Travelogues Machupicchu

The days in Cusco were for us - like for almost all other tourists there - the starting point for visiting the biggest tourist highlight in Peru, Machu Picchu. For this, we...

After three days of the Lares Trek, it was now time for us to continue with the two-day Inca Trail, which actually takes 4 days, but for us, only the last and most beautiful...

Day 1: On the first day, we were picked up by the shuttle bus at 5 am. We left our backpacks at the hostel because we could only bring 5kg per person. Then we drove for 2 hours...

After we had befriended Aguas Calientes, the big day had finally arrived, originally almost the main motive of this trip: the legendary sacred Inca city Machu Picchu. The...

Our highlight of the 4-day tour was definitely Machu Picchu on the last day. First, we hiked about 3 hours from Hidraelectrica to Aguas Calientes - an absolute tourist town,...

Day 22 to Day 24 Corona has us - or rather me - really great at 3500 meters above sea level. Cough, knockout, breathing problems. On day 20 there was a slight scratchy...

Almost like in the picture

From Cusco, we start the classic Inca Trail and hike to Machu Picchu in 4 days.

After countless bus rides on gravel roads in sometimes not very comfortable buses with dirty toilets, we are already excited on our way to the train station: we are taking a...

The upcoming tough week couldn't start any 'worse' - night bus from Arequipa to Cusco. Even though 'Cruz del Sur' is extremely comfortable, it can't be compared to a bed....

Hello dear ones, The adventure in Peru has now been going on for a week, and I've experienced so much again! I'm really enjoying my time here, although the culture shock is...

THE highlight of any visit to Peru. It won't surprise you: the Inca ruins are of course highly commercialized. The only 'official' way from Cusco to Machu Picchu is by train. If...

So it's time for an update again. Today we are going on the Inka Jungle Trek, which lasts 4 days. Maybe some of you know that it is customary to hike the Inka Trail to Machu...

25-26.10.2017 On 24.10., during a guided tour of the city of Cusco, I met Mark, an Englishman, and we spontaneously decided to visit Machu Picchu together the next day. After...

'Inka Jungle Trail' On the way to Machu Picchu, Day 4

'A cynic is someone who knows the price of everything but the value of nothing,' Oscar Wilde is often quoted like this or something similar. With the following comments, I do...

Arriving in Cusco, we spent most of day 3 on a bus and on day 4 we headed to Aguas Calientes, also known as Machu Picchu Pueblo. This place only exists because...

On Saturday morning at 7:00 am, we should be at Plaza de Armas to take the bus to Hidroelectrica. Around 8:00 am, we were finally picked up to drive for another 1.5 hours...

Cusco

After some considerations, I eventually decided to reach Machu Picchu by walking along the 45km long Inca Trail for four days. On Thursday early in the morning we went by bus to...

Our trip to Machu Picchu was a beautiful journey. We woke up very early in the morning, so we were already at the bus stop by 6 o'clock.

We flew from Lima to Cusco in the late afternoon of March 4th and checked into Natys Guesthouse in the middle of the city. Naty and her husband are very warm and helpful hosts....

March 27 - 29, 2018 / Machu Picchu

Wake up call was at 3 am! After that, we headed to the queue for the bus! There were already about 60 people ahead of us (the first bus left at 5:30), but we still got it very...

We boarded the plane again and arrived in Cusco in the morning, fully rested and ready to start our typical city exploration. Juli had already been here with her parents in...

'Inka Jungle Trail' On the way to Machu Picchu, Day 3

Fog and clearings alternate. Once again, we are amazed by the skill and creativity of the Incas. The huge rocks, weighing tons, were painstakingly pulled up by hundreds of...

We decide to wait on a plateau from where we have a very good view of the ancient Inca fortress... when the fog clears😉. Around 10 o'clock, the clouds start moving and a little...

To reach the legendary Inca city of Machu Picchu at an altitude of 2400m, we first drive by van from Cuzco to Ollantaytambo. During the rainy season, the train only runs from...

If you travel Peru, or South America, it's sort of given that you HAVE to do Machu Picchu... well, I can confirm. Located in the Andes near Cuzco at about 2430 m of altitude,...