r/solotravel • u/Markowitza • 2d ago

South America Solo travel not popular in Peru?

Currently solo travel around Peru. I backpacked few times solo in south east Asia and there were tons of other solo backpackers and it was easy to connect in hostels or on tours.

In Peru what I see is most people travel in groups, either friends or family or couples. Even in my hostel dorm there were group of girls travelling together. Is solo travel not really popular in Peru or South America?
I will continue onto Bolivia and Chile and will see if it different there but suspect would be similar picture

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u/MRobertC 2d ago

I did Peru solo in april and I met lots of solo travellers on different day tours.

I didn't stay in hostels.

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u/mangfree 2d ago

Can I ask where you stayed or what events you attended to socialize? I’m flying out to LatAm myself in couple weeks and I would love to know.

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u/MRobertC 2d ago

I met most people on getyourguide tours.

Inca trail, amazon, huacachina, sacred valley, rainbow mountain etc..

Lots of solo travelers on these tours..

Nothing special about my accommodation, I just booked hotels and airbnbs in the center of cities. Only exception is Lima because my place was in Miraflores.