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PERU TRAVEL PLANNER
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Information and maps
Peru has no official tourist offices abroad, but you can get
a range of information from its embassies in Britain, Europe, North America and
Australia and New Zealand. However, you'll probably find that most tour
companies can supply better, more up-to-date information.
In Peru you'll find some sort of tourist office in most towns of any size, which
can help with information and sometimes free local maps. Quite often, though,
these are simply fronts for tour operators, and are only really worth bothering
with if you have a specific question - about fiesta dates or local bus
timetables, for example. The South American Explorers' Club is probably your
best bet for getting relevant and up-to-date information both before you leave
home and when you arrive in Lima. It is a non-profit-making organization founded
in 1977 to support scientific and adventure expeditions and to provide services
to travellers. In return for membership (from $40 a year, depending on the type
of membership), you get four copies of the magazine South American Explorer a
year, and you can use the club's facilities, which include an excellent library,
access to the map collection, trip reports, listings, a postal address, storage
space, discounts on maps, guidebooks, information on visas, doctors and
dentists, a network of experts with specialist information, and an "emergency
crash pad". They have clubhouses in Lima, Cusco, and their main office is in the
US, at 126 Indian Creek Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 (tel 607/277-0488, fax 277-6122,
www.samexplo.org, explore@ samexplo.org), plus there's a clubhouse in Ecuador at
Jorge Washington 311, Quito (tel 02/225228); postal address, Apartado 21-431,
Eloy Alfaro, Quito, Ecuador.
Cusco Peru travel
A Peru Guide booklet is available free from hotels and travel agencies in most
major cities; it has a few good city maps and gives recommendations for hotels
and restaurants plus other useful information for Lima, Arequipa, Cusco, Huaraz,
Chiclayo, Ica/Nasca/Paracas and Iquitos.
Peru Maps
Maps of Peru fall into three basic categories. A standard road map should be
available from good map sellers just about anywhere in the world or in Peru
itself from street vendors or librerías; the Touring Y Automovil Club de...
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Published articles and reviews about us
2010
Testimonials
Norman Pedersen
Date:
Sun,18 Jul 2010
Machu Picchu and my entire visit to Peru were
wonderful. A dream come true.
I could not have been happier with everyone I met through your
arrangements.
The tours were very informative and showed me more than I knew
existed in this beautiful place.
All of the accommodations were very comfortable.
The luncheon buffet at the Alhambra was top rate. And the Ferré
Hotel in Lima was also a very good choice.Your personal assistance
throughout was exceptional!
Thank you for everything!
Melinda Hughes
Date:
Tues, 13 Jul 2010
I was one of
the “Joel Williams” party of four who was recently on a Peru Gateway
Travel tour of northern and southern Peru. I had to write so you
would know how satisfied we were with the hotel accommodations, the
tour guides, the restaurants they choose for our lunches and just
everything about the trip.
The hotels we stayed in were well located, clean and convenient in
every way. We have absolutely no complaints!
Our tour covered Peru from the north to the south. It had four
internal flights, so there were many connections, pick ups and
deliveries involved. Peru Gateway Travel made sure we were always
delivered on time to the airports and promptly met and picked up
when we landed. We never had a moments worry.
Since we had many different day tours, we had several different
guides. All were professional and spoke our language well. All were
very knowledgeable and eager to impart that knowledge to us. They
chose great places for our lunches and the cuisine was
unforgettable. We have traveled to many countries but found the food
in Peru to be absolutely wonderful.
I also wanted to mention the drivers who picked us up at all times
of the day and night, drove us to our next destination and the
delivered us safely to our hotels. We never had a driver who was
less than prompt, courteous and most importantly, a skilled and
careful driver.
The sites we saw were the places we chose to see. And they did not
disappoint us. From the desert to the Andes to the Jungle, we
enjoyed it all.
Please feel free to use this email on your website or as a
testimonial. All four of our group would recommend Peru Gateway
Travel to anyone planning a trip to Peru. We were well taken care
of, enjoyed delicious food, saw awesome sights and had a wonderful
time.
Sincerely.
Ajay Chopra
Date:
Fri, 02 Jul 2010
We are back in
Lima. Our trip to Machu Picchu was wonderful, thank you and your
team and the ground staff in Cuzco for all their help and care. A
special thanks to Angella for her help.
We hope to do business with you in the near future.
Best Regards
Saikat.
Date:
Fri, 02 Jul 2010
I just wanted to let you know that we had an amazing
and wonderful trip to your country.
I must state that the people of Peru impressed me very much - they
are so nice!
While I have already filled-up the feedback form, this is just a
personal note to say Thank you.
Do visit India sometime - we have a lot in common.
Regards,
Irina Pascu
Date:
Fri, 25 Jun 2010
I am now back
home but still not believed that the holiday is over. I just
write you to tell you that I had a wonderful time in Peru and to
thanks for
your support. The circuit was very well designed and I had the
opportunity
to visit all the important sites I envisaged and also the Sacred
Valley and
the Altiplano.
I was really impressed by the organization and your people, always
in time
for pick up and interested to offer the necessary information.
Finally I showed to my friends that Peru is not so far and a visit
there
could be a wonderful experience. For me was a dream come true.
Many thanks to you and to your team.
Melissa Polier
Date:
Tues, 22 Jun 2010
My 2 adult children and I recently returned from our
hike to Machu Picchu and I wanted to thank you for all your
assistance. Our trip was great. We very much enjoyed visiting your
beautiful country. I especially want to praise our guide, cook and
porters. They did a terrific job. The food was marvelous and after a
long hike it was definitely something to look forward to. The
porters were very kind and when I needed some assistance at the end
of the 3rd day one of the porters helped me a lot. Our guide was
great. He was very knowledgeable and fun to hike with and he seemed
to really love his job. Again, thanks so much for everything
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