Hello, so I have surprised my brother and mom with flight tickets to Peru (not really I just promised to buy them, haven’t purchased yet) but I do not have much of an idea of what to do yet. I think the rough idea would be to fly down to Lima, catch a flight to Cusco (didn’t account for this flight cuz im dumb but glad to see theyre cheap) to stay there for a few days and visit Machu Picchu. Also, when looking online I get very mixed answers to whether a tour guide is required in Machu Picchu. I would rather not, but do you guys recommend getting one if it isn’t required? If it is then I will whether I want to or not, no biggie. After being in Cusco and Macchu Picchu for 3-5 days I’d like to head back to Lima. I’ve read on reddit that everyone seems to love Miraflores and reccomends it as the place to stay in Lima. Any recommendations for anything would be very helpful especially in trying to keep the cost low on this trip, but I know it’ll be somewhat expensive. Lima is not at all required in the trip but the point of the trip is to head to Machu Picchu, as it was my Dad’s favorite archaeological site and site in general, but he never got to go before he passed due to money and time restraints. All help is much appreciated. Oh and I would be down for a decent hike but not sure about a multi-day hike to Machu Picchu, though I will consider it if anyone else reccomends it! Thanks a lot!