RSS Feed https://www.adiosadventuretravel.com/blog-ref/rss-feed.rss en 120 Machu Picchu Bus Service on Shaky Ground https://www.adiosadventuretravel.com/blog/2025/09/many-tourists-walk-to-machu-picchu-when-buses-are-suspended/ Consettur bus service to Machu Picchu was suspended for a couple of hours on Sunday, September 7, 2025. The primary reason was due to an attack on one of the last buses coming down fro, Machu Picchu at 5:45pm on Saturuday Sept 6. But there is another underlying reason that I will explain further. To protect the safety of travelers and staff after someone threw a rock at the windshield, the owners of the shuttle buses suspended service Sunday morning.. Travelers had to wait in the village of Aguas Calientes and hope that service would be restored, or take their chances and hike 9km up the Hiram…

]]> Thu, 11 Sep 2025 21:30:00 +0000 https://www.adiosadventuretravel.com/blog/2025/09/many-tourists-walk-to-machu-picchu-when-buses-are-suspended/ Jacqueline Whitt How to Book Your Trip to Machu Picchu: Last Minute https://www.adiosadventuretravel.com/blog/2025/08/book-machu-picchu-last-minute/ Traveling last minute? It can be done. We do it all the time. Organizing last minute vacations to Machu Picchu any time of the year can be an adrenalin-pumping ride as you scale the ups and downs in search of hotels, train schedules and precision coordinating that would make a military general proud. The first step is to get to Cusco, Peru, which usually takes at least 2 travel days. Once you've made it, the 5-6 hour journey to Machu Picchu begins with a 4 hour trip by train (or 2 hrs train + 2 hrs by car)…

]]> Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:59:00 +0000 https://www.adiosadventuretravel.com/blog/2025/08/book-machu-picchu-last-minute/ Jacqueline Whitt Do This One Thing BEFORE You Plan Your Trip to Machu Picchu https://www.adiosadventuretravel.com/blog/2025/08/do-this-one-thing-before-you-plan-your-trip-to-machu-picchu/ Do this before you plan your triip to Machu Picchu in 2026. I'm about to save you a ton of time and a truck load of dinero. The year 2025 was rough, with changes at Machu Picchu that unsuspecting travelers had no idea about. Sit back. I'm about to share the details. This information is relevant to travelers choosing their dates in 2025 for travel in 2026. And in 2026, it will be especially applicable for people planning their trips the same year, once all Machu Picchu entry tickets can be viewed on the official Peru government website. Tickets are released each year on the website in batches…

]]> Mon, 18 Aug 2025 20:52:00 +0000 https://www.adiosadventuretravel.com/blog/2025/08/do-this-one-thing-before-you-plan-your-trip-to-machu-picchu/ Jacqueline Whitt Real Time - In Person Ticket Sales at Machu Picchu https://www.adiosadventuretravel.com/blog/2025/07/real-time-in-person-ticket-sales-at-machu-picchu/ Beginning Monday, July 28, 2025, the Peru government launched a new page to show "real time" in-person ticket availability at Machu Picchu Cultural Center in the village of Aguas Calientes. This is the only way to track availability online for last-minute in person tickets to Machu Picchu. On the date the tickets are being sold, this page only shows the tickets available on the exact date of entry, which is typically the next day. However when excess travelers showed up, changes had to be made. Read what happened below. There is no archives for past sales. 

Here's the link to the page…

]]> Mon, 28 Jul 2025 16:01:00 +0000 https://www.adiosadventuretravel.com/blog/2025/07/real-time-in-person-ticket-sales-at-machu-picchu/ Jacqueline Whitt Are Luxury Tours and VIP Private Access Available at Machu Picchu? https://www.adiosadventuretravel.com/blog/2025/07/are-luxury-tours-and-vip-private-access-available-at-machu-picchu/ Can travelers really reserve exclusive excursions, private access, VIP trips and luxury tours to Machu Picchu? It's probably not what you think which is why I want to explain the latest travel trend to Machu Picchu. I see videos and tours from companies offering exclusive private access to Machu Picchu. With all the tickets to Machu Picchu sold out for the entire summer of 2025, there is a spotlight on companies who seem to have an endless supply of tickets when no one else does. Do agencies have access to a private stash of entry tickets?  it's my aim to clarify the process for getting tickets…

]]> Tue, 22 Jul 2025 20:33:00 +0000 https://www.adiosadventuretravel.com/blog/2025/07/are-luxury-tours-and-vip-private-access-available-at-machu-picchu/ Jacqueline Whitt Watch out for your Watch at the New Lima, Peru Airport https://www.adiosadventuretravel.com/blog/2025/07/beware-of-theft-at-the-new-lima,-peru-airport/ This is a true story about what happened to my group after our trip to Machu Picchu, when we traveled through Lima airport security at the new terminal. It occurred on July 3, 2025. We were traveling from Cusco to Lima airport, on our way to board our international flights out of Peru. 

