 Day Inca Trail (or 2 Night/3 Day Inca Quarry Trail) guided hike(s) with porters' support. Or guided Cusco stay (Machu Picchu by train)
Optional Activities:
- Cusco - Full Boleto Turistico Pass (access to 16 archaeological sites, transport & guides not included) (135 PEN)
- Cusco - Half Boleto Turistico Pass (access to selected archaeological sites, transport & guides not included) (75 PEN)
Optional Activities:
- Ollantaytambo - Archaeological site (70 PEN)
Optional Activities:
- Machu Picchu Site Museum (25 PEN)
Included Activities:
- Machu Picchu - Entrance and guided tour
Optional Activities:
- Sacred Valley - Mountain Biking (Price Based on 2 Participants) (170 USD)
- Cusco - Full Day Via Ferrata & Zipline (95 USD)
- Cusco - Full Day Stand Up Paddle Boarding (Based on 4 participants) (85 USD)
- Cusco - Pisco Making Urban Adventure (35 USD)
- Cusco - Humantay Lake Hike (Based on 4 participants) (130 USD)
- Cusco - Cusco Cooking Class (70 USD)
- Cusco - Rainbow Mountain Hike (Based on 4 participants) (105 USD)
- Cusco - Palcoyo Rainbow Mountain Hike (Based on 4 paticipants) (100 USD)
- Cusco - 4 Ruins + Qorikancha (Price based on 4 participants) (40 USD)
Included Activities:
- Amazon Jungle - Amazon jungle lodge stay
Optional Activities:
- Lima - Archaeological Museum (entrance fee) (15 PEN)
- Lima - Museum of the Inquisition - Free
- Lima - Lima Discovery Urban Adventures (minimum 2 participants) (39 USD)
- Lima - Coast Biking Urban Adventure (minimum 2 participants) (65 USD)
- Lima - Lima Eat Street (Based on 4 participants) (75 USD)
- Lima - Bohemian Barranco (Based on 4 participants) (75 USD)
- Lima - Lima Water Show (Based on 4 participants) (40 USD)
- Lima - Private Larco Museum (Based on 4 participants) (50 USD)
- Lima - Lima Pisco Making (Based on 4 participants) (35 USD)
- Lima - Private Lima: Home Cooked Tour Urban Adventure (Based on 2 participants) (85 USD)
Optional Activities:
- Lima - Private Lima: Home Cooked Tour Urban Adventure (Based on 2 participants) (85 USD)
- Lima - Coast Biking Urban Adventure (minimum 2 participants) (65 USD)
- Lima - Lima Discovery Urban Adventures (minimum 2 participants) (39 USD)
- Lima - Bohemian Barranco (Based on 4 participants) (75 USD)
- Lima - Lima Eat Street (Based on 4 participants) (75 USD)
- Lima - Lima Pisco Making (Based on 4 participants) (35 USD)
- Lima - Private Larco Museum (Based on 4 participants) (50 USD)
- Lima - Lima Water Show (Based on 4 participants) (40 USD)
- Flights to and from origin and destinations
- Airport transfers (arrival and departure)
- Anything else not explicitly listed in tour inclusions
- Recommended gratuities/tipping
- Optional activities/tours
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Visas, meals and beverages not stated in the list of inclusions.
When meals are not included, your tour leader (where available) will be happy to help with restaurant recommendations, bookings, and directions. Please let us know if you have any dietary needs or preferences. We willdo our best to accommodate these, though we cannot guarantee that every request can be met.
You are responsible for your personal belongings throughout the tour. You will need to carry your own bags between the vehicle and your hotel room. Drivers will assist with loading and unloading luggage from the vehicle.
Travellers requiring wheelchair access should contact our sales and service team, who can make enquiries on your behalf.
This tour requires an Average level of fitness. Activities are paced gently and include leisure time. You may be expected to join guided walks of up to one hour, navigate short stairways and mild inclines, and manage your own luggage. You should also be able to board and exit all transport without assistance.
Travellers are expected to be self-sufficient and capable of handling all aspects of their journey. Please discuss your circumstances and support needs with your booking agent to confirm this trip is suitable.
If you are unsure, we recommend consulting your doctor before booking or travelling. (Note: I assume each tour has a different description depending on level of fitness required).
If a planned site visit is unavailable due to changes in operating hours or holiday closures, the itinerary may be altered, or a comparable activity will be substituted where possible and subject to availability.
Visa conditions can change. Once you receive your travel documents, check with the relevant embassy, consulate, or immigration office of your destination for the latest information.
- It is your responsibility to ensure you have the correct and valid travel documents and to comply with all entry requirements.
- Non-Australian citizens must also confirm visa and identification requirements with the appropriate consulate or visa agency.
- Certain occupations (for example, journalists, government officials, or those working in charities) may face additional restrictions when applying for visas, which could affect the type of application required.
Duration: 20 days
Trip Type: Small Group
Activity Level: Demanding
Travel from Lima to Cusco on a 20-day adventure that blends nature, culture, modern cities and ancient worlds.
