Peru: Ancient Land of Mysteries From $2,899 $2,499 pp* Featuring Puno

They included everything I wanted to do in Peru as well as most of the meals.

Our lunch in the village with the people who lived there and seeing and touring Machu Picchu.

I was most excited for Machu Picchu but was pleasantly surprised with all the inclusions and sightseeing we did. The days were planned out perfectly with our longest bus ride 2 hours on one day. The first day we started, our tour guide called us family and said how we are now all on “vacation mode”- it truly felt that way the rest of the trip. It has been a few years since I did a guided tour and it was amazing to not have to plan anything or worry about anything. Everything was taken care of from the moment we walked into the arrival’s hall until the last day when the guide was walking us to security to fly home.

Machu Picchu exceeded all my expectations. It was like a dream when you come up the steps and see the whole landscape that you have always seen in pictures. We were also pleasantly surprised by the trip to a local community where we were able to interact with the locals, eat a home cooked meal, listen and dance to their music. It was 12,000 feet in the mountains with the most unbelievable views. It was an amazing cultural experience that I wouldn’t have been able to do if I had been traveling on my own.

Our tour manager was outstanding. He was very organized and gave us information each day so we would know what to expect.

My best experience was the optional tour to go to Machu Picchu at sunrise "on our own". This experience was really nice. Machu Picchu was must less crowded that the day before when we went with the guide. We found Machu Picchu serene & peaceful.

We weren’t picked up promptly on arrival in Lima. Air routing thru Dallas & Miami added too much travel time. Otherwise very good.

Meals with locals great. Meals with group not so good otherwise

I loved the entire trip but I would have prefered fly out of and return to Sacramento instead of San Francisco. Three ladies that I met from Sacramento were home by Tuesday 11:30 a.m. That left Lima at 11:00 p.m.flew to Dallas, I believe, and we're home by 11:30 a.m. I was stuck in Lima until 1:00a.m. flew in 1/2hr. early to Atlanta at 8:30 a.m. where I was stuck until 2:30 p.m. even when there was a flight out to SF at 9:45, 11:00a.m. and one to Sacramento at 12:00p.m. I arrived to SF at 5:00 right during commute traffic so I didn't get home until 8:20p.m.Not good.

Off course it was getting to the Machupicchu ruins. The tour guide was awesome and accommodations were terrific.

They were always thinking about travelor's needs

Great Experience. Macho Picchu

I have some constructive criticism to make (hopefully I can send my' report' here somewhere). I'd happily book with Collette again.

Machu Pichu with an excellent local guide (Percy) who gave just the right amount of information

Collette and those they employed were always helpful and professional. The drivers were phenomenal! Our tour manager did his best to prepare us for the next day...weather, activities, tips. The local guides were very enthusiastic, friendly and knowledgeable. Sometimes we had trouble understanding them though. In their enthusiasm, they spoke quickly.

It was truly a wonderful trip where we were taken care of very well. My most memorable time was eating with the family in Misminay in the Andes. The food was very unique, the family worked hard but were very welcoming and friendly.

The organization was amazing. We had so many experiences but never felt rushed.. our Tour Manager was wonderful. He was always there to assist but never intrusive. The hotels were first class and the food superb.

Amazing once in a lifetime experience. Impossible to pick one memorable time, but the chance to meet the villagers in the highlands was perhaps the most memorable. Our tour manager was outstanding!

Edward Nunez, was very nice and made our tour enjoyable,

Machu Pichu was my favorite to short the time we were there but nice.

Edward our guide was the key factor for a successful, tour, he was attentive to our request, organized our day with such a detail. hotels and meals where excellent

Machu Pichu sun rise was one or my memorable experience been there where a moon eclipse was happening it was so cool, the next morning the Nacional Park was for our self taking pictures with no body in the background and see the diamond in top of the mountain was a breath taker.

We had a splendid time in Peru, I personally enjoyed climbing up to the top of Machu Picchu. My main joy came from the happiness, laughter and enjoyment of all our friendly co passengers. The leaders of the pack Fr. Bruno and Fr, Miguel did a fantastic job.May God bless them all an d thank you for setting this trip together.

