City: Peru
Top Things to do in Peru
Top Hotels in Peru
- 1. Iberostar Selection Miraflores
- 2. Inti Punku MachuPicchu Hotel & Suites
- 3. Antigua Casona San Blas
- 4. Aranwa Cusco Boutique Hotel
- 5. Palacio del Inka, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Cusco
- 6. Atoq San Blas Hotel
- 7. Jw Marriott El Convento Cusco
- 8. Hilton Lima Miraflores
- 9. Radisson RED Miraflores
- 10. Sonesta Hotel Cusco
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What to do and see in Peru, Peru: The Best Mountains
Coordinates: 10°S 76°W / 10°S 76°W / -10; -76
Restaurants in Peru
1. Alpamayo
2. Cordillera Blanca Summit
3. Mirador Cerro Huayanay
4. Huayna Picchu
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 4,238 reviews
The Wayna Picchu mountain, Wayna Pikchu in Quechua, (with an altitude of 2667 meters above sea level) is part of the eastern foothills of the Salcantay massif, in Cusco, Peru. It is part of a large orographic formation known as Batolito de Vilcabamba, in the Central Cordillera of the Peruvian Andes and is known mainly as the backdrop of most photographs
Reviewed By sunnyore - Cerritos, United States
I knew I wanted to do this hike on my trip, but I was a bit scared. The mountain looked huge in photos, and it was even more massive in person. I was already feeling winded at the beginning of circuit 1 just to get to the Classic MP view. But I knew I had to try because who knows when I’ll ever get a chance again. So I lined up for my 7am entrance time and signed in. The beginning wasn’t bad until you get to the base of HP, and then it felt like you were taking neverending stairs. I don’t exercise on a regular basis, so I found the constant uphill hike pretty difficult especially at such a high altitude. But I allowed myself a ton of breaks and slowly made my way to the top. And when you see the view on top, you realized all your effort was worth it. Going down was not as easy as I thought it would be and I’m glad they have staggered entry times since we’re basically going down the same path we came up in. Once again I took a lot of breaks and I believe I signed out around 9:30am. The 10am group have already lined up outside the gates and all I could think was how glad I went in the first group since it was getting really warm. I know the risk with the 7am entry is there might be fog, but weather is so unpredictable and we ended up having a really clear morning so I was thankful for that and the cooler temperature. My suggestion is if you think you might struggle a bit, do the 7am entry time and then you can really go at your own pace like I did. They have park employees hiking the trail as well and the one I interacted with was super nice and even offered to take a bunch of photos for me. It was a hard hike for me, but I’m 100% glad I did it. Just look at the view!
5. Cordillera Huayhuash
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 88 reviews
Reviewed By Ernesto83 - Kamloops, Canada
Los Amigos provided the absolute best in value and service for our 9 dat trek. The family run company gave us excellent service, from : organizing and booking; trekking advice; transportation; superb guide; the best cook and assistant; and, dedicated donkey wranglers. The knowledge and experience of the guide, Adolfo, was extraordinary. We explored some of the more difficult areas of the Huayhuash, but the rewards in spectacular vistas made it all worthwhile. All the equipment was good quality and in good condition. We all got into the daily routine and Adolfo always made sure we could all accomplish the goals for the day. The food and food preparation by the cook and assistant astonished us all! Every meal, every day was a delicious and well presented delight. We would highly recommend Los Amigos de Huayhuash for anyone contemplating trekking in the Cordillera Huayhuash.
6. Andes
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 43 reviews
Reviewed By PeteS596 - Florida, United States
Went on 7 day tour of macchu Picchu Cusco and Lima with gate one travel, the tour guide Ron did a fantastic job, whoever you go with get a guide to explain everything and go to the highest point and work down. You will get awesome pictures. Trip was better than I expected. Plan properly and you will have a great time.
