Peru travel Peru vacations Peru tours peru gateway travel
The BEST and most informative site on Peru for travel and tourism to Lima, Machu Picchu, Cusco, Cuzco and all of Peru.
Use our unique
PERU TRAVEL PLANNER to help plan your travel itinerary.
Toll free 1 888 671 2852
/ 1 888 671 2853  
Contact Us

 

Peru Gateway Travelon  

communications

Peru Viajes

EDITION 2013

 

 

Peru Travel Planner, vacations and holidays
PERU TRAVEL PLANNER

Home
Up
Travel to Peru
Peru Facts
Peru Weather
Peru Map
Things to do in Peru
Peru Airports
FAQ
Consular Information
Entry Requirements
Visa For Peru
Vaccination
Representation
Peru Profile
where to go
when to go
getting there
red tape
cost money and banks
travel insurance
getting around
eating and drinking
communications
crime personal safety
travelling with chidren
woman travellers
history
best of
information and maps
health
opening hours holidays
geography climate
cinema
directory
inca life
ancient wizardry
peruvian music
indigenous rights
peru white gold
nature
 

Call Centers

NORTH AMERICA TOLL FREE
Monday - Saturday
From 9 am to 6 pm ET

1 888 671 2852 voice
1 888 671 2853 voice
1 877 260 2391 voice
1 877 260 2423 voice
1 877 260 2370 voice

Discounted Airfares Toll Free
1-866-856-8368


1 877 260 2209 Fax


United Kingdom
- TOLL FREE (Freephone)
0-800-098-8450


Australian Customers
TOLL FREE
1-800-194078

Rest of the world
+51 1 4443027 - 4457704

 

 

Check for current Weather conditions for top destinations in Peru

peru tour travel and tourism, credit cards accepted online

Peru Gateway Travel is member of ASTA

Peru Gateway is a LATA member

PERU GATEWAY TRAVEL is FROMMER'S RECCOMMENDED TOUR OPERATOR

Online Transactions Verified by VISA, Peru vacation packages and tours


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peru communications

The Peruvian postal service is reasonably efficient, if slightly irregular. Letters from Europe and the US generally take around one or two weeks - occasionally less - while outbound letters to Europe or the US seem to take between ten days and three weeks. Stamps for airmail letters to the UK, the US, and to Australia and New Zealand all cost around $1.

Be aware that parcels are particularly vulnerable to being opened en route - in either direction - and expensive souvenirs can't be sure of leaving the building where you mail them. Likewise, Peruvian postal workers are liable to "check" incoming parcels which contain cassettes or interesting foods.

Poste restante
You can have mail sent to you poste restante care of any main post office (Correo Central), and, on the whole, the system tends to work quite smoothly. Have letters addressed: full name (last name in capitals), Poste Restante, Lista de...
read more >>

Telephones
With a little patience you can make international calls from just about any town in the country. In recent years the telephone system has dramatically improved, partly due to being taken over by a Spanish telephone company and partly because...
read more >>

The media
There are many poor-quality newspapers and magazines available on the streets of Lima and throughout the rest of Peru. Many of the newspapers stick mainly to sex and sport, while magazines tend to focus on terror and violence and the frequent deaths...
read more >>

The Internet
Peru has good Internet connections, with cyber cafés and Internet cabins in the most unlikely of small towns breaking down barriers of distance more effectively than the telephone ever did. Lima and Cusco have abundant Internet facilities,...
read more >>
 


Qr Peru Explorer


Mon-Sat 9 Am - 6 Pm ET
please allow pop-ups


Published articles and reviews about us

Testimonials


Larry
Date : Sunday, March 24th, 2013

Thanks for everything. It was a great trip and everything worked...


Cheers,Tessie
Date: Monday, March 04th, 2013

I’ve been meaning to email you to thank you for the Lima tour that you arranged for us in February...


William
Date : Sunday, February 17th, 2013

Hi Miguel. The trip to the North of Peru came out great more than what we expected...


Peter
Date : Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

Hello Luis , our Inka trail was great thanks for planning such a incredible...


Derek
Date : Wednesday, January 30th, 2013

Hi Jenny thanks you made that our honey moon came out fantastic ,we will never forget such wonderful and important moments...


Hugh Alan Baskin
Date: Thrusday, January 24, 2013

Thank you for all your help. We most appreciate your services. The guides were good and helpful...


Patricia
Date : Monday, January 21st, 2013

Hello Yen Seng ; just a few words to thank you for the great trip we had thanks to your itinerary and being after...


Jamie
Date : Sunday, December 30th, 2012

We had an incredible trip thanks for everything...


Johanna
Date : Friday, December 14th, 2012

Jenny thank you , You did a great job planning our trip we are grateful...


George & Alison Markgraaff
Wilderness, South Africa
Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2012

My husband and I would like to thank you and your organisation for a memorable trip to Peru. ...


Laura Meisenheimer
Date : Monday, November 12, 2012

I just wanted to say that I had a fantastic trip to Peru. You and your staff did an excellent job with everything ...


Antoine
Date : Monday, October 01, 2012

My wife and myself wish to Thank you personally for the fantastic and organized ‘Honey Moon’ holiday. We have enjoyed ...


Les Lebatique
Date : Monday, August 06, 2012

Thanks for a great trip, my three weeks in Peru was awesome.  Although my transportation...


Elke
Date : Monday, July 30, 2012

finally, ...there is so much catching up to do when i come back home from a trip....


Bing
Date : Thursday,  Jun 28, 2012

I just wanted to drop you a note and thank you for all the help that you had extended the group...


Rosalind Dockweiler
Date : Tuesday, Jun 05, 2012

Our trip was FANTASTIC!!!! You did an outstanding job. We loved every part of it. The hotels in the Sacred Valley and Cusco were nicer than any hotels I have ever stayed in the the USA! The tour guides were great...


Read More testimonials... »


PERU GATEWAY TRAVEL
Av Pardo 601 Suite 701-702 Miraflores Lima Peru
Peru travel guide,hotels, tours,vacation holiday planner for Machu Picchu,Cusco,Lima and all of Peru
US TOLL FREE 888-671-2853 - 1 888 671 2852
Non US customers call +51 1 4443027 - 4457704


Contact  Us
This information is current as of today

© 2000-2013 Peru Gateway Travel, all rights reserved