ALL WAS PERFECT, i'M GOING TO CHURCH. SO i AM DONE. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

The tour guides were great! To many people on tour and some of them were not up to the high activity involved in this tour!

I would have very much liked to have spent another day at Macchu Pichu! It was unclear in the program....

Helpful, quick, and courteous.

Excellent guides! Who knew there was so much more to Peru than Machu Picchu. The variety and pace of activities was perfect

I had to call the emergency hotline twice. The first was to get a new flight from American Airlines due to a missed flight from mechanical problems. Then for lost luggage recovery from American Airlines. The two different ladies I spoke with were wonderful and extremely helpful.

The sites, hotels and our tour guides were very knowledgeable and beautiful, just as we had hoped for!

Collette planned this trip so well, it was a thrilling trip full of mystic experiences and wonderful views of nature, the flora and fauna of Peru.

Taking the train ride to Machu Pichu and then trekking up the mountain to such an awesome and picturesque view.

Organized. Loved our Tour Director, Edward, he was very helpful, professional, and caring. I liked the hotels, the schedule, the destinations, great bus drivers, tour guides. It was really enjoyable. Memorable.

I loved the people of Peru. They welcomed us as tourists were attentive and kind. Everyone made a great effort to ensure our stay was perfect. The weather in this country is lovely and the food is delicious.

Always excellent service with Collette and this time was no different. From the tour guides to the buses and the hotels, all excellent. I love not having to worry about luggage when traveling with Collette. I always know that the tour guides will be excellent. This time theTour manager was just awesome, Edward Nunez. Thanks.

Great tour manger made the whole trip wonderful. Edward Nunez was the next I have had in many different tours.

Timing, hotels, excursions were great. Manger and guides were very good. Excursions were well worth the time. Just wish we had more time or stops to take landscape pictures. Would have been nice to see the local wildlife. Food selection in hotel restaurants were limited for this US person.

Covered much the brewery was interesting but would like more local history or better yet wildlife.

the airline reservations in the U.S. really needed work. No knowledge to the size of airport during short layover transfers and short layover/transfer after going through customs. These resulted in hoping the connecting flight was delayed in order to make the flight, or resulting in a missed flight and sitting in the airport on standby for over 7 hours after flying all night. Really a bummer. Would I do it again. No.

Tour was good. Felt very lucky to see my luggage after very short transfer time in Miami.

The hotel choices and excursions were great! Our tour manager and other guides spoke English well and presented excellent trips for us. Bus drivers were great also.

Excellent hotels, food, guides and excursion choices.

the guide was so well knowledge of our trip to lima, peru

a very well paced trip, most of the trip was great but a lot was spent on churches, and i do enjoy them but not so many on one trip,,,

Customer service was excellent! All our documents and arrangements were expertly made processed. We didn’t have to worry about a thing. It was the great service that we have come to cherish and expect from Collette!

Our tour manager was outstanding and took excellent care of us for the entire trip! The organization of all the tours and travel arrangements were top notch and the hotel accommodations were superb! We didn’t have to worry about anything because Edward Nuñez took care of it all!

Well organized, efficient. I would use them again to an exotic place. We particularly enjoyed the home meal experiences, and the knowledgeable tour guides. It was a great learning experience.

A little expensive but worth it.

I have gone on many trips with Collette and all of them are excellent - this one seemed to top my list as we got to see and interact so much with the locals. I truly enjoyed every aspect of this trip - Awesome!

So much was included and we explored and learned so much about the land and the people

Easy to book and pay.

Well organized, great guides. Best experiences: Machu Picchu and reed islands at Lake Titicaca.

Well planned. Someone to help us as see moved along

Saw thing I would never see on my own

Excellent tour guide, transportation, tours, and hotels.

Floating Islands and Macchi Picche

Everything was first class and well planned.

It was all amazing and interesting.

