The road… praised by many people, by writers, filmmakers, musicians and of course, travelers. It is indeed a different, amazing trip experience. Here we’re going to tell you about 4 great reasons why you should travel by bus in Peru.
1.- The whole landscape experience
This is something really major in Peru! In every region! Our coast is a long desert, all of it, from Tumbes to Tacna, crossed by highways to the north, to the south and to the east, this one upwards into the Andes chain. You will admire the wonderful views of the desert to one side and the wavy, vast Pacific Ocean on the other, sometimes both at once. Many cities and tourism sites are also along the way.
Traveling by bus gives you the opportunity to appreciate beautiful landscapes.
The Andean roads are unique: they go across massive mountain walls, valleys, rivers, woods, cities and villages, typical flora and fauna, archaeological Inca sites, well, truly a remarkable, unforgettable experience. Even on the Peruvian jungle, where the main transportation is the motor boat, its few roads will take you on an amazing ride through lush vegetation and enchanting wildlife.
When you travel this country by highway, this is a gift to the eyes and senses, and every time you step down it will be possible to take incredible pictures and make amazing videos!
2.- Sharing the thrills
To travel by bus in Peru is undoubtedly a major individual experience, but it can be a shared one too. Either with the companion sitting next to you and/or the group, it is quite like sailing, can be a great collective time. A celebration of family, friendship or group closeness. There are so many things to experience together in this land!
Traveling by bus gives you the opportunity to meet new friends.
The enchanting, mighty natural beauty which can be largely enjoyed by bus, our unique flora and fauna, typical villages and people, archaeological sites and more, in a quite relaxing way, which is one of the main reasons of course people like the road. Just as an example, the highway journey from Cusco City to the Sacred Valley takes visitors along the mountain chain, rivers, woods, several valleys and a warm climate, all of it as we descend in altitude, having more oxygen in the air.
3.- Take your time anywhere
When you are on a flight, everything which is in between remains mostly unseen. When you travel by bus, it is a completely different story. As we said, every time you step down from one in Peru there will be amazing experiences waiting: our delicious typical food and unique beverages, splendid landscapes uniting ocean and desert on the coast, Inca sites, mighty mountains and powerful natural energy in the Andes, parrots, alligators, monkeys and the wide Amazon river in our jungle. Take your time in those places and fill yourself with the wonderful feeling of traveling in this nation.
4.- Very good for acclimatization
To travel by bus in our country can also be very advisable for adapting to altitude levels. This is an important tip for almost everyone who visits our nation goes to Machu Picchu and the Cusco region. For example, if you depart from Lima (60 meters above sea level), riding the central highway, the climbing to higher altitudes is gradual and slower, giving your body much more time to automatically adapt to oxygen reductions. When taking a flight Lima-Cusco, in some more than 1 hour you go from sea level to a 3.400 meters elevation. This can certainly be a very good thing to keep in mind while planning your trip to the Andes. It is not the only way to acclimatize, but it is a very convenient one.
Traveling by bus helps you counteract the effects of altitude.
When having a vacation in Peru, you can surely include bus trips for traveling! If you like the road, as many of us do, there are even journeys of 22 or 24 hours and so on. For instance, Lima-Cusco is made in 22 hours, Cusco City – Titicaca Lake (Puno) bus tour takes about 10 hours and so on. Really great adventures!
If you are in some way a roamer, a wanderer, taking bus rides in Peru will be a top experience! Break away from routines and have new emotions in our beautiful, exciting lands! Talk to our travel staff for additional information and book a great time on the road!
