{"id":9128,"date":"2018-10-02T11:26:25","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/?p=9128"},"modified":"2018-09-26T13:10:32","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T19:10:32","slug":"family-machu-picchu-peru-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2018\/10\/02\/family-machu-picchu-peru-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Gallivanting Through Peru: Machu Picchu and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"

This family group of five just returned from a customized version of our 7-Day Peru: Machu Picchu Tour by Train<\/a>. Read on to hear about their adventure!<\/p>\n

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Machu Picchu at Sunset<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWe used AWR last year for our Galapagos trip and we were blown away by the service and the results. Once again we were thrilled with the results!\u00a0 My sister and her husband were also impressed.\u00a0 We’ll definitely be using your service again for other trips – both together and individually.\u00a0 You make it really easy to get exactly the trip we want.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Winay Wayna, Inca Trail Express Hike<\/p><\/div>\n

All the hotels were outstanding!\u00a0 The JW I expected (I worked for Marriott hotels back in the day), but the other 2 hotels were also outstanding.\u00a0 The Casa Andina in Ollantaytambo was beautiful, the food was outstanding and as a bonus they had a presentation on astronomy where I got to see Saturn and it’s rings (as well as other planets) through a telescope in the on-premise observatory!\u00a0 It was $15 US but well worth it.\u00a0 We all wished we had time for a second night there at that hotel.\u00a0 The Sumaq in Aguas Calientes also had an outstanding menu and the room was very comfortable.\u00a0 The only minor issue with the hotel was that there was some traffic noise if you are at the front of the hotel.\u00a0 We all discussed how thrilled we were with the quality of the hotels and the food service.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Spirit on Vistadome Train<\/p><\/div>\n

One fun experience we had was on the train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo one of the train staff dressed up as an Incan spirit and danced and whistled.\u00a0 It was very entertaining.\u00a0 On the last morning in Cusco there was an Incan parade around the main square – kids and adults dressed as warriors and the king and queen being carried.\u00a0 It was a wonderful surprise that we stumbled on.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Cusco Plaza de Armas<\/p><\/div>\n

Our favorite memory was I think arriving at Machu Picchu as the sun was setting, which provided an amazing view of the site.\u00a0 We got really lucky and it was amazing.\u00a0 The Inca Trail Express hike<\/a> was fantastic and we all worked really hard to get to Machu Picchu and that made the experience even more memorable I think.\u00a0 We also had a beer one night in Cusco overlooking the square from a balcony which I doubt I will ever forget.\u00a0 From start to finish we loved everything!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

-Patti<\/em><\/p>\n

Want to plan your next adventure to Peru<\/a>? Contact us!<\/p>\n

Your friendly Peru experts,<\/p>\n

Gretchen and Barb<\/p>\n

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