Mysteries of The Inca Empire with Peru's Amazon & Arequipa and Colca Canyon Reviews

This was a first time trip to South America for my wife and I. Having seen the usual tourist photos of Machu Picchu and the floating islands of Lake Titicaca, it was not difficult to decide that Peru would be a good choice for an introduction to South America. We selected Cosmos's "Mysteries of the Inca Empire" tour and added Peru's Amazon plus Arequipa ...read more and Colca Canyon extensions to the start and end of the tour. Our holiday was outstanding! Such a diverse range of sights and activities, feeding piranha in the jungle back waters, night-time "hunts" for caiman, monkeys and tarantulas, learning how to spot the difference between alpacas and llamas, climbing the Inca steps at Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu and watching the magnificent condors at Colca Canyon. Not much more you could ask for! This was a well organised tour, in a beautiful country full of friendly people. A trip not to be missed. Thank you Cosmos and Global Journeys.

This was an amazing holiday and we would definitely recommend it for first time visitors to South America. Starting with the Tambopata Eco Lodge, what an amazing experience. Only 6 of us and our lovely guide spent 3 days of fun and adventure together. Then back to Lima to begin the next part of the tour, 17 people in total.

Accommodation was way ...read more better than we were expecting, always walking distance to everything, full size coach so heaps of room, great local guides and excellent included meals. Our guide did all the boarding passes and collection of luggage at the airports, there were a few flights and the airports are a bit chaotic but all went smoothly.

We did the Arequipa extension and were the only ones so we had our own driver and guide with an extremely comfortable Mercedes van to travel in. So glad we added this on, it was our favourite part of the trip but beware as altitude may be a problem for some as you are quite high here. Peru is absolutely stunning, from The Amazon to the mountains -gorgeous!

The only thing we’d say about the entire trip is that a decent level of fitness is required to get the most out of everything including the Amazon lodge adventure. We are in our mid 50’s and reasonably fit but there was definitely some huffing and puffing.

We have travelled many places and quite often independently but for a no hassle, stress free holiday, this organised tour is excellent value and we would definitely recommend. We have used Global Journeys a few times now and everything has always been amazing. Always efficient with quotes and information. We will definitely use them again if booking tours. Thanks Yvonne!