Machu Travel Peru Blog

Three quarters of Peru is in the jungle or Selva as it is known locally, which is divided into 2 parts, the high Peru jungle and the low Peru jungle. The high Peru jungle starts at the foot of the Andes and grows up the slopes of the mountains and the low Peru jungle is […]

Any journey to Peru would not be complete without a trip to Machu Picchu, full of history and beauty Machu Picchu is a must see for any trip to Peru or South America. But if you decide to do the trip to Machu Picchu with kids the experience can be even more enjoyable. Kids seem […]

Located around a forty-minute drive from Cusco, the Sacred valley of the Inca´s is one of the most beautiful Valleys on the planet. Surrounded by the Andes towering above, that are most of the year covered in snow, the valley is home to a variety of people from many different nations around the world, attracted […]

When traveling to Peru there are two places not to be missed, they are the Inca Citadel of Machu Picchu and the largest lake in South America, Lake Titicaca. The journey between the two places is an interesting one and can be travelled by bus, car or train. Let`s start at Machu Picchu, the Inca […]

Looking for adventure and the exhilaration of hiking? Well look no further than Peru. Over the past ten years many new and exciting hikes have opened up to the public making Peru a hiker’s paradise. Peru is located in South America with some of the country’s largest town located within the Andes mountain range, these […]

The Inca Trail is one of the most famous hikes in South America if not the world, four days of trekking up high passes and back down again before arriving at the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, not advised for the faint of heart, the going can sometimes be tough, testing even the fittest of […]

Over the last 10 years Peru has gone through a transformation, changing from a backpacker haven to a luxury holiday destination for travelers from all over the globe. Most destinations in Peru now cater for the luxury travel market, five-star hotel are in abundance, many in Spanish colonial buildings making your Peru trip an experience […]

Things you may not know about a holiday to Peru are many, people think of many different things when thinking about a Peru holiday, discovering Machu Picchu on top of peoples lists, the fabulous city of Cusco and its many ruins also top of the list or the Sacred Valley of the Incas not be […]

A vacation to Peru will be a memory made for a life time with ancient ruins, beautiful churches fill with paintings and gold, dramatic coastline, modern cities, dense jungle, mountains that you will not see anywhere else, snowcapped peaks that seem to reach the sky, warm and friendly people who are willing to share their […]

Summer in Peru is spent mostly on the coastal regions as the highlands don’t really experience the warm summer months. Lima the capital of Peru in the months of December, January, February, March and April can reach temperatures of up till around 32 degrees Celsius and also with very high humidity most of the day […]

Love and food, two things we need to help us survive in this life, honeymoons and the perfect wedding are something we all dream of. You have worked hard and saved hard for your perfect wedding it took years of planning, to get it just right, months of stress beforehand and the day went perfectly, […]

Machu Picchu wonder of Peru and the world, Sacred place of the Inca Empire, surrounded by exceptional beauty, hidden in the magnificent Andes mountain range. All things we think about when we hear the words Machu Picchu. But did you know that on a tour to Machu Picchu you will not learn about the history […]