Travel Tips. By Kelsey Gostelow. Thinking about travelling to Peru with Contiki? We packed our bags and left for our long flight to Lima, Peru. I was blown away by the ancient sites, culture, food, landscape, people, and animals of colourful Peru. Lima has a lot to offer. After one full day of exploring, our adventure started early in the morning.
We met up with our group and our local guide who brought us to some great places. My favourite neighbourhood was the Bohemian region of Barranco. I found the experience was extra special on the Peru Panorama trip. We got to visit two local communities β one on the Uros Islands and Taquile Island.
One of the best meals the entire trip was on Taquile Island. The views during lunch were absolutely amazing, and were comparable to Santorini in Greece! We also had the opportunity to hang out with the locals and learn about their weaving culture that has been passed down through the generations.
If you opt to take the 1-day trek, you will in fact have the chance to see Machu Picchu twice! On the trek day, we were dropped pretty much in the middle of nowhere, at KM and started our hike up to Machu Picchu.
It was an overcast sort of day to start but ended up being a torrential downpour. Weather changes like this are very common in South America, so pack wisely! There is supposedly an epic moment where you see Machu Picchu through the sun gate β yeah, no we could barely spot it through the clouds but made the best of it anyway, of course!
