Trekking The Inca Trail
– A Day By Day Guide
The lost city of the Incas, Machu Picchu. Even the name has an exotic tone to it. Add onto that visit, 4 days trekking the Inca Trail, and you have yourself one hell of an adventure that’s more accessible than you might think.
What many people discover upon arrival at Machu Picchu is that it certainly lost no more. It is Peru’s most popular tourist attraction. A popularity that is itself putting the site in jeopardy.
One thing that trekking the Inca Trail will give you is an appreciation of the hardships the Incas had to endure and overcome just to survive. The solitude throughout those 4 days is as eye-opening as the ruins you will see along the way. Ruins every bit as stunning as the main site.
One thing you will notice as you walk triumphantly through the sun gate on the last morning is how deafeningly loud it is in Machu Picchu and part of you will wish you could spend just a little longer on the trail.
Trekking The Inca Trail
– A Day By Day Guide
Trekking The Inca Trail: Day 1
Silence shrouded the van in a veil of uncertainty. I had been dreaming of this moment for so long. Well, not the awkward silence we were now sitting through, but the moment in 4 short...
Ryan | Nov 7, 2016 | 10 min read
Trekking the Inca Trail: Day 2 – Dead Woman’s Pass
Opening my eyes I could tell it was early but I had been lying here for the last 20 minutes and it was time to move. The mountain peaks still hid the sun from the valley. Without its warm glow...
Ryan | Nov 14, 2016 | 10 min read
Trekking The Inca Trail: Day 3 – The “Gringo Killers”
The early morning dew clung to the tops of our tents and the thick blades of grass all around us like honey. It was just before 7am but most of us were already awake or, at the very least,...
Ryan | Nov 21, 2016 | 11 min read
Trekking the Inca Trail: Day 4 – Machu Picchu
"Mister, your water for washing", was the usual wake up call but tonight I was already dressed and in the finishing stages of packing up my gear for the final time. Machu Picchu...
Ryan | Nov 28, 2016 | 16 min read
