DO YOU NEED VISA?

Visas
Citizens from West Europe, Asia, South or North America, Australia, New Zealand, or South Africa do not need to have a visa to enter Peru, only a valid passport. A visa is required for visitors from India and Fiji. To obtain a tourist visa, you must present a valid passport, two color photos, an application form, a ticket for the return flight from Peru, a proof of economic solvency, and the required fee.
In order to enter the country, you must have a passport with a remaining validity of at least 6 months. If your passport expires while you are in the country you can renew it, free of charge, in your country\\\'s embassy in Peru. If your passport is filled with travel stamps but is still valid, you may request more pages added to your passport in your country\\\'s embassy.
All tourists that visit Peru are given a tourist card that you must fill in with your information. Each card has a duplicate and Immigration keeps a copy of it in their office.
The requirements for acquiring a Peruvian visa, for tourism or business, are the following:
* F-07 Form (free).
* Receipt of payment for processing fee. S/. 24.00. (soles)
* Copy of passport of beneficiary.
In the event that there are bilateral or multilateral agreements written by Peru with other States or international entities, payment of fees, processing, or other facilities can be subject to change or modification.
For other countries, we recommend you ask for visa in a Peruvian embassy or consulate.
Visa Extensions
Passport
The tourist card that you will receive when entering Peru allows you to stay up to 90 days. This may be renewed three times for 30 days each time. The first renewal is free but the following renewals cost about US $ 30. If you want to prolong your stay for more than one month you must leave the country and re-enter in order to complete the process again from the beginning. The renewal process takes less than an hour.
The requirements to prolong your stay are:
* Printed F-004 form (free).
* Receipt of payment for processing Fee S/. 24.00
* Proof of payment from the Banco de la Nación (National Bank) for change of Migratory Status USD$200.00 or $300.00 according to the specific case. (Payment upon Approval of Action)
* Annual Immigration fee US $ 20.00
* Valid passport and embarkation/disembarkation card or valid identification card from Immigration.
* International Exchange File
* Change of Temporary Visa Status $ 50.00 (Payment upon Approval of Action)
Business Visas
If you are planning to work in Peru, you must obtain a business visa. You will need a valid passport, two color photos, a ticket for the return flight from Peru, and a letter from his/her employer or from the Chamber of Commerce, establishing the nature of business, duration of the stay, and a guarantee that he will not have to pay any Peruvian tax. This visa has a set cost. The visitor must register in the General Direction of Contributions for tax matters.
Employees of foreign companies that come to Peru on business must fulfill the following requirements:
* A copy of the contract for services rendered between the foreign company and the natural or legal Peruvian entity receiving the services. It must be a legally notarized copy or authorized by a public official of the DIGEMIN (General Direction of Migration and Naturalization).
* Document of designation of the worker issued by the foreign company, duly legalized in the Peruvian consulate and endorsed by External Relations with instructions of time of services rendered within the country.
Note: If written in a foreign language, documents must be translated to Spanish by a licensed translator.
Student Visas
To obtain a student visa for a year, you must show proof of economic solvency, be enrolled in a Peruvian educational institution, have a recommendation letter written by yourself and another letter issued by the Peruvian consul, a letter of moral and economic guarantee from a Peruvian citizen, and four pictures (front and profile). You must also provide a medical examination certificate. If you are in Peru, and you need this type of visa, you must leave the country and request it in immigration at one of the borders.
RECOMMENDED PROGRAMS
CHOQUEQUIRAO MACHUPICCHU From: USD$795 8d/7n
In this trekking, we will pass from the Inca City of Chokequirao to Machupicchu, we need good trekking conditions and some experience.
SALKANTAY - LLACTAPATA- MACHUPICCHU 5d/4n
We do have this great 5 days hike Option, ending at Machu Picchu, having on the last day a full day time between 7a.m. till 2 p.m. to enjoy well the great Inka City, that’s means you will get Machu Picchu before the crowded trains arrive, good for empty Pictures and enough time for those looking to climb the holy mountain of Huayna Picchu (1:40 min.round trip aprox.), or a quiet hike to the temple of the Moon which is located behind Huayna Picchu
VALLE DE LARES MACHUPICCHU 4d/3n
In this trek you will enjoy a wonderful panoramic views of mountains and small lakes, as well as you are going to have the opportunity to know small villages along the route.
INCA TRAIL CLASSIC 2010 FROM: USD$ 450 4d/3n
The Lost city of the Incas, Machu Picchu, with no doubt the symbol of the Inca civilization. The royal path that carried pilgrims and authorized officers of the empire to the sacred city was The Inca Trail as we know it now.
INCA TRAIL 02 Days 01 Night 2010 From: USD$300 2d/1n
If you want to experience hiking into Machu Picchu on the famed Inca Trail, but you don’t want to trek for the full 4 days, you can do it on this one-day hike to Machu Picchu. Starting in Chachabamba.
VILCABAMBA - MACHUPICCHU 5d/4n
Following the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire in the 1530s, a few members of the royal family established a small independent state in Vilcabamba, in the relatively inaccessible Upper Amazon to the northeast of Cusco. The founder of this so-called Neo-Inca state was Manco Inca Yupanqui
JUNGLE INCA TRAIL 4d/3n
This is a new Combination, between a Down Hill Mountain Bike Tour and a Jungle Trekking to Machupicchu.
