Casa Andina Sacred Valley

... for lookouts, storage/armoury and fortification. This is a spectacular place indeed. By the time we left Ollantaytambo for our hotel (Casa Andina - Sacred Valley) it was nearing sunset. It was a poor farming area on the Urubamba River - but then you go ...

... homes were destroyed and people killed. Marco and our driver, Miguel, picked us up at 8:30 and we headed up the mountains to the Sacred Valley.  Once past the mountains we had a good view of one end of it (it is 10's of kilometers long).  We ...

... ’re at a high altitude on a mountain. After Ollyantaytambo, it’s  time to head to our hotel, the Casa Andina Private Collection Sacred Valley. This is our 3rd hotel of the same chain, and it’s pretty cool to see how they compare to ...

... , can't wait to get out of the house hahahahhahaa.... I told Jenny when I told my landlady that I was going to go to the Sacred Valley and my landlady told me that I was going to loose the room because the landlady told me that she was going to Arequipa ...

... the other two behind at the hotel. After a good half hour, we were ready.  Ready to start our journey down the Sacred Valley.  I sat in the van's front seat with Carlos, the driver, whereas Michel in the back with Ali, our guide. ...

... ;a remarkable and fulfilling day, we headed towards our last stop of the day, a comfortable lodge in the Sacred Valley. The Casa Andina Private Collection hotel in the Valle Sagrado, being an hour drive from Cusco, was quite wonderful and ...

Left this morning with our duffle bags for our day tour of the Sacred Valley and overnight in Ollantaytambo. The drive was pleasant, but when we got to the first lookout to the Sacred Valley, I was overwhelmed to the point of tears. There is most ...

... . It costs, but my goodness, there are so flipping cute. We had a short walking tour then checked into our next hotel, Casa Andina Cusco. We had dinner at a great restaurant with the Marshalls and walked to the main plaza where there is a basilica and a ...

In the morning, I got picked up by Margot about 9 am. For some reason, I didn't sleep well the night before and I was feeling tired. Anyhow, the show must go on. We went to Pisaq, to find 2 things that I told margot that I haven't found yet. I was ...

Carlos of Condor Travel and Tours was very knowledgeable, easy going but passionate about his his historic region, his city (Cusco), his ancestry and the Andean culture.  Our driver was Mauro. We shopped in the marketplace at ...

... the blokes went for a walk (and helped one of the locals with some ploughing), while Wayne and I played the longest game of 8-ball in history! We all had an early night after having dinner at Casa Andina in preparation for the Inca Trail tomorrow. ...