2022 Peru Travel Trends: Where to Go, What to Experience
The pandemic has taught us to appreciate traveling on another level. When planning your Peru adventure in 2022, these are the travel trends that will guarantee you have a meaningful and extraordinary trip.
Not only do we want to travel safely in this new pandemic era, we also want to maximize fulfillment with every new experience. This is why when thinking of your next trip, it’s important to choose destinations that will provide activities and experiences that will bring you joy and add value to your personal growth.
Here are the Peru travel trends that will make your next trip unforgettable:
1. Prioritize Wellness: Stay at the Sky Lodge and immerse yourself in the Sacred Valley of the Incas
Might be hard to believe, but dangling 1,200 feet above ground and off the side of a cliff can be the best thing for your mind and soul. The infamous Sky Lodge in the Sacred Valley not only offers an experience of a lifetime but the innovative sleep pods provide the social distancing measures that will keep you safe and sound.
Your wellness journey doesn’t end there. While in the Sacred Valley, there are numerous relaxing and recharging activities you can partake in.
2. Immersive Adventure: Hike the Inca Trail
Adventure travel is on the rise, likely due to the intense urge to breathe fresh air and feel an adrenaline rush after so many months of lockdown and isolation. What better epic adventure than tracing the path that the Incas followed across the magnificent terrain of the Andes.
The great thing about embarking on the Inca Trail (which is just part of the great Inca road system known as Qhapaq Ñan) is the opportunity to enjoy the experience in small groups, implementing social distancing protocols along the way. Check out this Inca Trail itinerary that will check off a lot of must-experiences.
3. Worry-free beach vacations
Peru’s coastline offers some of the prettiest and best beaches to surf, relax and everything in between. South of Lima you’ll find popular beach destinations with beautiful beach houses you can rent on Airbnb. Northern Peru also provides beautiful beaches, excellent surf locations and excellent year-round vacation spots the closer you get to the Equator.
Check out these top 10 beaches in Peru if you feel like chasing the sun.
4. Sustainable Travel: Visit Tambopata in the Amazon
More and more do travelers’ intentions go beyond personal fulfillment. Visiting a new place gives visitors the opportunity to take part in local experiences while also supporting communities and local economies. Leaving the place you visit better than when you arrived is the name of the game.
One of the best places in Peru to visit and also support its conservation is Tambopata, the Amazonian region next door to Cusco. Not only will you experience the immense variety of flora and fauna, you get to relax in the eco-friendly Inkaterra Reserva Amazónica. Check out what else you’re able to do while visiting Tambopata.
5. Back to Nature: Vinicunca, or Rainbow Mountain
We’ve established that getting back to nature is a big trend for 2022. And what will make you enjoy being outdoors even more is exploring interesting landscapes and terrain. Vinicunca, or better known as Rainbow Mountain, is one such destination that will blow you away.
The multi-colored stripes that characterize the mountain is formed by sedimentary mineral layers exposed to the high altitude climate thanks to erosion. It’s an adventure of a lifetime and you will make a few new furry friends.
6. 2 in 1 Bucket List Adventure: Machu Picchu and train travel
Now is the time to cross off that bucket list destination. Why wait any longer? Machu Picchu is a must-visit in your lifetime and, making the trip to the Inca citadel in one of the most beautiful train rides, is one big bonus. Train travel is coming back in a big way, and there are a few options in Peru that will provide a memorable experience.
Take the Vistadome train that provides 360 degree views of the beautiful Andean landscape. Or, you can take the Belmond Andean Explorer, Peru’s answer to the Orient Express, and enjoy a luxurious experience across the Andean Plateau from Puno to Cusco.
7. Gastronomic Fiesta: Visit Ica for the food, pisco and wine
Peru has: fantastic food, quality pisco and, slowly but surely, a growing homegrown wine selection. Ica, just a few hours south of Lima, is the place to visit to experience all three. Tour the vineyards, taste the pisco and wine, and enjoy the magnificent views of the valley.
8. Off the Beaten Path: Salkantay trek
Is following the crowd not your thing? 2022 is all about traveling your way. And lucky for you there’s another way to experience Cusco’s extraordinary landscape on your way to Machu Picchu.
Nothing worthwhile is ever easy, and this trek is no exception. On the Salkantay trek you will be traversing varied terrain thousands of feet above sea level but the views are your reward. You will get to see the snow-capped Salkantay and also pass through the rich vegetation of the jungle leading down to Machu Picchu, which sits at a lower elevation.
9. Lima as an ideal workcation destination
Lima’s coastline, Lima’s restaurants, Lima’s history and modern hustle and bustle… There are numerous reasons why Lima is the dream location for remote work, which is, of course, the biggest trend of the past couple years.
Lima has something for everyone, and new places and activities will always pop up. So why not take the biggest leap and make it your home for a season?
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