AUSANGATE PRICE 2010: From: USD$580 7d/6n
We pass ice walls, a glacier, the cascades of a frozen river, and numerous springs of hot and medicinal underground water. The mountaineer will also find lovely views over the surrounding countryside, looking down into fertile valleys and across to the Vilcanota mountains. These snow covered ranges arc away to the east, the southeast, then the south, protecting the valley of Canchis.
TRADITIONAL CUSCO 2010 FROM $315 3d/2n
First day: - Welcome at the airport in Cusco and transfer to the Hotel (in the morning). - Tour around Cusco and outskirts (in the afternoon 2pm - 6pm). - Night in the Hotel Second day: - Breakfast in the hotel - Tour to Machupicchu (all day from 6am - 8pm) - Night in the Hotel ( Cusco) Third day: - Breakfast in the Hotel - Transfer from the Hotel to the Airport in Cusco.
CUSCO SAGRADO 2010 FROM USD$415 4d/3n
First day: - Welcome at the airport in Cusco and transfer to the Hotel. - Tour around Cusco and outskirts ( 2pm - 6pm) - Night at the Hotel Second day: - Breakfast at the Hotel. - Tour to Machupicchu ( 6am - 8pm) - Night at the Hotel Third day: - Breakfast at the Hotel - Sacred Valley tour ( 8am - 7pm) - Night at the Hotel Fourth day: - Breakfast at the Hotel - Transfer from the Hotel to the airport in Cusco.
CUSCO WILCAMAYU 2010 FROM $690 5d/4n
The Vilcanota River, also known as Wilcamayu or Huilcamayo and also Urubamba is the fast flowing river in Sacred Valley that cuts through the landscape from southeast flowing northwest. The river's name contains the word vilca or wilca, in hispanicized variant its its huilca, meaning sacred. The river's name in translation to English would be Sacred River. In fact, because of this river was the valley of many Inca cities called the Sacred Valley
TRADITIONAL JUNGLE 3d/2n
There are three conservation areas in Madre de Dios of great importance: the Manu Biosphere Reserve, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987, the Tambopata - Candamo Reserve, with intact populations of several endangered species, such as the giant river otter and the Harpy eagle, and the Bahuaja-Sonene National Park, home to some 450 different species of birds.
MACAW CLAY LICKS PROGRAM (OPTION 01) 4d/3n
Clay licks, or collpas in Quechua, are simply high concentration deposits of minerals that are hard to come by in the rain forest. For parrots and macaws they come in the form of river bank clay deposits, but mammals sometimes gather around exposed soil in the ground, monkeys lick tree trunks with sediments and butterflies flutter about beaches where nutrient- rich liquids have evaporated. Clay licks are thus a widespread and not so uncommon phenomenon in the rain forest
CHOQUEQUIRAO From: USD$420 5d/4n
Choquequiraw is situated in the spur of the mountain range of Salkantay, over 3030m surrounded by the Apus of Yamana, Ampay, Chokecarpu, Pumasiyo and Panta, on the left bank of Apurimac river. In the time of the Incas, it was united and in communication with Machu Picchu by a complex network of trails.
MACAW CLAY LICKS PROGRAM (OPTION 02) 4d/3n
Clay licks like these are scattered throughout Amazonia. Although locals have always known about the clay licks and the ability to see parrots well at these sites, clay licks did not gain the attention of scientists until 1984.
CUSCO CULTURAL AND INCA TRAIL 2010 From USD$690 7d/6n
The departure from this Tours are every Monday from 1.30 in the afternoon, is an adventure that combine ancient culture of the Incas with the Adventure touring the Inca Trail We recommend making reservations with more than 03 months in advance. The group size is 03 to 16 people
INCA TRAIL GOLD SERVICE From:2010 USD$580 5d/4n
This hike takes more time to do the traditional Inca Trail to Machupicchu (Machu Picchu), leaving more time to appreciate the nature and archaeology along the way. We spend one long fourth day visiting Winaywayna and Machu Picchu, and on the fifth day we return to Machu Picchu to see the sunrise from the Sun Gate. We encounter valleys that contain wildlife endemic to high deserts or the tropics, between stretches of puna and cloud forest. We encounter mysterious archaeological sites half covered by jungle overgrowth, which look like you are discovering them for the first time. Machu Picchu is one of the worlds greatest cultural treasures, and of these is the most enigmatic
SUASI PRIVATE ISLAND 3d/2n
Suasi Island is approximately 43 hectares and it is located on the so called Major of the Titicaca Lakes at 2 and a half hours from Puno, 70 kilometres going by the Lake and 167 kilometres going along the highway, at a height of 3810 metres above sea level. It is a private island where ecological activities, such as treks on which you will be able to watch the four South American Cameloids, birds, Andean cultivations and livestock breeding, are organised. You can also take part on cultural manifestations, not to mention the experience of tasting the exquisite Novo Andean cuisine, prepared with local organic produce. It is a place where it is possible to admire the immensity of the lake and where to enjoy the night under a beautiful sky in harmony between man and nature.


