One could think of a rainforest vacation as mysterious and forbidding. Thoughts of the Amazon conjures up images of giant spiders and piranha. All told, it may not seem like a place to take the kids. Au Contraire: Peru is an absolutely ideal place to go on a family vacation. The Amazonian rainforest is the closest the natural world gets to being like an actual amusement park. If you want to inspire a sense of wonder about nature, and spark a child’s imagination, visiting Peru is a great destination.
Not to take anything away from the majestic cities of Europe, but traipsing from one historic building to another is just not as interesting to children as it is to adults. A child’s interest is peaked by natural wonders, and those historic sites like the pyramids or Machu Picchu spring up out of the jungle, full of amazing fauna and wildlife.
One of the best ways to tour Peru with a family is with a kid-specific tours. In Peru, you find all types of tours – Amazon river tours, birdwatching tours, as well as tours specially designed for families. If you don’t choose to have a specialized tour guide (though this is recommended) just know that Peru is definitely kid-friendly territory. It may not be a great destination for very small children, such as toddlers, if you are hiking throughout the jungle, and older children must understand the rules of safety, but many families travel throughout Peru every year and return enlightened and enriched by what Peru has to offer.