Who are the best luxury tour operators for Peru?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 4 November 2026
These 17 luxury tour operators publish a Peru trip on their own websites with its length or its price. Of them, Metropolitan Touring, SA Expeditions and Audley Travel have the most Google reviews. Which fits depends on how you want to travel; each card gives what the company's own website says.
Who are the best luxury tour operators for Peru?
The 17 luxury tour operators below publish a Peru trip with its length or price on their own websites; Metropolitan Touring, SA Expeditions and Audley Travel have the most Google reviews. Choose by the way you want to travel, using each card's Best for label, then compare the published prices and how each protects your money.
Every line below was read from the company's own website on 3 November 2026; each card links the pages it came from.
Aracari
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- Peru
- Sells a 13-day Peruvian Textiles journey from $11,830 per person for two travelling together, including domestic flights.
- Website
- aracari.com
Artisans of Leisure
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- Peru
- Runs a 9-day Luxury Active Tour of Peru covering Lima, the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Cusco.
- Reviews
- Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review; Trustpilot: 3.2 out of 5 from 1 review, newest 30 July 2025. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- artisansofleisure.com
Audley Travel
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- Peru
- Runs a 9-day Incas Uncovered tour from £4,395 per person; it also sells a 12-day Luxury Peru tour by rail from £10,995 per person.
- Money protection
- ATOL number 4817 covers its flight-inclusive trips and ABTOT covers trips that do not include flights.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.4 out of 5 from 288 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.8 out of 5 from 5,084 reviews, newest 2 November 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- audleytravel.com
Backroads
- Best for
- Group departures and private trips
- Peru
- Runs a 7-day Peru hiking and walking tour from Cusco to Machu Picchu from $6,299 per person.
- Founded
- 1979
- Reviews
- Google: 4.2 out of 5 from 123 reviews; Trustpilot: 2.3 out of 5 from 12 reviews, newest 28 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- backroads.com
Big Five Tours & Expeditions
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- Peru
- Runs an 11-day Peru Northern Climes and Cultures tour.
- Founded
- 1973
- How to book
- Through a travel advisor: its own website says it sells only through the travel trade.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.6 out of 5 from 57 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- bigfive.com
Blue Parallel
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- Peru
- Runs a 7-day Machu Picchu luxury tour from $17,000 per person for two people.
- Founded
- 2003
- Website
- blueparallel.com
Enigma Peru
- Best for
- Group departures and private trips
- Peru
- Runs a 2-day, 1-night Short Inca Trail group service at US$908 per person.
- Website
- enigmaperu.com
GeoEx
- Best for
- Group departures and private trips
- Peru
- Runs a 7-day custom trip, Machu Picchu and the Urubamba, from $6,900.
- Reviews
- Trustpilot: 3.4 out of 5 from 2 reviews, newest 9 December 2025. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- geoex.com
Kada Travel
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- Peru
- Runs a 10-day Classic Inca Trail trip from $5,800; it also sells a 10-day Salkantay Luxury Expedition from $8,400.
- Limits it publishes
- Bespoke journeys to Peru start from USD 1,200 per person per day.
- Website
- kadatravel.com
Kuoda Travel
- Best for
- Tailor-made trips booked as an agent
- Peru
- Runs an 8-day Luxury Machu Picchu tour; it also runs a 10-day Luxury Inca Trail trip.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 44 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- kuodatravel.com
Lightfoot Travel
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- Peru
- Sells a 9-night Classic Peru trip from $9,190 per person.
- Money protection
- Says each sales location has the maximum level of industry bonding possible, including ATOL membership in the UK, with licensing in Singapore and Hong Kong; no ATOL number is given.
- Website
- lightfoottravel.com
Metropolitan Touring
- Best for
- Trips on ships it operates
- Peru
- Runs a 20-day Essential Peru tour covering Machu Picchu, Cusco and Lima from USD 13,807 per person for 2026.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.5 out of 5 from 549 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- metropolitan-touring.com
Natural World Safaris
- Best for
- Group departures and private trips
- Peru
- Runs a 17-day Classic Peru Safari and a 21-day Ultimate Peruvian Adventure, both including Machu Picchu.
- Limits it publishes
- The person making a booking must be 18 years of age or older.
- Money protection
- For UK and EU clients, cover is included through ATOL or Trust My Travel. For clients outside the UK and EU it is available for a small extra fee through Trust My Travel; no ATOL number is given.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 139 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- naturalworldsafaris.com
SA Expeditions
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- Peru
- Runs a 7-day Machu Picchu Family trip from $3,590 per person; it also sells a 6-day Machu Picchu and Sanctuary Lodge trip from $5,190 per person.
- Reviews
- Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 379 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 1,304 reviews, newest 31 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- saexpeditions.com
Southwind Experience
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- Peru
- Runs a 9-day World of the Incas trip with a land cost from $7,000 per person; it also runs a 10-day Inca Trail trip from $7,800 per person, both excluding flights.
