Jin K
Toronto
A question about this place:
Answers:
machaves
California
The word from my friend who lives in Lima and has been to Machu Picchu several times is not to book tours with an agency. If you want to save money, wait until you get to Cusco and deal directly with the tour guides and never pay the first price they offer. According to him, if you work it right, you should be able to do much better than $300. Of course, if time is also tight, you might not have the flexibility necessary to get the best deal…
BTW, the food in Lima is fantastic. Be sure to get a taste of the local dishes, such as aji de gallina or any seafood plates, including ceviche. Yum!! It’s my second night in Lima on this trip and the food has been outstanding, as it was on the first trip.
Good luck,
mario
Jin K
Toronto
One problem I noticed is the airfare between Lima and Cusco. Even on the website, when I go in as ‘North American’ as opposed to ‘Peruvian’ the price seems to fluctuate.
How much is a good price? Considering I will be buying the ticket a day before or the same day?
And late May…do you think I need to book a hotel at Cusco before getting there?
Thanks guys, btw.
Cualla
Miami
TACA and LAN Peru are 2 good airlines that fly into Cuzco from Lima—we paid about $120 round trip on LAN. Of course there’s probably lots of other local airlines but I’m a little scared of flying so I tend to stick with known airlines. On the 19% thing, the hotel where we stayed was Del Prado Inn, on the main square, fyi. I’m Peruvian so it wasn’t because we looked liked tourists or anything, but I did have to email the travel agent so she could fax the immigration forms to the hotel. On the positive side, free Wi-Fi! :)
On the hotel reservations, I don’t think you need to reserve ahead of time, Cuzco seems to be full of places to stay.
