Our alarm was set for 4am but there was a banging at 3am which woke us. Whether it was a donkey kicking the door, a dog running into it or maybe fruit dropped out a tree onto the roof, we'll never know and we won't get the sleep back either.Paul and the chef had been busy in the kitchen and breakfast was served as promised at 4:15am - pancakes, bananas & dulce de leche washed down with mugs of coca tea.It was still dark at 5am and we could see a line of light...

Breakfast wasn't until 6:30am but we'd been advised to wake at 5am and open the curtains of our room. The huge bay window gave a fantastic view over to the east where the sun would rise. The room was specially designed to allow guests to remain tucked up in the very comfy bed whilst being able to watch the night fade away and light of the new day brighten the sky.A very fancy breakfast buffet, worthy of a Lodge, was laid out for us - quinoa porridge with honey, b...

Our pickup for the Colca Canyon tour was not until 8am but we still didn't manage to get any breakfast beforehand, only a cup of coffee. The bus was about 15 minutes late and we were the last on and had to take the only 2 seats left, one at the front and one at the back. When we booked there were only 8 people, now there were 16 of us from all round the globe - Australia/England, Brazil, Spain, Russia, France, Switzerland, Italy and USA. As we drove out of the ci...