I loved the entire trip. What an amazing experience!

Peru | Jan 18 - Jan 29, 2024

Joseph and his wife at Sarapampa Hacienda were so kind and informative. Oscar was a very interesting tour guide and we learned much about the Incas. Would have been nice to hear more about the previous cultures who inhabited the area before the Incas. One comment was that Oscar said the valley was named "The Sacred Valley" was named because hippies settled in the area in the 1960s. I beg to differ because everything I read said that the indigenous people thought it was sacred because of the water, climate and soil conditions.

Could have skipped the salt mines - not really mines and not at all interesting. The climb up and down the stairs was not worth it for what we saw. I hated this part of the tour and felt like we were just filling up time. We stopped for lunch in a very nice town (sorry, can't remember the name) and ate in an old colonial house. It was excellent. I also really enjoyed meeting the women at the textile place in Chinchero.

Great hotel! We skipped much of the farm tour but we did make it back to the hotel in time for lunch. What a fun experience. Loved every minute of it! The scenery on the train was fantastic! We loved every minute of this part of the trip.

Our guide was kind and patient. We were a party of 6 seniors from age 70 to 82. She was very helpful with the steps, took her time, etc.

It was okay. Loved the archeology sites but there wasn't that much to see in the town. The cathedral was interesting.

Very interesting drive to the canyon. Unfortunately, we had to make the return trip on the same route so it was so LONG and tiring.

Too much time riding in the van and looking for condors. I'm not that into nature. We finally did see some condors and got some great pictures. The Colca Lodge was very nice and relaxing. We loved the hot springs!

Way too much food! We could hardly eat it all. The market was interesting and colorful. I would love to have the variety of fruits and vegetables available here in the USA, Arequipa is a beautiful and vibrant town. I would have liked to have spent more time there.