Arequipa Inns - Reviews and Rates

It was always going to be difficult to immediately top a trip like the Inca trail and so even though our mini trip to Colca Canyon was somewhat average... I wasn´t really disappointed because I somewhat expected it. It does however mean that my story this time is likely to go off topic as I tell you about other interesting things that happened a...

I think I´ve spent the last week or so laughing more than I have for a long time, Arequipa and then Puno/Lake Titicaca were amusing to say the least. In my last blog I mentioned the dody stomach, well that stayed with me a couple of days so I was bedridden in Arequipa and managed to gain the nickname in the dorm of The Scottish Bedbug as I was r...

January 2nd, 2009 Over the course of time one of us was bound to get sick on our travels. Mike has been battling an upset stomach for over a week, and with strong and sound advice from his wife the night before she left and myself refusing to leave Lima until he saw a doctor he finally went. We had originally planned to change the oil in the bik...

We arrived in Arequipa after 12 at night, after yet another extremely challening bus ride. We travelled with Cruz Del Sur, the best toursit bus company in Peru. We were only 9 people in the bus from Nascato 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 my...

So the best way to get from Northern Chile to Peru is by taking a bus to Arica (northern tip of Chile), then crossing the border in a taxi (to Tacna, Peru), and then taking the bus up to whichever city you are looking to get to (Arequipa). The reason is that as you change countries from Chile (ExpensivE) to Peru (cheap), its best not done on the...

El Misti is the huge volcano which can be seen rising majestically behind the cathedral in the Plaza de Armes here in the southern City of Arequipa. 16 hours on the bus from Lima and now again back at altitude at around 3000 meters. The bus journey wasn't too bad as Joe and I caught one of the really good buses (at night again) with Cruz del Sur...

Averil 15AUG08 I have a few good memories of this place, but not many. After being strapped into a bus seat for 9h (ish), we were more than happy to see that we´d arrived in Arequipa, which is a small, but pretty town. If only our legs, especially the knee joints, could unlock so that we could get off the bus... sigh. We finally got off the bus,...

Hello everyone. We are now in Peru and have had a great few days. Firstly we flew into Lima on a late flight. Here I am expecting Lima to be rustic and am faced with casino after casino, fast food places, KFC etc - even a Starbucks (nowhere on earth is safe!). The hotel for our first night was ok and our group is lovely. Grant the Aussie who was...

We departed Puno via bus to arrive six hours later in Arequipa. Our bus line, Cruz Del Sur is geared towards tourists and kept us occupied with movies and bus bingo during our trip. The scenery from Puno to Arequipa is amazing although barren. The high mountain desert looks as I imagine the surface of Mars does. We left the cold damp climate of...

Where to begin for this one...We finished up the Inca Trail and for some inane reason (actually we were too sick of saying "NO GRACIAS" in Cusco) we jumped on a bus to Arequipa at 6:30am. This was for two reasons; 1) We wanted to get on and arrive in the day time and, 2) It was the cheapest fare we could find...this was the interesting point. We...