Aracari Travel, an award-winning travel agency based in Lima, Peru, has announced various new family-friendly tour itineraries for summer 2013.
Responding to increasing demand for family-oriented experiences in Peru, Aracari Travel has developed two itineraries (www.aracari.com/traveling/family-trips.html) that incorporate the destinations, accommodations and activities which are most suited for younger families with children aged as much as 12 years old in addition to families with children aged 13 years and older.
Both itineraries include a broad range of adventure activities, educational visits and opportunities to satisfy and engage with area people and communities.
Activities for the more youthful itinerary include a visit to the Amazon rainforest, treasure hunts, interactive weaving lessons, a chocolate workshop and fishing excursions. The tour also features a visit to Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley and Cusco.
The older itinerary includes more adventurous activities equivalent to surfing, mountain biking, hiking and driving sand buggies. As well as visiting Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley and Cusco, the older itinerary adds the Nazca Lines, Lima and Paracas National Reserve.
Interest in family travel to Peru has grown rapidly lately with Aracari Travel noting a considerable increase in family requests since 2010. The Lima-based company attributes this to improvements in travel infrastructure and hotel accommodations in addition to a growth within the variety of destinations and activities suitable for younger travelers.
This is especially the case within the Amazon rainforest where numerous lodges have developed activities specifically for youngsters, similar to interactive rainforest trails and child-friendly field guides which are designed to coach youngsters the price of the natural environment.
Other family-friendly activities are becoming widespread inside the country over recent years corresponding to horseback riding, quad biking, hot-air ballooning and kayaking. Short treks have also become well-liked by day treks and short camping hikes which are more manageable for younger travelers.
Marisol Mosquera, founding father of Aracari Travel, said: “When we first started during this business Peru was generally still a backpacker destination with little or no to provide families, especially younger children. Nowadays almost a 3rd of our groups are traveling with their families, that is incredibly exciting for me.
“Peru has lots potential for families and younger travelers. i’ve been traveling in Peru for decades with my very own son, who’s now 11, and the experience for a kid of traveling in a rustic like this can’t be over exaggerated. Our country offers such a lot for younger travelers, not just the joys and excitement of our out of doors adventures but in addition the richness of our culture and history that may be such an academic or maybe transformative experience for any youngster.”
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