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Before leaving your
country check on :
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Passports: it should
be valid for 6 months after the finish date of the trip and should
contain some blank pages.
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Visas: requirements
vary greatly according to nationality.
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Vaccinations:
requirements do change regularly.
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Travel insurance:
obligatory for our tours
Climate:
Peruvian Coast: is a
coastal desert with very little precipitation. During the months May to
October there are many foggy days with an average temperature of
17Cē.
The Andes: during the dry months of May to October between
day and night there are extreme differences in temperatures, from 20 C °
to below zero. There is always a chance of rainfall or snow in the
mountains at night.
Amazon Rainforest; all year, warm and humid
climate with frequent rains.
What to take
Clothes: it is important to take warm clothes for the mountains and light
summer clothing for the Amazonian lowlands. There are plenty of
opportunities for laundry service and it is very easy and cheap to buy
local clothes like sweater etc.
Footwear: It is
advisable to have comfortable walking shoes. Sport shoes and sandals
for bathing and showers are helpful.
Luggage: since we travel
overland and we occasionally use public transport it is important to
travel light and with luggage that is easy to carry. It is recommendable
to have a daypack for the various excursions.
Sleeping bag:
Since all tours include staying overnight outdoors it is important
to have a warm sleeping bag (sometimes temperatures drop below zero)
They can be rented locally but may be in poor condition.
Sunburn
lotion: this is difficult to find in shops.
Sunglasses
Basic
First aid kit
Flashlight
Water bottle.
Money:
Peru: 1 US$= Sol 3.30
In
all the big towns there are ATM s. Travelers Cheques can be changed
at the Casa de Cambio.
Credit cards are generally not used
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Food/ Drinks
There are plenty of restaurants which cater to foreign tourists
and serve good international food. There are shops and some good
supermarkets open day and night however, during our trekking and
rainforest tours there is very limited opportunity to buy things. Drinking
mineral water is recommended.
Health:
Except for the common
traveler's diarrhea it is fairly safe along the routes of our
tours.
The most common problem altitude sickness (above 3.000m ),
but with certain precautions, the chance of getting it can be reduced and
most people get used to the high altitudes after a few days of
acclimatization.
Safety:
There is
petty crime but with common sense problems can be
avoided.
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