Category: Peru Adventures

Reflections on our adventures in Peru What an exciting, challenging and satisfying trip to Peru! Of course we were looking forward to the Lares trek (with more than a little trepidation) and visiting Machu Picchu, but Peru was more pleasing

Saturday- Tuesday, 9-12 May Lima We said goodbye to our fellow Active Adventures travellers after last night’s dinner. Excepting Shirley and Don, who assembled with us in the still dark hotel lobby, at ten minutes before five in the morning.

Lake Titicaca  Wednesday-Friday, 6-8 May A three day trip to Lake Titicaca would conclude our itinerary with Active Adventures.  Day 1: The drive to Puno The first part of the itinerary involved a long road journey from Cusco to Puno,

A trip to the Amazon  Sunday-Tuesday, 3-5 May Peter’s Heart of Darkness After helping Lynne to check into her accommodation in Cusco for the next two nights, we walked back to tour base hotel, the Sonesta. This is where the

Machu Picchu  Friday – Saturday, 1-2 May The plan was for us to leave Ollantaytambo by train, alighting at Kilometer 106, and follow the Inca Trail to reach the Sun Gate, with its extraordinary panoramic views of Machu Picchu.  It would

The Lares Trail  Tuesday – Thursday, 28-30 April Day 1 It was with some trepidation that we left our comfortable hotel to follow the Lares trail for three days, sleeping in tents, climbing to a remote pass of over 4,700m,

Active Adventures Sunday, Monday April 26 – 27 This morning we were to meet our fellow adventurers of the “Ultimate Machu Picchu and Amazon” journey. Our meeting point was scheduled for midday, at the hotel we would be staying at

Calm before the challenge Saturday 25 April Lynne’s morning started at 4.30am, messaging Kirsten as she sent some fabulous photos from a party she and Dylan were attending. After our exertions of yesterday and a testing climb with our tour

Out Hiking Thursday 24 April After breakfast, we went on a preparatory expedition up the road to the Misky Factory Cafe, where we had a most satisfactory coffee and pastry yesterday. The purpose was to arm ourselves with a backup

The City of Cusco Thursday 23 April After breakfast in the cold breakfast room, we decided to acclimatise to the altitude by devising our own walking tour of Cusco, Peter marching ahead, with Google Maps in hand, with Lynne and