All-Inclusive Peru Vacations: What the Price Covers, Line by Line
Peru is not all-inclusive in the resort sense. An all-inclusive Peru package covers hotels, transfers, entrance tickets, the train and bus to Machu Picchu, licensed guides and breakfast, from US$597 for 2 days to US$3,247 for 13 or 14 days on our site (as of October 2026). Flights, most dinners, tips and insurance stay outside.
In this guide
- Is Peru all inclusive, like a beach resort?
- What does an all-inclusive Peru package cover, line by line?
- Which costs are never inside the price?
- Which lines hide the biggest differences between agencies?
- What should you ask an agency before paying?
- What does an all-inclusive trip cost for two travelers?
- Is an all-inclusive package worth it, or should you book Peru yourself?
- What we include, and what you pay separately
- Questions people ask
- Sources
Your first night in Cusco, the planner's checklist sits on the hotel desk: pickup 06:20, buffet lunch in the valley included, afternoon train to Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu on Circuit 2 the next morning, dinner on you. Every line on that sheet was either paid for in advance or it was not. The trip feels easy or messy depending on how well you read that list before you paid.
Short answer: Peru is not all-inclusive in the resort sense. An all-inclusive Peru package covers hotels, transfers, entrance tickets, the train and bus to Machu Picchu, licensed guides and breakfast, from US$597 for 2 days to US$3,247 for 13 or 14 days on our site (as of October 2026). Flights, most dinners, tips and insurance stay outside.
This page takes a Peru package apart one line at a time, the way we read a competitor's quote when a traveler forwards it to us. You get what each line usually means, what to check, the questions to send any agency, and one budget worked out to the last dinner. If you already know what you want and need prices, the all-inclusive Peru packages page lists all 21 of our trips with their meals.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is Peru all-inclusive like a resort? | No. Packages prepay the ground trip, not unlimited food and drink |
| Always inside our packages | Hotels, transfers, tour entrance tickets, Machu Picchu train and bus, licensed guides, breakfast |
| Never inside | International flights, most dinners, tips, travel insurance |
| Usually outside | Lima to Cusco flight, Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain, horses |
| Price range on our site | US$597 (2 days) to US$3,247 (13 and 14 days), per person, double room |
| Number of packages | 21, from 2 to 15 days |
| Deposit | 30 percent by card, balance on arrival in Peru |
| Refund | 30 days or more before the trip, minus tickets issued in your name |
Is Peru all inclusive, like a beach resort?
No. Peru's classic route runs through Lima, Cusco, the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca, and you sleep in a different town most nights. Nobody runs that as a single resort with a wristband and an open bar. In Peru, "all-inclusive" means a tour package where the ground part of the trip is prepaid: the beds, the drives, the tickets, the trains and the guides.
The difference matters most at dinner. A resort feeds you three times a day. A Peru package gives you breakfast after every hotel night and a few lunches on long tour days, and leaves most dinners to you. We think that is the right call. Cusco's restaurants are part of the trip, and a fixed hotel buffet at 11,152 ft (3,399 m) is a poor way to spend your evenings.
What changes from one agency to the next is how many lines sit inside the price. Two quotes that both say "all-inclusive, 8 days" can differ by a train class, three lunches and a night that is really a bus seat. The table below is how you catch that.
What does an all-inclusive Peru package cover, line by line?
A full Peru package covers eleven kinds of cost, and the table walks through each one: what the line usually means, the trap inside it, and how we price it on our own trips. Read it with a quote open in another tab. Every row where the quote is vague is a question for the agency.
| Line in the quote | What it usually means | What to check | On our packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels | A double room every night in the category you pick | Star rating per town, and whether any night is a bus | Every hotel night by tier, night buses named on the page |
| Breakfast | Daily breakfast at the hotel | Early starts: is there a boxed breakfast? | After every hotel night, boxed breakfast on the 05:00 days |
| Lunch and dinner | Only the meals listed | A day-by-day list, not 'as per itinerary' | Listed per package, most dinners on you |
| Airport and hotel transfers | Pickup on arrival and drop-off on departure | Both Lima and Cusco airports | Every drive on the itinerary |
| Domestic flights | Rarely included | Who books them, and who pays if they move | Not included, we tell you which to book |
| Machu Picchu ticket | Entry for one circuit at one hour | Circuit number, hour, passport name | Circuit 2, bought in your name |
| Train to Aguas Calientes | Round trip from Ollantaytambo or Poroy | Company, class and times both ways | PeruRail Expedition out, Vistadome back on most trips |
| Bus to the Machu Picchu gate | Consettur shuttle up and down | Both directions | Included |
| Other entrance fees | Sites on the day tours | Which fees are paid in cash on the day | Itinerary entries included, route fees named |
| Guides | A guide on tour days | Licensed, English-speaking, on every guided day | Licensed English-speaking guides |
| Support | Someone to call during the trip | Hours and language | Phone support day and night |
Three rows cause most of the arguments we hear about. The first is meals, because "meals as per itinerary" can mean one lunch in eight days. The second is the train, because Expedition and Vistadome are different products at different prices, and some quotes do not name either. The third is nights. A night bus from Cusco to Puno shows up in some quotes as a night of the trip, which it is, and not as a hotel night, which it also is. Count the beds.
