So you’ve decided to plan an epic trip to Peru and you’re thinking about doing the Inca Trail Machu Picchu hike and you’ve either got months, weeks, or days left before you head out.  Not sure what to bring and need a little inspiration?

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What we have here is a comprehensive Peru packing list and a what-to-pack guide of sorts that breaks down everything that I brought for my 2 weeks in Peru that included both the Inca Trail hike and a stay in an Amazon jungle eco-lodge.

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Creating Our 2 Week Peru Itinerary

peru packing list and what to pack for a trip to the inca trail and amazon jungle

With only so much time to work with, planning this trip was a bit of a challenge but doing research on all the highlights of the country, we decided on two things we absolutely wanted to do:

  1. Machu Picchu – This was a no brainer
  2. Amazon Jungle – At first it was the Amazon River but after realizing that it wasn’t feasible logistically, the jungle was just as enticing

The full 2 week Peru itinerary covers our decision making and everything we learned from pulling off this big trip which I highly encourage you to read.

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Get to the end of the post to find out how.

Here’s a quick map of everywhere we included in this 2 week trip.  It turned out to be quite the contrast with city sights in Lima and Cusco, the “countryside” in the Sacred Valley, high altitude trekking along the Inca Trail, and finishing off in the lush jungles of the Amazon.  A trip like this is extremely diverse.