Travelogues Peru

Nach 16 Stunden Busfahrt sind wir endlich am Terminal von Arequipa. Wegen einer kirchlichen Parade in der Innenstadt muss unser Taxifahrer auch noch einen Umweg bis zu unserem...

From Lima we take a bus about 4 hours south to Ica - a city in the middle of the desert. Despite being in the desert, there is enough water here to support agriculture in and...

Hello friends :) After the backpacker paradise of Huacachina, we took our first overnight bus of the trip to Arequipa. A city located at 2,300m surrounded by 3 volcanoes, one of...

There are different ways to explore regions, for example, through literature, history, or personal contact with the people. Another possibility is geographical exploration, by...

Scenic views on the way

Rainforest and Desert Where were we in the rainforest and what did we experience there? In Puerto Maldonado! Extreme heat with even more humidity! In our lodge: About...

The days in Cusco were for us - like for almost all other tourists there - the starting point for visiting the biggest tourist highlight in Peru, Machu Picchu. For this, we...

We start our month in Peru in Arequipa and the Colca Canyon.

Christmas mood in Arequipa We arrived safely in Arequipa after a week in Bolivia and a week in the north of Chile to celebrate Christmas in a familiar and beloved...

In Huaraz we stayed at a hostel whose manager, Paul, was very helpful in planning all kinds of hikes and of course had connections to tour operators. We knew from the beginning...

Closed roads, cold, sleet, wet tent, snowstorm, sunshine, glaciers, broken tent pole, snow on the tent, lagoons, red mountains, altitude sickness, alpaca poop, Rainbow...

From Cusco, we took a bus to Puno on Lake Titicaca early in the morning. We opted for a tourist bus that stops at several interesting places along the way, such as a church, a...

After three days of the Lares Trek, it was now time for us to continue with the two-day Inca Trail, which actually takes 4 days, but for us, only the last and most beautiful...

At night was the time when I worked as a bartender in the hostel, three days in the first week, five days in the second and third week, and six days in the last week. My shift...

On the second day in Lima, we booked a sailing tour along the coast of Lima. Since the boat was scheduled to depart at 9am and we would be on it for 6 hours, we had to wake up...

The next highlight awaited us at the largest and highest navigable lake in the world: Floating Islands, Taquile, and Isla del Sol! And before anyone asks: yes, the visit to the...

Day 1: On the first day, we were picked up by the shuttle bus at 5 am. We left our backpacks at the hostel because we could only bring 5kg per person. Then we drove for 2 hours...

10.11.2018 Halb sechs am Morgen kommen wir mit unserem Nachtbus in Lima an. Direkt nach dem Erwachen müssen wir den Bus an einer Haltestelle im Stadtzentrum verlassen....

After we had befriended Aguas Calientes, the big day had finally arrived, originally almost the main motive of this trip: the legendary sacred Inca city Machu Picchu. The...

Another endless bus ride later (in total we would spend about 100 hours on buses in Peru), we arrived in the second largest city in Peru: Arequipa. Arequipa is not only a...

As already mentioned, the journey with the "speedboat" from Santa Rosa to Iquitos should take about 10 hours. In fact, it took a good 15 hours, after the boat had already...

Mosquito time.... ah Iquitos

Raclette on the beach, mhhhhh

Sand, sand and more sand... EVERYWHERE!!!

Some of the highlights are planned here. From here, we will go to the Sacred Valley.

at an altitude of almost 4000m on the Uros (reed islands)

Hacienda San Jose

die nacht war ruhig. das peru ./. argentinienspiel ist mit einem 0:0 ausgegangen - sonst wäre an schlaf nicht zu denken gewesen. die pferdedecken haben mich immer wieder an...

07.08. today marks the first farewell to the Andes. I have experienced them for almost 7 weeks and pushed the Vespa to its limits. Once again, I will climb up to 4,250 m, and...

Our highlight of the 4-day tour was definitely Machu Picchu on the last day. First, we hiked about 3 hours from Hidraelectrica to Aguas Calientes - an absolute tourist town,...