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View of the Urubamba River Inca Trail

Hiking the Inca Trail: The Four Days Trek – Part Two

by in Peru

I look at the morning ski.  It’s misty, foggy, and dark still.  Thirty more minutes of walk and Machu Picchu will be in front of me.  Will the morning crisp air clear up before I get to the Sun Gate? Hiking the Inca Trail has been on my travel accomplishments list for a very long [...]

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Pisaq's Market watercolors and dyes

Hiking the Inca Trail: The Sacred Valley – Part One

by in Peru

It’s 3:30am, I hear the wakeup shouts coming from outside my tent.  This is it, today is the day.  The only thing between me and Intipunku (“the Sun Gate”) are four more kilometers on the Inca Trail.  Soon I will witness the first warm rays of sunlight as they slowly illuminate the Lost City of [...]

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Peru Packing

Packing for the Inca Trail

by in Backpacking, Packing

I have this huge excitement that I almost can’t contain… I’m packing for my trip to Peru to hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. I will be spending the first half of my trip in Cuzco and the Inca Trail (in a Gap Adventures Tour) and the second half solo in the area of [...]

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Should You Choose Gap Adventures or Intrepid Travel?

Should You Choose Gap Adventures or Intrepid Travel?

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Many times I have been asked which tour company is best to go to exotic destinations, G Adventures (formerly known as Gap Adventures) or Intrepid Travel?  Sometimes choosing between there two companies can be a challenge since both offer almost exactly the same tours for the same audience at a similar price range. I have traveled with [...]

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