Price based on per person in Double Room for departure 23 Nov 2025
Customer Reviews
03/22/2024
I found the trip extremely informative always feeling safe at any level . Giscard, our tour leader , made this trip enjoyable and we will have a long lasting memory for the years to come I extend my gratitude to all members of Intrepid involved in the organisation of this trip in Peru
03/22/2024
I would like to recommend Intrepid as a tour company and highly recommend Giscard Condori as a tour guide. He is very knowledgeable, very accommodating. Was well organised and we had a very structured itinerary. Made the whole trip seem-less and enjoyable
Tour Operator

Intrepid Travel is a global adventure travel company, dedicated to providing sustainable, experience-rich travel opportunities. They’ve been the leader in ethical, small-group travel since 1989 - taking people around the world for more than 30 years. They’re the world’s largest travel B Corporation - dedicated to being the best travel company for the world. In 2002, they established The Intrepid Foundation so their travellers could make a lasting impact on the communities they had visited. Although Intrepid Travel absorbs all administrative costs of The Intrepid Foundation, they are separate legal entities, allowing The Intrepid Foundation to grow independently. Intrepid Travel is made up of a collection of tour operator brands and 28 destination management companies all united by one vision: To change the way we all see the world.
In Business Since 1989
03/22/2024
I found the trip extremely informative always feeling safe at any level . Giscard, our tour leader , made this trip enjoyable and we will have a long lasting memory for the years to come I extend my gratitude to all members of Intrepid involved in the organisation of this trip in Peru
03/22/2024
I would like to recommend Intrepid as a tour company and highly recommend Giscard Condori as a tour guide. He is very knowledgeable, very accommodating. Was well organised and we had a very structured itinerary. Made the whole trip seem-less and enjoyable
03/22/2024
Peru Encompassed is an amazing trip which throws you into Peruvian life. Whilst there are early starts, public busses, boats, and planes, you get to experience the many different sides and culture of this wonderful country. Its a fast paced tour, taking you from the city to the mountains to the jungle. Giscard, our tour leader was amazing, he trained us well for altitude and set us up for successful completion of the Inca trail. A holiday of a lifetime, with many special memories.
03/22/2024
Peru is a destination of incredible beauty. the history is astounding. Intrepid and our group leader has ensured my experience has been positive and exciting. I have learnt so much about the past and present culture. Our guides had so much knowledge to share. Every experience and activity was amazing.
02/06/2024
This trip was just perfect . It really did encompass so much of this country. From the Nasca lines to colonial cities to the Inca trail and the Amazon, it was whirlwind of unforgettable experiences. Renzo our tour leader was exceptional, as was Peru. I would highly recommend this trip to anyone wanting to see all that this incredible country has to offer.
01/19/2024
Most amazing trip. Organisation was impeccable and tour guide’s knowledge, passion, and enthusiasm for Peru was excellent. I highly recommend this trip.
01/19/2024
This trip Peru Encompassed allowed our small group to see all that Peru has to offer. Renzo the tour leader is an excellent tour leader, communicating effectively and solving/anticipating problems for tour participants. The first half of the tour moves fast. But they are a good to have prior to Inca Trail. Weather was good considering that it was the rainy season.
12/02/2023
I highly recommend the Encompassed Peru tour to any traveler who wants to acquire a general knowledge of Peru and its inhabitants’ way of life
11/10/2023
I very much enjoyed the Peru encompassed trip. We got to see an awful lot of Peru from the city lights of Lima to the mountain heights of Cusco. Completed a dream by trekking the Inca Trail to MachuPicchu and the delight on our faces at the end of that made a great picture! Our tour guides throughout the trip were incredibly knowledgeable, helpful and enthusiastic. Special thanks to the amazing Leo, who cannot be beaten for experience and expertise. Intrepid come across as the most professional tour company in this country, and we saw quite a few others running parallel to ours. Don’t hesitate, book this trip it’s amazing.
11/10/2023
Got to see a variety of what Peru has to offer, and go off the beaten path including an amazing homestay. Lots of opportunities for being active or relaxing. Highlights include Machu Picchu of course, but also Tequile Island, Cusco, and the optional Palcoyo Tour (easier-to-climb Rainbow Mountain)! Tour leader Leo was outstanding!
11/12/2023
The Peru tour gets into the nitty gritty of the country, the highlights and the lifestyle of its inhabitants. Our guide, Leo, was an excellent ambassador for his country.
11/08/2023
Peru with Intrepid was an experience of a lifetime. A well structured and action packed itinerary, through an incredibly diverse country, with new unique wonders throughout.
11/08/2023
This is an amazing trip. The locations we visited are incredible and the Intrepid staff were professional throughout. I felt safe at all times and would highly recommend this trip to anyone who wishes to see more of Peru, in addition to Machu Picchu and the Inca trail.
10/22/2023
This is an action packed adventure, every day you’ll see different amazing sights and beautiful scenery. Peru really does have it all, what a trip!
10/13/2023
Peru Encompassed is an amazing trip to experience so much of Peru. There were so many wonderful experiences and choices. Our guide, Yathman, was the absolute best ever!!! I fell in love with Peru, its history, the food, the natural beauty. Peru has it all!
10/12/2023
This trip is life changing. It is extremely active, fun and fast paced. It for people who like to sit around. This is a life changing trip to see the beautiful country of Peru.
10/13/2023
I had an unforgettable trip through Peru and its history. Our tour guide Hernán and his team did a brilliant job. I was also lucky enough to experience the different sections with great people. Special thanks to the Intrepid crew on the Inca Trail.
09/25/2023
A wonderful full on phrenetic trip with adventure around every corner.

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