The Six Faces of Peru Trekking Holiday

Six Faces Of Peru – August 7th – 24th

One of the highlights of the trip for me was seeing the condors rise on the thermals in Colca Canyon. The Canyon itself was incredible – deeper than the Grand Canyon – and the walk along the top of the canyon was stunning, but had to be taken slowly due to the altitude!

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Other highlights were the boat rides on Lake Titicaca, both on a speedboat and a reed boat, and the visit to the island of Taquile, where the population still wear traditional dress and the men really do knit – I had to buy a hat there!

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I had been to Machu Picchu before as the culmination of a charity trek in 2008, but it is still nevertheless a stunning sight, and one cannot fail to be amazed by the ingenuity of the Incas.

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My final highlight was the visit to the Jungle Lodge in the Amazon where I saw tree frogs, tarantulas, myriads of colourful butterflies and a poisonous coral snake! I was delighted when I managed to catch a catfish in the Amazon River. One of our party caught a piranha but it wriggled off the hook (luckily for us!).

Overall I had an amazing trip, from the snow capped Andes, the high plains and lakes, the Inca ruins, to the flora and fauna of the Amazon Jungle – what an experience!