Which luxury tour operator is best for a solo trip to Peru?

By Richard Jasinski·Updated 5 November 2026

These 7 luxury tour operators name a Peru trip on their own websites and say they cater for solo travellers. Of them, SA Expeditions, Juniper Tours and Backroads have the most Google reviews. Each card gives the trip and what the company says about solo travellers, each with its own source.

Which luxury tour operator is best for a solo trip to Peru?

These 7 luxury tour operators name a Peru trip and say they cater for solo travellers; SA Expeditions, Juniper Tours and Backroads have the most Google reviews. Compare the trip and the second line on each card, then protection and reviews.

Machu Picchu in the early morning, Peru
Machu Picchu in the early morning, Peru. Photo: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Who is on this page and why. The Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table holds 141 companies: the luxury and premium tour operators ChatGPT names most often when asked about tours. Their own websites were read on 3, 4 and 5 November 2026, with their Google and Trustpilot listings matched by name. This page carries every company in the table whose own website, in the pages read those days, names a Peru trip and says it caters for solo travellers: 7 companies. Only companies that meet the Uncompromised Travel definition of luxury are on this page: they mainly sell private trips planned to order at a luxury standard, publish prices of about US$500 per person per day or more, run groups of 16 or fewer in luxury hotels, or run their own small expedition ships or yachts. Cards are in alphabetical order. Each line gives what the company's own website says, as read on that day, with a link to the page it came from; a second reader checked a tenth of the table's rows against the pages. No company paid to be on this page.

Aracari

Best for
Private journeys for solo travellers
Peru trip
Sells An Insider Journey to Peruvian Textiles, 13 days from $11,830 per person, based on two people travelling together and including domestic flights (the page names no currency).
For solo travellers
Makes every journey private and tailor-made, suiting solo travellers.
Read on its own website, 5 November 2026: the-story-of-peruvian-textiles, travel-wisdom/faq.

Backroads

Best for
Roommate matching for solo travellers
Peru trip
Runs a 7-day Peru Hiking & Walking Tour from $6,299 per person (the page names no currency).
For solo travellers
Tries to find solo travellers who want to share a same-gender roommate and charges the single occupancy rate only if it cannot.
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.
Read on its own website, 5 November 2026: award-winning-tours/history, terms-and-conditions.

GeoEx

Best for
Custom trips planned for one
Peru trip
Sells Machu Picchu and the Urubamba, a 7-day custom trip, from $6,900 based on double occupancy (the page names no currency).
For solo travellers
Plans solo journeys, either on one of its small group departures or as a trip designed entirely for the traveller.
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
The Sacred Valley of the Incas, Peru
The Sacred Valley of the Incas, Peru. Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Jacada Travel

Best for
Solo trips planned by designers
Peru trip
Sells the Amazon, Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca Discovery, a trip through Peru’s landscapes, cultures and history.
For solo travellers
Its travel designers plan trips for people who want to travel solo.
Founded
2008
Reviews
Google: 4.4 out of 5 from 55 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 2,621 reviews, newest 2 November 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
Read on its own website, 5 November 2026: all/travel-guides/luxury-solo-travel-tips.

Juniper Tours

Best for
Trips designed for solo travellers
Peru trip
Offers a 25-day Grand Tour of Peru.
For solo travellers
Designs trips for solo travellers, couples, families and groups.
Founded
2020
Reviews
Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 214 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
Read on its own website, 3 and 5 November 2026: destinations/peru, faq.

Kada Travel

Best for
Reduced single supplements
Peru trip
Sells a 14-day train journey through Arequipa, the Colca Canyon and Machu Picchu from $24,500 (the page names no currency and does not say per person).
For solo travellers
Negotiates reduced single supplements with long-standing partner hotels where it can, particularly for stays of four nights or more.
Read on its own website, 3 and 5 November 2026: en/bespoke-journeys, en/travel-wisdom/faqs.

SA Expeditions

Best for
Trips customised for solo travellers
Peru trip
Runs a 9-day Classic Inca Trail to Machu Picchu trip from $4,790 per person (the page names no currency).
For solo travellers
Customises its trips around each traveller’s interests and pace, including for people travelling solo.
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.
Read on its own website, 4 and 5 November 2026: destinations/machu-picchu-tours, about/why-us.

Which other companies on this page take solo travellers to Peru?

SA Expeditions has the most Google reviews of the 7; these 3 have the most Google reviews of the rest.

Who to contact first

Start with the cards whose own line fits your dates and way of travelling and ask each the same questions in writing.

  • 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.
Lake Titicaca, Peru
Lake Titicaca, Peru. Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Peru solo trips: the questions people ask

What should I ask a tour company before booking?

What the price includes, line by line; the deposit and when the balance is due; what you lose if you cancel; and which scheme protects your money.

Do these companies publish prices?

Some do on their trip pages and some quote only on request. The cards give what each company says; ask for a written quote with the same inclusions from each.

Can I book with these companies directly?

Yes. Each card links the company's own website; ask for a written quote that lists what the price includes.

Do these companies all sell the same kind of trip?

No. Each card names what the company's own website gives; lengths, styles and prices differ, so compare the cards before you ask for quotes.

Which of these have Trustpilot profiles?

4 of the 7: Backroads, GeoEx, Jacada Travel 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?

SA Expeditions, Juniper Tours and Backroads, 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 names a Peru trip and says it caters for solo travellers. 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.

Built to answer the question in the main heading. What is shown: what each company published on its own website, read on 3, 4 and 5 November 2026, with links to the pages read, with its Google and Trustpilot figures where the listing carries the company's own name, from the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table. Cards are in alphabetical order. Photos show the places named in their captions, not any company's trips. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel. How this site earns · How we work.