Peru Tours

[psypher]

i'm looking to head to peru in september (yeah, last minute) and i'm thinking of taking a pre-planned tour.

i'm a little worried of getting stuck on an 'retirement-tour' with a bunch of 65 yr olds who never leave the bus. I'd like a tour that would arrange a guide to hike the inca trail instead of chartering a bus and would give me a chance to see 'peru' and not just drop me off at an A/C'd hotel and say, "this is peru".

So, which tours have y'all taken. How would you rate them, etc. or do just suggest winging it on my own?

Thanks!

Nick

[omisan]

I haven't taken it but this Dragoman trip is supposed to be great. I was hanging out with one of the driver/tour guides and he made it all sound pretty amazing...

[psypher]

wow, i really like the looks of that one... too bad it doesn't have any openings for the dates i can go. :-(

any words from someone who's been to Peru w/o a tour group?

[ChrisP7683]

Originally posted by psypher@Aug 12 2005, 12:41 PM
wow, i really like the looks of that one... too bad it doesn't have any openings for the dates i can go.* :-(

any words from someone who's been to Peru w/o a tour group?

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I went last December and traveled from Lima to Chiclayo to Piura and then on to Mancora. You can ride almost the entire coast for like 20 dollars on a bus. Although not always the most reliable. I dont know what you are interested in doing in Peru but if you like to party and see places that most Americans never venture to, try a trip up the coast and end up in Mancora. (www.vivemancora.com) I honestly went for days without seeing another American. Peru is a blast.

[marti]

Hi, I'm going to travel to peru next year and I have a tour with totallyperu.com, I'm not sure of what else to do or what cities or places to visit because I want to everywhere but I'm just going in a 12 days trip. so please can yo tell me things from peru and give me some recommendations.