Luxury Peru Family Vacation Review: Machu Picchu, Cultural Cuisine, Sacred Valley, Cusco, Puno & Lake Titicaca

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Kevin G.

1.25.2020

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Which Country (Countries) did you visit on this trip?

Peru

Your overall comments on the trip and the travel company:

Overall, we had a great time in Peru. It is such a beautiful country with amazing sites, wonderful people, and unparalleled food/cuisine that it really should be on everyone's "must go" list. This travel company once again did a phenomenal job organizing our trip. The logistic side of the vacation went very smoothly with no hiccup, which is a compliment in itself given the number of flights we had to take, the number sites of we saw that required transportation, the multiple land transportation that had to be arranged (train, car, etc), and the schedule that had to be kept for several of our tours. The travel planner had worked with us before on a previous vacation and a big kudos to her for remembering our family's preferences while organizing this trip. I thought it had a great pace, and while some of the sites required some strenuous activity (which was unavoidable), we had a great support system and the entire family was able to get through all the sites safely and smoothly. The choice of hotels were overall perfect (admittedly we did have issues at one of the hotels) and they were definitely in line with what we needed for the trip and with our preferences. Finally, for most of the trip, we had some of the best tour guides we have ever had and we were extremely lucky to have had tour guide extraordinaire with us for the majority of the trip. She not only made the trip extremely fun and enjoyable, but her knowledge base was second to none and we were able to learn so much about Peruvian culture and history. She also made it an imperative to keep everyone in the family safe and accident-free and, for that, we were extremely grateful. Finally, she was very receptive to our feedback and helped channel some of our negative feedback to the proper channels. We truly had a fun time in Peru and this travel company will definitely be my go-to company for, not only Peru, but any of the South American countries.

What were the most enjoyable or memorable parts of your trip?

The most enjoyable parts was most definitely the food and the sights, especially Machu Picchu. All the sites we went to were gorgeous and the grandeur of the sights was enhanced by the fact that we were right in the middle of the Andes Mountains. However, Machu Picchu simply takes your breath away. Not only does it amaze you how they managed to build such an extraordinary city so long ago when there were not even any significant construction tools of utility, but it's simply a testament to the genius of the Incan empire that this city could last for so long in such amazing condition. It is a must-see sight of a lifetime and we were very glad we had the opportunity to do so. Equal to the beautiful sights of Peru would be the unequaled awesomeness of the food. We ate everything, from guinea pigs to alpaca steaks, to ceviche, to the national drink pisco sour, and we enjoyed everything. Every single food was delicious and we can easily see why Peru has come to be regarded as a foodie's paradise. If we had a chance to try more cultural foods, we would, but there was not one meal or restaurant choice that we regretted, which is a testament to Peru simply having some of the best cuisine in the world. Half the time, we gorged ourselves so much on the food, that we simply did not have room for the next meal. Peru's cuisine is made for you to explore and there simply is not really a dish that would make you regret expanding your taste buds. Finally, as I mentioned before, we definitely enjoyed many of our tour guides, but most especially one guide, who stayed with us from Sacred Valley to Cusco. She is truly one of the best we have ever had in the world, and our family has traveled quite a bit.

If you could take your trip again, what would you do differently?

After experiencing what we were able to experience, while it was a wonderful vacation overall, if we were to do the trip again, what we would do differently is most likely change the last stop of our vacation to another place. We ended our trip in Puno and Lake Titicaca, which is a sight to behold all in itself. Now, certainly, one can argue that you wouldn't know how you feel about a place until you go there. With that said, with our style/preference, we probably would have chosen to substitute Puno for either Nazca, Arequipa, or an Amazon jungle tour if we were to do it over again. Otherwise, everything from Lima to Cusco was simply amazing and we wouldn't change any of it. We also had some issues with our Machu Picchu hotel and, while we did relay our complaints to the hotel staff and our Peru touring agency, we're not 100% sure we'd return to that hotel in the future. The rest of the hotels were great, though, and there really is not any complaints in that respect. Finally, for any do-overs, we would of course choose a drier month to go. We got there at the cusp of the rainy season, and while we were very lucky in that most of our days were sunny, we did meet some of the rain, especially during our Machu Picchu days.

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Luxury Peru Family Vacation Review: Machu Picchu, Cultural Cuisine, Sacred Valley, Cusco, Puno & Lake Titicaca

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