Imagine immersing yourself in the rich cultural heritage and breathtaking landscapes of Peru with a small group of like-minded travelers.
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Travel Style: Classic
All of the highlights, culture, access, and I-can’t-believe-we-did-that moments you'd expect from a GWT tour
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Service Level: Standard
Comfortable tourist-class accommodations with character; mix of public and private transport.
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Physical Rating: 3 - Average
Some tours may include light hiking, biking, rafting, or kayaking in addition to walking.
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Trip Type: Small Group
Small group experience; Max 16, avg 12
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Age requirement: 12+
All travellers under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
What our travelers say...
I just knew deep down that I needed to go. Because I listened to my gut and said yes - I met AMAZING women, experienced so many new things, and made a million memories.
Dasha
I have gone to Portugal and Vietnam with GWT. I had never done a tour when we went to Portugal so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I had an amazing time! So much fun that I signed up for Vietnam! And I had an incredible time.
Kim
What You Get
- Curated 9 days introducing you to the best of Peru, from ruins high in the Andes to wildlife deep in the Amazon.
- An unforgettable train ride to Machu Picchu and a Machu Picchu guided tour
- Guided tour of the Sacred Valley
- Pottery-making demonstration In the rural village of Cuyo Chico
- Incredible Amazon lodging and guided excursions with naturalists
- Learn traditional weaving at the Ccaccacollo Women's Weaving Co-op
- Contribute to sustainable tourism in Huchuy Qosqo, a small village of 65 families in the Sacred Valley, by eating at the Parwa Community Restaurant.
- All transport between destinations and to/from included activities, including flights
- 9 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners
- The trip and memories of a lifetime!
Also Included
Small group travel
We believe in the power of community which is why we only offer small group tours. You're guaranteed to come away with friends for life!
Custom trip swag
We create a custom gift bag for each trip with goodies to use and to remember your adventures by! (And repeat travelers get their own GWT passport with custom passport "stamps!")
Girls Who Travel Trip Leader
Your dedicated Girls Who Travel Trip Leader is there to help you as soon as you reserve your spot and will travel with you to make sure you have a great experience!
Private Facebook group
Connect with your fellow travelers long before the trip starts. Get tips, get answers, get excited, and get friends before you ever meet!
What To Expect Guide
You'll be totally prepared with a guide covering everything from packing to handy words to know!
Local Tour Guide
In addition to your GWT Trip Leader, your tour will be led by a local tour guide who will be helping you discover their home.
Private Group Photo Album
Capture all the moments and memories with a shared photo album for the whole group!
Free Time/Optional Excursions
It might be a group tour but you can still make it your own with lots of built in free time and an array of excurions for you to add on.
Free Girls Who Travel course
Get access to the Safety For Women Travel Course, the most in-depth safety course for female travelers out there!
I felt so special to be a part of this wonderful group of women from all over who love to travel. I am so happy to have met everyone and shared the adventures of travel and wonderful memories!
Razaanah
I have now been on 2 GWT trips and have loved them both! So fun getting to meet new friends and explore beautiful places together!
Corinthia
GENERAL REGISTRATION OPENS OCTOBER 1
GET EARLY ACCESS
Our trips usually sell out in one day. The best way to snag a space is to get on the early access list. Sign up and get the chance to register before it opens up to our entire community.
Your Trip Leader
Maria
Hi! I’m Maria and I’ll be your Girls Who Travel trip leader for this once in a lifetime adventure through Peru!
I went on the Girls Who Travel Portugal tour (that picture of me above is from the trip!) and loved it so much that I became a Trip Leader because I wanted to help more women have the same incredible experience I did! I'm extremely excited to take this trip with you and to share in so many of these amazing experiences. From Lima to iconic Machu Pichu, we’re going to see it all!
But we'll get to know each other long before we step off the plane in Peru. Getting ready is part of the trip and I'll be joining you in that part too! As soon as you sign up, I’ll be with you every step of the way to make sure you’ve got what you need to get ready for the trip.
I can’t wait to meet you and to help you have an unforgettable tour through Peru!
September 4 -13, 2025
Itinerary
Day 1
Lima
Your adventure begins today! Use this day to get settled in and explore on your own!
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Arrival and Welcome Meeting
You've spent months talking with each other in your private Facebook group. But now it's time to connect in person with your Trip Leader and fellow Girls Who Travel travelers and also meet your local tour guide!
Day 2
Lima/Cusco
Travel to the airport for the early morning flight to Cusco. Spend the day relaxing and exploring this fascinating city. Choose to pre-book the Cusco Cooking Class. Opt for a city tour, visit museums or archaeological sites.
