We took an early 3 hour train journey to Machu Picchu through the Sacred Valley, which has some breathtaking scenery. The train journey itself was also great as it was a nice carriage with comfy seats and also had lunch provided.

After we arrived, we were greeted by torrential rain for an hour, so we got settled before venturing out later that night for some food and drinks. We tried some traditional Peruvian food, Mi Lomo Saltado, a dish made with steak, tomatoes, onions, potatoes and Peruvian spices. It was one of the best food we have ever tried! Having spoken to people from other parts of South America, they all said that Peruvian food was well known to be one of the best in the continent.

We were aiming to get up at 4am so we could get in the queue early to catch one of the first bus journey’s up to Machu Picchu so we could catch the sunrise, so we decided to have an early night and get prepared for our long, tough hike up Montaña Machu Picchu mountain tomorrow.