At Aracari we specialize in designing fully customized itineraries which can encompass every region of Peru, giving you exclusive access to private houses, art collections and events. Working with our top-class guides we navigate the tourist traps to ensure that you avoid the crowds and experience the many wonders of Peru. Most of all, we listen to you before hand-crafting an itinerary and execute it with meticulous attention to detail.

Peru is South America's culinary as well as cultural heartland, and our carefully planned itineraries include time to enjoy the unique local cuisine, as well as shopping and evening relaxation. We have over 80 establishments to choose from for your accommodation – each personally chosen and vetted every 12 months. There are of course 5 star hotels, but also small, comfortable lodges and hotels which are full of character and convey something of the local depth and richness of the Peruvian heritage.

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Special interest trips

We can design an itinerary around one or more of your favourite interest. With more chef schools than any other city in the World, Lima is the centre for our cuisine trips. If you enjoy trekking, exploring the pristine Peruvian rainforest, river rafting or paragliding we can plan an adventure trip. Or, with our specialist guides as your companions, you can explore the amazing cultural and archaeological riches of Peru. Passionate about their fields of expertise, they will enlighten you in weaving, antiques, folk arts or crafts.

We will advise you on how to best focus on your particular interest, culture, archaeology or nature, or a combination of all of these. To assist you in building your trip, we have classified the destinations in culture, archaeology or nature trips. You can also build your trip going directly to the section called  destinations.

If you are looking for a challenge, we love to design itineraries well off the beaten track without every compromising your safety, and comfort even if the accommodation is more basic than in the cities. With contacts throughout Peru you can stay at beautiful haciendas, visit local communities or plan your trip to coincide with the many local festivals that take place throughout the year. Or how about traveling to Chachapoyas in North Eastern Peru, former home of the ‘cloud people' in the 10 th Century. Still relatively untouched by tourism, Kuelap, the largest of the Chachapoyas remains is perched high on a mountain, a city of over 400 dwellings, palaces, temples and homes is surrounded by a 70 foot wall.

Private trips tailor-made to suit your tastes and requirements start at $300 per day per person for a party of two including accommodation in 5-star hotels (standard rooms) on a half–board basis, with private English-speaking guides throughout and all tours and transfers. Prices of course vary with certain very upscale and expensive services. The same itinerary in tourist standard hotels can come out at $180 per person per day.

Also, the more friends join to travel together in a private party, the less expensive it is per person.

If you want to look at ready-made itineraries, please refer to sample itineraries. 

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“You'll also want specialist help, since the global travel firms tend to keep travelers confined to the gringo trails long worn by backpackers. Latin America is more interesting than this so whenever possible, hire an outfitter based locally. There's Marisol Mosquera in Peru who also covers Bolivia and Ecuador.” Sophy Roberts, Departures Magazine, October 2006