The Classic Inca Trail is one of the most famous hikes in the world. Pretty much everyone has heard of it and it’s a common bucket list item. The Classic Inca Trail takes you over mountains and through valleys, passing many Inca ruins along the way, before arriving at Machu Picchu four days later. It’s […]
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Cusco: So Much More Than A Gateway To Machu Picchu
After our trips through the Amazon Jungle, and hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu we finally got around to exploring Cusco and the area around it. We heard that Cusco is a really nice town and that there were a lot of things to see. But we really had no idea just how packed […]
Hiking The Inca Trail: What It’s Really Like (Part 2)
This is the second part of our Inca Trail hike, if you haven’t read the first part you can read it here. Day 3 Our guides told us that now that we had finished the hardest part of the hike we had the best day in front of us. Beautiful views and lots of ruins. […]
Hiking The Inca Trail: What It’s Really Like (Part 1)
The Inca Trail is one of those bucket list items that a lot of people have, and now it was our turn to give it a crack. You have to book months in advance, and so seven months after booking we finally set off for a four day hike over the mountains to Machu Picchu. […]
Welcome To The Jungle – Part 2
If you haven’t read Part 1 of our trip to the Peruvian Amazon, you can read it here. Day 4 – Exploring Deep In The Jungle Cocha Salvador Because the rivers in the Amazon Rainforest change course regularly, they can leave behind big oxbow lakes like Cocha Salvador. So you get animals that prefer the […]
