Peru: Sacred Valley and Incan Cities Meets Thread

Bobo912 · Apr 6, 2015

Glad my trip report was helpful. Mike was our guide, as well, and Rudy was shadowing. He had just finished training in Orlando. While we waited at the airport for our flight to Cusco, he showed me photos of himself with Mickey. He seemed so excited to be working for Disney. I still think about the meal we had at Sol y Luna on the evening after we returned from Machu Picchu. I've been trying to reproduce the pasta sauce ever since, but can't quite get it right. Too bad they can't do something to speed up immigration at the Lima airport. Happy to hear you had a good trip!

kaceyisme · Apr 6, 2015

Thanks so much for the review! We are going in September, and it's nice to get your perspective on the trip. I'm a little concerned over the fact that the guide said that getting diarrhea is common :scared:

. It's hard to be careful of things if you don't know where you caught it! Glad that you had an awesome time despite this.

tazz23 · Apr 13, 2015

Hi Kacey

I think the guide meant some form of diarrhea, probably from the change of food/ environment, is common. I think we were just unlucky. Please don't worry about it- I only mentioned it so you and others would be aware and come prepared! We both felt back to normal once we arrived back in the USA if it helps. Have a wonderful trip pixiedust:

Bobo912 · Apr 14, 2015

I think it is not uncommon for guests to be sick after the rafting trip. I know several people on our trip had diarrhea the next day. There is trash all around and we saw dead animals on the river bank. Wouldn't be surprised if it contains sewage as well. If you can avoid being splashed, that might help.

kaceyisme · Apr 20, 2015

tazz23 said:
Hi Kacey

I think the guide meant some form of diarrhea, probably from the change of food/ environment, is common. I think we were just unlucky. Please don't worry about it- I only mentioned it so you and others would be aware and come prepared! We both felt back to normal once we arrived back in the USA if it helps. Have a wonderful trip

Bobo912 said:
I think it is not uncommon for guests to be sick after the rafting trip. I know several people on our trip had diarrhea the next day. There is trash all around and we saw dead animals on the river bank. Wouldn't be surprised if it contains sewage as well. If you can avoid being splashed, that might help.

Thanks for the info and the good wishes! We had already decided not to do the rafting portion of the trip, and now I'm glad that we did!

anonymousegirl · Apr 21, 2015

Bobo912 said:
I think it is not uncommon for guests to be sick after the rafting trip. I know several people on our trip had diarrhea the next day. There is trash all around and we saw dead animals on the river bank. Wouldn't be surprised if it contains sewage as well. If you can avoid being splashed, that might help.

That's disgusting! not unexpected, but I am definitely skipping the rafting now.

kaceyisme · Apr 21, 2015

I called ABD a few months ago and told them that we didn't want to go on the rafting portion of the trip, and asked if there was an alternate activity we could do. Unfortunately, there isn't, so we will use the opportunity to "sleep in" and they are going to pick us up at the hotel to have us meet the group at the next stop.

anonymousegirl · May 5, 2015

kaceyisme said:
I called ABD a few months ago and told them that we didn't want to go on the rafting portion of the trip, and asked if there was an alternate activity we could do. Unfortunately, there isn't, so we will use the opportunity to "sleep in" and they are going to pick us up at the hotel to have us meet the group at the next stop.

We'll be sleeping in, too! DH doesn't swim and I have zero interest in inadvertently swallow some parasite and ruining the next few days!

anonymousegirl · May 5, 2015

Woo-who! Final payment made, insurance purchased, air ticketing done with excellent price for business class. Just 86 more days!!!

kaceyisme · May 6, 2015

anonymousegirl said:
Woo-who! Final payment made, insurance purchased, air ticketing done with excellent price for business class. Just 86 more days!!!

We are going in late September, so I can't wait to hear your feedback about the trip!

DCPhotoGal · Nov 13, 2015

Hi Everyone! Just booked this trip for 5/28/16. This will be our 3rd ABD... we did Scotland in 2014 and Galapagos in 2015.

RebelHawk · Nov 14, 2015

We are just happy that we are under the 1 year mark until our trip. We're lot leaving until Sept 2016. We bought Rosetta Stone Spanish just to help a little with the language and are waiting for all of the 2016 travel books to be released. Keep those trip reports coming in because those are the best reference for us future travelers.

danv3 · Jan 3, 2016

Mrs. Danv3 and I will be on the March 30, 2016 Peru trip. Anyone else joining us? We're 86 days out as of today!

acndis · Jan 3, 2016

We just jumped off of the River Cruise and joined the Peru trip for 12/16. So far, only us and one other family are booked. I hope some others join us!

danv3 · Jan 3, 2016

Did those of you who've already gone to Peru get typhoid or hepatitis A vaccinations before your trips?

AbD says no vaccinations are required ("Vaccinations to travel to the areas of Peru that are a part of the Adventures by Disney itinerary are not required if you are going to Peru from the U.S. (If you extend your stay to other parts of Peru, you are advised to consult www.cdc.gov)") but the CDC recommends those vaccines for "most travelers" http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/peru

danv3 · Mar 4, 2016

We leave for Peru in 25 days. We've only got 11 confirmed guests, none of which are kids.

Bobo912 · Mar 4, 2016

danv3 said:
Did those of you who've already gone to Peru get typhoid or hepatitis A vaccinations before your trips?

AbD says no vaccinations are required ("Vaccinations to travel to the areas of Peru that are a part of the Adventures by Disney itinerary are not required if you are going to Peru from the U.S. (If you extend your stay to other parts of Peru, you are advised to consult www.cdc.gov)") but the CDC recommends those vaccines for "most travelers" http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/peru

We didn't.

danv3 · Mar 4, 2016

We ended up getting them just to be safe.

AdamEfimoff · Mar 4, 2016

anonymousegirl said:
We'll be sleeping in, too! DH doesn't swim and I have zero interest in inadvertently swallow some parasite and ruining the next few days!

Too fat to go to Peru I am

DCPhotoGal · Mar 17, 2016

danv3 said:
We leave for Peru in 25 days. We've only got 11 confirmed guests, none of which are kids.

Wow, I'm surprised they are going with only 11. I called today and I think the May trip only has a few more than that.

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