Ollantaytambo Hostels - Reviews and Rates

We found out late at night that we would be doing the horseback ride the next morning. Yay! We had some delicious breakfast at the ecolodge, and met up with a girl staying at the same hotel and then another girl staying at a different place. Both Americans. The lady giving the tour was named Adriana. Super nice!! We got on the horses, and set of...

A gentle start to the day, load the bikes and a pancake breakfast before setting off.
A little bit of a struggle through the one way system, cobbles and potholes to get out of Cuzco. Then a climb out of the valley with all the usual twists and turns.
We reach Pisac and the road signs disappear and we make the wrong choice, the river is on ...

From Cusco we travelled by mini bus to Ollantaytambo (don´t ask how to pronouce it... I make it up every time). Ollantaytambo is part of the sacred valley. Our first stop was a GAp run community, where the women spin wool, dye it andthen weave it into all sorts of things... me and jon bought a mini Llama and sheep as these were the only items wh...

Hello from Peru

It is hot and sunny today but don't let that fool you buy 6 pm ill need to get bundled up and by midnight ill have a million layers on and be huddled for warmth oh how I miss Canada at midnight every night. All of you and your electric heat, I wish. Speaking of heat...I treated myself to a warm shower today it was well wor...

Á leidinni til baka frà Aqua Calientes til Cuzco gistum vid eina nòtt ì thessum bae med thessu òskiljanlega nafni en vid koplludum hann bara "O-baerinn". Thetta er lìtill kòsì baer sem er vid gamlar inca rùstir, eins og flest annad hèrna ì heilaga dalnum. Baerinn er vìst ì laginu eins og maiz en their hperna eru hrifnir af thvì ad hafa baeina ì ...

Organized tour of the Sacred Valley with Julia, Hiyasmin, and Zerlene...

Went to Pisac for the market (but regrettably not the ruins) ...

Ollantaytambo - definitely the highlight of the day...

Had lunch in Urubamba at a nice buffet restaurant offering alpaca carpaccio and ceviche, among other things. The first pisco sour was...

Oh my friends, Hello! What a ride! I have just got back from 4 days hiking in Macchu Picchu and trekking up the mountains of the Inca trail! In total 40K (25 bloody miles!) Get me(I´m from London you see, have never had to hike ANYWHERE!)! At times the incline was at a degree of about 75 going uphill and then steps coming down where you could on...

El Camino Inca --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ---------------------- C'est incroyable de me retrouver à écrire ça, j'ai du mal à réaliser: un vieux rêve vient de se réaliser, j'ai fait le Sentier Inca! Je suis tellement content, c'était un des points les plus importants de mon voyage, j'avais même...

So, I sold Mike on the trip with this description of the Inca Trail: it will be an easy walk up a few hills. Ha ha! It was three day journey up and down several thousand feet of the Andes with a high point close to 14,000 feet. We got rained on every day and hailed on severely one day. The toilets were holes in the ground. In the end, however, I...

We got up at 5am. Everywhere was still frozen! Serious toilet issues this morning. I am going to recommend the porters either dig a deeper hole or create two toilets - one for each type of wastage. It was so horrendous I couldnt even wee. I would elaborate on variety, size and smell but I am sure it is of little interest to any of you reading th...