Lima Travel Forum

Hi

After visiting Lima for several days, we are travelling to Arica, Chile and renting a car. We would appreciate advice on the best way to travel Lima to Arica. We understand there are good buses to the border town (Tacna).

Which bus companies are the best? Is it better to ride on the top deck or the bottom?

Should we reserve ahead or purchase once in Peru?

In septembre next we (4 adults + luggage) would like to visit Paracas and Islas Ballestas from Lima and one or two days later back to Lima. Where can I find what buscompany to use and what is the timeschedule? Do we need to order our tickets in advance?
Thank you
Erik

Hi all,
due to arrive in Lima end of March and start Spanish Lessons start of April. Lessons will only be two hours, 5 morning a week, so will be looking for lots to keep me busy, for about 2 months.
Any suggestions for weekends away? would be able to leave friday midday and return sunday evening.
What to do during the week? Volunteering or teaching english opportunities?
End of May am off to Machu Picchu with 3 others, one of whom has had an ankle operation so probably cant do the entire inca trail. Is it worth doing the one night version of the hike, and does this require being part of a tour? or is it better just catch the train all the way to aguas, do the hour hike/bus ride, and get a guide only for the site?
Thanks :)

Help! We are back in Lima for 2 days and my friend told me about the Wishing Bridge, but not how to get there! Where is it? Thank you.

Just returned from a three weeks trip to Peru. I was blown away by the poverty in that country. I saw people with one shoe, people with no shoes, dozens of kids roaming the streets in Cusco, hundreds of people (Cusco) lining up at Christmas in front of a church for a piece of sweet bread and a cup of hot chocolate. The Disneyland-like tourism of Machu Picchu is in stark contrast to this, they milk tourists like cash cows, you have to pay to use the bathroom...

The summer nights in Peru were a lot colder than expected.

Be aware of possible security problems! E.g. I used the HOSTAL ROMA in the very center of Lima, Jiron Ica 326, where the hostal staff stole money from me. (I am a hundred percent certain of this!). So be careful and prepared to face some surprises. Still there a great people in Peru there but the poverty drives some of them to extrem measures.... Has anybody had similiar experiences?

Iguana

Hi
I've recently booked a couple of nights accommodation through hostels.com
Everything seems OK and they have hostels in most of the places I intend to visit.
My question is.
Does anyone have experience with this company and is it reasonable value (looks like they charge US$2 per booking).
Just trying to protect my cash I suppose.
Thanks
Maurice

This might be a daft question, then again I've been called worse.
Can anyone tell me the best method of getting from the airport to Miraflores and the approximate cost.
I've heard stories about inflated taxi fares. Then again I've experienced these in India, Vietnam, Thailand and London.
Your help and advice is most welcome and appreciated.
Maurice

Hey guys,

I'm flying into Lima on February 2nd and need a hostel to stay in on my first night (and depending on how it is, a couple of nights afterwards). Can anyone recommend a good hostel? Ideally sociable, fairly central and in a safe area.

Thanks!

Hello,

My friend and I are getting into Lima at about 11pm and have a flight to Cuzco at about 6am. We wanted to leave our luggage at the airport and meet up with some other friends before our morning flight.

Do you know if there is luggage storage at the airport? Will it be open that late and open in the morning to pick up our luggage?

Thanks for any info,
H

Does anybody know which are the vaccines one needs to have in order to enter Peru?
Alguien sabe cuales son las vacunas que hay que darse para poder entrar a Peru?
Thanks/ Gracias

Hi there, I need your help again. Can anyone tell me of any hotel that can be close to the Bus station? I´m taking the bus to Mancora next day and wanted to stay in a hotel close to Bus station. Any reccomendations? Thanks
Hola a todos, necesito su ayuda nuevamente. Necesito para en algun hotel que este cerca de la estacion de omnibus ya que parare 1 noche antes de partir para Mancora en bus. Alguna recomendacion? Gracias a todos!

Can you tell me the best way to get to Manta from Lima? I will be cruising on January 2 and need to catch up with the ship in Manta. My flight will arrive in Lima at 9:20am and the ship leaves Manta at 7:00 pm..

Thank You
Denise

Hi there I need to know how long does it take to go from Lima to Mancora and what`s the best transportation to go there. Any bus company or airline? And I also need to know of any hotel near the airport or bus terminal that is not that expensive. Any reccomendations? Thank you very much.
Cuanto se tarde de Lima a Mancora y cual es el mejor medio para llegar? bus o avion? y alguna recomendacion de hotel no tan caro cerca del aeropuerto o terminal de bus? muchas gracias!Natalia

What services are in the first class or VIP lounge at Lima airport?
Is it open 24/7? Are there showers? Good sleeping?
Thanks...

Hi - I am trying to pick a hotel for our stay in Lima. Can anyone tell me the best areas to stay and why? Thanks.

I can't wait, I leave on Sunday for 4 day in La Paz and then on to Lima - is it usually safe to eat street food? I find that usually that is where the best food is - but don't want to take too big a chance on getting "travelers revenge".

Do you have a favorite place to eat - help appreciated.

Glad To Go Rose

I arrive to Lima and continues in 2 hours to Buenos Aires. I don't plan to check in any baggage and I wonder if I can skip immigration/cusoms and proceed directly to the Buenos Aires gate. Any help will be highly appreciated.

I will have to wait for 12 hours for flight transit in Lima, but I want to have a look of the city. I hope to make a 10-hours day trip and the last two hours for doing check in. Any good suggestion?
Thank you very muuch.

Does anybody knows locker or baggage keeping service in Lima Airport?
Thanks

What is the Travel distance from Lima to Ollantayamb ?

Anybody know of any short-term condo rental agencies similar top those for Buenos Aires? I will be in Lima in late January for one week. Also want to know if Miraflores or San Isidro are good and relatively central areas to stay in. Lastly, is there a airport shuttle bus service to the Int'l airport? If so, what is the name of it and does it have a website? Many thx!

Will be in Lima overnight so looking for a good hotel in the centre of town. As I am only there overnight and want to see as much as possible I am trying to avoid staying further out in places like Miraflores even though they may be nicer.

thanks
Dave

i heard there is Ormeņo Royal Class service from Nazca to Cuzco, anyone tried before ? how long and how much for it ? is it with bed seat ? can i book it from Lima ? thanks for any help

If you post postcards from the main post office near to the cathedral
,they charge a pound a stamp and then when you leave take the stamps off and bin your cards...hearth breaking.
I sent all my cards from there and NONE arrived

hi, i am going to peru in august and starting off in lima for 5 days. i've read the lima pages and tips and i have a good idea of what to do when we're there. i am going with my brother and my mom, so it's not like we're going to do bar-hopping or club-hopping every night. my mom was wondering if there are cities or towns that we could go to from lima as a day-trip. i looked on the "off the beaten path" pages but nothing seemed interesting.. is there really nothing to do outside of lima?

I am heading to Peru (Machu Picchu, Cusco, etc) but spending two days in Lima. Wondering if I should venture out on my own or contract a tour agency. Any recommendations? I hear it will cost approx $25 per person, and it is 4 of us for a tour (approx 6 hours).

I have about 11 hours in between flights in the Lima airport. I arrive just after midnight, and fly out to Ecuador at noon that same day. It is OK to hang out in the airport the whole time. I don't want to deal with getting a taxi, a hotel, and a taxi back to the airport. It will be boring, but I would prefer to just stay in the airport. Suggestions?

Is there a train to get out of Lima?

Hi

Does anyone know where I could book the cheapest flight possible from Lima to Rio. Can't find info anywhere. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Colin

who construc the goyeneche house? quien construyo la casa goyeneche?