Ida and I booked this unique South America voyage this week, suite 735.

We look forward to finally meeting some fellow long time LCTr's (since 2004) who we have yet to sail with. Olivia bet Ida will have you up dancing a few times :).

We decided not to take the Deluxe Regent Machu Picchu (MP) land trip, instead (for less $$, private guided)we are using Kuoda Travel (only peru owned Trvl agency based in Cusco and US) for our 4 nite/5 day MP Adventure tour. We will enjoy two full days in Machu Picchu (incl stay o/n in Sanctuary lodge). We take the Hiram Bingham train for our journey to Machu Picchu on the first day. Then, we have a private guide for half the day in/around MP. For our second day at the Top of the World, Machu Pichhu, we are permitted for a 3 hr private guided hike to Huayna Picchu by scaling the iconic sugarloaf peak. Our reward--a uniquely different view of MP.

Thanks to Ngaire's earlier MP tour posts we are following her advice, stay in Lima hotel our first nite and a Lima hotel (Hilton) the nite before we board the Mariner.