I knew that I wanted to visit the Nazca Lines during my time in Peru, but that was not included as part of Contiki’s itinerary for Peru...

The following morning we slept in and left for the airport at around 11:00 AM. We flew into Puerto Maldonado where we arrived at around...

About half of our group decided to visit Rainbow Mountain during our day in Cusco, but I decided to take it easy and go white water...

he big day was finally here, the main event, the reason Peru jumped out to me as a place I wanted to visit – Machu Picchu! Even though I...

After a sleep in (7:45 AM) we departed Cusco on our way to the Sacred Valley – home to Machu Picchu! Our first stop of the morning was a...

We arrived into Cusco, the gateway to Machu Picchu, as the sun was setting and checked into our hotel. Unfortunately, the bus could not...

All of us, groggy and tired, boarded the bus to Cusco before sunrise. This was a long day of driving, so we hit the road early so we...

We arrived in Puno just in time for dinner, so we checked into our hotel and headed out to explore the town. There is a main street,...

We finally arrived in Arequipa after a long day of airport delays, just in time to grab a late lunch at a gorgeous outdoor restaurant...

I have made it to my sixth continent and 46th country! Peru is amazing so far – I landed shortly after 4:00 PM, went though customs and...

I’m off again! I’m flying from JFK to Bogota to Lima, Peru for a 14 day tour of Peru through Contiki as well as a two day add on through...