Green House Tambopata, near Puerto Maldonado, is one of the few jungle lodges accessible by both river and road. It has comfortable rooms, great food and a variety of fantastic jungle tours and activities.

The Tambopata Research Center is the most amazing place to see the rainforest. At the lodge you’re surrounded by wildlife, monkeys, macaws and so much more. I loved every minute!

My second Rainforest Expeditions lodge was fabulous, especially the trip to a clay lick. I loved the wildlife, the lodge design and my suite.

Posada Amazonas lodge has amazing wildlife but I wouldn’t go back. Here’s the good, the bad and the ugly of this Peruvian rainforest lodge.

The Unu Raymi Inca Water Festival in Sangarara is equally traditional and modern. It’s an afternoon of Inca ceremonies, theater and dance at the Llanquepata Inca ruins.

Huchuy Qosqo is one of the best hikes in the Sacred Valley near Cusco. It goes to a beautiful Inca city, it’s free and there are four trails to choose from.

For International Women’s Day 2024, I joined the Manu Biological Station team for a day of birding with local Indigenous women.

The Piso de Valle (Valley Floor) trail has been closed to tourism since 2010. I hiked the trail with a group of professionals and we all came to the same conclusion: This is an extraordinary trail with extraordinary Inca archeological sites that should be reopened.

Here is everything you need to know about Lima’s airport. Travel tips for arriving in Peru, layovers and connections to domestic or international flights. Plus, where to shop if your luggage is lost or delayed.

Waqra Pukará is one of the most spectacular Inca ruins in Peru and one of my top recommendations for alternatives to Machu Picchu. This blog contains all the travel tips you need to plan your trip to Waqra Pukará, with or without a travel agency.

Just two hours from Cusco is the ruins of an Inca temple unlike anything I’ve seen before. Since I started traveling around Peru in 2013, I’ve been to a lot of Inca ruins and a lot of Inca temples. Here’s why Raqchi is so unique.

The Ensifera Ensifera Hummingbird Garden is the best place in the Sacred Valley to see hummingbirds.

My first time staying in a treehouse was so much fun! I especially loved all the wildlife I saw in the surrounding Amazon Rainforest. Treehouse Lodge is near Iquitos, Peru.

Delfín Amazon Cruises was my first ever cruise and I loved it. The boat was beautiful, my room was luxurious, the food was delicious and the Peruvian Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve was amazing.

La Isla de Los Monos is the best place to see monkeys up close and personal when you're in Iquitos. This is a legitimate rescue shelter that rehabilitates monkeys rescued from the pet trade for release.

My two tours in Lima, Peru were of the city center and a bike ride along the coast to the south end of the city.

The massive Chimú adobe city of Chan Chan is more famous and larger than the Moche temple Huaca de la Luna but I think the huaca is more impressive. Read the blog to find out why!

Huanchaco is one of Peru’s best surf destinations. Waves are consistent year-round and there are beaches for beginners as well as expert surfers. The town has a dozen surf schools and is a great place to learn.

Peruvians fish and surf on the caballito de totora. In this blog I explain exactly what that is and how it’s made.

My top 5 for Trujillo and Huanchaco on Peru’s northern coast. Here’s where to go and what to do in the city and on the beach!