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Peru and the Inca Trail

  • 30-08-2007 2:55pm
    #1
    MREGAN
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    I am going this tuesday. Getting really excited like a kid at christmas. Anyone else been?


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  • #2
    dingdong1234567
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    MREGAN wrote:
    I am going this tuesday. Getting really excited like a kid at christmas. Anyone else been?


    You will love it. I was there in 2004, july/august time. How many days are you doing the trek? We done 3days 2 nights and it was tough going. You would need pretty strong legs and a bit of training done before hand i think. But nothing to mad. But it is so worth it in the end. It massive up there and the scenery will blow you away. Best of luck and enjoy.:eek:


  • #3
    Glowing
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    I'm doing it in December and i'm really nervous about it. I'm reasonably fit-ish but think my legs are really going to suffer. Is it better to do 3 nights instead of 2, or is that just prolonging the torture :)

    What sort of preparation would you recommend?

    Let us know how you get on MREGAN!!!


  • #4
    jrar
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    Nothing to be nervous about - just get out and do some walking in preparation.

    Did it back in '95 at 32 years of age and a 20-a-day smoker at the time. Found it very enjoyable as none of the 3/4 days that we took to do it in were OVERLY strenuous and ultimately, it's the altitude that gets you more so than the route or terrain itself. But wear good walking boots as you'll need them !

    oh, and enjoy ! - it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience and get in now before they have the place ruined with hotels, heli-pads etc. !!


  • #5
    MREGAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 362 ✭✭MREGAN


    Just sitting in Madrid airport waiting to board the flight to Lima 11h 55mins :eek: I met a friend last night and he took me on a tour of the city which was good Seen Real Madrids football stadium. Anyway I am going to board so will post when I get there.

    Cheers
    Mickey


  • #6
    Glowing
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    Good luck! Don't forget to bring Compeed!! :)


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  • #7
    Sony
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    Anyone know how much it would cost to do this trip? all included??

    I was mad for doing this but when i heard that 70% of machu pichu is rebuilt it threw me off a bit-is that true by the way?!


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    Santa Claus
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    Sony wrote:
    Anyone know how much it would cost to do this trip? all included??

    I was mad for doing this but when i heard that 70% of machu pichu is rebuilt it threw me off a bit-is that true by the way?!

    It's a world heritage site so I'd imagine that any rebuilding has been done to a very high standard...remember it is an earthquake area so it was probably just rebuilding of any damage done during those to the stone walls!


  • #9
    shrapnel222
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    Sony wrote:
    Anyone know how much it would cost to do this trip? all included??

    I was mad for doing this but when i heard that 70% of machu pichu is rebuilt it threw me off a bit-is that true by the way?!

    there isn't much there anyways. the rebuiliding has been mainly clearing the overgrown vegetation and rebuilding a couple of huts, by replacing the stones one on top of the other as they were originally.

    Just another example, every single temple in angkor in cambodia has been rebuilt from scratch and is still ongoing, but i can assure you, there aren't that many more breathtaking places than those two sites in the world


  • #10
    dory
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    I was in MAchu Picchu there around two weeks ago. Amazing place. I unfortunately didn`t get to hike it, had to take a bus. Be careful of altitude sickness. It`s a nightmare!


  • #11
    kraggy
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    Have the vegetarian cottage pie in Paddy Flaherty's in Cusco.


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  • #12
    MREGAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 362 ✭✭MREGAN


    Well just home and this was the best holiday I have been on. I booked this through Trailfinders and used G.A.P. Adventures as the Inca trail guide. Our Group turned out to be the most sound bunch of people you could imagine. The Guide was really passionate and took great pride in his Inca Heritage. The trek was amazing every corner was breath taking and our team of porters and cooks were just out of this world. They made doing the trek so enjoyable a wake up call in the morning was a cup of tea or coffee in the tent and the food throughout was better than I have had in some hotels. The ruins all through the trip were amazing and coming through the sun gate to see Machu Picchu for the first time was really worth the long walks. I didnt find it to tough and luckily didnt suffer altitude sickness. I even went on to climb Huyna Picchu the mountain at the back of Machu Picchu which was very step but worth it.

    I would recomend this trip to anyone wanting a trip of a life time.


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