Meals included: Breakfast
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Plane (Lima – Cusco 1h-1h30m)
Really take in the sights as you fly from Lima to Cusco!
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Accommodation
Hotel Prisma (or similar)
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 3
Cusco/Sacred Valley
Travel through the stunning Sacred Valley of the Incas, including supporting the local community by visiting a women's weaving co-op. Meet the women and learn about traditional weaving and dyeing. Opt to pick up some handmade souvenirs and textiles directly from the women who made them.
Have lunch at Parwa Community Restaurant. Eat a delicious buffet-style lunch. Proceeds of this meal go directly back to the remote community.
Meals included: Breakfast
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Private Vehicle (Cusco – Ollantaytambo 1h45m)
Make stops along the way as you pass through this gorgeous valley, descending in elevation the whole way.
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Ccaccaccollo Community and Women's Weaving Co-op visit
Visit the Ccaccaccollo community centre which travellers' donations helped create in 2005, thereby enabling local women to sell traditional textiles to travellers. See local weaving and dyeing techniques used to create garments and souvenirs, and learn how the weaving co-operative has impacted the community and those who visit it. This includes the purchase of alpacas to provide a steady supply of wool, looms, and sewing machines as well as several training courses on production, sales and small business management.
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Cuyo Chico Pottery Making Demonstration
In the rural village of Cuyo Chico in the Sacred Valley, a group of families joined together to create a small business based on their traditional adobe ceramic crafts. Using clay from their surroundings, they mold bowls, plates, and all manner of decorations. Learn about the ceramics process as well as the traditional adobe brick-making that forms the basis of houses throughout the valley, all while taking in a spectacular view of the Pisac Ruins. After the demonstration, peruse the items for sale directly from the artisans in their shop.
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Parwa Community Restaurant the Sacred Valley
Contribute to sustainable tourism in Huchuy Qosqo, a small village of 65 families in the Sacred Valley, by eating at the Parwa Community Restaurant. Learn how the resident-run restaurant has become a successful farm-to-table program that boosts the local economy and several spin-off microenterprises.
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Accommodation
Hotel Inka Paradise (or similar)
Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch
Day 4
Sacred Valley/Aguas Calientes
Journey to Aguas Calientes and opt to visit the local hot springs and hit the market.
Board a morning train that winds through the spectacular Urubamba Valley to the end of the line: the village of Aguas Calientes, a frontier town nestled in the hills beneath Machu Picchu. Enjoy the rest of the day taking advantage of the hikes and hot springs in the area.
Meals included: Breakfast
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Train (Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes 1h30m)
Climb aboard, take a seat, and enjoy the ride.
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Free Time
Opt to visit the local market, the botanical garden, and the Mandor waterfalls or soak in the hot springs.
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Accommodation
Seven Machu Picchu Hotel (or similar)
Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch
Day 5
Machu Picchu/Cusco
Start early to catch the sunrise at the top. Take the bus up to the historic spiritual centre of the Incas, the 'Lost City' of Machu Picchu. Tour the ruins with an expert guide then explore on your own.
Later, return by train to Ollantaytambo and meet a private vehicle to head back to Cusco.
Meals included: Breakfast
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Local Bus (Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu 15m)
Climb aboard, grab a seat, and enjoy the ride.
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Machu Picchu Guided Tour
Set off with the local guide to explore Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas. Learn about the history and gain insights into this massive mountaintop citadel while wandering through ancient dwellings, stone temples and along sculpted terraces. Feel the energy of this 15th-century site, now both a UNESCO World Heritage site and voted one of the new Seven Wonders of the World in a worldwide internet poll.
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Accomodation
Hotel Prisma (or similar)
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 6
Cusco
Enjoy a free day in Cusco. Opt to visit the local market, a nearby archaeological site, or get a massage.
Opt to visit and hike the famed Rainbow Mountain.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 7
Cusco/Tambopata
Fly to Puerto Maldonado, deep in the lowlands of the Amazon Jungle.
After a brief stop in town to store large luggage, drive to the pier and travel by covered motorized boat to the jungle lodge. En route, spot bird species typical of the river and forest edge. The Tambopata Rainforest area holds the world record for the most bird sightings in one area.
Local community members make up the majority of lodge staff, including multilingual naturalist guides. Take the opportunity to learn about the area’s rich flora and fauna and locals' extensive use of medicinal plants and other forest plant resources through traditional techniques for building, fishing, and hunting.
Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
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Plane (Cusco – Puerto Maldonado 1h)
Away we go!
