We leave the jungle at 8am. Boat ride for 1 hour and then bus for 1 hour and then a repacking event at the lodge offices and on to the airport to check in for a 1 hour flight to Cusco.
We are not staying in Cusco but taking a bus and heading directly to the Sacred Valley. Lunch was in the airport a box lunch provided by the lodge. On the bus we have a stop at the llama/alpaca exhibit. They have all the different types of llamas and vicuña. Grasses to feed them and a large shop with a multitude of things to buy. Dan being allergic to wool makes my choices easy.
We head into the valley. Unfortunately there are no further stops since it is a 2 hour drive or more to the hotel in Ollantaytambo. This means the highlight of the trip I was hoping for will not come to pass. That was going to be shopping at the market in Pisac. I had some things I wanted to get and it is off the table. Unlike most tours where there is plenty of time for shopping no so with this trip. We will have 3 hours in Cusco of course we could skip going to the ruins but it is interesting to see and hear different perspectives.
Our trip through the valley is different as we seem to be going through different cities and it is daylight instead of dark. There is still snow on the highest peaks they are calling glaciers. I am not sure as to what is snow cap and what is glacier.
We arrive at the hotel and it is beautiful. This too is a Casa Andina but upscale. Dinner is a fixed menu but the food is in quality wine is high at $30-$50 or more a bottle. We will save 1/2 of the bottle for tomorrow since we are here 2 nights
The hotel grounds are big and spacious. Lot of grass flowers and trees. Unfortunately our block of rooms with double beds are near the back which means a walk and lots of steps to get there. I guess we are in training for Machu Picchu in 2 days.
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