J'ai besoin de vos conseilles.
Je pars au Pérou tout le mois de juillet et seule. Ne connaissant pas du tout l'amérique latine et parlant qlq mots d'espagnol, j'avoue que je suis un peu stressée !
1- Pourriez -vous me conseiller des hébergements sympa (pas trop chers) sur Lima, région de Pisco au bord de la mer, Arequipa, Puno et Cusco ? Prix ?
2- Concernant l'argent, est-ce mieux le liquide ou les travellers chèque ?
3- Quelle compagnie de bus me conseillez-vs pour partir de Lima vers Puno ? Est-il possible de prendre 1 seul billet pour ce parcours et de faire des stops à Pisco, Arequipa ou autres villes/villages le long de cet itinéraire ?
Prix ?
A Lima, je suis allée à l'hotel espana, en plein centre ville, près du monstère san francisco. Une chambre double m'a couté 47 soles donc ca sera forcément moins pour une chambre simple. Les hotels à Arequipa, Puno et Cusco étaient beaucoup plus chers (respectivement 112, 60 et 80 soles).
Pour ce qui de l'argent, j'avais emmené un peu de liquide d'ici et après j'ai retiré sur place au fur et à mesure. Pour les travellers cheques, j'ai vu des endroits à arequipa et cusco pour retirer de l'argent, ailleurs je ne sais pas si c'est pratique.
Pour ton trajet en bus, il me parait très long, je ne suis pas sure que tu prendres un seul billet. Pour Arequipa-Puno, j'ai pris cruz del sur, c'est plus cher que les autres (40 soles par personne) mais c'est très bien (repas à bord + télé qui marche). J'ai rencontré des gens qui ont été contents d'ormeno aussi. Par contre, j'ai entendu du mal de Flores et je te déconseille fortement de prendre Julsa pour Puno-cusco. On m'a vendu les billets comme étant un car touristique qui ne fait qu'un arret à Julicaca, or on était les seuls touristes, le car était pourri : mon siège ne s'inclinait pas (pour trajet de nuit c'est ennuyant), il faisait super froid, il n'y avait pas de télé et le car s'est arreté partout avec des gens qui montent et qui descendent donc pas rassurant pour ses affaires. Pour ce trajet, on m'a parlé en tres bien de tulperu (pas sure de l'orthographe, mais avis du cricarlet, hôtel a puno très bien).
J'ai voyagé avec mon compagnon, donc je suis mal placée pour te parler d'un voyage seule mais à aucun moment je ne me suis sentie en insécurité (pourtant je suis très peureuse). En plus, en juillet il y aura beaucoup de monde. Evite de voyager de nuit sauf compagnies de bus très sures, pour les taxis préfères ceux qui sont autorisés (ils sont souvent jaunes ou alors il y a une carte sur le pare brise) et si tu trouves pas trop cher, prends des hotels au centre des villes pour pouvoir sortir plus facilement.
Bonne préparation, tu vas adoré, je regrette déjà d'être rentrée :(.
Bonjour
je pense que tu ne dois pas stresser, juste prendre des précautiosn une fois sur place, tu seras plus soulagée comme ca pour préparer ton voyage.
Je ter ocnseille d'avoir du liquide masi miux encore c'est de retirer de l'argent avec ta carte bancarie, partout t'en trouver ds banques dnas les province ou tu va passer.
Concernant le bus, tu ne peux pas acheter un billet jusqu'à puno et t'arreter à volonté. Vaut mieux que t'achetes à chaque fois sur place. La meilleure compagnie pour aller vers le sud surtout est Cruz del Sur, t'en trouveras moins cher mais ne te lasise pas influencer, c'est la plus sur www.cruzdelsur.com.pe tu pourras te faire une idee des distances et des prix. S'il fuat faire attention quelques part, c'est à Pisco, vaut mieux arrvier tot, il n'existe pas de station de bsu, on te dépose sur la route, et là tu retoruveras bcp de taxis, vaut mieux de payer un peu plus cher et deamnder a l'hotel de pisco d'aller te chercher.
Je te recommende d'aller à la huacahcina (a Ica) 2 heures après Pisco, c'est vraiment charmant.
Si t'as plus des questions n'hesites pas a me recontacter
Je pars également seule au Pérou durant le mois de juillet. Je vous conseille de consulter le Lonely Planet, vous y trouverez des réponses à la plupart de vos questions.
