{"id":911,"date":"2018-07-31T01:21:01","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T01:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peru-tripadvisors.com\/blog\/?p=911"},"modified":"2022-09-05T23:45:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T23:45:27","slug":"my-trip-to-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peru-tripadvisors.com\/blog\/my-trip-to-peru\/","title":{"rendered":"My Trip to Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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My Trip to Peru<\/span><\/h1>

Testimonial from our customer Mr. Hazen & Family<\/span><\/h2>
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Hi Susana,<\/p>

I just wanted to give you some feedback on the terrific trip you put together for us.\u00a0 We had a great time, and really appreciated the service and flexibility you provided during the trip.<\/p>

The guides were all excellent and really knew their stuff.<\/p>

Tierra Viva hotels<\/strong> in Urubamba<\/strong> and Aguas Callientes<\/strong> were terrific.<\/p>

The Huchuy Quosco trek <\/strong>was outstanding.\u00a0 It was great to be on the mountains and the Inca Trail<\/strong> essentially by ourselves rather than in a crowd as would have been the case on the standard treks. Camping up on Huchuy Quosco was a real treat and the guides took great care of us.\u00a0 The trail chef was awesome – all the food was great, and he even baked a birthday cake<\/em><\/strong> for Naomi in the morning on the mountain.<\/p>

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Our one complaint the next day was that the timing of things was just too tight. By the time we got to Pisac<\/strong>, we didn’t have time for the longer hike back down to the town and we didn’t really have time in Pisac market<\/strong> either.\u00a0 This was partly because we waited a long time at the van near Lamay for the guys with the horses to make their way down, but even without that delay I think it would have been too tight.\u00a0 The guys were also very concerned with the timing of getting us to the lunch buffet back in Urubamba.\u00a0 In retrospect, we could have skipped that as well and done something different for lunch, but I understand it was pre-arranged and pre-paid, but something to bear in mind for the future.<\/p>

\"Entrance<\/p>

Ollaytantambo<\/strong> was described as a hike to the ruins, but really it’s just a bit of a climb up the ruins right from the town market, so again we thought we were getting a hike but not really. Though the ruins were very impressive.<\/p>

Machu Picchu<\/strong> was absolutely amazing, and we are so glad we were able to get the tickets to climb Wayna Picchu<\/strong> and the smaller peak. We climbed through the mists and then they cleared when we got to the top and it was magnificent.\u00a0 Our guide for Machu Picchu itself was terrific, with great explanations and stories.<\/p>

Cusco<\/strong> itself was a surprising delight. We were expecting a typical city and it was anything but.\u00a0 It was also very cool that every night there were crowds of young people out in the squares practicing solstice dances etc.\u00a0 Only downside for me in Cusco was that I tried the purple corn drink in the evening and was really sick the next day.\u00a0 Spent the airport waittime curled up on a bench recuperating LOL.<\/p>

\"Cusco<\/p>

The Amak Lodge<\/strong> was very nice and the staff were great. All of the meals were excellent. However, they seemed to be getting re-started under new management and there were only one or two groups there.\u00a0 I think they need to work on their excursions however.\u00a0 Visits to monkey island and the little local conservation\/rescue centre were positioned as separate trips even though they are very close along the river together and could easily be done together in one half-day (which is what we had them do for us).\u00a0 There seemed to be a lot of down-time in between things.<\/p>

The visit to the local village was not good.\u00a0 It really felt like “bring the white folks to see natives in a zoo” and frankly made us uncomfortable.\u00a0 Even the villagers did not seem to be really into it, and the “dance” was really lame.<\/p>

Following that we talked at length with the local head guide and came up with a better plan. They took us fishing, and although we didn’t really catch anything it was fun.\u00a0 Then the next day we did a full day jungle hike. We had the lead guide, his good friend, and Daniel from the conservation centre.\u00a0 We all hiked 2-3 hours into the jungle, and they picked wild yucca on the way and gathered worms for fishing.\u00a0 We got to a spot with a stream where we spent an hour or so fishing (successfully!) while the guys made a fire, gutted the fish, roasted the yuccas and we all had a great lunch before hiking back again. It was a fast hike because they were concerned about timing, but was definitely more what we were looking for.\u00a0 I think they would do well to build a selection of such activities so that there are choices between short-and-leisurely excursions and more involved treks.<\/p>

We then spent a day wandering around Iquitos, which as also very interesting.\u00a0 Went to a couple of museums including the River Boat museum which was very interesting.<\/p>

All in all, it was a fantastic trip and well worth the time and money.\u00a0 Thanks again for arranging everything for us.<\/p>

Here is a VLOG that our kids made of the trip<\/strong><\/a><\/p>