PERU 2026 : Moray, Maras and Ollantaytambo

Monday 9 March

Although it's wet season, the weather gods have been kind to us but at the terraces of Moray we get a bit wet.

We visited Emilia's hometown Maras and the nearby pre- Inca salt mines.

At beautiful Ollantaytambo Neil and I decide not to climb to the top of the ruins; getting some admin and online shopping done at a coffee shop.

Neil continues to be a source of intrigue wherever we go.

After one of the best lunches of our entire trip at Restaurant Apu Veronica and a stroll around town, we head for the station to get the train to Aqua Calientes.

In 2024 due to protests and strikes the trains were not running and Neil and I didn't make it to Macchu Picchu. Now we do.

Agua Calientes is very touristy; set up to funnel 5000+ people per day through Macchu Pichu. 

Being the wet season the river is raging through town and it's so loud we have to sleep with our hotel windows closed.

PERU 2026 : Inca Ruins and The Sacred Valley

Sunday 8 March

An 8am pick up and a tour of the Inca sites surrounding Cusco. Sacsayhuaman. Chincana Chica. Puka Pukara. Tambomachay.

We visited these 2 years ago but there's always more to see and learn and it's great to be with Fred, Mylene and Coenraad this time around. A reminder that travel should never just be about ticking boxes. 

After lunch at quaint Restaurant Dona Clorinda, we visited the Inca site at Pisac. The misty views are spectacular.

The  resident alpacas are curious and very funny.

After a quick stop at a craft market in Pisac, we got to our hotel Casa Andina Sagrado Valley.

At the lower Sacred Valley altitudes, I feel much better and enjoy the pisco sours and Peruvian wines.