Peru Trip - Lima

It has been a long time since I have been so excited about a trip. I am not sure if it is the fact I am once again venturing off to a new country and continent to explore or if it is that I have pulled out my good old backpack to use once again that hasn‘t been used since completing our year long Living a Dream trip around the world. Or perhaps it is just because I am finally going to get to see the elusive Lost City of the Incas – Machu Picchu and a trip into the steamy Amazon jungle – two things that I have always wanted to do.

As I sit here at Terminal 3 at Pearson International I wonder who else will be in our GAP Adventure group. Specializing in small adventure groups just about anywhere in the world, this will be my first trip with GAP whom I have sold so many times to clients and have always raved about their experience. I can`t wait!

Travelling with Continental Airlines via Houston our busy 11 day itinerary starts in Lima. From there we will venture north to Chiclayo and Trujillo before flying high into the Andes to Cusco. From there we explore the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, and the town Augas Caliente before flying north again to the Amazon and then back to Lima to make the journey back home to Toronto.

The tour looks incredible hitting so many of the highlights in the 11 days that we are away. Of course Peru has so much to offer there is just no way that we can see and do it all in an 11 day trip so I will have to save hiking the Inca Trail, Lake Titicaca, Puna, Colca Canyon and Arequipa for a return visit.

For now I will open up my guide book on Peru to keep learning about the fascinating history and all this incredible country has to offer before I get there myself and experience it first hand. Throughout the trip, as time permits, I hope to post regular updates and photos here so come back and visit often.
Cheers,
Carl

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