We recently got back from a small group tour to Peru. The Traveling Professor has been bringing his small group tours to Peru for almost 8 years now and this was our 20th trip. It included Cusco, Machu Picchu, and the Amazon jungle. We made the tour with 15 travelers from all over the United States. In this blog post, The Traveling Professor will tell you about our accommodations, the outstanding food, and what was on our very exciting itinerary. Check out the blog post for our small group tour to Peru trip review.
People have a lot of misconceptions about Peru. I'm not sure exactly what they are but when they get to Peru, especially a place like the Peruvian jungle, they always say, "Wow! I never thought it would be like this". We've been running tours to Peru for about 5 years now, so, in this blog post The Traveling Professor will tell you a little bit more what it is like to visit the jungle in Peru.
The Traveling Professor has taken hundreds of travelers to Peru and Machu Picchu on his small group tours. It is truly an amazing travel experience with tremendous natural beauty and cultural traditions. However, when we talk to people about Peru, they have reservations about going there. Most often they think it is a "third world" country, they will get sick, or it is crime-ridden. I have been to Peru and Machu Picchu as many as 4 times a year in recent years. In this blog post, I will try to dispel the most common myths about traveling to Peru and Machu Picchu.
When choosing to travel, I find people tend to go places they are familiar with,or have a good perception of what they can expect. For instance, there is a never-ending supply of people who want to visit Italy or Paris because they have heard so much about these destinations and they know what to expect in terms of sites to see, language, hotels, and culture. Whenever we take people to Peru, the most common comments we hear are, "I didn't expect the hotels to be so nice", "I didn't think the food would be so good", or "It is much more modern than I thought it would be". I understand people might think Peru is a "third-world country", but it is far, far from that. So, when they travel to Peru, it becomes a great surprise when they find the hotels, service, and restaurants to be MUCH BETTER than what they can find in Europe in many cases, and an even greater value. Read the blog post to find out more about our tour to Peru, Machu Picchu, and the Amazon.
We just got back from a Traveling Professor small group tour to Peru. We took 10 travelers to South America on a tour to ancient Cusco, spectacular Machu Picchu and for the first time, The Traveling Professor went to the Amazon rain forest in what turned out to be a trip that exceeded all expectations. To get a trip report, read The Traveling Professor's blog. There is also a link to view all the photos from The Traveling Professor's small group tour to Peru.
#1 on just about everyone's bucket list is a trip to Peru, especially Machu Picchu. We've done the trip many times and we think we have the best tour to Peru and Machu Picchu out there. Our itinerary is terrific and includes many places no other tour company will take you in Peru and Machu Picchu. We stay in some of the top hotels not only in Peru, some of them ranked in the Top 50 in the world by outfits like National Geographic. We take all of the details to make sure your trip goes smoothly. And, we only travel with small group of adult travelers. Take a look at the details to the best trip to Peru and Machu Picchu in today's blog post.
The Traveling Professor's Guide to Paris by me, Professor Stephen Solosky, was first published in 2009. To my great surprise, it was purchased by thousands of people. The success of the book launched my small group tours to Paris business. Since the publication of the first book, I have traveled to Paris over 20 times. I have led many group tours to Paris. I have learned much and it is all incorporated into the 2nd Edition of The Traveling Professor's Guide to Paris which came out earlier this year. For details on what's in the book and how to get an autographed copy, see the blog post.
Without a doubt, one of the most dazzling and memorable trips one can go on is a tour to Peru including Machu Picchu, Cusco, the Sacred Valley and the Amazon Jungle. When I planned my small group tour to Peru, I did it the right way, spending ample time at Machu Picchu, with guided tours not only of the major sights, but a view of Machu Picchu few travelers see. We stay in top-notch hotels, including the Inkaterra Reserva Amazónica, one of the top eco-resorts in the word. To get the details on my small group tour to Peru, see the blog post.