There are hundreds of travel agents and tour
operators in Peru, and reps hunt out customers
at bus terminals, train stations and in city
centres. While they can be expensive, organized
excursions can be a quick and relatively
effortless way to see some of the popular
attractions and the more remote sites, while a
prearranged trek, like the Inca Trail, can take
much of the worry out of camping preparations
and ensure that you get decent campsites, a
sound meal and help with carrying your equipment
in what can be difficult walking conditions (mainly
due to the high altitude).
Many adventure tour companies offer excellent
and increasingly exciting packages and
itineraries - ranging from mountain biking,
whitewater rafting, jungle photo-safaris,
mountain trekking and climbing, to more
comfortable and gentler city and countryside
tours. Tours cost $25-60 a day and, in Cusco and
Huaraz in particular, there's an enormous
selection of operators to choose from. Cusco is
a pretty good base for hiking, whitewater
rafting, canoeing, horse-riding or going on an
expedition into the Amazonian jungle with an
adventure tour company; Arequipa offers superb
hiking and the surrounding area boasts two of
the deepest canyons on the planet, all serviced
by tour companies; Huaraz is a good base for
trekking and mountaineering; Iquitos , on the
Amazon river, is one of the best places for
adventure trips into the jungle and has a
reasonable range of tour operators. Several of
these companies have branches in Lima, if you
want to book a tour in advance. For up-to-the-minute
information and recommendations, contact the Our
Tour Operator and Travel Agencies |
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