Family-Friendly Peru Vacation: Amazon to Andes

What to expect on this itinerary
Embrace the adventure of a lifetime during your 10-day family-friendly Peru tour. Witness the marvels of the Amazon rainforest where the calls of macaws and monkeys echo through the canopy. Explore the heights of the Andes Mountains do discover the treasured ruins of Machu Picchu. Wander the cobblestone streets of Cusco beneath the regal spires of Spanish cathedrals. Each day in Peru will give your family new inspiration and excitement.
Customizable Itinerary
Amazon - Family Escape in the Amazon
Humid air will envelop you when you land in the Amazon. It is warm, and is a climate that will hit you from the moment of your arrival. You will transfer to a boutique cruise ship, where the cabins bring air-conditioned comfort. As you set off downriver, you will gaze out from panoramic glass windows, where you will watch the rainforest grow thicker and thicker. Out on the top deck, you can absorb more of the sounds and smells, as well as looking down into the river in search of caiman and other rainforest specialties.
What's Included:
Amazon - Cruising Through Wild Nature
Lima - Market Scenes and Manatees
Cusco - The Ancient Incan Capital
Cusco - Sacred Valley's Heritage
Cusco - A Sacred Valley Adventure
Machu Picchu - Train to the Lost City
Machu Picchu - A Day of Incan Secrets
Cusco - Depart for Home
Trip Highlights
- Relax in the Amazon during a three-night jungle cruise
- Choose your family adventures in the Sacred Valley of the Incas
- Experience the remote wonder of Machu Picchu and stay at the only hotel located at the ancient citadel
- Discover the city of Cusco, spending three days in this ancient Incan capital
- Explore all of the grandeur that Machu Picchu has to offer and cruise down narrow Amazon tributaries
- Visit a traditional village market and cast your eyes on ancient salt pans
- Explore evocative Incan sites such as Ollantaytambo and Sacsayhuaman
- Get close to rare nature, including howler monkeys, scarlet macaws, manatees, and toucans
Starting Price
$11,400 per person (excluding international flights)
Your Zicasso trip is fully customizable, and this sample itinerary is a starting place for your travel plans. Actual costs are dynamic, and your selection of accommodations and activities, your season of travel, and other such variables will bring this budget guideline up or down. Throughout your planning experience with your Zicasso specialist, your itinerary is designed around your budget. You can book your trip when you are satisfied with every detail. Planning your trip with a Zicasso travel specialist is a free service.
What's Included
- Accommodations
- In-country transportation
- Some or all activities and tours
- Expert trip planning
- 24x7 support during your trip
Your final trip cost will vary based on your selected accommodations, activities, meals, and other trip elements that you opt to include.
Verified Traveler Reviews
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My adult daughter and I had the most wonderful trip planned by Zicasso's travel company. Their team was exceptional; educational, on time, and just a pleasure to be with. Our itinerary was just what we were looking for. From Lima to the Amazon Rainforest, Cusco, and ending with Machu Picchu, it was well planned and well executed. We have memories that will last us forever.
Our travel specialist was a pleasure to work with. She listened to our thoughts and improved our experience with her great knowledge of the country, cities, and historical sites we wanted to visit. The travel company exceeded our expectations on every level. Thank you to our specialist and the team she assembled. We now have fantastic memories that will last us forever!
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Zicasso's travel agent is a phenomenal trip planner and advisor, and he helped make my husband's and my 20th wedding anniversary trip exactly what we were hoping for. He listened to what we were interested in exploring, provided multiple options for tours and activities, and was incredibly responsive, even after we booked the trip. He patiently answered all of our questions and provided excellent recommendations for restaurants.
Furthermore, he paired us with an outstanding tour guide for our time at the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. He even left us a surprise at our hotel on the final leg of our journey! When we go back to visit South America, we will definitely reach out to him!
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Zicasso's travel specialist was spectacular in every way. From the inception of communication and planning, through arranging for all of our tickets, hotels, transport, and amazing dining experiences, to the incredible support and guides we enjoyed along the way... they were outstanding and we received five-star service.
We were a demanding group of 13, ranging in ages from 17 to over 60, and we all had an absolute blast! We had an absolutely amazing trip. The Lares Trail and Machu Picchu (and our climb up Huayna Picchu) are by far some of the most memorable experiences we've ever had.
Our guide and driver were awesome... kind, professional, and accommodating, and our guide especially was very knowledgeable, with so much respect and love for the surrounding nature and culture.
Our travel specialist was timely, attentive, and responsive to all of our requests, and helped us collectively achieve one of the greatest vacations we have ever experienced.
They were 100% accurate in terms of how to prepare us for the altitude and allow us enough time to acclimatize in Cusco (and with a great, long, mountain bike ride at high elevation). Our specialist provided excellent recommendations for how to fill some additional time in Cusco while we acclimated. We loved touring Cusco itself, and seeing Sacsayhuaman, several spots in the Sacred Valley, and the Maras Salt Mines were all unforgettable experiences. We also loved the hotel she had us at in Cusco. It was a great spot to be able to explore the city on our own time.
After seeing all of the coordination, especially for the Lares Trail and Machu Picchu, we're so relieved we chose to go through Zicasso for this trip and were connected with our travel specialist and her company. Everything was well planned and thought out, and if anything was not right, they sought to immediately correct it. Our guide was on top of every detail and it was great knowing our agent was just a text or phone call away.
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I wish I could give more than five stars. My husband and I took our two children, ages 16 and 11, on this amazing trip. Zicasso's travel experts made great suggestions to help make the trip one for everybody to remember. They and their vendors were amazingly supportive, beyond what we expected during the trip in-country as well.
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Zicasso's travel expert made my travel seamless and stress-free. The guide was knowledgeable and enthusiastic. I learned a great deal about the Incan culture. The driver was always on time and I felt safe traveling by car throughout the region.
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Our Zicasso travel specialist's communication was great and he did a wonderful job organizing our trip. All went very smoothly.
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