Travel Review: Peru Birthday Vacation, Cusco, Lake Titicaca, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Hiking, Archaeology, Culinary Experiences

WOW!  This was a trip of a lifetime and it all started when we clicked on the Zicasso website.  We made a great choice when we chose this travel agency.  Our agent spent over 90 minutes talking to us on the telephone and helping us decide on all of our options.  We experienced so much, from making ceviche and Pisco sours in Lima to a homestay on an island on Lake Titicaca.  If you approach the homestay knowing that the choice of accommodation was not up to the company, but rather the government of the island, you will learn much.   Do not expect the lovely accommodations that our agent will plan for the rest of the tour. Our guide was kind, friendly, and a walking history book of the Incan Culture!  Our driver made us feel safe in even the crazy traffic near Puno.  We both tried alpaca meat, but shied away from the Guinea Pig. The hiking at high altitudes was tough for two seniors from the flatlands of the Midwest, but we were proud to have pushed ourselves to complete them all! Choosing to travel in the rainy season was a bonus.  There weren’t big crowds anywhere we went.

We highly recommend this company for a well planned and executed culinary and archeological trip to Peru.