Excellent service. Everything was planned and went smoothly on tour.Tour guides were well informed.Hotels were great.Only problem was layovers at airports coming home. All together around 12 hours in airports waiting.

The whole tour will always bring a wonderful memory.

Our guides/ drivers were awesome!

It was all perfect! I would like to do more tours.

A significant amount of the information provided as to details of what we needed to bring (i.e.water bottles, hiking boots) turned out NOT to be necessary...resulted in extra expenses and carrying additional, unnecessary items.

Peru is amazing! We flew several times within the country, which was required to see and experience everything possible. Trip was exhausting but fabulous. Lake Titticaca...AWESOME! Although I realize Collette has no control over the equipment the airlines utilize, but I can honestly say Delta's airplanes, both domestic and international, were atrocious! I have traveled many times with Collette and Delta for other travel and I have NEVER experienced such old, dilapidated, nor functioning airplanes.

A couple of weeks prior to departure there was a meeting in Grapevine for your agent (Alex) to go over the tour and answer any questions. (Because he was new to Collette and had not been to Peru) He was unable to answer many questions, but said he wrote them down and would get back to us at a second meeting. Unfortunately, he did not; Emily also attended, but she couldn't answer them either.

Peru is a beautiful and awesome country, the sites spectacular, and the weather was great. The "pace" was hectic - but that was probably to be expected because of the travel between locations and the "short" stay at each. It was suggested that we have filtered water bottles because some of the water might give us problems; however, bottled water was provided every day. Getting/Having the filtered water bottle, since they weren't used, was not necessary (maybe some day we'll use it), took up space and was an added expense. Check-in (getting boarding passes) for my wife and I at several airports was lengthy and required several LATAM supervisors and our Tour Manager (Edward Nunez) to complete it. Never told why, but possibly something wrong with the reservations. UNACCEPTABLE!!! Suggestions: For those of us flying out of DFW (14 of us from) Grapevine - why fly via Delta through Atlanta when there are direct flights to/from Lima on American??? If it's a fare issue, give us the option because we could be willing to pay additional to get direct flights. It can't be contractual since we know that some on the tour from the Kansas City area did fly on American through DFW. There was a lot of "wasted" time for the Peruvian Amazon excursion. The Larco Museum was good and a nice wrap up at the end. But it could just as easily be a good introduction on our first day of the tour and then the welcome dinner could be at that nice restaurant next door. Then the farewell dinner (or lunch) could be in Puno or Juliaca before heading to Lima for the return to the States. This would allow those going on the excursion to go "directly" to Puerto Maldonado (rather than fly to Lima, spend the night, and fly back), giving us more time in the rain forest. The Inkaterra canopy walkway, an expected highlight, was CLOSED (they did substitute a visit to their fruit farm, which was nice/okay). This was known for several weeks before our arrival, but was NOT communicated (I know some travelers chose not to go on this excursion because they didn't want to do the canopy walkway). They provided rubber boots (it is a rain forest) so we didn't need or use our hiking boots - also NOT communicated. The "third" day there was a waste - breakfast, then wait around until it was time to take the boat to town (the signs on the trails in and around the lodge said NOT to take them without a guide, so we couldn't hike around and see more before leaving). Also, the flight from Puerto Maldonado to Lima (through Cusco) left at 1:55 PM, when there was a direct flight at 5:17 giving us more time at Inkaterra and LESS TIME sitting around the Lima airport waiting for the 1:05 AM departure for the States.

Great trip! We really enjoyed the itinerary and the hotels were great. There was a forced meal that was not included which I did not like. There were also days where we skipped meals or had them very late due to transit times. If you are like me, make sure you pack lots of snacks to help.

I loved being able to visit remote villages and spend time with the local people.

