Day 31: we arrived in cusco around 7am after a long day of travelling, as soon as we arrived at the hostel we had some breakfast then went straight to bed! After a long rest and we felt human again we went out to explore the surrounding areas. Cusco is 3399 meters above sea level and you can definitely feel the difference in the air walking around, it feels like you can't fill your lungs. Later we went for some lunch, mikey decided to get the national dish of Peru, guinepig! It was disgusting, not only did it have it's head but it's teeth were still in too! After lunch we made sure we had everything ready for the inca trail, we rented sleeping bags and all the right gear! We have all the gear but no idea!!!

Day 32: today we had our meeting for the inca trail and met everyone that we will be spending the next few days with. We had a group tour of cusco with our guide and then had another meeting later that evening with our guide that will be taking is on the trail. Then we all went out together for some dinner and bonding time!

Day 33: We leave cusco today to make our way to the start of the inca trail. On the way we stopped off at few Incan ruins along the sacred valley. We stopped first at chinchero, a set on inca ruins that are still in good condition but the foundations were used by the spanish to build churches and houses upon. After a 2 hour scenic drive through the Peruvian highlands we arrived at ollytaytambo, where we will be staying in a hotel for one more night before we start the trail. In ollytaytambo we visited another big Incan ruin site, in the photos you might be able to see the man in the mountain. In the evening we all went out to dinner for our final supper!

Day 34: the inca trail begins!