Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelTambo Viejo Arequipa
The white city
We arrived in Arequipa after 12 at night, after yet another extremely challenging bus ride. We travelled with Cruz Del Sur, the best tourist bus company in Peru. We were only nine people in the bus from Nazca to Arequipa, so we could stretch ourselves over more than one seat for a good night´s rest. Which Nicolene and Lindie can do, but Louise and …
Day 38 - Arequipa
We arrive in Arequipa early morning after an overnight bus from Nazca (which the air-con was set to 24 plus degrees). Arequipa has a population of 1 million and an elevation of hmm cant find it but high enough and Peru's second largest city. The hostel we are staying at is very nice, once again the people are lovely. It seems that there is only one …
Day 39 - Chachani Volcanoe Mountain Biking
One of the trips we picked was mountain biking, which in my opinion is ridiculously expensive. I think the only reason it is so expensive is only tourists are interested in mountain biking and the activity is difficult to organise by yourself. The price we paid was USD 150 for two. We were picked up from our hostel and we drove up the volcano to 4, …
Condors and Colca
A 9hour overnight bus stretched out ahead of us requiring some steel and determination to ensure that we were not going to arrive in a completely wrecked state. So armed with some food, warm clothing and books we settled down into our 'beds'. The bus only travels overnight because Arequipa bus terminal is regarded as unsafe during the night – …
I'm so dizzy, my head is spinning
Medical guidance advises that when going to places at high altitude, you should ascend no more than 1,000 metres per day to give yourself a chance to acclimatise. We went from spending a fortnight at sea level, to a peak of almost 5,000 metres on our second day in Peru. Dum-dums. So poor Tim had to spend his birthday with a huge headache …


