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Peru Travel Guide
Peru Travel Guide
Practical tips from our local team in Cusco to plan Machu Picchu, the Inca Trail and your trip to Peru with confidence.
Written by Our Local Team in Cusco
Plan Your Trip to Peru With Local Experts
Our Peru Travel Guide brings together practical, up-to-date advice from the guides and travel advisors of Machu Picchu Team, a local tour operator based in Cusco. Here you will find what you need to plan your trip with confidence: how Machu Picchu tickets and circuits work, when to book the Inca Trail, how to acclimatize to the altitude, which train to choose, what to pack for a trek, and how to handle money and tipping in Peru.
Every article is written from our daily experience on the trails and in Cusco, so you get clear answers instead of generic travel tips. Start with the most popular topics below, or browse all our articles.
Popular topics
Machu Picchu Circuits
Inca Trail Availability
Altitude & Acclimatization
Trains to Machu Picchu
Packing Checklist
Cusco Tourist Ticket
Money & Tipping
Have a question that is not in the guide?
Our travel advisors answer every day from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM (Peru time). Write to us on
WhatsApp +51 974 217 700
or info@machupicchuteam.com.
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