When booking Peru I was torn between staying an extra 2 days in Ariquipa to hike the Colca Canyon or spending that time in Puno at Lake Titicaca. From the title you can see which option won out! I actually spoke to a friend right before booking everything to get her input since she had spent a lot of time in Peru.…
Tag: South America
Huacachina – Dune Boarding
Huacachina
Huacachina was the 2nd stop of our Peru Hop itinerary and one I was very excited about. If you are looking for another interesting place to stay while in Peru look no further…The desert! Huacachina is a small village not far from the City Ica.…
Skylodge Adventure Suites Peru – A Night under a Thousand Stars
I’m sure I have mentioned this before but I absolutely LOVE planning trips. I usually start by creating a board on Pinterest and then just start pinning! After I have a bunch of pins I will head on over to Google to get more in-dept information. Plus, I’ll start to look at flights and places to stay.…
Islãs Ballestas – Paracas, Peru
Islãs Ballestas, also know as the poor man’s Galapagos, is a small group of islands not far from Paracas. Should you find yourself in Paracas I would recommend signing up for a boat tour out to them! You will get to see penguins, sea lions, and sooo many birds!…
Hacienda San Jose – Secret Slave Tunnels
Hacienda San Jose
One of the free tours and also the 1st stop on the Peruhop trip to Cusco is to see the Secret Slave tunnels aka Hacienda San Jose.
Peruhop picked Hector and I up from our hotel in Lima at about 6:30 a.m.…
Peru hop around Peru
I have wanted to go to Peru since I was about 15 and Machu Picchu has always been one of my top 3 things to see on my bucket list. After hiking the Lost City and El Mirador I thought 2020 was the year. So I decided I was just going to book it!…
Tayrona National Park
The taxi dropped us at Tayrona Tented Lodge. I already knew from when I booked the room about a month previous that it was booked for the other nights but Hector and I thought we would just double check to see if they had a room available for the night.…