Macchu Picchu with Peruvian Odyssey Tours

[hlcknoxville]

Has anyone used Peruvian Odyssey Tours for a tour of Machu Picchu? Any other recommended tour companies?

[Floridiana]

I looked at their Machu Pichu + Lake Titicaca tour and really liked it. It is well thought out. I did quite some research and did not like Tauck's tour. For one, it lets you off in Bolivia which means a visa fee for just that one day in La Paz and a more expensive flight back to Lima because it is an international as opposed to an inner Peruvian flight. I had three more reasons to prefer Odyssee's program.

 

Eventually we chose a different company for a more personalized tour. (Escaped to Latin America) We'll see how it goes in November.

 

So far, we haven't travelled with any of these tour companies.

[YAC]

Has anyone used Peruvian Odyssey Tours for a tour of Machu Picchu? Any other recommended tour companies?

 

You can do MP trip on your own. Here's my quick reply on our precruise MP trip this past January and posted in March 2013. Flights from Lima to Cuz are unreliable. You DO need to confirm your flights and get a seat assignment at least 2 days in advance otherwise you will be bumped. You need to bring minimum luggage - they're very strict about luggage size & weight. We were delayed by 1 1/2 hours. We met someone at MP - too cloudy and they had to return to Lima. We stayed at the Westin Hotel in Urubama - has their own train station & used their travel agent on the premise to book our train & MP tickets that MUST be purchased in advance; otherwise the websites to purchase these tickets were difficult to navigate. Don't lose your landing card otherwise you will be charged the 10% hotel tax. Note that if you're planning to stay in the Sacred Valley and tour there; it's best to stay at the Westin in Urubama. The bridge that goes across the river went down in January & they were not allowing cars to go over; but people could walk across. Percy drove to SV & met us at the bridge to walk to his car; otherwise it's a 3 hr drive back around to see the SV.

 

Our private tour guide in Cuzco was Percy - great guide. (munditur salas [mailto:smunditur@hotmail.com]

Our private tour guide in Lima was Renalto - also great!

TaxiLimaPeru (google this for his email address)

 

Here's the MP info:

 

Tikariy: Teléfono: 51-84-581790 Celular: 993598373. (located at Westin Hotel in Urubama)

http://www.tikariy.com.pe/ Joel Saire.

Ejecutivo de Actividades -Urubamba.

11/11/12 - Cost: $350 per person; send guarantee for charge to room (We made all of our hotel reservations & paid for all of them ourselves)

 

 

The Vistadome trains have beautiful panoramic windows offering unsurpassed scenic views and photographic opportunities as you enter the Inca's territory in search for Machu Picchu Citadel. With glass surrounding them on all sides, passengers feel as if they are part of Peru's remarkable landscape. Entertainment on board, snacks and hot and cold refreshments are included on the journey

 

 

Details and tour timings:

January 6th:

 06:20 a.m. Meeting in the Lobby of Hotel Tambo del Inka and walk to the Hotel Train station (5min)

 06:50 a.m. Departure of train from Urubamba train station.

 09:24 a.m. Arrival to Aguas Calientes train station.

 Time at leisure to visit Aguas Calientes town and then Machupicchu.

 Over Night on our own in Sancturay Hotel -

 

January 7th:

 10:00 a.m. Visit to Huayna Picchu.

 02:40 p.m. Transfer from Machupicchu to Aguas Calientes by bus of Consettur

 03:48 pm: Board train for return journey to Urubamba.

 06:43 pm: Arrival at train station at Tambo del Inka and transfer to Cusco.

 

 

Services includes:

 Train Tickets Tambo del Inka Resort & Spa – Machupicchu and vice versa.

 Round-trip bus from train station up to the ruins.

 Entrance tickets to Machu Picchu for the first day and Huaynapicchu for the second day.

 transfer to Cusco

 

Have fun - I'm not going to check in on this website;)