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Motorized Canoe (Puerto Maldonado – Tambopata 2h-3h)
Climb in and move swiftly through the water to the next stop.
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Wildlife-spotting Night Walk
Get the lowdown on local flora and fauna, and grab a flashlight to discover what’s living around lodge grounds. Receive help from the talented, expert naturalist guide to locate heaps of hidden creatures! Keep an eye out for snakes, tarantulas, owls, and poison dart frogs, just to name a few.
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Accommodation
G Lodge Amazon
The lodge itself combines native architectural style and materials with low-impact, eco-friendly technology. Rooms are simple but comfortable, with mosquito netting for individual beds, flush toilets, showers (with solar-heated hot water), and candles for lighting (no electricity). Please note in periods of high demand you may be accommodated in a nearby Amazon lodge.
Day 8
Tambopata
Enjoy guided excursions led by expert naturalists to spot wildlife at nearby oxbow lakes and clay licks. Spend some time relaxing in a hammock, enjoying the local swimming hole or visiting a nearby plantation. Go for a caiman-spotting cruise after dinner.
Head out early to catch the jungle at its wildest (and coolest). Walk slowly through the forest searching for wildlife before heading out on an oxbow lake by canoe. Search for anaconda, the elusive giant river otter or black caiman. Even if you don't spot these shy creatures, there's plenty of other birds, interesting plants, and other animals about.
Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
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Jungle Excursions
Enjoy visits to oxbow lakes to learn about the jungle and its inhabitants. Be introduced to the area’s rich flora and fauna by expert naturalist guides, who can teach extensive uses for medicinal and other forest plant resources through traditional techniques. Be prepared to go early morning or evening to avoid the heat of midday. Enjoy a leisurely pace – the trip requires some walking, but nothing too strenuous.
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Free Time
Spend time around the lodge or go further afield. Free time is yours to explore any way you want!
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Caiman-Spotting Cruise
Head out after dark by motorized canoe to search for caimans on the river banks. Enjoy a lesson on caimans from the expert guide. Take advantage of the keen eyes of the expert naturalist guides – they are truly spectacular at spotting these elusive smaller cousins of alligators hiding on the muddy banks.
Day 9
Tambopata/Lima
Fly back to Lima for an optional final dinner and night out.
Enjoy a delicious Amazonian breakfast before heading back to the airport by motorized boat and van. Fly to Lima and opt for a final night out for dinner or Pisco Sours.
Meals included: Breakfast
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Motorized Canoe
Climb in and move swiftly through the water to the next stop.
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Plane
Take in the sights from high above! A private vehicle will be waiting to take the group to the Lima hotel.
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Accomodation
Lima Wasi Hotel (or similar)
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 10
Lima
How can it be over already?! Until next time...
Meals included: Breakfast
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ACCOMMODATION
Hotels (7 nts), G Lodge Amazon (2 nts).
GENERAL REGISTRATION OPENS OCTOBER 1
What makes Girls Who Travel tours different?
With so many options for group tours out there, why choose Girls Who Travel? Because we have a secret sauce that makes our tours unlike any others out there.
Girls Who Travel tours are curated with G Adventures, the leader in small group tours.
This powerful partnership ensures you not only have an incredible community to travel with but you have the support, experience, and power of the best small group tour operator.
This trip supports the Girls Who Travel mission and promise of redefining travel to be inclusive, sustainable, and empowering. If you’re looking for a trip that does more and leaves a positive impact, this is the one!
- All of the services used to create this tour are locally owned
- Activities directly benefit the community
- Associated with Planeterra, the leading non-profit using community tourism to change lives.
Our tours, like our community, are welcoming to all races, creeds, orientations, ages (6 and up), faiths, countries, and backgrounds.
You won't be left to navigate the process on your own. From the minute you register, you'll be connected with a Girls Who Travel Trip Leader who is there to assist you, answer questions and help you get connected to with your fellow travelers.
You will get that support not only while you're preparing for the trip, but she'll be there with you on the tour!
We only offer a handful of small group tours a year which means we have time to think about the little things you won't find anywhere else. Like an incredible gift bag of custom swag handmade by a woman-owned small business, Q&A sessions with your Trip Leader, private Facebook group/WhatsApp chat/group photo album, and more.
We do our best to make each moment of your trip from registration to the flight home as special as possible.
Travel with other like-minded women supporting each other is powerful!
Nicole
GENERAL REGISTRATION OPENS OCTOBER 1
Payment structure
Today
Deposit (non-refundable)
May 5, 2025
Final payment due
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