1 dayThu, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 4 days off (Jan 1 – 4).
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Long Weekends in Peru 2026
Peru has 4 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 2 – 5). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 5 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 4
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 5 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
4 daysThu, Apr 2 – Sun, Apr 5
Maundy Thursday · Good Friday · Easter Sunday
2345
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Mar 30 – Apr 1) for 9 days off (Mar 28 – Apr 5).
3 daysFri, May 1 – Sun, May 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 27–30) for 9 days off (Apr 25 – May 3).
3 daysSat, Jun 27 – Mon, Jun 29
272829
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 30 – Jul 3) for 9 days off (Jun 27 – Jul 5).
2 daysTue, Jul 28 – Wed, Jul 29
2829
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jul 27) for 5 days off (Jul 25 – 29).
2 daysSat, Aug 29 – Sun, Aug 30
2930
1 dayThu, Oct 8
Battle of Angamos — a lone day off, bridge it:
8
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Oct 9) for 4 days off (Oct 8 – 11).
2 daysSat, Oct 31 – Sun, Nov 1
311
1 dayTue, Dec 8
Immaculate Conception — a lone day off, bridge it:
8
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Dec 7) for 4 days off (Dec 5 – 8).
3 daysFri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27
252627
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 28–31) for 10 days off (Dec 25 – Jan 3).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 4d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
| 4 | 1d · Jan 2 | Jan 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 3d · Mar 30 – Apr 1 | Mar 28 – Apr 5 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 27–30 | Apr 25 – May 3 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 30 – Jul 3 | Jun 27 – Jul 5 |
| 5Best value | 1d · Jul 27 | Jul 25 – 29 |
| 9 | 3d · Jul 27 + Jul 30–31 | Jul 25 – Aug 2 |
| 6 | 2d · Jul 30–31 | Jul 28 – Aug 2 |
| 6 | 3d · Oct 5–7 | Oct 3 – 8 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 5–7 + Oct 9 | Oct 3 – 11 |
| 4 | 1d · Oct 9 | Oct 8 – 11 |
| 4 | 1d · Dec 7 | Dec 5 – 8 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 7 + Dec 9–11 | Dec 5 – 13 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 9–11 | Dec 8 – 13 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 21–24 | Dec 19 – 27 |
| 10 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 3 |
Computed from Peru's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.