Peru: Travel Itinerary – Looking for Feedback and Suggestions
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Hello,
I’m in Peru for a few days for travelling. I created a good itinerary for myself, and now I would like to show you my plan. Maybe it’s possible to get some feedback or recommendations for my trip in summer.
Day 1 – Arriving Arequipa at 11am, rest a little bit, a little bit of sightseeing
Day 2 – Arequipa – Sightseeing
Day 3 – Arequipa – Sightseeing
Day 4 – Arequipa – Sightseeing (rental car: Exploring village or the Reserva Nacional de Salinas y Aguada Blanca)
Alternative A:
Day 5A – Bus Tour Colca Canyon (Arequipa to Chivay)
Day 6A – Bus Tour Chivay – Colca Canyon – Puno
Alternative B:
Day 5B – Arequipa (Maybe spliting Villages and Reserva Nacional de Salinas y Aguada Blanca to 2 days)
Day 6B – Bus from Arequipa to Puna
Day 7 – Exploring Puno (Visiting Sillustani, maybe Taquile Island and an Uro experience)
Day 8 – Bus from Puno to Cusco (Inka Epress, so we have a little bit of sightseeing at this day)
Day 9 – Cusco Sightseeing, pick up rental car
Day 10 – Cusco to Ollantaytambo (Pisac, etc.)
Day 11 – Ollantaytambo (sightseeing, Maras, Moray)
Day 12 - This day is fix: Ollantaytambo with the train etc. to Machu Picchu
Day 13 – Ollantaytambo to Cusco (Chinchero, explore Cusco)
Day 14 – Exploring Cusco or surroundings
Day 15 – Flight from CUZ to LIM to BOG
My questions / thoughts:
1) I think the better way to acclimate is to skip the Colca Canyon, stay in Arequipa, and enjoy the time there. Because our focus is on Cusco and the Sacred Valley. After these days in Arequipa, we travel relaxed to Puno and so on.
2) Maybe it’s better to leave Arequipa one day earlier to have one more day in Cusco and the surroundings.
3) I think our stop at Puno/Lake Titicaca is fix. Another option would be to take the bus from Arequipa to Cusco directly.
4) I’m fine with our plans for Cusco and the Sacred Valley. With the rental car, we can explore some sights beside the road.
Maybe you have some ideas.
Yes, that’s it 😊
Thank you in advance for your help
Best regards
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