I'm focusing on an incident that occurred to a member of my group at the new Lima airport because nearly 100% of people traveling in and out of Peru must go through this airport. It's my intention to raise awareness about the need to take extra precautions when going through Lima airport security screening.…

]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:10:00 +0000 https://www.adiosadventuretravel.com/blog/2025/07/beware-of-theft-at-the-new-lima,-peru-airport/ Jacqueline Whitt Why Do People Think Machu Picchu Is Overcrowded? https://www.adiosadventuretravel.com/blog/2025/06/why-do-people-think-machu-picchu-is-overcrowded/ Is it true that Machu Picchu is now more crowded than ever? See the image I included? See if you can guess when it was taken? I'll post the answer at the bottom. No cheating!

If you read the stories, even in well known and resepctable publications, you would think that Machu Picchu is overrun by travelers all day, every day. I consider myself quite informed about this topic since I have been tracking the total number of tickets available to Machu Picchu every day for over 10 years. And because I have been organizing trips and groups traveling to Machu Picchu for 18 years, I'n in a position…

]]> Sat, 21 Jun 2025 21:43:00 +0000 https://www.adiosadventuretravel.com/blog/2025/06/why-do-people-think-machu-picchu-is-overcrowded/ Jacqueline Whitt New Inca Trail Regulation - Entry to Machu Picchu City Not Included https://www.adiosadventuretravel.com/blog/2025/06/new-inca-trail-regulation-entry-to-machu-picchu-city-not-included/ When you hear this news, you might want to sit down. I wouldn't blame you at all. I'm practically lying on the floor myself. And I'm not alone down here. My friends from Peru are with me. We're crying giant llama tears. I'm sorry to be delivering ominous news about changes to the permits for the short 2-day Inca Trail hike to Machu Picchu. Over the last year I've been sharing news and updates about the unbelievable changes I'm seeing around Machu Picchu. This one hurts. Someone in Peru thought that the permits for the short 1-day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu should not actually include entry to…

]]> Sun, 08 Jun 2025 14:20:00 +0000 https://www.adiosadventuretravel.com/blog/2025/06/new-inca-trail-regulation-entry-to-machu-picchu-city-not-included/ Jacqueline Whitt What You Need to Know About Wyndham Hotel Shuttle Buses from the New Terminal at Lima, Peru Airport https://www.adiosadventuretravel.com/blog/2025/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-wyndham-hotel-shuttle-buses-from-the-new-terminal-at-lima,-peru-airport/ Photo Credit: Kelly Entiquez

Beginning Sunday June 1, 2025 Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, Peru commenced operations at their new terminal. All flights will arrive and depart from the new terminal located on Avenida Morales Duárez. 

The New Terminal at Lima Airport has 3 levels:
(Sorry. Could be 4 levels. Depends on who you ask apparently. I'll be there the last week of June and will have some first hand info to share)

- 1st Floor: Arrivals, immigration, baggage claim
- 2nd Floor: Shops and restaurants.
-…

]]> Sat, 24 May 2025 19:54:00 +0000 https://www.adiosadventuretravel.com/blog/2025/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-wyndham-hotel-shuttle-buses-from-the-new-terminal-at-lima,-peru-airport/ Jacqueline Whitt Are Tour Guides Required to Enter Machu Picchu? https://www.adiosadventuretravel.com/blog/2025/05/are-tour-guides-required-to-enter-machu-picchu/ Why do I keep seeing articles being published stating that tour guides are required to enter Machu Picchu? My guess is, Clicks baby! Tour guides are not required to enter Machu Picchu at this time. However. the official rules state that tour guides are required to enter Machu Picchu. So what's up with that? It's not being enforced. But! If you make a mistake buying your tickets online, and organizing your own logistics, all mistakes are on you! 

Machu Picchu is a huge ancient city in an outdoor setting with 3 routes divided into 10 circuits spanning 34 acres. Are visitors required to…

]]> Tue, 20 May 2025 16:33:00 +0000 https://www.adiosadventuretravel.com/blog/2025/05/are-tour-guides-required-to-enter-machu-picchu/ Jacqueline Whitt