Did you arrange for a tour of MP there? We did and the guide was great, and pointed out a ton for us.
Unfortunately not. We took the Hiram Bingham up and vistadome back (both chosen more for timing than anything) and took the included tour. It was good (but not great..a great private guide would have likely been better).
Originally Posted by
Ericka
Thanks for reporting! I've really wanted to stay here and do MP. Then I found out about the elevation. I get a little altitude sickness and wonder if our son would be affected as well.
Originally Posted by
KatW
I'm concerned about elevation, too. Would love to make this trip.
We both got Diamox prescriptions and began taking them 24 hours before we left. We had absolutely no symptoms at all (until we got to cusco at the very end, which is at a significantly higher elevation than the other stops, including MP. In Cusco we had a bit of shortness of breath, but nothing like what some others report).