Bon voyage.
Carriej
'' Muere lentamente quien no viaja, quien no lee,
quien no oye música '' (Pablo Neruda)
Je rentre du long WE de Pentecôte... Merci à vous tous et toutes pour vos messages.🙂 Je n'avais pas encore acheter de guides touristiques ... Lonely Planet et le Routard semblent pas mal pour ce pays mais je ne veux pas non plus me tremballer avec une biblio dans mon sac !
😉
Ce qui est sympa aussi, c'est d'avoir l'avis de vous, voyageurs et voyageuses, qui êtes allés dans ce pays. Les guides c'est bien mais j'ai déjà constaté des différences entre la description du guide et la réalité du terrain.
Lulaleonor : l'étape à huacahcina est-ce au bord de la mer ? Y a t il un arrêt bus à cet endroit ?
As-tu fait la visite des îles ?
Lulaleonor : l'étape à huacahcina est-ce au bord de la mer ? Y a t il un arrêt bus à cet endroit ?
ça s'est bel et bien dans les guides ;)
Tu dois prendre un taxi à Ica pour aller à Huacachina.
Je pars fin juin et j'ai acheté plusieurs guides pour débroussailler le terrain. Le lonely planet est pas mal fait. Le routard me déçoit par contre, beaucoup moins d'informations...
Faites que le rêve dévore votre vie afin que la vie ne dévore pas votre rêve (Antoine de Saint Exupéry)
Hola Isbane
La Huacachina se trouve a 10-15 minutes de la ville de Ica. Il faut prendre depuis Lima un bus vers Ica (Cruz del Sur)et de là prendre un taxi, il y a meme de bus de transport public qui font le trajet. Vaut mieux que tu contactes un hotel à La huacachina pour voir s'ils peuvent t'attendre à la station de bus et te prendre en voiture jusqu'à la Huacahcina, s'il faut se méfier c'est surtout des taxis. D'ailleurs dans chaque endroit ou tu seras il serai important que tu demandes à l'hotel qu'ils te recomendent un taxi comme ca t'es soulagée. Le oasis n'est pas en bord de mer, d'ailleurs les plages à Ica sont éloignés et assez desertiques.
Pour la visite des Iles Ballestas, oui je l'ai fait 3 fois, c'est assez sympa voir les loups de mer et toutes les sortes des oiseaux marins si t'aimes la nature, c'est très bien.
les Iles Ballestas se trouvent à Paracas, PAracas se trouve a 30 minutes de Pisco. Normalement ce qui est moins cher c'est de dormir à Pisco, petite ville pas charmante mais avec des services, restau, banques, agences de tourisme etc ( car PAracas n'est pas une ville mais un port ou il y qu'un ou deux hotels chers) et depuis là prendre un service de tourisme qui t'enmene à PAracas et tu fais comme ca les Iles Ballestas + La reserve de PAracas il y a partout des forfaits touristiques quie font cela, normalement ils te prennent de ton hotel a 6 am et ils te déposent à ton hotel à 7pm le tout à 10 ou 15 euros . Maintenant, il faut savoir que Pisco a été la ville la plsu dévastée par le grand tremblement de terre d'aout dernier. Il faudrait que tu te renseignes par ce forum qui a été dernièrement à Pisco et quel hotel on peux te recomender, celui ou j'allais souvent a éte complétement détruit.
bye
Lula
J'avais déjà posé la question concernant le tremblement de terre et on m'a répondu que Pisco était en reconstruction, mais je n'ai pas eu d'info sur l'hébergement.
Qui est allé dernièrement à Paracas / Pisco ? Suite au tremblement de terre, avez-vous des hôtels à me conseiller ? Quelle est l'ambiance dans ce coin ?
Je pars à Pisco en juillet pour y faire du volontariat avec Burners without Borders, d'après ce que j'ai pu comprendre la ville n'est pas très très sure depuis le tremblement de terre, mais quelques précautions de base semblent fonctionner pour tous.
Par contre, à part pour le volontariat, je ne suis pas sure que Pisco vaut le détour en ce moment !
salut je m'appelle jonathan, juste te offrir aide si tu veux, j'habite a cusco peru et pense faire un gran voyage aussi alors si tu as besoin de quelque chose je serais ravi de t'aider .
Bonjour à tous!
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-> Tsetserleg to Kharkhorin route:
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