MDS TREK PERU 2027

Both formats share the same dates, parts of the route and the same bivouac. The MDS 120 is run or walked in full self-sufficiency: you carry all your food and gear for 4 days. The MDS Trek is a demanding trek, walking only: you remain self-sufficient for food, but your duffel bag is taken to the bivouac, so you can pack whatever you like (tastier food, spare clothes, pillow…). At the bivouac, the Trek has its own area, with bigger tents, a mattress provided, showers and hot water.

Registration opens on 9 December 2026 at 12:00 (Paris time) on our registration platform. In the meantime, fill in the interest form to be notified. The MDS Peru 2027 will be confirmed once 250 participants have registered (MDS 120 Peru and MDS Trek Peru combined). The decision will be made by 31 January 2027 at the latest, and all registrants will be informed as soon as it is: don't book your flights before then.

Book your flights to Lima airport once the event is confirmed (by 31 January 2027 at the latest). Once there, take a taxi to the hotel in the Miraflores district, about 45 minutes from the airport (under €10, around 35 soles). The MDS teams will welcome and guide you there. We strongly recommend tickets with cancellation and change insurance..

Before the adventure: two nights in a hotel in the Miraflores district of Lima. Depending on availability, participants may be split across several hotels in the area. After the adventure: two nights in Paracas, at The Legend Paracas Resort or La Hacienda Bahía Paracas, a two-minute walk from each other.

If this is your first MDS, you probably have lots of questions. Once registered, you'll receive the full kit checklist, but here are the essentials.

Mandatory kit, to carry during the stages:

• A small, light backpack
• Capacity for at least 1.5 litres of water (bottles, soft flasks…)
• A head torch with a spare set of batteries or a power bank
• 10 safety pins
• A lighter
• A whistle
• A knife with a metal blade
• A skin antiseptic
• A signalling mirror
• A survival blanket
• 8 stock cubes (2 per day), which replace salt tablets
• A tube of sunscreen
• Sunglasses
• €100 in cash
• Your passport
• You don't carry your sleeping bag: it travels in your duffel bag to the bivouac.

For the stages, in your small, light bag

• Small, light backpack with 2 bottles or a water bladder
• Light walking clothes (T-shirt, shorts or light trousers)
• Shoes with sand gaiters
• Cap and sunglasses
• Your snacks for the stage (bars, nibbles…)
• The mandatory kit

In your duffel bag, taken to the bivouac

• Evening clothes for the bivouac
• Windproof jacket for evenings and mornings
• Sleeping bag (the mattress is provided)
• Toiletries (sunscreen, soap, antiseptic…), toilet paper and a towel for the shower.
• Your food for the bivouac days, even heavy or indulgent (tinned food, sardines…)

Your suitcase:

You can bring a hard suitcase with your travel belongings. We take it to your hotel in Paracas, where you'll find it after the adventure.

During the stages:

Unlike the MDS 120, you don't carry all your belongings: only the day's snacks, your water and the mandatory kit. Everything else waits for you in your tent.

At the bivouac:

No electricity: bring power banks for your devices.
 

Plan for 10 meals: lunch and dinner on day 3, all three meals on days 4 and 5, then breakfast and lunch on day 6. During the stages, you only take the day's snacks: the rest waits for you in your tent, and hot water is available at the bivouac. The organisation recommends around 2,000 kcal per day.

During the stages, the medical and organisation teams are with you from start to finish. The route is marked with posts every 50 to 100 m, and everyone wears a GPS beacon with an alarm button, so the organisation can locate them at any time. A medical tent is set up at the bivouac and is open at all times.

By bank card in one go or in up to 5 instalments, or by bank transfer in one go. The number of instalments depends on your registration date. Your registration is confirmed once the full amount has been paid.