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Day 10:Array - © viventura (Photo by Sarah Rommel)

Free day

meals

Wednesday

Cuzco

Today, we'll be free to relax on our own. But, despite being a free day, there will be an abundance of things to do or places to go.

You might like to visit the Sacred Valley of the Incas which contains numerous archaeological remains and villages.

Alternatively, a visit to the huge circular terraces of Moray would be highly recommended. The terraces overlap creating the shape of a gigantic garden-like theatre.

Finally, a visit to the town of Maras includes local salt mines which are very interesting to observe and photograph.

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Cuzco - © viventura (Photo by Veronica Ortiz)

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Hotel for our tours in Cuzco

The hotel is in the centre of Cuzco, so you can reach all tourist attractions on foot. The hotel is calm and has a nice view of the forest.

What we like about the rooms:
The hotel is inside the old Inca town and offers a beautiful ambience. All rooms have cable TV and heating. The breakfast is very good and the personnel is very friendly.

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television in the room

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safe for valuables

telephone in the room

heater

Notice: Here is the accommodation for the viExplorer Peru, Bolivia, Chile tour itinerary. Please note: we reserve the right to make changes to your accommodation in the event of unforeseen circumstances before or during the tour.

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- - © viventura (Photo by our guide Carlos)

The ruins of Machu Picchu

17/11/2008

After we got up early as usual (at 4:30) we drove fortunately by bus to the Inca town. There it was very mystic in the morning with the rising mist, so that getting up early had been worth it. William explained the history of the Inca and the life in the mountains. Claudia and Janine decided to climb Waynapicchu to enjoy the impressive view. In the meantime, Susan, Steffen and Urike discovered the city. Exhausted by all the impressions we got back by train to Cuzco. At night we enjoyed Cuzco’s nightlife and consumed our last energy reserves. 4 days Incatrail: At 5:30, after a not very restorative night we were woken up with Coca tea by our carriers. Pack our backpack, a nutritious breakfast, (incl. Quinua oatmeal), brush our teeth – we did not have time for more before we started. Today we went to the “Dead Woman’s Pass” respectively Warmiwañusca at a height of 4200., i.e. we had to overcome 1200m difference in altitude. The first parts were relatively without problems, because the sun did not burn too much yet. However, we felt increasingly the height, breathing got more difficult and climbed the numerous steps to the pass. The feeling of success and the fantastic view compensated for the effort. It took about 2 hours until everybody of our group arrived at the pass for a group picture. Afterwards there was a descend of 2 hours to our camp Pacaymayo which absorbed our concentration very much. At 4 in the afternoon we arrived exhausted at camp and had diner. Even earlier than yesterday we went to sleep and prepared for a freezing night. “A kingdom for a shower.”

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