My wife have taken many, many tours and cruises. This Collette tour of Perú was our ABSOLUTE favorite of all time -- believe me this is NOT an idle comment. We are both retired airline (pilot and flight attendant) crewmembers -- we have seen the world (plus I was USAF pilot). I can't believe how well this tour went -- perfect in every way -- ALL of the tours were top-notch. The guides incredible. The entertainment (dinners and music) off of the charts. My hat is off to Collette for the planning and execution of this WONDERFUL experience. It just could not have been any better. Every detail was planned in extraordinary detail. The Collette staff was incredible. We feel a real kindred ship to Perú -- because of this tour. We would especially like to thank our overall tour guide -- Giancarlo. He ran this tour to precision. Perfect man for the job. My only regret is that I didn't start taking Collette tours before now. Collette will always be our first choice in the future. BTW We are planning to bring our grandsons on this tour when they get older. IT JUST COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANY BETTER. AMAZING.

This tour was worth EVERY penny we spent on it. Every single penny!!!!!

We have traveled with Colette many times and always impressed with how organized and thoughtful the guides are. Awesome trip

They celebrated my husbands birthday. Great trip overall.

Have been on a number of Collette tours and have always found them to be outstanding and have recommended them to many people. Collette does a great job of finding unique things to see and do in addition to the well known things that made you want to take the trip in the first place. Their tour guides are very helpful, knowledgeable of the area, and make the trip extra special. Our trip to Peru had the best tour guide or manager possible. The local guides were also knowledgeable, friendly and helpful.

Beautiful country, Machu Picchu, Cusco, Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo, lunch with a Peruvian family, Sachyhuaman (sp), the meal cooked in a pit in the ground filled with white hot rocks, the tour of Cusco - especially liked the market - and the floating islands. Had planned the trip mostly because of Machu Picchu, and really just thought the other things would be okay, but really enjoyed the Peruvian family lunch, the floating islands, and other things so much.

The trip to Peru went beyond my expectations. I’ve been on lots of trips but Giancarlo was the best tour guide ever. He was professional, organized, helpful and made the trip very enjoyable.

Great experience! Great guides!

I was pleased with all accommodations. The tour manager (Eluite Perez) was great!

Everything was well organized.

It was a most enjoyable experience! The tour manager, Giancarlo, was on top of every minute of the tour. He has great anticipation, professionalism, great experience, uses his team very effectively so that all have a wonderful experience.

This tour covers the highlights of Peru and with close up experience in all areas. Visits to private homes to experience Peruvian cuisine was most enjoyable. The highlight for me was the sunrise experience at Machu Picchu. Although the entire trip was excellent.

I would recommend them and subscribe again

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All was planned out and executed flawlessly. We had no worries about anything; we just had to be at the hotel lobby at the proper time. Guides were first rate, transportation was first class, places we visited were well selected. Edward Munez Rojas was a wonderful guide, very kind and professional. He was the perfect guide for us.

Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca.

Hotels were very good, however the cash Andina Premium Sacred Valley was cold every where. Being the time of year they should have made arrangements to have some kind of heat in the dining room., If the right trip came up we would likely buy from you again.

Local Tour guides were very good, sometimes I think provided too much info. I felt that sometimes our tour Manager took it for granted the we would know certain things so we were not informed, Ike when will be the next bathroom break. The group size was super, just the right number of people.

Well planned trip and pace was good, which met the needs of the various ages in the group. The tour guides were very good. Pre-trip communication was frustrating and inaccurate, which is the same experience I’ve had in the past. We were not ask about our seat preferences for the intracountry flights. The Sumaq hotel was lovely but having a room that was almost on the railroad track was awful. Needless to say rest was not an option that night. The hotel in the sacred valley had issues with bugs and a leaking bathroom sink, after being reported still was not fixed.

Sharing this adventure with my grandson.

This is our third tri from Collette. We love them. Great hotels. Organized and great trips.

Great hotels. Organized and amazing.

Excelle t service with airport pickup and transfers. Knowledgeable local guides.

Visit to Lake Titicaca and floating islands was a unique experience. The local people did a terrific job of telling their story.

Everything was well planned and thought out. The service was excellent and the hotel choices, tour guides, etc. were wonderful.

The tour was inclusive of so much of live in Peru. Machu Pichou and Lake TitiKaka were the highlights.

Amazing product, awesome tour managers, the best of the best.

