The beginning of the adventure started good, mainly flat so it was easy, then we had nice lunch under a tent that the porters made for us. Food was delicious. Then it rained so we had to run to next camp site. We were all wet in the tent and trying to get settled in.
Second day was ... Continue Reading
What a fantastic 4 days ! A time which will never be forgotten ! Really enjoyed the whole experience, except for day 2, that day I thought I might have been going to die !! We had a fantastic group with very nice leaders.
The food was amazing and we were never ever hungry ! I don't know who ... Continue Reading
It started as a joke between 2 friends... But soon became a reality.
Neither of us have really done much hiking but we figured if we were going all the way to Machu Picchu, then we wouldn't take the easy option of the train!
We booked the trip with Inca Trail Reservations because they ... Continue Reading
In the morning, the trip starts at 6 o'clock in Cusco. They pick us up with a bus to Mollepata. The guide Carlos (King of the Mountains), introduced us to the chefs and the horsemen. The first day was a training day and we went to a nice place, Umantay lake.
The second day was a hard day, because ... Continue Reading
Since I was I small child I wanted to visit Machu Picchu and this summer I finally fulfill my dream. Doing the Salkantay trek was a really great experience. The program was very good and the organization of the trip was without any mistakes.
We were in a group of 10 people and our guide Carlos was great. ... Continue Reading
The evening before the trip started, the guide came to our hostel for a briefing, which was very helpful, as we had the important information.
The 1st day was a training day with a first hiking to Umantay Lake, which was amazing with the Umantay in the background.
The 2nd day was the hardest one with hiking ... Continue Reading
Taking the Salkantay trek was a great decision and one the best experience in my life. We were in a group of 10 people and since all the other members of the group were younger than me, I felt very good and everybody was supportive including our guide Carlos.
The second day was the hardest day of the trek, ... Continue Reading
My boyfriend and I went on the Salkantay trek (5 days and 4 nights) and we can really recommend it ! The nature was absolutely beautiful and everything was great planned. The food was great and people there were taking care of all you needed.
You can bring 8 kilos that is carried by horse, so you only need ... Continue Reading
Salkantay trek was one of the best experiences in my life. When I decided to go to Machu Picchu, my first choice was the Inca Trail, but since the tickets were sold out, we decided for one of the alternative trek. But I need to say that it was a great choice! I cannot compare, but in this trek we ... Continue Reading
I went to the 5 day 4 night Salkantay trek.
I have been very surprised, because normally I don't do trekking in groups. Our guide Carlos, have been absolutely amazing bonding the group, but also giving us private space to enjoy the nature and energy of the mountains. Carlos gave us sufficient information about the mountains and the ... Continue Reading
We set out to conquer the Inca Trail with many expectations as a highlight of our South America adventure coming from Chile via Bolivia to Peru.
We got what we wanted fully... breathtaking views with cacti, waterfalls, friendly people, great Inca sites which inspired just taking a few minutes to think in awe what amazing creative people the Inca ... Continue Reading
Two days before starting, we were getting a briefing of what would happen on each day. The guides picked us all up in the morning the first day, checked our luggage helped us to get ready for the adventure.
The first day was a war up day, with an easy walk that got us the possibility to get ... Continue Reading
Venir a Perú ha sido un sueño. Cuando decidimos hacer el Camino del Inca mi marido y yo, pensé que estaba loca, porque me parecÃa que iba a ser muy duro.
Gracias a los porteadores y los guÃas Raul y Marco que nos han atendido tan bien y han hecho las paradas necesarias en el camino para que lo ... Continue Reading
Walking the Inca Trail and visiting Machu Picchu has been a long time dream of mine. I was not disappointed. We had a good briefing which covered the necessities of our hike and gave us the necessary information. However, we would have appreciated knowing about the weight limits in advance. It would have helped us plan better.
The walk ... Continue Reading
Machu Picchu has been on my girlfriend's bucket list for since we moved to London 2 years ago. So once our visa finished in London we started looking into companies. This was one of our first companies that came across our radar. After reading lonely planet about how the porters are often mistreated, it was important to us to find ... Continue Reading
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