- Limits it publishes
- Private trips need a minimum tour length of 7 days and at least 60 days of advance notice, with a suggested minimum budget of $6,000 to $9,000 per person per week for most destinations.
- Website
- southwindadventures.com
The Luxury Holiday Company
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- Peru
- Sells an 11-day tailor-made Belmond Andean Explorer rail journey through Peru from £9,870 per person, excluding flights.
- Money protection
- Holds ATOL and ABTOT licences, with ABTOT cover entered under Wexas Ltd number 52; no ATOL number is given.
- Reviews
- Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- theluxuryholidaycompany.com
Wexas Travel
- Best for
- Plans trips run by other companies
- Peru
- Sells a 13-day tailor-made Luxury Amazon Cruise and Sacred Valley of the Incas holiday from £9,000 per person including flights.
- Money protection
- Holds ATOL and ABTOT licences, but where it acts as agent protection comes from the tour operator or cruise line; no ATOL number is shown.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.6 out of 5 from 61 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- wexas.com
Which of these companies protect your money?
5 of the 17 name a scheme that protects guest payments on their own websites, such as ATOL for UK flight packages, ABTA or USTOA membership, or a trust account; the rest do not name one on the pages read.
- Audley Travel: ATOL number 4817 covers its flight-inclusive trips and ABTOT covers trips that do not include flights.
- Lightfoot Travel: Says each sales location has the maximum level of industry bonding possible, including ATOL membership in the UK, with licensing in Singapore and Hong Kong; no ATOL number is given.
- Natural World Safaris: For UK and EU clients, cover is included through ATOL or Trust My Travel. For clients outside the UK and EU it is available for a small extra fee through Trust My Travel; no ATOL number is given.
- The Luxury Holiday Company: Holds ATOL and ABTOT licences, with ABTOT cover entered under Wexas Ltd number 52; no ATOL number is given.
- Wexas Travel: Holds ATOL and ABTOT licences, but where it acts as agent protection comes from the tour operator or cruise line; no ATOL number is shown.
Which of these publish a price for Peru?
13 of the 17 give a price in the line quoted on their card; ask the others for a written quote with the same inclusions.
- Aracari
- Audley Travel
- Backroads
- Blue Parallel
- Enigma Peru
- GeoEx
- Kada Travel
- Lightfoot Travel
- Metropolitan Touring
- SA Expeditions
- Southwind Experience
- The Luxury Holiday Company
- Wexas Travel
Which other companies on this page fit Peru?
Metropolitan Touring has the most Google reviews of the 17; these 4 have the most Google reviews of the rest.
- SA Expeditions: Private trips planned to order
- Audley Travel: Private trips planned to order
- Natural World Safaris: Group departures and private trips
- Backroads: Group departures and private trips
Who to contact first
Start with the 5 companies on this page that name a scheme protecting your payments on their own websites, then add any other card that fits your dates.
What to ask each one to set out in writing:
- The exact Peru itinerary by night, with each stay named.
- What the price includes and excludes, line by line: stays, guides, transfers, internal flights, park or entry fees.
- The deposit, when the balance is due and what you lose if you cancel.
- Which scheme protects your money and the number to check it.
Peru tour operators: the questions people ask
Which luxury tour operators publish a price for a Peru trip?
The cards above quote each company's own line on Peru; the section on prices lists those whose line carries a figure. Prices are as published on 3 November 2026 and change with season and group size.
Is it better to book Peru through a tour operator or direct?
A tour operator puts guides, stays and transfers into one booking and, where it names a protection scheme, protects your payments. Booking each part yourself means you arrange the guides, stays and transfers and check how each supplier protects your money.
How far ahead should I book a luxury trip to Peru?
None of the facts on this page sets a booking window. Ask each company when its preferred stays and guides fill for your dates and when its balance is due.
Which of these companies protect my money if they fail?
5 of the 17 name a protection scheme on their own websites: Audley Travel, Lightfoot Travel, Natural World Safaris, The Luxury Holiday Company and Wexas Travel. Check the number with the scheme itself before you pay.
Which of these have Trustpilot profiles?
5 of the 17: Artisans of Leisure, Audley Travel, Backroads, GeoEx and SA Expeditions. Each card gives the TrustScore, the review count and the newest review date, read 3 November 2026.
Which of these have the most Google reviews?
Metropolitan Touring, SA Expeditions and Audley Travel, in that order. A count says how many people reviewed a company, not whether it fits your trip; each card gives the rating and count, read 3 November 2026.
Where can I check these facts myself?
Each card links the pages of the company's own website its lines were read from, with the date they were read.
How were these companies chosen?
Each one is in the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table, built from the luxury tour operators ChatGPT names most often; its own website publishes a Peru trip with its length or its price, in a line that names Peru. A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be on it.
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