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  1. casaana avatar

    RE: Where to spend 16 days before/after Inca trail?

    by casaana 30 May 2012

    As you will be travelling during the high season you may wish to book your first flight or bus out of Lima in advance and further travels…

  2. casaana avatar

    Re: Where to spend 16 days before/after Inca trail?

    by casaana 30 May 2012

    1. Six days for Lima and Pisco (Paracas) and Ica (Huacachina), is a lot. You can easily do that in three or four days, unless you are…

  3. AztMayInc avatar

    RE: Guayaquil to Cusco

    by AztMayInc 30 May 2012

    There should be a direct international bus from Guayaquil to Lima (check Cruz del Sur). Then you can either fly to Cusco or bus depending…

  4. mariasavstrom avatar

    RE: Where to spend 16 days before/after Inca trail?

    by mariasavstrom 30 May 2012

    We will have at least one day in Lima when we arrive and one before we go home, so that might be enough. I think we'll go for Pisco and…

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    RE: Air Europa'll fly from Madrid to Santa Cruz de la Sierra from November 29

    by ban_janti_return 30 May 2012

    Lima is also a good option, but flight is much longer (as you fly over Bolivia and then you have to go back) and usually more expensive.…

  6. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Air Europa'll fly from Madrid to Santa Cruz de la Sierra from November 29

    by anillos_de_saturno 30 May 2012

    +For now if you don't want to experience comfort of bolivian chicken bus before you actually touch the ground flying trough Brazil still…

  7. IncaKola avatar

    RE: Where to spend 16 days before/after Inca trail?

    by IncaKola 30 May 2012

    You can get to Chachapoyas from Chiclayo in some 10 hours by bus. As far as I know there are no flights to Chachapayos. A combination…

  8. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: is ASAP Tickets services really that cheap?

    by anillos_de_saturno 30 May 2012

    I never used that web but I look for return fares from Madrid to Lima on two random dates in September and I got those prices in other…

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    RE: Bogota to Argentina by bus

    by anillos_de_saturno 30 May 2012

    Ormeño has buses from Colombia to Lima and from Lima to Buenos Aires. You could take a look at their web to look for fares, schedules,…

  10. mariasavstrom avatar

    RE: Where to spend 16 days before/after Inca trail?

    by mariasavstrom 30 May 2012

    Wow...There are so many places in Peru that I'd like to see. Thank you for good answers! We will do a 12 day tour including Cusco, Sacred…

  11. Haylsberg avatar

    Guayaquil to Lima

    by Haylsberg 30 May 2012

    I have 10 days to get from Guayaquil in Ecuador to Lima. Can anyone tell me how easy this is to do with a bus and suggest any sights…

  12. casaana avatar

    Re: Where to spend 16 days before/after Inca trail?

    by casaana 30 May 2012

    Ten days in and around Huaraz sounds reasonable, although I would say the North of Peru, possibly also including Chachapoyas, Kuélap,…

  13. sandmore avatar

    Re: Daytime bus Cuzco -> Arequipa ? (or cheap plane)

    by sandmore 30 May 2012

    Thanks again for your answers ! I have decide to do as mentioned above, taking the night bus straight after returning from the Inca Trail…

  14. mariasavstrom avatar

    Where to spend 16 days before/after Inca trail?

    by mariasavstrom 30 May 2012

    Hi, We're going to Peru in July and will take a group tour including the Inca trail and the Amazones. We have 10 days before the tour…

  15. silviaveres avatar

    is ASAP Tickets services really that cheap?

    by silviaveres 30 May 2012

    Hi Everyone, this is the first time I have heard of this Asap tickets services. I have been travelling years and years now and their…

  16. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Getting to Arica from Brazil

    by anillos_de_saturno 29 May 2012

    +It's actually much easier and faster to get to Lima/Santiago either by road or air than anywhere in Bolivia.+ I think that it's faster…

  17. IncaKola avatar

    RE: Best way to see Maras, Moray, Salineras

    by IncaKola 29 May 2012

    If it's 70 soles it's OK, if it's 70 USD it is way overcharged as it's quite close from Urubamba and Ollantaytambo. 100 S/. which Bob…

  18. IncaKola avatar

    RE: Travelling Peru for under 3 weeks; planning (car or bus)

    by IncaKola 29 May 2012

    Can't agree with Peru For Less about driving in Peru. I have been driving motorbikes and cars for over ten years when in southern Peru,…

  19. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Getting to Arica from Brazil

    by anillos_de_saturno 29 May 2012

    +Still I see little point going trough Bolivia+ The point was that La Paz is much closer to Arica than Lima or Santiago de Chile (BTW,…

  20. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Getting to Arica from Brazil

    by anillos_de_saturno 29 May 2012

    +Most of the flights from La Paz go trough other city anyway.+ Yes, there aren't direct flights from La Paz to anywhere in Brazil but…

  21. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Getting to Arica from Brazil

    by anillos_de_saturno 29 May 2012

    You can also look for flights to La Paz (Bolivia) although I guess they won't be cheaper than flights to Santiago de Chile or to Lima.…

  22. IncaKola avatar

    RE: Daytime bus Cuzco -> Arequipa ? (or cheap plane)

    by IncaKola 29 May 2012

    You last plan is doable. The time to check in into the Arequipa hotel and take a shower you would be ready to hit the Arequipa streets…

  23. sandmore avatar

    Re: Daytime bus Cuzco -> Arequipa ? (or cheap plane)

    by sandmore 29 May 2012

    Thanks a lot for all your quick answers !! I might actually pick up IncaKola's suggestion of taking a night bus on the same evening…

  24. IncaKola avatar

    RE: Daytime bus Cuzco -> Arequipa ? (or cheap plane)

    by IncaKola 29 May 2012

    Didn't know Oltursa had started to travel to/from Cusco. I believe you'll get good sleep on the bus after 4 days of hiking and if you…

  25. ban_janti_return avatar

    RE: Ecuador or Bolivia?

    by ban_janti_return 29 May 2012

    I'm pretty sure that cost will come similar if you take flights into account, but it doesn't hurt to check, sometimes you can get really…

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