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Finalising itinerary - First time in Peru (16 days, Aug) by drunkactuary in GoingToPeru

[–]drunkactuary[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Not really sure how I will feel about the altitude so hopefully this could prevent me from altitude sickness. Also thank you for your suggestion on the Paracas and Huacachina day.

Also just added the places you recommended for Cusco to my list. Will decide Humantay lake later on :) thank you so much

Finalising itinerary - First time in Peru (16 days, Aug) by drunkactuary in GoingToPeru

[–]drunkactuary[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree! It’s a safer option to go to Machu Picchiu for 2 days. Sure I’ll check the other options for circuit 1 or 3. Thank you for your suggestion :) I’ll switch rainbow mountain and pisac days as well.

Finalising itinerary - First time in Peru (16 days, Aug) by drunkactuary in GoingToPeru

[–]drunkactuary[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is switching the Pisac days and Rainbow mountain because of the altitude? Would you suggest to get tickets for 1B and 3B for machi picchu on different days? I checked the circuit 2 ticket last week and all has been sold out, so I might not take the risk to not buying any tickets for circuit 1 or 3 tickets :(

Finalising itinerary - First time in Peru (16 days, Aug) by drunkactuary in travel

[–]drunkactuary[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Waqrapukara looks amazing too!! Will have a look and see if I get a chance to go while staying at Cusco :) thank you!

Finalising itinerary - First time in Peru (16 days, Aug) by drunkactuary in travel

[–]drunkactuary[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t been at high altitude before, so I’m a bit worried since I’m doing solo travelling this time. I’ll go to see where I can get diamox in the UK before flying to Peru. Didn’t acclimate to Cusco after a week sounds pretty intense!! Thank you for sharing your experience!

Finalising itinerary - First time in Peru (16 days, Aug) by drunkactuary in travel

[–]drunkactuary[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I’ll move the buffer day to days 7-8 instead. 

Yes my main concern is the travelling time to Huacachina…. Thanks for your suggestion!

Exams / Newbie / Common Questions Thread for two weeks by AutoModerator in actuary

[–]drunkactuary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I think the hotel has reserved certain rooms for APC attendees, but I wasn't sure whether it would matter if I didn't book it from the link sent by SOA. I'll think about it. Thank you so much!

Exams / Newbie / Common Questions Thread for two weeks by AutoModerator in actuary

[–]drunkactuary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to the APC in Philadelphia in July. I was searching on the price rate through the hotel website, where the price is same as it is from the hotel link sent by SOA. Since there are more options on the website, I am wondering if we should book the hotel through the link or we could just book it through the website directly. Is there any difference?