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Peru Attractions and Peru Tours

Fascinating!

There are so many Peru attractions that one can choose! To review detailed descriptions and photos of many of Peru's main attractions, see the left column under "What to See."

On this page, we list a number of these attractions. We also discuss the best way to see them, a very important consideration. Find the area or city of Peru that you want to focus on or just browse!

Although some tourists come to Peru as independent travelers, in many cases an
organized tour is the very best way to go. Why?

For two reasons: Knowledge and Time.

Knowledge: A tour service knows their area inside and out. They have dedicated themselves to researching and traveling the area and know much more interesting facts and stories than you could find out on your own.

Time: They will take you directly to all the very best spots. And they set everything up, saving you hour upon frustrating hour of your precious time.

Peru Attractions - Coastal Region of Peru

North Coast

Tumbes attractions - Peru
- Parque Ecológico Palo Santo - Nature Reserve
- Los Manglares de Tumbes - Coastal Mangrove Reserve
- Isle of the Birds and Crocodile Repopulation Program
- Parque Nacional Cerros de Amotape - One of the most important dry tropical forest reserves in the world

Mancora attractions - Peru

Las Pocitas Beach - Beautiful beach a hike or mototaxi ride south of Mancora
PeruKite Máncora - Kitesurfing
Surfing - Favorite spot of world women's surf champion

Trujillo attractions - Peru

Chan Chan - Ancient ruins, capital of the chimu Kingdom
Huaca del Sol y la Luna - Ancient ruins
El Brujo - Ancient ruins
Huacas de Moche - Ancient ruins of the Moche civilization
Iglesia de La Merced - famous cathedral
Historic homes from the Colonial days
Caballos Peruanos de Paso y Marinera - Famous Peruvian Paso and Marinera horses

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Huanchaco attractions - Peru

Huanchaco Beach - Reed boats
Surfing - Peruvian Surf Tours company

Chiclayo attractions - Peru

Tucume - Vast Pre-Inca adobe city
Sipán - Huaca Rajada - Royal tombs at Pre-Inca site
Pimentel Beach and surfing nearby
Museums
Mercado Modelo - Market

South Coast

Lima attractions - Peru

Bike Tours of Lima
Museums
Parque Reserva - Magic Water Circuit - Honored with a Guinness Record and unique in America, this circuit offers thirteen impressive fountains that combine movement, lights, sounds and images.
Parque de las Leyendas (Zoo)
Huaca Pucllana (Juliana) - Ancient ruins and historic site
Peru Chasquitur Tours - Tour company
Historic Centre of Lima
Monica Tours Peru - Tour company
Caral - Ancient ruins - A World Heritage Site
Pachacamac - Pre-Inca ruins
Tandem Paragliding along the beach cliffs - Extreme Sports Cafe's Paragliding School
Puruchuco - Archaeological site just outside of Lima
Beaches - see where surfing started in Peru in the 1950s
Swimming and diving with wild sealions
Walking tours in Lima

Ica attractions - Peru

Huacachina Lagoon
Museums
Pisco Wineries
La Vendímia Wine Festival
Chincha - Home to the Afro-Peruvian culture
Paracas Ballestas Islands

Pisco attractions - (See Ica attractions above) and

Visit Tambo Colorado - Well-preserved Inca Fortress
Penisula de Paracas - Scenery and wildlife
Desert Dune Buggies
Museum

Paracas attractions - See the Ica and Pisco attractions above and click here for more info

Nasca attractions - Peru

Nasca Lines - Archeological, mysterious
Small aircraft overflights to view lines or
Maria Reiche Observation Tower
Chauchilla - Pre-Inca cemetery, skeletons, mummified remains
Cantalloc Aqueduct - Pre-Inca stone aqueduct system

Peru Attractions - Mountain Region of Peru

North Mountains

Peru Attractions

Chachapoyas - Kuelap - Wikipedia

Chachapoyas attractions - Peru

Trekking, tours
Kuelap - Archeological Site
Karajía - Sarcophagi
Gran Vilaya - Cloud Forest
Gocta Waterfall - Third highest in the world

Cajamarca attractions - Peru

Fundo Tres Molinos & Los Alpes - Cheese and Manjar Tour
Cumbemayo, Bosque de Piedras y Canales - Pre-Inca
Carnaval & Coplas - Festival
Ventanillas de Otuzco - Pre-Inca cliff dwellings
Cumbe Mayo - High above Cajamarca, aqueduct system possible oldest manmade construction in South America
Los Baños del Inca - Pools used by Inca rulers to bathe

Huancayo attractions - Peru

Sunday Market with Handicrafts
Torre-Torre, sandstone towers
Nearby San Jeronimo for filigree silver jewelry

Huaraz attractions - Peru

Wari ruin of Wilcawain. Monumento Nacional
Callejon de Huaylas - superb scenery
Mountain climbing, biking, skiing, and rafting
Tours to see Chavín de Huántar
Museums of Pre-Inca cultures
Puya Raimondi plants
Llanganuco Lakes
Artesania Market

Caraz attractions - Peru (see Huaraz above)

Peru Attractions

Huascarán - Wikipedia

Huascarán National Park attractions - Peru

In 1985 the park was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO with over 779 species of high Andean plants and 112 species of birds
ecotourism
hiking
skiing
archeological tours

Southern Mountains

Cusco attractions and tours - Peru

Salkantay Trek - Cusco to Machu Picchu "recently named among the 25 best Treks in the World by National Geographic Adventure Travel Magazine."
Inca Trail
Kusikay - local festival
Hiram Bingham Train
Llama Path
Peru Treks & Adventure
Planetarium Cusco
River Explorers - Trekking, biking, white water rafting.
Cusco for you - Horseback tours
Santo Domingo Church (Iglesia de Santo Domingo)
Sacsayhuamán
Salinas de Maras - Geological formation off the beaten track
Andean Explorer Train - Train to Lake Titcaca
Temple of the Sun (Coricancha) Cusco
Plaza de Armas (Huacaypata) Cusco
Cusco Explorers - Tours including the Inca Trail
Q'engo - Ancient ruins
Inca Baths at Tambomachay
Red Fortress (Puca Pucara) - Ancient ruins
Cusco Tours - Tour company