15 1-Day Tours in Peru Worth Booking

Premium Paracas & Huacachina Day Trip from Lima with Sunset Toast - Pisco, lunch, and the Ica countryside

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7,380 reviews · 16 hours (approx.) · from $99Our pick

Review of Peru Hop’s Lima day trip to Paracas and Huacachina, with Ballestas wildlife, pisco tasting, dune buggy rides, sandboarding, and sunset.

“I’ve known of Paracas for awhile but finally went and it’s a great tour. The tour guide was knowledgeable and interested in the tour and showing it to others. You do meet early in the morning but it is truly an ALL DAY tour. You get you money’s worth. We got to see and do a lot and we’re on the go all day. The boast tour was good and seeing the sea lion, penguins and bird life. Of course the event of the day is the dune biggies and sliding down the sand dunes in boards if you so choose but the drive getting there is exciting. The drivers…”

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Cusco: Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley Day Trip with Meals

2.Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley Day Trip with Meals

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 4,893 reviews · 12 hours - 1 day · from $23

Review of Cusco’s Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley day trip, with early access, meals, altitude advice, transport, costs, and practical tips.

“Very good experience, when you visit Cusco must have but first stay 1 or 2 days for acclimatisation”

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Cusco: #1 Rainbow Mountain & Red Valley Day Trip with Meals

3.#1 Rainbow Mountain & Red Valley Day Trip with Meals

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,342 reviews · 12 hours · from $19Best value

Review of Cusco’s Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley day trip, with early pickup, meals, guide support, altitude tips, fees, and value advice.

“The trip was amazing! So much value for the money. The tour guides were great and made the trip fantastic. Such an good experience, really recommend!”

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Cusco: Rainbow Mountain & Red Valley Premium Day Trip with Meals

4.Rainbow Mountain & Red Valley Premium Day Trip with Meals

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,249 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $49

Review of Cusco’s Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley day trip, with early pickup, meals, transport, altitude advice, costs, and practical tips.

“This is a really good company that arranges the best timing for visiting the place! You really want to be early bc the weather can be changeable and unpredictable. We were early so we get to see the sunny side of the beautiful colours (late comers saw snow and wind and grey mountains :P). Our guides, Carlos and Dionel, had plenty of experience and were supportive, making the hike less challenging (it's important to have 2 guides as the altitude can be dangerous). The drive by Cesar was good, too. Rec!”

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Machu Picchu Day Trip from Cusco

5.Machu Picchu Day Trip from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,644 reviews · 14 hours (approx.) · from $336

Review of the 14-hour Machu Picchu day trip from Cusco, with train choices, guide quality, costs, circuits, food tips, and practical advice.

“This was obviously going to be the highlight of our trip. We were fortunate enough to book well in advance and received Circuit 2. Many times when I visit a place it is pretty much how I expected it to be. This surpassed all expectations. It is a beautiful place and was made all the more special by our tour guide Hector. He was happy to go at our slower pace, and his comments and tour were outstanding. He helped my mom who is a little older through the rugged terrain and provided several areas for resting before continuing on, all while providing us with fascinating details about Inca history.…”

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Epic Paracas & Huacachina – Day Trip From Lima

6.Epic Paracas & Huacachina – Day Trip From Lima

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,041 reviews · 17 hours (approx.) · from $57

Review of the 17-hour Lima day trip to Paracas and Huacachina, with Ballestas Islands wildlife, pisco tasting, dune buggies, and sandboarding.

“JD was such an amazing tour guide! He was knowledgeable, patient and took us on an awesome day adventure. Highly recommend!”

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Rainbow Mountain Day Trip from Cusco: Vinicunca Hiking Tour

7.Rainbow Mountain Day Trip from Cusco: Vinicunca Hiking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 737 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $85

Review of Cusco’s Rainbow Mountain day trip: altitude, hike, horses, meals, guides, value, practical tips, and who should book.

