Day 5: Cusco to Sacred Valley
Explora was scheduled to pick us up from our Cusco hotel at 11:00, so we had a relaxed start to the morning. After packing up, we had breakfast and took in the amazing view we weren’t able to… Read More
Category: Sacred Valley
Day 6: Maras Plateau
Today’s exploration was a full day hike to the Inca remains of Moray and the Maras salt mines. Although there was a concert next door until 4 am (seriously) we left the blinds open so we could wake… Read More
Day 7: Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu day! Since we are in Peru and the hotel is called Explora: Machu Picchu and Sacred Valley, we figured we should probably go. We had an early start (5:30 wake up call — this is vacation?)… Read More
Day 8: Ollantaytambo
By now we have our morning routine set. We packed our bags for the day, had breakfast, and met our guide to learn about the route. The exploration for the day was called Pumatambo because we were going… Read More
Day 9: Five Lagoons
It was raining again today, so we packed our rain jackets and a few warmer items. When we went to start the exploration, we found Chio was our guide again, and it was just us. Double score! Rather… Read More
Day 10: Tastayoc
Today’s exploration was called Tastayoc, named for the remote mountain town where the hike begins. After breakfast, we met our guide, Bider, who explained the route, and we found that once again we had a private tour! Woo!… Read More
Day 11: Chinchero & SkyLodge
Knowing that we would be going to SkyLodge later this afternoon, we wanted an easier half-day activity in the morning. Based on another solid recommendation from Luciano, we opted for the overland tour of textiles and an archeological… Read More
Day 12: SkyLodge to Chicago
Today we woke up in our crazy SkyLodge pod and enjoyed the sunrise view from the side of a cliff! The pod was a bit cold from the night – maybe mid-30s, similar to camping outside in the… Read More
Day 2: Lima to Sacred Valley
The new Lima airport has only been open for two weeks, and they probably have some operational kinks to work out. Therefore, LATAM suggested we arrive three hours before our flight to Cusco at 7:55am (even though LIM—>CUZ… Read More
Day 3: Wata
We have another full day at the Explora Sacred Valley lodge before we kick it up a notch and go off the grid. The plan for today is a hike to the archaeological site of Wata — as… Read More