Category Archives: Peru

Ridiculously useful Peru travel guides, itineraries, packing lists, tours and day trips.

Mountain Biking in Peru: The Andes Adventure Most Travellers Never Hear About

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When most people picture Peru, they picture Machu Picchu. The stone citadel perched high above the clouds. The mist drifting across ancient terraces. The llamas grazing beside one of the world’s most famous archaeological sites. What many visitors do not realise is that the mountains surrounding Machu Picchu contain some of the most rewarding mountain […]

Sandboarding Peru, Huacachina

Huacachina lagoon view of town and water in Peru

Sandboarding Peru is a team made up of professionals, educators, and world-class competitors in the sport they love – sandboarding. Heading to Huacachina or just mad for adventure sports? Read on… Sandboarding Peru Did you miss our last article on Huacachina? Let me describe this area for you. Huacachina is a town with a desert lake, which is surrounded […]

8 Things to Do in Crazy Huacachina, Peru – Boarding, Buggies and Peruvian Brandy

Huacachina lagoon view of town and water in Peru

Huacachina (whaka-cheena), a hard name to say but an easy town to have fun in. This south-westerly Peruvian town, Huacachina, is built around a lagoon surrounded by massive orange sand dunes. The streets of the oasis are slightly run down, however, they are not the main attraction. The Peru sand dunes are! Why? Because visitors […]

14 Ways to Get to Machu Picchu (2026) Entrance Fees, Rules & Routes

Machu Picchu in Peru

Machu Picchu in Peru features high on many travellers’ bucket lists, and rightfully so. One of the world’s new seven wonders, Machu Picchu, is hailed as an archaeologist’s dream. Believed to have been built by hand in the 15th century by Peru’s Inca civilisation, this South American icon is hard to miss and is often […]