Note to self: Pisco Sour does not lend itself well to early morning starts. Or to ‘not embarrassing myself’ on the dance floor. We drive 45 minutes to the nearest airport at Juliaca for our 9am flight. From here it’s a short hop back to Lima, where we say goodbye to our G.A.P. tour leader.
Our […]
After breakfast we’re met outside the hotel for a short cycle-rickshaw ride (it’s not a race!) to the shore of the lake, where we board our boat for the day’s sightseeing.
We have the boat to ourselves, and pulling out of the dock, we all head to the viewing deck on the roof as we cruise […]
8am and we’re on the road to Puno, the Peruvian town on the shore of Lake Titicaca – the highest navigable lake in the world. We spend the next 7 hours increasing in altitude from 3400 metres to 3830 metres, driving through spectacular Altiplano countryside, with its rolling grasslands, small farms and townships, and snow-capped […]
We’re up for a 5:30am breakfast at the hotel before walking down to where the buses are constantly relaying people from town to Machu Picchu. Then we’re on the 20 minute trip up through the winding jungle roads of this spectacular mountain country.
6am and we round the corner from the entranceway to Machu Picchu. It’s […]