Sunday, 9 September 2012

The Itinerary

Full details of our trip can be found here -

http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/itinerary_info.ihtml?schedid=1003

Days    Itinerary
1-2       Fly to Cuzco via Lima. Drive to the Sacred Valley.
3          Sightseeing in the Sacred Valley including the Chinchero ruins and the Moray earthworks.
            Trek  to Maras and the shimmering salt-pans of Salinas.
4          Drive back to Cuzco, via the Inca ruins, Ollanataytambo and Pisac.
5          In Cuzco, visit Tambo Machay, the Red Fort (Puca Pucara) Quenqo temple and the
            impressive Sacsayhuaman. 
6          Travel, first by car (4hrs), then on foot (4hrs), to reach the first luxury lodge, near
            Mt Salkantay.
7          Today is free to explore the area and aid acclimatisation. A suggested walk is to ascend to
            a  beautiful lake at 13,452 ft beneath the snow face of Humantay mountain.
8          Trek from Soray Pampa to Huayrac Machay crossing the Salkantay Pass at 15,256 ft.
9          Trek from Huayrac Machay to Colpapampa
10        Trek from Colpapampa to Lucmabamba
11        Trek to the “Hydroelectrica” railway station and take a short ride to Aguas Calientes.
12        Enjoy a full tour of Machu Picchu, before returning to Cuzco on the train.
13        Andean Explorer train from Cuzco to Puno
14        Sightseeing Lake Titicaca, Isla Uros and Isla Tquile
15        Visit ruins at Sillustani before heading to Juliaca for the flight to Lima
16        Arrive Heathrow at 17:20, tired, exhausted, weary, but what a trip.

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