The Trek

So, I didn't just magically appear at Machu Picchu. I actually went on a 3 day trek that was the bomb! It was called the Inca Jungle Trek. Anyways, we took a bus to a very high altitude (14,160 feet) called Abra Malaga. 

A view from the bus. 

At this point everyone I our group hopped on bikes and we basically coasted down a steep, windy canyon for about 3 hours. So. Much. Fun! 

The group :)

Ayla and I at Mirador Carrizales. 

After we got off the bikes we had a delicious lunch and headed to the Urubamba River for a dang fun rafting trip. The rafting was about an hour. We had awesome guides, the weather was great, and the rapids were good. When we got done with the rapids we hiked up into the mountains outside Santa Maria where we stayed the night with an Incan family. 

All of us eating some dinner. 

The next day we headed out for a day of hiking. I loved it! We even got to hike a little on the Incan trail! 

McKenna, Leeza, and I on the Incan trail with our Incan warrior paint haha. 

Enjoying the views at one of the Incan messenger stops. 

Walking the suspension bridge. 

To finish off the day we enjoyed some hot springs just outside of Santa Teresa. They were very nice! It was kind of like Lava Hot Springs. 

McKenna, Elena, and I enjoying the springs. 

Friday morning we got to go zip lining! It was pretty darn fun. It only had five cables, but they were pretty long. 

The we got to finish off with this bridge! 

After the zip lining we headed out to do some more walking. This day was all fairly flat, but we walked quite a bit. 

Walking the tracks with Machu Picchu mountain in the background. We were so close! 

We finally arrived in Aguas Calientes where we enjoyed warm showers and some dinner. 

Luckily these legs aren't mine! The Mosquitos were pretty ruthless though. 

Chillin with Pachacutec. 

The next morning we headed up to Machu Picchu. 

This was a pretty watered down version of the trek, but let me tell ya, it was awesome! I had a great group and I was able to meet some amazing people. The weather was the best! We really lucked out. Our guide was awesome as well and he taught us so much about the Incans, the plants in the area, the people that live there now, and more. I couldn't have asked for a better trip!