Thanks for the info. Yes, we very much enjoyed the jungle. But Machu Picchu & Sacred Valley were high lights of the Peru trip. Here is a brief writeup on our Inca trail hike/Sacred Valley tour. Please feel free to use it on your website. I was trying to post a review on tripadvisor.com as well, but I couldn't find a section to post review on travel agencies. If you know of any other web sites where I can
post reviews, please let me know. I will be glad to do it. Also, attached some photos.
We had a wonderful time in Cusco/Sacred Valley/Machu Picchu, many
thanks to Vidal and AdventureHolidaysPeru. From the time we landed in Cusco, you basically took care of everything for us. The city tour
group you booked us into was awesome, it was a small group of 8 people or so, unlike other tour groups who were basically running full buses.
Inca trail hike was the best hike we ever did in our lives. Vidal, our guide, is extremely well read & knowledgable. His respect towards
nature and Inca culture is admirable(quite in contrast to some of the
guides you will come across in Machu Picchu who basically shout at the top of their voices to let themselves heard). Thanks a lot to Vidal for making this hike a memorable one.
The accommodations you booked us in at Ollantaytambo & Aguas Calientes were awesome, quiet & clean rooms, exactly what we wanted. We would like to thank Maria and Hubert for taking us around Sacred Valley and Pisac market. We had a great time.
We would definitely like to come back. Next time, we would like to do the full 4 day hike. Also, we would like to thank you for the front row seats in the train. It was a real treat :)
We arranged a two day trek of the inca trail through Adventure Holidays Peru
two months before our trip. Vidal (our guide) was very helpful and prompt in
replying to our emails and questions about the trek and Peru in general.
When we arrived in Cusco, we met Vidal and he explained about the trek and
what we would be doing. Again he was very helpful and had good advice on
what to see and do in Cusco.
We set off from Cusco on the train (our tickets had been arranged) to km104
where we met Vidal and began our trek. It was an amazing day, as at the end
of it you get to see the spectacular sight of Machu Picchu. The trek was
fine, hard at times but manageable. I am not too fit, but we took our time
and Vidal was very patient with us. We spent some time walking around MP and
then headed into Cusco for some food and badly needed sleep.
The next morning we were supposed to get to MP for the sunrise but we slept
in a little. Vidal was at our hostel (which he had arranged for us) and
managed to wake us up. We got to MP and had some guided tour time with Vidal
then we had time to wander around ourselves.
Overall Vidal was a great help to us and spoke good English. He did things
at our pace. Included in our trip was our return train fairs, hostel for 1
night and snacks on the trek (which went down a treat),
and it is an experience of a lifetime.
Trisha
