Lares Trek to Machu Picchu

Lots of good things to say about our specialist Jimena. She took great care of us.
Our guides were knowledgeable and gave us the history and information we needed as we toured Peru.
Special thanks to our guide Guido and driver Willy.
The sites, the hotels , the transportation were first class.
We learned a lot about Peru!!

Hotel Reviews

Tierra Viva Cusco Saphi

Cusco

Nice three star hotel. Staff was friendly and the breakfast good. Clean rooms, king bed, hot shower, enough space for our luggage.

Authenticity & Character

Location

A couple blocks from the plaza de Armas.

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Cleanliness & Comfort

Ava Valle Sagrado Spot

Urubamba

Stayed here during our trip to the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. Nice three star hotel. Comfortable, good breakfast.

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Location

Staff

Cleaned every day. Great staff.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Los Portales Cusco

Cusco

Only stayed here overnight. Nice enough hotel. Breakfast was fine.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Within three blocks of the main square

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Cleanliness & Comfort

Tierra Viva Miraflores Centro

Miraflores

A nice hotel with all the amenities needed. Front desk was helpful and getting a taxi or uber here was no problem. Overall a good stay😁

Authenticity & Character

Location

Close to the main walking area in the Miraflores district. Safe, lots of shops and restaurants and money exchange

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

A nice three star hotel. Close to everything we needed

Activity Reviews

Cusco Walking City Tour

Cusco

A very interesting walk through Cusco city. Lots to see, a lot of history and our guide was terrific

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Lunch at Ama

Peru

An amazing experience here. Great good, quality , variety and great service. Wonderful to hear the work AMA is doing.

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Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

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Lunch at Chuncho Restaurant

Peru

We stopped here for lunch and our expectations were high after having marvelous meals on our previous tours. The waiter told us that we would be served the special of the day. It turned out to be a chicken quarter of breast and wing on the bone. It was not cooked through and impossible to get the meat off the bone. The potatoes tasted like flour and the vegetable was a pepper. A dish of beans and corn were also on the table to be shared but the skins on them were tough and hard to peel. All in all it was an unappealing meal and impossible to eat.

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Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Loop

Transport

Soft hike from Yanahuara to Ollantaytambo

Sacred Valley

A walk through the Sacred Valley! Interesting plants and history as we walked. Guido our guide was knowledgeable and kept to a pace we could handle.

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Full Day Machu Picchu Exploration

Peru

An amazing experience from beginning to end. Wilson our guide was great. Full of knowledge and passionate about the Incan history. We had a great time

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Moray Terraces

Peru

A great outing with our guide Guido. Lots of history, great location. Loved the site. Everyone should come here.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Jimena and team put together an amazing adventure in Peru for our family. We have used KimKim before and found it quite easy to use; this time was no different. We were able to give insight into some of the things our family enjoys and from there an itinerary was created which we refined to meet our families specific interests and requests. We even made some last minute adjustments that were graciously accommodated.
To add more detail, we are a family of 5 with two adult children and one younger child. We had asked to see Machu Picchu as well as the Amazon rainforest and Jimena delivered an amazing trip plan. Every detail seemed well planned. Each transfer (and there were many) was seamless and our guides brought us to the airport or train station and ensured we were all set. On the other end of each transport, someone was there to receive us. We always felt safe and taken care of. Our guides from Peruvian Soul were all lovely and informative. They made sure we were comfortable and all our needs were met. We also had a separate driver so the tour guide was able to focus just on sharing stories and information with us. The places we stayed were all beautiful and great for our family. People there were friendly and accommodating.
I could go on and on about all the details, but suffice it to say that this trip was packed with activities and internal travel to multiple different locations, which would have been extremely difficult for us to plan on our own. Kim Kim and Peruvian soul made sure all of these details were perfect.

The experience planning and going on our trip to Peru utilizing KimKim and Andean Travel Experience was outstanding! LizKaren was our point of contact during the planning stages and she provided great recommendations, strong guidance, answered all our questions, and was extremely responsive. Once on the ground in Peru, Lisbeth took over as our primary contact and was always available whenever we needed to reach out via WhatsApp.

The trip itself was seamless. Our drivers and guides were always on time and communicated well. In addition to the obvious highlight of exploring Machu Picchu, other highlights included our ATV tour to Maras and Moray and our Michelin-quality lunch at Hacienda Sarapampa.

Thank you LizKaren and Lisbeth for all your help!