Most Inspirational Moment
Most inspirational? Probably the last bit of the final day approaching sungate - i felt like a real intrepid explorer searching for the lost city!! Real dark dank jungle inca path with the echoing sounds of birds all around you....
Thoughts on Group Leader
Bobby was great, really upbeat, sociable funny guy. He has completed this trip about 500x so he knows his stuff. Our group had a few problems with people needing to leave the trail and come back in due to illness. He dealt with this easily and efficiently. Everybody got what they needed. He also helped some of the group organise onward journeys in Peru, very helpful and likes a game of cards!!
Advice for Potential Travellers
Wear insect repellant of the first day from Mollepata, mozzies are rife in the daytime and the 20 or so bites i got that day plagued me for the rest of the trip! Once i wore repellant - no bites received.Take it easy when you get to cusco, a few of our group got ill, possibly a bug or possibly altitude sickness. It ruined the trip for some, so take it easy and eat simple food you know! Even though restricted on the inca trail, take a book! Sometimes you get to camp at 1-2pm theres time to kill. We played a lot of cards too. It rained everyday about 2pm...but tea time at 4.30 with crackers annd popcorn relly helped!!
Suggestions
A great trip with a mix of the mountains and the classic trail experience. The only really tough day is the pass at 5000m on the 3rd day. Dead womens pass on the trail around day 5 ascends 1200m and then immediately descends 700m to camp - although some found this tough we got to camp around 1.30pm so this could be done a lot slower if needed.Remember to look up and enjoy! its easy to look down at your feet all the time. Youre not particularly rushed for time during the day, youre only going to sit in your tent when you get there!