How A lot Does It Value to Go to Peru in 2025?

Peru is among the finest locations I’ve ever visited (and that’s saying one thing). I liked each second (this weblog submit goes into extra element why). Apart from being unimaginable, it’s additionally an especially reasonably priced vacation spot (supplied you restrict your wonderful 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 submit, I’ll break down how a lot I spent, the place I went flawed, typical costs, and how one can get monetary savings.

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
• Inner flights: $480.06
• Journey insurance coverage: $73.92
• Gear: $337.32

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

First, Lima is among the gastronomic hub with a number of the finest 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 basically 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 somewhat 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 extremely fancy lodge in Cusco for a few nights, which truly accounts for 50% of my lodging prices. YOLO!

So how a lot would you, the typical traveler, must price range if you happen to needed to go to Peru? Nicely, not as a lot as me that’s for positive! Listed below are some extra cheap prompt budgets for Peru:

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

Midrange Price range
If you wish to mainly 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 motels, 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 needs.

From there, you might add or subtract $30–50 USD per day relying on if you happen to’re staying in title model motels (or not), taking intra-country flights (or not), or partying rather a lot (or not).

You should utilize the value record under to assist make your personal price range.

Typical Costs

How a lot do issues price in Peru? Under 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 generally greater than that). Most different locations in Peru are towards the decrease finish.

• Hostel dorms: 40–100 PEN per evening
• Hostel non-public room: 100–250 PEN per evening
• Price range lodge: 110–300 PEN per evening
• International chain lodge: +375 PEN per evening
• Appetizers: 20–30 PEN
• Ceviche: 40–60 PEN
• Foremost 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

Price range-Saving Ideas

It’s fairly straightforward to keep away from spending some huge cash in Peru. Your largest bills are going to be lodging, home flights, multi-day guided excursions, and wonderful eating. When you restrict any little bit of that, you’ll be wonderful 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 get monetary savings in Peru with out limiting your experiences:

Convey a water bottle – The faucet water right here isn’t secure to drink, so convey a reusable water bottle with a filter to economize and cut 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 cost effective occasions to go to Peru are the shoulder months of January by way of April or November and December, as costs are normally decrease throughout these months.

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

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

E book excursions on the final minute – In case you are trying to do the Inca Path and have a bit of additional time to attend for a deal, displaying up in Cusco and reserving a last-minute tour can prevent a lot of cash. (However I wouldn’t advocate this if you happen to don’t have time as you will have to attend days for a spot to open up.)

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

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

Restrict your wonderful eating – Peru is among the gastronomic facilities of the world, with a number of the finest eating places on the earth right here (actually, the primary restaurant on the earth, Central, is right here). Eating at one is normally on folks’s must-do record. However meals normally price $100 USD or extra (375 PEN), so keep away from this if you happen to’re trying to economize.

E book LATAM flights utilizing the New Zealand web site – LATAM has cheaper costs if you happen to use the NZ model of its web site (as an alternative of the US web site). It’s a fluke of the system. Even if you happen to aren’t a NZ resident, you may guide by way of the location 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 a whole lot of actions and the guides are nice. Plus, in contrast to most common buses, they run on time and have free Wi-Fi. Lots of locals take them too, since they’re a extremely good worth.

Hit the completely satisfied hours – In all main locations, yow will discover two-for-one completely satisfied hours in addition to meals specials and different reductions. Verify together with your hostel or lodge or Google for the most recent info on what locations are at present providing specials.

Peru can cater to any price range. It has a number of the nicest eating places on the earth, fancy resorts, non-public guided hikes, and upscale jungle lodges that may zap your price range. However there’s additionally unimaginable native transportation, reasonably priced motels and eating places, and cheap group excursions. Hopefully this submit will assist you to profit from your go to, wherever your price range falls on that spectrum.

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