7. Ausangate
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 224 reviews
Reviewed By Friashe
When my friends and i arrived in Cusco Alberto The Manager of Local Trekkers Peru was waiting for us at the airport to take us to our hotel. The booking process with him was very simple, he quickly answered all our questions. Just imagine that we were 3 women over 40 years old, surely we had a lot of questions before deciding to make this challenging trek. We acclimated for 3 days in Cusco. The day before our Trek we had a briefing with our guide, Raul, he visited us at our hotel and explained us all about the trek, we did the Ausangate Trek 6D/5N ending at the Rainbow Mountain after his detailed explanation, we knew what to expect and what to bring. Something we advise is, that do it in the dry season, since we had some rainy days, but we still enjoyed it very much and the views and landscapes on the Ausangate circuit have no comparison. During the Trek, everything happened as expected. We did not have any surprises or unfortunate events happen. I was the slowest of the 4 of us but we managed to continue together. Our guide Raul was very helpful, he was always asking us about our well-being, if we needed anything and if we felt good, we loved the special care Raul gave us throughout the hike. In addition, the explanations he gave us of each place or of everything we saw were of great deep and cultural content. We can say for sure that he is a professional and very experienced guide and above all that he loves what he does. We learned a lof with him, If you have the opportunity, ask for him as your Ausangate trek guide. During the 6 days, we also had our own cookman “Timoteo” who cooked amazing, delicious food for us. His fried rice is tops! I have a very sensitive stomach so not getting sick is a good sign of hygiene and cleanliness. Even Timoteo made a good cake and presented us at the table at the 5th day dinner, it was like a goodbye and gratefulness, for choosing to travel with Local Trekkers. We were never hungry with Timoteo. Gracias amigo. Finally, I don't want to finish my comment, without first thanking a very quiet and even a little shy person (Rogelio) our horseman. who was very helpful, with our stuff, we only walked with our daypack, since Rogelio with his horses transported all the camping, cooking stuff and our personal stuff from one campsite to another. Without this guy this trek would not have been posible. So. I would not hesitate to recommend Local Trekkers Peru for people who will do the Ausangate Trek, whatever the duration, they will provide you with a first class service.
8. Nevado De Mismi
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 14 reviews
Reviewed By 831jacopog
Toda mi vida voy a estar agradecido con Esteban de Nativa Express por ayudarme a realizar mi sueno de subirme al Mismi, la montana de 5597 m. a cuyas faldas se encuentra la naciente mas remota del Rio Amazonas! Mas alla del fascino y del simbolismo del lugar, se trata de un lugar increible y que sin un guia local experto seria practicamente imposible que visitar! Es increible la capacidad de orientacion de Esteban en el medio de la nada. El tuvo mucha pacienca y nos ayudo mucho (mi pareja tenia bastante soroche). Cuando el tiempo empezo a cambiar, Esteban se dio cuenta antes que nosotros de que un temporal estaba llegando y su conocimiento de la montana probablemente nos salvo la vida!!! Ha sido un dia inolvidable, tal vez el mas feliz de toda mi vida!!! Incluso el transporte en carro para llegar al empiezo del camino no ha sido nada aburrido: el paisaje es increible, casi de otro planeta... y Esteban ademas de conocer todo de la flora, fauna e historia local, es un hombre muy simpatico con miles de anectodas para contar! Si quieren visitar cualquier parte (remota o no) de la zona del Colca, olvidense de las agencia super caras y super turisticas que operan en Arequipa y ponganse en contacto con Nativa Express, preguntando por Esteban de una: van a ahorrar mas del 90% de lo que gastarian con un tour desde Arequipe y tendrian la ocasion de hacerlo de la forma mas autentica!!! ----- All my life I'm gonna be thankfull to Esteban from Nativa Express for helping me in realize my dream to climb Mismi, the 5597 m. mountain where you can find the furthest Amazon River spring! This is not only a fascinating and symbolic place but also an incredible natural area which would be impossible to visit without an expert local guide! Esteban's orientation skills in the middle of nowhere are unbelivable! He had much pacience with us and he helped us a lot (mi girl had pretty much altitude sickness). When the weather began to change, Esteban quicly understand that a storm was coming and I would definetly say that his knowledge of the mountain literaly saved our lifes!!! It's been an unforgettable day, maybe the happiest of my life!!! Even the car transportation to the beginning of the walk was not boring at all: the landscape is incredible, othe planet like... and Esteban moreover than knowing everything about local plants, animals and history, he is a very nice person with thousands of stories to tell! If you wanna visit part (remote or not) of Colca area, forget about super exprensive and touristy agencies in Arequipa and put contact directly Nativa Express, asking for Esteban: you will save more than 90% of the price you would spend for a tour from Arequipa and you would have the occasion to do that in the most authentic way!!!
