After four days on the Inca Trail you’ll be in severe need of a nice hot soak! There are showers at the final camp site on the trail, however we decided not to have one so we could really enjoy and appreciate our hot spring after the trek! So, after the final part of the […]
Day 4: Winay Wayna – Machu Picchu For many this day is the highlight of the trek. Waking up early you head straight to the camp checkpoint to begin your trek to Machu Picchu. You will trek for a couple of hours before reaching the iconic Sun Gate. Once you […]
Day 3: Chaquicocha – Winay Wayna Having made it over the two passes yesterday you’ll have relatively relaxing day, trekking through some of the most beautiful scenery the Inca Trail has to offer. With a short distance to cover along what is known as Inca Flat (gentle ascents and descents) we got […]
Day 2: Ayapata – Chaquicocha Today is considered by many to be the hardest day of the trek; with 2 high passes (Dead Woman’s Pass is the highest at 4200m / 13779ft) to cross and nearly 16km to walk. We got amazing views of the high mountain ranges as we […]
The Inca trail really needs no introduction… but I will do one anyway… The iconic Peruvian trek through the Andes has featured in the pages of nearly every travel magazine and is on many people’s Bucket List. If you’re reading this post it is quite likely on yours! Yes, there are […]
Once the capital of the Incan empire, Cusco is a beautiful city and is now a UNESCO World Heritage site. If you’re planning on trekking the iconic Inca Trial to Machu Picchu you’ll probably already know about Cusco. It is important to spend some time at altitude, to acclimatise before embarking […]
The Nazca Lines are a UNESCO World Heritage Site found just over 200 miles southeast of the Peruvian capital, Lima. Mystery still surrounds what they were for and why they were created, however we do know they are pre-Columbian geoglyphs (land pictures) carved into the ground. Scientists say the lines […]
We only had a couple of hours in Sao Paulo and to be honest we are glad we did. While I am sure there are a number of beautiful spots and amazing sites to explore it struck me as urban sprawl not really set up for backpackers like us who look […]
