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This program includes accommodations, transportation, group meals as noted on our website (including soft drinks and local beer or wine at group lunches and dinners), entrance fees, and gratuities for all group activities to guides, waiters, porters. You should need money only for personal expenses, meals on your own, beverages not provided at group meals and for individual purchases.
A few things to note about money while on this trip:
U.S. cash is readily accepted, and you may find it only necessary to change a small amount of U.S. dollars into foreign currency.
Use fresh, new-style bills, as overly worn or outdated bills are often not accepted.
ATMs are readily available in Lima and Cusco but not other cities or locations on our itinerary. You may have to split off from the group on excursions in order to seek out an ATM.
Major credit cards (VISA, MasterCard and American Express) are accepted in virtually all hotels, most restaurants and large shops.
The currency in Lima is the nuevo sol. You can find up-to-date information and current exchange rates online, for example at Oanda.
Guidelines for gratuities that are not included in the program cost
Guidelines for gratuities that are not included in the program cost
Hotels: Tips for housekeeping staff are included in the program cost. If you have arranged extra hotel nights before or after the trip, tips for housekeeping staff for those nights are not included and $2 per day is customary. You may tip in USD or local currency.
Private transfers: If you are arriving or departing on a day other than the scheduled arrival and departure dates and have arranged a private transfer through Travel/Study, gratuities for your transfer driver are not included. If you wish to tip your transfer driver, $10 is the recommended amount, and you may tip in USD or local currency.
Taxis: Drivers don’t generally expect tips unless they go out of their way for you.
Restaurant meals that are not part of our program: It is not customary to tip wait staff in Peru, though a tip will be appreciated for outstanding service and quality.
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