How Much Does It Cost to Visit Peru in 2025?

Peru is likely one of the greatest locations I’ve ever visited (and that’s saying one thing). I cherished each second (this blog post goes into more detail why). In addition to being unbelievable, it’s additionally a particularly reasonably priced vacation spot (supplied you restrict your nice eating in Lima and guided hikes).

When you’re heading to Peru and questioning how a lot you’ll must spend, look no additional. On this publish, I’ll break down how a lot I spent, the place I went unsuitable, typical costs, and how one can lower your expenses.

How A lot I Spent

Throughout my sixteen days in Peru, I went to Lima, Arequipa, Cusco, and hiked across the Sacred Valley. I spent $4,992.63 USD or $312 per day. That broke down as follows (in USD):

• Lodging: $1,246.51
• Meals: $795.96
• Guides ideas: $45.90
• Excursions / Actions: $162
• Transportation: $80.96
• Personal excursions (see under): $1,770
• Inside flights: $480.06
• Journey insurance coverage: $73.92
• Gear: $337.32

Now, I spent loads greater than you’ll in an equal period of time. That’s for just a few causes:

First, Lima is likely one of the gastronomic hub with among the greatest eating places on the earth. I ended up consuming at greater than few of those spots and that drove up my meals prices.

Second, I did non-public excursions for my guided hikes in Cusco for work-related causes and that actually drove up my prices (you’re unlikely to pay for personal guides once you journey). With out these excursions, my prices would have come all the way down to $200 USD a day!

Third, given the restricted time I had within the nation and the bottom I wanted to cowl, I additionally flew between most locations relatively than taking lengthy in a single day buses. Furthermore, as a result of, once more for work, I needed to swap some flights final minute, I needed to pay change charges.

Lastly, I splurged on a very fancy lodge in Cusco for a few nights, which really accounts for 50% of my lodging prices. YOLO!

So how a lot would you, the common traveler, must funds in the event you needed to go to Peru? Nicely, not as a lot as me that’s for positive! Listed below are some extra affordable urged budgets for Peru:

Backpacker Funds
If you wish to backpack Peru, I’d plan for $50–80 USD per day (185–300 PEN). On this funds, you’d be staying in hostel dorms, consuming at typical hole-in-the-wall eating places and cafés, limiting your ingesting, taking public transportation and in a single day buses, and doing just a few paid actions and excursions. When you’re going to get together loads, you’ll be on the upper finish of this vary.

Midrange Funds
If you wish to principally observe what I did (minus the non-public excursions), you’d want $150–200 USD per day (560–750 PEN). This may get you non-public rooms in hostels or two- or three-star inns, just a few high-end meals the nation is legendary for, all of the drinks you need, intra-country flights, and any excursions and actions your coronary heart wishes.

From there, you would add or subtract $30–50 USD per day relying on in the event you’re staying in title model inns (or not), taking intra-country flights (or not), or partying loads (or not).

You should use the worth record under to assist make your personal funds.

Typical Costs

How a lot do issues price in Peru? Beneath are some typical costs (listed in Peruvian soles, abbreviated PEN). The upper-end numbers are what you’ll pay on the fancier, top-rated eating places (and typically greater than that). Most different locations in Peru are towards the decrease finish.

• Hostel dorms: 40–100 PEN per night time
• Hostel non-public room: 100–250 PEN per night time
• Funds lodge: 110–300 PEN per night time
• World chain lodge: +375 PEN per night time
• Appetizers: 20–30 PEN
• Ceviche: 40–60 PEN
• Fundamental course dishes: 40–60 PEN
• Cuy (guinea pig, a delicacy): 55 PEN
• Burgers: 20–28 PEN
• Sandwiches: 12–15 PEN
• Quick meals combos: 15-20 PEN
• Pizza: 25–60 PEN
• Dessert: 20–40 PEN
• Water (at a restaurant): 4-10 PEN
• Soda: 4–7 PEN
• Espresso: 5–10 PEN
• Iced espresso: 13–15 PEN
• Tea: 5–12 PEN
• Beer: 15 PEN
• Wine: 29–45 PEN
• Cocktails: 25 PEN
• Museum entry: 10–20 PEN
• Ubers: 10–20 PEN
• Taxis: 15–30 PEN
• Intra-country flights: 150–300 PEN
• Guided Machu Picchu hike/tour: 3,000–6,000 PEN

Funds-Saving Suggestions

It’s fairly simple to keep away from spending some huge cash in Peru. Your greatest bills are going to be lodging, home flights, multi-day guided excursions, and nice eating. When you restrict any little bit of that, you’ll be nice as public transportation is cheap, Ubers are loopy low cost, and Peruvian eating places are actually reasonably priced.

Right here’s what you are able to do to chop your prices and lower your expenses in Peru with out limiting your experiences:

Carry a water bottle – The faucet water right here isn’t secure to drink, so carry a reusable water bottle with a filter to save cash and scale back your plastic use. LifeStraw is my go-to model, as its bottles have built-in filters to make sure that your water is all the time clear and secure.

Journey offseason – The most affordable occasions to go to Peru are the shoulder months of January via April or November and December, as costs are often decrease throughout these months.

Take the colectivos – These are cheap shared minivans that price round 10 PEN for a journey. They depart when they’re full and are a low-cost solution to get from metropolis to close by metropolis (suppose inside a two-hour vary).

Use Uber – Uber is in all the foremost cities within the nation and is absolutely low cost. You by no means pay various {dollars} per journey and they’re usually cheaper than taxis.

Ebook excursions on the final minute – In case you are trying to do the Inca Trail and have a bit of additional time to attend for a deal, exhibiting up in Cusco and reserving a last-minute tour can prevent a number of cash. (However I wouldn’t advocate this in the event you don’t have time as you’ll have to attend days for a spot to open up.)

Go on a free strolling tour – It is a nice solution to be taught the historical past behind the locations you’re seeing and keep away from lacking any must-see stops. Free Walking Tour Peru has excursions actually good choices in all the foremost cities.

Get pupil reductions – When you’re a pupil, remember to carry your pupil card with you for main reductions (as much as 50% off) at archaeological websites and museums in Cusco and the encircling space.

Restrict your nice eating – Peru is likely one of the gastronomic facilities of the world, with among the greatest eating places on the earth right here (actually, the primary restaurant on the earth, Central, is right here). Eating at one is often on individuals’s must-do record. However meals often price $100 USD or extra (375 PEN), so keep away from this in the event you’re wanting to save cash.

Ebook LATAM flights utilizing the New Zealand web site – LATAM has cheaper costs in the event you use the NZ model of its web site (as a substitute of the US website). It’s a fluke of the system. Even in the event you aren’t a NZ resident, you possibly can ebook via the positioning with no issues.

Take Peru Hop – Peru Hop is a backpacker hop-on/hop-off bus that travels set routes across the nation. These additionally embody loads of actions and the guides are nice. Plus, not like most common buses, they run on time and have free Wi-Fi. Plenty of locals take them too, since they’re a very good worth.

Hit the joyful hours – In all main locations, you’ll find two-for-one joyful hours in addition to meals specials and different reductions. Examine together with your hostel or lodge or Google for the most recent info on what locations are presently providing specials.

Peru can cater to any funds. It has among the nicest eating places on the earth, fancy resorts, non-public guided hikes, and upscale jungle lodges that may zap your funds. However there’s additionally unbelievable native transportation, reasonably priced inns and eating places, and cheap group excursions. Hopefully this publish will provide help to profit from your go to, wherever your funds falls on that spectrum.

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