Fantastic Peru trip of a lifetime
We had a fantastic trip with Peruforless, even with the snafu with the bus/train protests at Aguas Calientes. We really appreciated that Peruforless was able to work with the railroad in order to get us to Machu Picchu on the day we were supposed to have a Cusco city tour. Peruforless really went above and beyond and we are so grateful we were able to go to this world-significant site.
Additionally, we had an incredible trip even without Machu Picchu. The guides that the company hires are truly awesome and clearly love their job. The ones that really stood out for us are:
-Antonio who led us from Arequipa to Chivay to Colca Canyon to Puno - he is so knowledgeable and personable. One of the best guides I've ever met and clearly loves his work and people.
-Percy who took us on a boat tour of Lake Titicaca, the floating islands, and Tiquile Island. He clearly has a close, positive relationship with the local people, which showed throughout the tour.
-Karina who gave us a tour of Southern Valley - she is an encyclopedia of archeological information and taught us so much. And she's a super nice person.
Ivan who gave us a last-minute arranged tour of Moray and the Salt Mines - great in-depth information and enthusiasm. Would never know that this was a last-minute situation for him.
-Rodrigo who took us to Machu Picchu - super knowledgeable about the site and Incan/pre-Incan history and we would have had no idea what to do at Aguas Caliente if he wasn't there. He was able to get us two circuits in our single day up at Machu Picchu since we were originally scheduled for two days.
Seeing all of the different sites really made us understand the extended area of the Incan empire beyond Machu Picchu. It was incredible.
We were impressed with Peruforless's logistics, flexibility, and response. Having guides and transportation set up at each place went flawlessly. While we had a slight snafu where our flight to Arequipa was mislabeled on our itinerary, a quick call was able to get us information for the correct flight easily.
So, huge thanks to Peruforless for providing an amazing, memorable trip. We really loved Peru - the archeological sites, the people, the wildlife, and the landscapes. Peruforless even suggested a certain order of locations for us so we had plenty of time to get used to the altitude before Machu Picchu (altitude sickness is no joke!).
We hope to go to the Galapagos Island in the future and would certainly use Latinamericaforless (Peruforless's parent company) to book our trip.
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