The next day we got up early because there was quite a bit we wanted to fit in before getting back to Cusco to catch a bus at 4pm to Ica, which would be a 16hr overnight bus ride away. We had breakfast at the hostel and then headed back to the area where we would catch another colectivo to … Continue reading →
After a rest day in Cusco and some research we were ready to begin our adventure through the Sacred Valley. Half of the mystery was figuring out what exactly the Sacred Valley was. We knew we could just book a single day tour through an agency and see some sights, but we didn’t know if it was the general area … Continue reading →
Since we had the time my mom and I decided to spend one more day in Cusco. We started the day by visiting a large ruin site right on the edge of town. We decided to view the ruins from a couple central lookout points rather than walking around the whole place as our legs were still pretty tired! In … Continue reading →
The morning of day 4 we got up at 4am, but had much less hiking ahead of us. We had to wait until the gates were open and were given a bagged breakfast to bring with us. The hike was only an hour to get to the entrance of Machu Picchu, but there were lots of other people racing to … Continue reading →
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 →