Southern Peru

The great south of Peru

Southern Peru combines the Pacific coast, the desert and the high plateau in a single route. It is the perfect complement to Cusco and Machu Picchu if you have more than a week.

Highlights

• Paracas and the Ballestas Islands: boat trip to see sea lions, Humboldt penguins and the Candelabra geoglyph.
• Ica and Huacachina: a real oasis among giant dunes, sandboarding and pisco vineyards.
• Nazca: overflight of the mysterious Nazca Lines.
• Arequipa and the Colca Canyon: colonial architecture in white volcanic stone and the flight of the condor.
• Puno and Lake Titicaca: the floating Uros islands and Taquile.

When to go

The coast is sunny from December to April; the Andes are dry from May to October. The desert can be visited all year.

Combine these destinations with Cusco in our Peru travel packages.