Which costs are never inside the price?
Five costs sit outside every Peru package we have ever read, ours included: international flights, most dinners, tips, travel insurance and the optional mountain tickets inside Machu Picchu. Plan for them from day one and the package price stops surprising you.
Flights, including the domestic ones
International flights are never included. The Lima to Cusco flight usually is not either, and neither is Juliaca to Lima on trips that end at Lake Titicaca. We tell you which flight to book so the pickups match, and we quote it if you want it bought with the trip. Fare searches in October 2026 showed round trips between Lima and Cusco at about US$100 to US$300, as our Peru trip cost guide records with the date.
Dinners and the Machu Picchu lunch
Breakfast comes with every hotel night. Lunches come on the long tour days, and dinners are on you except the family dinner on Amantaní in our lake trips. The lunch people forget is the one in Aguas Calientes on the Machu Picchu day, where everything on the menu arrived by train and costs accordingly.
Tips
Tips are optional and paid in cash, in soles or small US bills, to guides, drivers, boat crews and host families. They never sit inside a package price, and a quote that claims they do deserves a follow-up question about who receives them.
Insurance and the extras you choose
Travel insurance with medical evacuation cover is yours to buy, and we recommend it for any trip that goes above 13,000 ft. The extras are the ones you pick on the day or in advance: Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain at about US$75 per person extra through us, horses on Rainbow Mountain or Humantay, a sleeping bag on the Bolivian salt flats, souvenirs.
Route-specific fees
Some trips carry their own small exclusions, and a good agency names them on the page. On ours, the Nazca airfield charges a boarding fee in soles on the day, and the Bolivia routes leave the Eduardo Avaroa reserve entry (about Bs 150, as of 2026, per our package pages) and the La Paz cable car fares to you. Ask for this list in writing, because these are the fees that turn up in cash at a gate.
Which lines hide the biggest differences between agencies?
The Machu Picchu ticket, the train class and the hotel category hide the biggest gaps, because each of them comes in versions that look the same on a quote and cost very different amounts. The rest are details. These three decide what your trip feels like.
The Machu Picchu ticket. The Ministerio de Cultura sells entry by circuit and by hour, and the circuit sets which part of the site you walk. Our packages use Circuit 2, the route past the classic upper viewpoint and the main temples, explained in our guide to the Machu Picchu circuits. A quote that says only "Machu Picchu entrance" might be a circuit that skips the postcard view. Ask which circuit, which hour, and whether the ticket is bought in your passport name.
The train. PeruRail and Inca Rail both run to Aguas Calientes, each with several classes. We use the PeruRail Expedition out and the Vistadome back on most trips. A quote that names neither class leaves the agency free to book the cheapest seat on the worst departure. The Machu Picchu train guide compares the classes.
The hotel tier. Our tiers change only the hotels: Essential is 3-star, Comfort or Comfort Plus is 4-star, Signature is 5-star. The guides, tickets and trains stay the same in every tier. Some agencies change the service too when you move up, so ask whether a cheaper tier also means a bigger group or a different train.
Two smaller lines deserve one question each. Arrival transfers: does someone meet you at Lima airport, or only at Cusco? And service type: is the trip shared with other travelers, or is it a private departure? Ours are shared service unless you ask for a private quote. The word "private" on a quote should match what you pay for.
What should you ask an agency before paying?
Send these twelve questions by email and ask for the answers in writing. A planner who knows the trip answers all twelve in one reply. Vague answers on questions 2, 4 and 7 are the warning signs, because those are the lines where cheap quotes save their money.
- How many hotel nights are in the price, in which towns, and are any of the nights on a bus?
- Which Machu Picchu circuit and entry hour is booked, and is the ticket issued in my passport name?
