My Gap Year

Having been unorganised we only book our trek two nights before we left so were unable to do the classic trail so we setteled for the Inca jungle trail instead. Our trip started early with a five hour bus journey to our starting point. From here we had a three hour bike ride down a bumpy trek. We didnt do to badly and without mentioning any names we came out with just one broken bike and one very bruised and scratched person! Our first night was in a comfy hostel and we ate in a local village restaurant.

Day two was our longest toughest day. 8 hours walking! With a large amount up hill. Our guide was very informative pointing out all the plants and painting our faces with the fruits. At the end of the day we took a wooden platform on a zip wire accross a river to some hot springs. This was just what we needed and we relaxed in the pools for two hours.

 On day three we were given the option of walking or taking a car for the first part. We took the car…but not out of lazynees. The route we missed would have been flat and easy but taking the car ment we got to Agaus Calientes by lunch giving us the afternoon to climb Putucusi mountain, which rises above machu picchu. It was the toughest climb of the trip and took us nearly two hours with many steep ladders.

On our final day we were woken up and four in the morning and made our way up to Machu Picchu in the dark. At the top we were met by a guide who showed us around and gave us a brief history of the Incas. The three of us used our last bit of energy to make it into the four hundred people who are allowed to climb Wayna Picchu. It took us just 40 minutes and from here we got the best view of Macchu Picchu. After reating at the top we climbed down to catch the bus back.

We were very lucky with the weather as all the clouds cleared to give usa a clear view. It was a very rewarding trek and looking back at the pictures it seems wired that we were actually there.

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