Hi everyone, I know this is a very ambitious plan but I want to see if it is even remotely possible.
The husband and I are planning to go to Peru for 12 or 13 days, and we would like to obviously spend time in Cusco and go to Machu Picchu, take a day trip to the Sacred Valley (from Cusco), do the day trip to Paracas and Huacachina (from Lima), and check out Arequipa for a couple of days. While Lima is beautiful, I think that there is a lot of beauty outside of the city and would prefer to spend more time outside of Lima.
For any other country I would think this is a busy plan but doable. But given the altitude and warnings about altitude sickness I’m worried that it’s not really feasible, especially if we can’t get over the first few days in being in Cusco or Arequipa. Any suggestions or recommendations, or order of operations of how to plan out the trip (e.g Lima > Paracas > Cusco > Arequipa)?
I’m completely open to suggestions and advice!
Thank you! š