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41 Reviews I found two websites that have good recommendations regarding getting around in Lima: A. http://www.hopstudios.com/nep/column/taxis_in_lima_peru.html - It is funny and well written. B. Better even...
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To Cusco by Bus Cusco
11 Reviews For some backpackers, it's not always necessary to pay 10~15 soles to get a taxi from Cusco airport. Bus is an alternative. Exit the airport on your left, wait for bus C4M. It's a 30-minute ride and...
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By Train Machu Picchu
37 Reviews MACCHU PICCHU The way to get to Macchu Picchu is by "The Expedition Train" from The city of Cuzco This train follows the Urubamaba River along the Urubamamba valley to the small town of "Aguas...
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15 Reviews If you wanna go from the airport to the centre, the most economical way is the Urbanito bus. It is a private shuttle that stops in: - Centre: 6 USD - Miraflores, Barranco: 8 USD It is safe, but IT...
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Around Cusco by Taxi Cusco
14 Reviews Taxis: Pay no more than s/. 3 for a taxi ride in the city. s/. 2.5o is the actual rate. Newer, larger cars may try to charge more. It’s difficult to pay the actual rate from the airport. You should...
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Combined Suggestions Machu Picchu
9 Reviews There are several ways to get to Machu Picchu: Inca Trail: There are 2 day and 4 day options. You should book months and months in advance. Obviously, people do this for the experience, but it does...
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Con Avion - By Plane Lima
14 Reviews It seemed to me that the basis of travel in Peru is by overnight. Those Andean passes take some getting through and those journey times are long, slow and usually at the most anti social hours of the...
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To Cusco by Train Cusco
11 Reviews I took the train from Puno to Cusco like my guide book recommended - also as a change from all the busses, escecially night busses I had before. and it was great. the landscape it very nice and it was...
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Information / Sources Machu Picchu
11 Reviews When you come out of the train station, you have to go through the craft market, then cross a bridge. To the left, close to or just under another bridge, you will see the Consettur buses all lined up....
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Long Distance Buses Lima
4 Reviews Look at, and use, these buses: Ormeño and Cruz del Sur: http://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe http://www.grupo-ormeno.com.pe For Puno-Cusco: http://www.inkaexpress.com And look what I wrote on the Peru...
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To Cusco by Air Cusco
16 Reviews Not too many choices of flying into Cusco from Lima, Lan Peru, Taca, or Star Peru. The fare on Lan is more than doubled than on Star. I've taken both Lan and Star Peru, service is good on either...
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Train From Cusco to Machu Picchu Cusco
5 Reviews I took the '5am train' 3 weeks ago, is still in service; you should leave cusco around 3am to get at Ollantaytambo Station around 4:30am-4:45am to have some time to do the line and buy the train...
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Around Cusco by Walk Cusco
2 Reviews Cusco is a fascinating city and great and easy to explore as all roads lead to (or away from ) the Plaza de Armas. Taxis are cheap - you must negotiate the price beforehand - and plentiful. For a...
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hello,I'm from holland and unfortunately my 2 creditcards don't seem to work. (both visa and mastercard) the price difference is in my case 600 dollars (940 instead of 340. I've also tried enjoy-peru-travels.com and it didn't work (even though I was only allowed to choose Visa which I have)so if anyone recenty managed to get the cheap "peruvian" price. Please tell me how! I would like to take a flight from lima to juliaca on the 7th of july 2008. so I think I do have some time before all flights are booked...I hopethnaks you all!!Jorn
Me and my friends also wondered about the diferent prices. We really tried everything to book it the cheaper way on the Peruvian site. At the end it never functioned. It seemed like you had to have a credit card exposed by a Peruavian bank.Curiously my parents got it the cheaper way 2 days earlier by trying it a houndert times with their credit card.Right now I have to book again with LAN. Do anybody know a certain way to book the cheaper version?
There are fewer trains back to Cusco from Aguas Calientes. But there are plenty going back to Ollantaytambo from where there are regular collectivos to Urubamba and then buses to Cusco. This sounds like a longer trip but it is actually faster (and cheaper) than taking the train from AC to Cusco. In Ollantaytambo, walk from the station to the main square to catch a collectivo (1 Sol). In Urubamba you don't even leave the station and the bus to Cusco costs 3 Sol.
Hi,we took the train about 2 years ago in Anden Explorer Class. Enjoyed the comfortable seats, the meals and drinks as well as the Observation Car. Luggage is transported in a separate, guarded coach, thus no problems with thieves. The train going right through the Juliaca market and very beautiful landscape. One of those train rides you do not find too often and from the price point of view it was really worth the money.But, it is a ten hours ride on 5m long tracks. Thus there is a constant noise and of course a constant swinging of the coach, which rocked my wife to sleep and caused headache for myself.
Hey , You can get a prepaid cab at the airport or a shuttle for probably less than half that.The service is ligit and is set up as u leave the arrival area.There are also touts hanging out the front of the airport but be careful... cheers chris
Plan your trip in stages from Lima to Cusco & do it with local bus..Lima - ICA-NASCA etc..etc..i travelled the long journeys at night arriving in the early morning.Once you arrive get taxis to your Hotel or destination..very cheap.
Some say it is better to go from Puno to Cuzco by bus... less bumpy and faster, perhaps. But, hey... I say take the train! It's kinda fun to swing like a pendulum and 'Look, ma! I'm suspended in the air... and again... and again!' for 10+ hours...
If you're doing trekking to Machu Picchu (Inca Trail, Salkantay or other) a train trip from Aquas Calientes back to Cuzco is probably included. A word of advice: do not take the train all the way back to Cuzco because just when you already see Cuzco train station the train stops and then starts going back, then stops again and starts going forward, and so on ad nauseum, ad infinitum, and it'll be acting like a freagin' pendulum clock for at least 1,5 hour. I'm sure there is a reason behind that but I was too pissed off to think about it. Instead get off the train at either Ollanta or Poroy stops, don't remember which one but you'll see a lot of people getting off the train and there will be buses lined up nearby. Take the bus! It's just a few pesos but it'll save you lotsa time and nerves. This is of course related to backpackers train, I don't know how the luxury ones behave.
Travelling with a bus through Peru can at times be hazardous. When we were there, there was a big strike, with several road blocks in big cities as Puno and Arequipa. The reason was that professors and teachers got paid less and had to pass a test - imagine that! -, but there was (in the summer of 2007) a general discontent towards president Alan Garcia. I had also read not so hopeful newspaper articles on bus accidents in Peru in 2004 and 2005, but it seems things have gotten better since then.Picture 2 shows how excellent the surroundings look like, sitting in a good seat in the bus when driving from Nazca tot Arequipa. We had several bus companies in Peru. The best was Cruz del Sur.
7 Reviews and 251 Opinions We did not stay here, but it was pointed out to us as the hotel used for some of the VIPs that came...
Hostal Rumi Punku Cusco
7 Reviews and 486 Opinions Very nice hotel including all amenities, even wi-fi. Recommend the tours booked via Sergio at the...
Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel Machu Picchu
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Q: We will be traveling in Dec. can only spend about 6 days in Peru. Would appreciate any suggestions on how to best use our time. ...
A: Firstly, if you stay on the coast, be prepared for heat and humidity. If you go inland, be prepared for altitude. I imagine you will be arriving first off in Lima? Six...
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