The entire tour was wonderful from start to finish. Every detail, every visit and stop made sense. Couldn't have asked for more.

they had a well-planned tour which showed a lot about most of Peru. It was far more people than expected and that caused an amount of discomfort about timing (delays etc.) and crowding. I feel I missed a few golden opportunities because of the number of people on the tour and thus the inability to think clearly or consult with the main guide about certain choices. But Colette is basically totally on top of their tour. Many of us were disappointed in a number of the rooms offered at the hotels; but the hotels themselves were quite nice.

Tour was very thorough, maybe too much? Machu Pichu stood out of course. The brewery and the two lunches with "natives" were surprisingly wonderful. The other ancient sites were also very much worth the tours.

Interesting tour. Knowledgeable guides. A few too many jokes about women and shopping.

Macau Picchu was marvelous.

We bought our trip through a vacation broker. Any inquiries directly to Collette were referred to our broker.

This was the most marvelous trip for us, life changing actually. A glimpse of this beautiful country and its wonderful people with our itinerary was one of our best trips ever. We want to go back. The trip to Misminay in the Sacred Valley provided a gift from the people and their lifestyle. What happy people shared their culture and a meal. Machu Picchua was beautiful, bending the imagination of the residents of so long ago. Cusco and Puno were fascinating. Aguascallientes and the train there was steeped in culture.

Maybe?

The vacation was a joy, BUT the tour guide was not organized, and not attentive.

Our tour guide, Edward, did an excellent job. All of our local guides were very knowledgeable and personable too. Our hotels were very nice and the food was delicious!

Machu Picchu was breathtaking! Ollantaytambo and Sacsayhuaman were also exciting to see. I thoroughly enjoyed our interaction with the local people.

Very responsive and quick to find solutions

I would have chosen five stars if not for the fact that the group was too big (35 people) and the age of participants was mainly retired people. It limited the possibilities to see more during visits (especially hiking) due to physical limitations of a number of participants. Group should have split into two based on abilities. Otherwise, the tour was great.

This is my 4th trip with Collette. I had a great time. Had an excellent tour director who made the trip more enjoyable. Our hotels were great. Food was ok sometimes it wasn't hot.

My favorite was Machu Picchu. I also enjoyed the Peruvian Amazon optional tour. Although I was told we were not on the Amazon. That was the whole reason I booked the optional tour.

Our travel guide, *Personal Details removed by Feefo* was awesome! He was well organized and kept us informed. He has excellent people skills!

Machu Picchu was the highlight and why we signed up for this tour. I believe Collette rated it as moderate for level of activity. I think it should have been rated more strenuous as there were a few that slowed the group. I also enjoyed Sacred Valley. Our excursion to the Amazon was "fair." I would not recommend this excursion during the rainy season! Our walk to the lake was thru ankle high mud, took us two hours verses 30 minutes during the dry season, or so we were told by our local guide. The food was delicious and accommodations were nice! We only saw a few birds and otters. So very limited bird and animal sighting! The cost of this excursion was high for what we received!

I loved our tour of Peru. *Personal Details Removed by Feefo* An excellent tour manager and the guides in all our locations were very good. The food was interesting , though hotel in Sacred Valley , Casa Andina, was not as good as the other hotels on the tour.

Scenery was breath taking , particularly Machu Picchu. Optional tour to Salt pans was a little disappointing due to the bad weather.

everything was wnderful

It was an awesome experience. Everything went smoothly, the tour guides were excellent, very passionate about their country. The manager was well organized and had everything under control.

answered every question I had with a positive and professional attitude

wonderful experience to see this ancient land and it's people

Very well designed and planned trip . Collette guides were knowledgeable and friendly . Will go with Collette again

The trip was very well planned. The locations were Top Notch. The logistics of getting everywhere very well thought out. The accommodations were nice to very nice. The food was good. I was pleased to see wine was included most meals. We will Travel with Colette again.

Our tour director was so very helpful.

Just one extra excursion was a disappointment - the tour to the Salt Mines and Moray terraces