September Peru - slow travel for 25 days
Hi all,
We are a couple visiting Peru in September for 25 days and looking for some advice. We don't like to rush and altough we travel with a backpack we are no budget travellers. We rather skip some things and travel "slow". We would rather visit the somewhat less visited places and have fewer crowds. That being said, we have absolutely no problem with meeting other tourists or going to touristy places. It's the real masses we would like to avoid (like MP)
With this in mind we've come up with the following itinerary with still some holes in it.
The main topic's will be 2 treks. For the Cusco region we are thinking of the Choquequirao trek and for the Huarez region we are thinking of the Santa Cruz trek. Any other suggestions?
Day 1-2 Lima
Day 3-5 Arequipa
Day 6 Arequipa - Cusco - Ollantaytambo
Day 7 Ollantaytambo
Day 8 Pisac
Day 9-10 Cusco day trips
Day 11- 15 Choquequirao trek
Day 16 Cusco
Day 17 Cusco - Lima - Huarez
Day 18-19 Huarez day trips
Day 20-23 Santa Cruz trek
Day 24 Huarez - Lima
Day 25 Lima - Home
Ok, so a few questions: 1. what are your thoughts on the treks? Any alternatives we should consider? 2. We like to book good guides and are willing to pay for some comfort like good meals and accommodations. Any recommendations? 3. Any must do's we should add to the itinerary?
Thanks a lot guys!