“Anibal was a FANTASTIC tour guide! Allowed us all the keep the pace at which we were comfortable and helped us all get the experience we wanted! He was extremely knowledgeable about the mountains and community which made the journey that much better!”

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Day Trip Tour to Machu Picchu from Cusco

8.Day Trip Tour to Machu Picchu from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 624 reviews · from $429

Review of a one-day Machu Picchu tour from Cusco with hotel pickup, train choices, guided ruins visit, pricing, timing, and practical tips.

“Arranging a trip to Machu Picchu from Cusco the last minute in high season proved to be challenging. The options we were offered were very inconvenient and tiring. The service from this particular company was excellent - pricier but very well planned and executed. Very pleased with the journey and would highly recommend.”

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From Lima: Day trip to Paracas, Ica and Oasis Huacachina

9.Day trip to Paracas, Ica and Oasis Huacachina

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 409 reviews · 17h 30m · from $61

Review of Lima’s long day trip to Ballestas Islands, Ica, and Huacachina, with wildlife, pisco tasting, dune buggies, and practical tips.

“The tour was well organized dispite it was long. Tour guide did an excellent job in communicating with us in every step. one of the best trips we took in recent years.”

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Machu Picchu Day Trip from Cusco – Full-Day Tour

10.Machu Picchu Day Trip from Cusco – Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 394 reviews · 15 hours (approx.) · from $349

Review of a 15-hour Machu Picchu day trip from Cusco, with train details, guide quality, costs, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Amazing experience! Guide , the agency the driver all are great! Nice tour , very helpful and professional staff!”

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Lima: Paracas & Huacachina Oasis Day Trip with Wine & Dunes

11.Paracas & Huacachina Oasis Day Trip with Wine & Dunes

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 266 reviews · 16h 30m · from $100

Review of Lima’s Paracas and Huacachina day trip, with Ballestas wildlife, pisco tasting, dune buggies, sandboarding, and practical tips.

“Cecilia was great. Had a lovely day and food was lovely”

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From Cusco: 2-Day Trip to the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu

12.2-Day Trip to the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 265 reviews · 2 days · from $370

Review of a 2-day Cusco trip through Pisac, Ollantaytambo, and Machu Picchu, with train travel, guides, lodging, costs, and practical tips.

“Really informative and engaging tour guides, made it worth it, particularly the first day!”

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Lake Titicaca (Day Trip) Uros & Taquile Islands

13.Lake Titicaca (Day Trip) Uros & Taquile Islands

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 245 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $56

Review of a $56 Lake Titicaca day trip from Puno to Uros and Taquile, with lunch, transfers, culture, boat time, costs, and practical tips.

“Our tour guide Fausto was so knowledgeable about the culture of Uros and Taquile, as well as the surrounding land and lake, it really made for a well rounded experience along with meeting the people of each tribe. I would highly recommend this trip!”

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Caral, The Oldest Civilization in the Americas:Day Trip from Lima

14.Caral, The Oldest Civilization in the Americas:Day Trip from Lima

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 199 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $130

Visit 5,000-year-old Caral from Lima with hotel transport, a bilingual guide, coastal Barranca stops, and a small group of 15 or fewer.

“Fantastic. A must see gem of peru. While Machupicchu is overrun by tourists this site hardly get any visitors. It is almost 4 hours drive from lima, so it's going to be tiring. But on the way one can see local people, their life agriculture etc. I really enjoyed the day. The tour was topped off with a visit to the seaside village and nice meal at a local tavern on the pacific coast. .PERFECT The tour company picked up on time and dropped off safely.”

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Humantay Lake Day Trip from Cusco

15.Humantay Lake Day Trip from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 189 reviews · 14 hours (approx.) · from $45

Review of the Humantay Lake day trip from Cusco, with altitude tips, itinerary details, meals, group size, price, and honest booking advice.

“It was a very nice and fun day! The pick up was easy, the drive very safe and comfortable. The breakfast and lunch were really delicious and had many options to choose. The guide was very kind and had a lot of knowledge about the history. Definitely would recommend!”

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