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Telecommatt bookmarked on 2009-01-17 inca 2day peru
  • so i you did the bus tour one day and then took the train to machu picchu, you'd probably learn more than doing the 2-day hike. but if you like hiking and camping then go for it!
  • Almost everyone I met on the Inca Trail admitted that they'd far, far underestimated the effects of altitude sickness and not given themselves enough time to acclimate before starting
  • Since everyone at that last campsite is trying to make it to the Sun Gate to get a good view of the sunrise, tour groups start lining up well before dawn--so you're either waiting in line at 4:30am in the morning to get through the checkpoint when it opens at 5am, or your tour group sleeps in a bit but doesn't make it to the gate to watch the sun rise.
  • felt like I was hiking with hordes of people

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  • 17 Jan 09
    telecommatt
    Matthew Murphy

    inca 2day peru

    • so i you did the bus tour one day and then took the train to machu picchu, you'd probably learn more than doing the 2-day hike. but if you like hiking and camping then go for it!
    • Almost everyone I met on the Inca Trail admitted that they'd far, far underestimated the effects of altitude sickness and not given themselves enough time to acclimate before starting
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