- Which train company and class, in both directions, and at what times?
- Is the Consettur bus up to the Machu Picchu gate and back included?
- Exactly which meals are included, day by day? Please list them, not "as per itinerary".
- Which entrance fees are inside the price, and which do I pay in cash on the day?
- Is the service shared or private, and how many travelers can be in the group?
- Is every guided day led by a licensed guide who speaks English?
- Do you meet me at Lima airport, at Cusco airport, or both?
- Are domestic flights included, and if not, which flights should I book?
- What happens to the price if a strike or a landslide closes the railway on my date?
- What deposit do you take, and what is refunded if I cancel 45, 30 or 15 days before?
These questions check the package. Questions that check the company itself, such as who holds an Inca Trail permit and how your money is protected, are in our guide to choosing a Peru tour company.
What does an all-inclusive trip cost for two travelers?
For a couple on our 9-day trip with Nazca, Machu Picchu and two Andes hikes, the full bill comes to about US$4,060 to US$4,920 for the two of them before international flights and insurance, or roughly US$2,030 to US$2,460 each. The package is about 70 to 80 percent of that. The table shows every line.
The trip is Peru in 9 Days with Nazca, Machu Picchu and two Andes hikes, Essential tier, from US$1,660 per person in a double room. It includes 8 hotel nights, the Nazca flight, the Ballestas boat, Circuit 2 at Machu Picchu, the PeruRail train, the Consettur bus, the Rainbow Mountain and Humantay trail fees, 8 breakfasts, a boxed breakfast and 3 lunches. What it leaves out is the rest of the table.
| Line | For two people | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Package, Essential tier (US$1,660 each) | US$3,320 | Package page, read 2026-10-20 |
| Lima to Cusco and back, round trip | US$200 to US$600 | Fare searches, October 2026 (Peru trip cost guide) |
| 6 lunches not included | US$120 to US$240 | Our planning estimate, US$10 to US$20 each |
| 8 dinners | US$320 to US$560 | Our planning estimate, US$20 to US$35 each |
| Tips for guides and drivers | US$100 to US$200 | Our planning estimate for 7 guided days |
| Total before international flights and insurance | US$4,060 to US$4,920 | Sum of the lines above |
| Optional: Huayna Picchu for both | About US$150 | About US$75 each, agency price |
| Optional: horse up Rainbow Mountain, one person | US$24 (S/80) | Agency price per stretch, October 2026 |
| Not priced: travel insurance, Nazca boarding fee | Varies | Depends on age and policy, fee paid in soles on the day |
How we counted the meals: of the nine days, the package covers lunch on the Sacred Valley day and both hike days, so six lunches and eight dinners are on you. We used US$10 to US$20 for a lunch and US$20 to US$35 for a dinner per person, which matches a set lunch in a Cusco restaurant at the low end and a sit-down dinner in Lima or Aguas Calientes at the high end. Drop the dinners to the set-menu level and the total falls by a few hundred dollars. Add Huayna Picchu and a horse on Rainbow Mountain and it rises by about US$200 for two.
The number that surprises couples is the flight to Cusco, because it is not on any package page as a price. Book it the week you confirm the trip. For the same arithmetic on other lengths, from 4 to 15 days, see the Peru trip cost guide.
Is an all-inclusive package worth it, or should you book Peru yourself?
A package is worth it on the Machu Picchu days and matters less everywhere else. You can book Lima hotels and a Cusco city walk yourself in an evening. The hard part is lining up a Machu Picchu ticket for a set hour, a train that reaches Aguas Calientes in time, and a hotel there, all on the same date, in June to August when each of the three sells out weeks ahead.
The second reason is the bad day. Strikes and landslides close roads and the railway a few times a year in the Andes. When that happens on a package, the agency reschedules the train, the ticket and the hotel together. On a self-booked trip you call three companies, in Spanish, from a bus.
Book it yourself if you travel slowly, sleep in hostels and can shift your Machu Picchu date by a day or two. Book a package if you have a fixed vacation, want the Machu Picchu morning settled before you fly, or are traveling with parents or kids. Our how many days in Peru guide helps with the length before you choose.
To pick the length first, see Peru tours by length.
What we include, and what you pay separately
On our side: every hotel night in the tier you pick, every transfer from the first pickup to the last drop-off, the entrance tickets for the visits on the itinerary bought in your name the day you confirm, the train and the bus to Machu Picchu, licensed English-speaking guides, a first aid kit with oxygen on guided days, and the meals listed on each package page. If a strike or a landslide hits your dates, we move the dates and rebook what is needed.
