The Day After the INCA TRAIL & MACHU PICCHU: _________________________________________ The Inca Trail is Peru's best known hike, combining a stunning mix of Inca ruins, mountain scenery, lush cloud-forest and rich subtropical jungle, before ultimatly arriving at the Stunning Machu Picchu after a 45km trek, usually covered in 4 days, up mountains and down Valleys. We Started the INCA TRAIL on the 25th of September and have 'Just' made it. We have both ...

Day 4: INCA TRAIL & MACHU PICCHU 'Magical' ___________________________________ SIG'S VIEW: The Last day and Machu Picchu. 4am Pitch black and we're up and ready to go. Feeling great nothing can stop us now! (can't it) que the tourch to break! and yes it was our only tourch! Never the quitters we set off for the last few hours of the trail sighted only by one mobile phone light! Strange but i can't see the Inca's struggling like this. 5.00am ...

Day 3: INCA TRAIL (The 'Unforgettable' Day) _____________________________ SIG'S VIEW: 5am Bright and Early the morning ritual continued with Gregorio waking us with a smile and a cup of tea (if it was legal i'd take this guy home with me). The walk began steep with more Ruins along the way. Vic and i plodded on at our own pace yet everytime we reached a site we would have to wait for ages for the others to arrive, each stop seemed longer and longe...

Day 2: INCA TRAIL (The Challenging day) _____________________________ SIG'S VIEW: Woken with a cup of tea and the zipper on our tent - Breakfast was served. Vic was again in good mood as her prayers had been answered and pancake was on the menu. Optermistic and blaming anything that made me feel better for my poor performance, we set out on the 'Challenging day'. Not even an hour had passed before Jerome was complaining and talking of turning back. The ...

Day 1: INCA TRAIL (the EASY day) ___________________________________ SIG'S VIEW: It was a nervous start to the INCA TRAIL. Somehow our group of four had turned to two and my name resembled more a Japanise film star than a humble Yorkshire boy. Having actually kicked up a bit of a fuss we we're escorted to KM 82 and the start of the 4 day Trail. Our Group was small and sent from heaven. 2 tourists, an older couple maybe 30 to 40ish with a stomach ...