Cusco Train Trips

Our trip to Peru was absolutely wonderful and full of unforgettable moments. A true highlight was visiting Lake Titicaca, exploring the floating Uros Islands, and meeting the Taquile Island community — a magical and authentic experience. Everything ran smoothly overall, though travel logistics could be improved slightly with a little less reliance on public transport. Our leader, Lyss, was exceptional from start to finish — warm, attentive, and always ready to help. She truly went above and beyond to make sure everyone had the best experience possible. Accommodation was good throughout. Explore usually chooses charming, locally run hotels full of character, which I really appreciate. While the Hilton was perfectly fine, it didn’t have quite the same local feel I’ve come to love on Explore trips. Overall, a great trip that I would highly recommend.

Our guide Lyss Torres was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. She made the trip so wonderful. She went out of her way to help when things went wrong, lost luggage on arrival at Lima. We couldn’t have managed without her help as LATAM airlines were very unhelpful. There were long journeys but we were prepared and they were broken down into acceptable sections. The overnight bus was perfectly okay and I slept most of it. Overall an amazing experience and I would recommend it, just read the itinerary in detail.

A really comprehensive, interesting tour of Peru but a bit rushed in places and exhausting. In particular, we had no time at all in Lima and not enough time in Nazca. Flights to Peru with Avianca are often delayed (ours was by 24 hours) so I'd advise scheduling an extra day at least at the beginning of this trip to relax and see something of Lima.

Big Shoutout to Our Leader- Lyss who was just amazing. She was right there for everything and was very knowledgeable about all the places that we visited. She made my first explore experience amazing. Really loved this trip and would definitely recommend it to a friend 100%.

This trip included the highlights of Peru: Lake Titicaca and Machu Picchu. You get plenty of time at both locations. The other locations are interesting and you get to see the real Peru, not just the tourist trail.

The tour leader, Hector, was very professional, organised, friendly and informative. I was sick at one point and Hector was very caring and supportive. I can't thank him enough. I think we all felt very well looked after throughout the tour.