On your side: international and domestic flights (we tell you which ones to book), most dinners, tips, travel insurance, the optional mountain tickets at Machu Picchu, horses and the route fees named on each page. We do not sell flights by default, we do not sell insurance, and we will not call a shared trip private. A 30 percent deposit by card through a payment link holds the trip, and the balance is paid on arrival in Peru. Cancel 30 days or more before the trip and you are refunded, except tickets and permits already issued in your name and train tickets minus the railway's penalty.
When you are ready to compare real prices, the all-inclusive Peru packages page has all 21 trips in one table, from 2 to 15 days. Send your dates through the free quote form and a planner on our team in Cusco answers the twelve questions above for the trip you pick.
Updated October 2026. Package prices and inclusions read from our package pages on 20 October 2026.
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Questions people ask
Is Peru all inclusive?
Not like a beach resort. Peru's classic route moves between Lima, Cusco, Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca, so an all-inclusive Peru trip is a tour package: hotels, transfers, entrance tickets, the Machu Picchu train and bus, guides and breakfast in one price. Most dinners, tips, flights and insurance stay outside the price on every package we have read.
Are flights included in all-inclusive Peru vacations?
Usually not. International flights are never included, and the Lima to Cusco flight is outside the price on all our packages. We tell you which domestic flight to book so the pickups line up, and we quote it if you want it bought with the trip. Round trips between Lima and Cusco ran about US$100 to US$300 in October 2026 fare searches.
Are all meals included on a Peru package?
No. Breakfast comes with every hotel night, and some lunches come on long tour days, such as the Sacred Valley day. Most dinners are yours, which lets you eat in Cusco's restaurants instead of a hotel buffet. Ask any agency for a day-by-day meal list, because "meals as per itinerary" can hide a single lunch in a week.
Is the Machu Picchu ticket included in all-inclusive packages?
On ours, yes: the Circuit 2 ticket bought in your passport name, plus the train and the Consettur bus up and down. On other quotes, check the circuit and the entry hour, since a cheaper circuit can skip the classic viewpoint. Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu Mountain are extra, about US$75 per person through us.
How much is an all-inclusive trip to Peru?
Our packages run from US$597 per person for 2 days to US$3,247 for the 13 and 14 day Peru and Bolivia trips, in a double room, as of October 2026. Add flights, dinners and tips: a couple on our 9-day trip should budget about US$4,060 to US$4,920 for both before international flights and insurance.
Are tips included in Peru tour packages?
No. Tips are optional and paid in cash to guides, drivers, boat crews and host families. Plan roughly US$50 to US$100 per person on a 9-day trip with seven guided days. Carry small bills in soles, because change is scarce at trailheads and on the lake.
Are Peru tour packages private?
Ours are shared service, with other travelers on the same tours, unless you ask for a private quote. Many agencies work the same way. If a quote says "private", ask whether that covers the guide, the vehicle and the train, or only the airport transfer, and get the answer in writing.
Can I cancel an all-inclusive Peru package?
On ours, cancel 30 days or more before the trip and you are refunded, except Machu Picchu tickets and permits already issued in your name, and train tickets minus the railway's penalty. Every agency sets its own terms, so ask what is refunded at 45, 30 and 15 days before you pay a deposit.
What is the cheapest all-inclusive Peru vacation?
Our lowest price is US$597 per person for Machu Picchu by train in 2 days from Cusco, with a night in Aguas Calientes. From Lima, the shortest package is 6 days from US$880, covering the Ballestas coast, Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. Flights to Peru and to Cusco are extra on both.
Sources
- Sacred Lake Titikaka, all-inclusive Peru packages (prices, meals and exclusions of 21 packages) checked October 2026
- Sacred Lake Titikaka, Peru in 9 Days package (price, inclusions, exclusions) checked October 2026
- Sacred Lake Titikaka, Peru and Bolivia in 12 Days (Bolivian park fee, cable car fares) checked October 2026
- Sacred Lake Titikaka, Peru in 7 Days (Nazca boarding charge) checked October 2026
- Sacred Lake Titikaka, Peru trip cost guide (domestic fares, meal costs, tips) checked October 2026
- Sacred Lake Titikaka, Rainbow Mountain altitude guide (horse price, agency) checked October 2026
- Ministerio de Cultura, Machu Picchu tickets
- CDC Yellow Book, high altitude travel and altitude illness checked October 2026
This guide was last reviewed in October 2026. Prices, rules and timetables are quoted with the date we checked them.