October 21, 2009 - 12:23 pm
I need information about a trip from mexico to peru, I want to go to machu pichu and I understand taht you have to go first to lima, then to cusco and then take a train to aguas calientes and then a bus to machu pichu, someone can explain me
Ok. First of all, check with your travel agent the schedules to fly from Lima to Cuzco. Then, based on that flight, purchase your ticket from Mexico to Lima. Sometimes you might have to wait at the airport for a few hours, but if your flight are too far apart, it is always better to go to a hotel while you stay in Lima. Now, if you plan to stay in Lima for more than a day, definitely go to a hotel as soon as you arrive to Lima. The airlines that fly in Peru are Wayra, Aerocondor and Lan.
Once you get to Cuzco, you will need to figure out if you want to spend more than one day in Macchu Picchu. If you decide to do that, there are hotels up there where you can stay. If you decide to stay only one day in MP, go to your hotel and spend the day there for two reasons: to get used to the altitude, and because it will too late to go to Macchu Picchu because the train leaves early in the morning.
I would definitely recommend taking the train, unless, like other people said, you want to go camping for a few days. Once you finish taking the train, you will take a bus – that will be waiting there – that will take you to MP. The bus won’t take long to take you there.
Nothing big really, when you take in consideration what you are going to be seeing. IT IS WORTH IT!
Good luck!