Peru is a family friendly destination by its nature and attractions. Traveling with kids to Peru can bring some distinct advantages; for parents, it makes an easy conversation starter with locals and aids in breaking down cultural barriers.
If you are planning a family adventure anywhere in Latin America, Peru should be one of the top countries in your list. Peru with accessible, dense rainforest, stunning scenery and ancient Incan ruins that is something of interest for everyone in the family.
Traveling to Peru with Older Children
Families traveling with older children to Peru have a great chance to attend many unforgettable activities, especially in Cusco area. Cusco city and areas around are rich with its culture, nature and activities. Teenagers can challenge themselves in The Inca Trail, depending on a physical preparations, families can choose between Classic Inca Trail 4D/3N and Short Inca Trail 2D/1N, both treks are most famous hikes towards Machu Picchu and on top of all most popular hikes in the world! Read more about physical preparations forInca Trail.
Get your all family on Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Get on with your family on one of the Inca Trails towards to Machu Picchu!
Families with older children can also choose between many more activities like mountain biking or horse riding. Have a trip to Lake Titicaca, take a boat around the Islands and join one of the overnight stays tours on one of the floating Islands. Read more about floating islands people live and the option to stay overnight.
Don’t miss out apportunity to stay overnight at one of the floating Islands on Lake Titicaca.
Teenagers who are more in adventure and nature would love the Inca Jungle trek to Machu Picchu, this trek includes biking down the highest point on of the mountain, you will start biking feom rainy clouds ending up in a tropical jungle temperature. Tour in Peru offers this trek for you, contact us and leave it for us to make this journey unforgettable for your family!
Biking through Inca Jungle to Machu Picchu
For less active and more in culture minded teenagers, the ruins and history of the Sacred Valley or Maras and Moray can’t fail to be of interest. Tour in Peru has great half Day tours for all family, read more and contact us for reservations.
Traveling to Peru with younger children
At first thought, a holiday with lots of cultural highlights might not be the first thing what kids are interested in. However, there is no reason at all why kids wouldn’t like the Incan Ruins at Machu Picchu, where secret buildings and paths makes a little labyrinth tour.
Sacred Valley of the Incas, great adventure for all family members
Sacred Valley 1 Day Tour is one of most favorites tours in Cusco, all family members are free to roam their hearts through the archaeological sites, that means that kids don’t need stand behind ropes, but instead explore the terraces and ruins by walking in them and exploring in their own way. Our guides will do their best to make the history applicable to all of their clients.
Probably the most interesting journey for younger kids is jungle trek to Machu Picchu. Not only they get to visit a rainforest and wildlife, but also to explore the different nature themselves, touch and smell on their own jungle plants. It’s a great chance for kids to learn conservation and ecology as well as the flora and fauna of the jungle. What is more exciting for kids knowing that jungle is just on the other side of the window before the sleep?
Explore ”live” jungle
We are here to help you plan your adventure, if your kids want to let some steam off, we can arrange a horse riding or some walking in the Cusco and Sacred Valley area, feel free to contact for any further information.
Let your kids to explore the real jungle in Peru’s Amazon!
How to prepare for the travel to Peru with your Family
Planning family trip to Peru may seem a difficult task at first. You have to think about weather, activities and places to stay, and not only for yourself but for whole family. Here we will give you basic information and basic tips which will help you and your family to get ready for the travel to Peru.
Weather in Peru
Peru has two seasons during the year, Summer in Peru is from December to February and winter from July to September. There is no bad time to visit Peru, however as a very general recommendation the best time to visit Peru is during summer period between December-February. The best time to visit the mountains is in the winter: July-September. Jungle in Peru is hot and steamy all year round with heavy rains in December and January.
Prepare your family for the Inca Trail
If you and your family planning to do The Classic Inca Trail 4D/3N or either Short Inca Trail 2D/1N, it is very important to prepare for those treks to enjoy them 100%.
Preparation for the Classic Inca Trail may take longer, as you going to hike for few days passing different landscapes and experiencing different temperatures during the days and nights. Here we have carefully prepared packing list for the Inca trail and information about physical preparations for the trek.
If you and your family going on a Short Inca Trail, we have also prepared a list for this trek.
Travel to Peru with Family
Contact us
For more information, bookings or requests, please contact our Tour in Peru Team, and we will be more than happy to assist you.
