Led by a permanent resident — 9 years living in Peru
Fully bilingual — every conversation translated
Independent and education-first — we never take commissions

You can’t research your way into knowing

You’ve read the blogs. You’ve watched the YouTube tours. Maybe you’ve joined the forums — where every thread contradicts the last one. Here’s the truth about deciding to move abroad: the internet can show you Peru, but it can’t tell you whether Peru is home. That takes standing in a produce market with a handful of soles. Walking a neighborhood at eight in the evening. Sitting across from an immigration attorney and asking about your situation, not someone else’s. That’s what this tour is for. In one trip, you gather the firsthand answers that would otherwise take months of trial, error, and expensive guesswork.

Travel it like a tourist? No — test it like a resident.

Across the tour we move through the three Perus you’d actually choose between — the Pacific coast, the southern highlands, and the valley towns in between — and in each one, you do what residents do. Price the market stalls. Tour the clinic. Walk the rental options at different budgets. Have dinner with expats who made the move years ago and will tell you what the blogs won’t. By the end, you won’t just have seen the places worth comparing — you’ll have compared your possible lives in them, side by side.

Fresh produce stalls at a Peruvian marketColonial plaza in southern PeruCouple exploring a Peruvian town on foot

What you’ll do on tour

Walk real neighborhoods and tour actual rentals at different budgets — not showroom listings

Price daily life yourself: markets, pharmacies, restaurants, utilities

Visit private clinics and hospitals and get straight answers on healthcare and insurance costs

Sit down with a vetted immigration attorney for a residency Q&A about your situation

Share meals with expats already living in each region — and ask them anything

Compare coast, highlands, and valley back-to-back, while impressions are fresh

Understand all of it in English — every conversation is translated

Travel with a small group of people asking the same questions you are

You go home with more than impressions

The tour is built so its value keeps working long after you fly home. Every guest leaves with:

  • Our vetted contacts — the immigration attorneys, English-speaking doctors, and property managers we’d use ourselves
  • The Complete Peru Relocation Guide — the whole move, step by step, included with your tour
  • Ongoing access — our live Q&A calls, and answers to your questions before, during, and after your move
  • A small network of tour friends comparing notes on the same decision

Founding tours are kept deliberately small. Dates, the full day-by-day itinerary, and pricing are announced to the newsletter first.

Sharing a meal and conversation at a long table

Is this tour for you?

It’s for you if…

  • You’re planning a move — or a serious Plan B — within the next one to three years
  • You want your savings, pension, or Social Security to go further without giving up healthcare or comfort
  • You’d rather compare locations efficiently than gamble everything on one
  • You want answers from people who live here — not from brochures

It’s probably not for you if…

  • You’re after a vacation — this trip is about daily life, not bucket lists
  • Walking a few uneven blocks or a flight of stairs is a problem — a private tour can be tailored around mobility
  • You’ve already chosen your exact neighborhood — the Online Guide may be all you need

Three ways to scout Peru

Group Tour

The most value per day — and built-in company. Fixed dates, small group, everything arranged.

You’re here

Private Tour

Your dates, your shortlist, your pace — with the same vetted access.

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Self-Guided

Scout independently with the guide doing the groundwork for you.

See how it works

The most expensive way to find out is to move first

A wrong move costs real money: international flights, deposits on the wrong apartment, shipping things you’ll only ship back, months of rent in a place that never fit — and the slow drain of starting over. Five figures, easily, plus a year you don’t get back. A scouting tour is the inexpensive insurance policy: you decide with the facts, before the moving truck.

Questions people ask before booking

Do I need to speak Spanish?

No. Your guide is fully bilingual, and every meeting — attorney, clinics, landlords, dinners — is translated. You’ll also pick up the phrases that matter most.

Is Peru safe?

It depends where — exactly like back home. Part of the tour’s job is showing you, district by district, where expats live comfortably and what everyday precautions look like. You’ll judge with your own eyes, and you’ll get straight answers from people who live here with their families.

Is this a real-estate sales tour?

No — the opposite. We sell education, not property. We take no commissions and no referral fees, and our standing advice is to rent for at least six months before you even consider buying.

What does it cost, and what’s included?

Founding-tour pricing, dates, and the full day-by-day itinerary are announced through the newsletter first. The format is land-only: you book your international flights, and the tour takes care of the rest on the ground.

I’m not retired — is this still for me?

Yes. There are really two Perus on this tour: one for stretching retirement income, and one for remote workers earning abroad. Visas, internet, and workspaces get covered right alongside pensions and healthcare.

What about altitude and walking?

The route is built so your body can adapt, and coastal, lower-altitude options are part of the comparison. You should be comfortable walking a few blocks on uneven surfaces; if mobility is a concern, a private tour can be designed around it.