Although most consider the second day of hiking on the Inca Trail the hardest I would say without a doubt our hardest day was day 3. This is mostly because of the alternative option that our guide gave us. We were given the option to hike 4 hours longer and actually arrive at the Sun gate into Machu Picchu and … Continue reading →
On the second day we were woken up at 5 am to start the day with a warm cup of tea in our tent. We were also given a bucket of warm water to wash up. The breakfast was amazing with porridge, crepes and toast to get us ready for the hike ahead. We started hiking around 7am with the … Continue reading →
On the first day of the hike we were picked up at 5:30am to begin the journey to the start of the Inca Trail. There are various routes that can be taken to Machu Picchu, including less treacherous ones that take a combination of buses and a train, but the Inca Trail has parts that are up to 90% of … Continue reading →
So I’m about a week behind, but it has been a busy one so I will do my best to catch up. I arrived in Cusco on time and checked into my hostel before wandering around town and killing time before my mom came. I was able to meet her at the airport and bring her back to the hostel. … Continue reading →
The next morning we got up early to see another highlight of the Canyon – a look out where tons of Condors (a huge bird). We took the bus at 7am to a lookout that was an hour away but on the road back to Arequipa. The Condors are supposed to be best viewed between 8am and 10am as they … Continue reading →