After Machu Picchu:  your long Lima layover

After Machu Picchu: your long Lima layover

You're all set for your trip to Machu Picchu. Flights. Check. Hotels. Check. Entry tickets. Check. But there may be one little thing you overlooked.  Your return flight home may include a really looooong layover in Lima, Peru…

Essential passport advice for travelers to Machu Picchu

Essential passport advice for travelers to Machu Picchu

Why is a valid passport needed to make reservations for your trip to Machu Picchu, your Inca Trail hike, or other destination in South America?  And what are your options if your passport is expired, about to expire, or you haven't…

Would your travel agent do this for you?

Would your travel agent do this for you?

It was their family trip of a lifetime. Twelve days in Peru including a 5 day trip to the Amazon jungle, followed by 4-day hike on the famous Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.  Steve contacted Adios Adventure Travel and booked the trip…

Family Adventure Travel:  taking Grandma & the kids to Machu Picchu?

Family Adventure Travel: taking Grandma & the kids to Machu Picchu?

Family adventure travel is the new frontier for families seeking to spice up their vacations. All-inclusive resorts are nice places to relax, but many busy, well-educated families seek more. They want to invest in a vacation where…

Move Over Machu Picchu & Make Room for Choquequirao

Move Over Machu Picchu & Make Room for Choquequirao

If you knew the existence of Machu Picchu was about to be announced to the world, what would you tell people? The well-known explorer Hiram Bingham, who is responsible for the Machu Picchu shout out, had no idea how the impact…

10 tips to help you book a first-rate Inca Trail hike

10 tips to help you book a first-rate Inca Trail hike

Hiking the Inca Trail is a trip of a lifetime. Usually a one-time thing, it better be good! Right? These behind-the-scenes details will help you organize the best Inca Trail hike ever.  We explain what factors are completely out…

Peru medical mission trip: why I chose to lend a hand

Peru medical mission trip: why I chose to lend a hand

Sister Lucia leaned in close and spoke loudly, but calmly, into Aurelia's deafened ear. The Catholic Nun asked the elderly, blind woman, in her native Qechua language, if she had chronic pain or discomfort.  Aurelia touched her…

Did you see the Peace Pole on your trip to Machu Picchu?

Did you see the Peace Pole on your trip to Machu Picchu?

It  was standing alone, tucked away in a shady corner at the main entrance to Machu Picchu. A Peace Pole. I recognized the white pole with dark lettering right away because there is one at my children's school.  Virginia Beach…

Adios Adventure Travel Launches New Website: Travel to Machu Picchu & More

Adios Adventure Travel Launches New Website: Travel to Machu Picchu & More

Adios Adventure Travel webmaster outdid himself this time. The overall design of the new website is simple, but colorful and easy to navigate. But don't take our word for it.  See for yourself.  The new website is fresh and updated…

What to do if natural disaster strikes on your vacation

What to do if natural disaster strikes on your vacation

So you're ready for that trip-of-a-lifetime to your dream destination. Perhaps a few days before you depart, you hear a report of a threatening natural disaster. You picture yourself clinging to a guy in a hard hat, feet dangling…