Your Next Bucket List Adventure

06/06/2018

Are you looking for your next bucket list adventure?

You’ve tackled the epic Himalayas, you’ve trekked with the Gorillas in Rwanda, you’ve followed the Old Silk Road from Kashgar to Kashmir… what’s next? Or maybe you haven’t done any of those experience’s are looking for your first bucket list adventure that will bring you a lifetime of memories. 

Who doesn't love baby goats? Wild Peru. Photo credit: Nina Karnikowski
Who doesn’t love baby goats? Wild Peru. Photo credit: Nina Karnikowski

We think you should take a look at our Wild Peru Tour, an experience that will blow your mind; and it is not just us that think you should consider this destination. Featured in the annual Sydney Morning Herald – Good Weekend Guide for 52 Dream Destinations they say it is one the most exciting places to visit in 2018 and recommend our tour as the one to experience this amazing location!

Exploring the quaint streets of Cusco - Wild Peru. Photo credit: Nina Karnikowski
Exploring the quaint streets of Cusco – Wild Peru. Photo credit: Nina Karnikowski

Hidden in the world’s longest continental mountain range, the Andes, is one of Peru’s best kept secrets. The rainbow coloured Vinicunca Mountains. Trekking to this spectacle, you will be treading through one of the wildest and rarely visited regions of Peru, and the crown jewel in the Andes. Explore low alpine valleys, traditional Peruvian villages still rich in tradition and remote Andean culture. Snow capped peaks will tower over you, herds of llamas, glaciers and turquoise lakes will encapsulate you.

Everyone loves a Llama - Wild Peru. Photo credit: Nina Karnikowski
Everyone loves a Llama – Wild Peru. Photo credit: Nina Karnikowski

Condors will soar above you, pumas and bobcats will dart past. Bathe in hot springs along the way. You will circumnavigate the massive Ausangate Peak before reaching the breathtaking geological features of the ‘Rainbow Mountains’. The landscape looks like it has been painted with a brush. Red, orange, ochre, turquoise and blue create an unforgettable sight.

Made it! The spectacular Rainbow Mountains in Peru! - Wild Peru. Photo credit: Nina Karnikowski
Made it! The spectacular Rainbow Mountains in Peru! – Wild Peru. Photo credit: Nina Karnikowski

Combined with a fascinating and educational few days with remote Sacred Valley tribes, you will learn and witness their customs and traditions. From cocoa leaf ceremonies, to traditional dance and story telling under the stars, this is a journey that you will not forget, as you uncover the hidden secrets and beauty of Wild Peru.

If you are looking for a tour that you are sitting on a bus looking out the window while a tour guide points out the local history then this tour is not for you. You will need to pack your hiking shoes and sense of adventure as you are in for ten days of extreme trekking, remote locations and maybe even some wild weather. Great travel stories and memories aren’t created by sitting around or waiting for the adventure to come to you; the best travel stories always involve being immersed in the culture, the food, the people and the environment. Getting out there and really being part of your experience is what makes for great travel.

Local weavers at work - Wild Peru Photo credit: Nina Karnikowksi
Local weavers at work – Wild Peru Photo credit: Nina Karnikowksi

If you like this tour but would like to make it your own, we have Tours by Design, which are a Crooked Compass speciality. We can personalise your travels precisely to your style. Why pay for tours that include excursions you simply are not interested in? Maybe you have come across an itinerary elsewhere that is ‘almost’ perfect, but not quite. Perhaps you would like assistance to help create that dream itinerary from scratch and turn it into a reality. Whatever your reason for customising your own tour, our expert team is here to help.