Active South America 

This is a great trip to visit Cusco, The Andes and Machu Picchu, including physical, culinary and cultural delights.
As with all activity at altitude, a good fitness level is no guarantee that altitude symptoms will not occur, however it will certainly make the trekking more manageable and help assure that the group remains together.
The Moonstone Trek provides the opportunity for high Andean trekking away from the crowds that can be experienced on the “Inca Trail”. However, from discussions with other travelers, the Inca Trail offers greater variety of flora whilst trekking in the cloud forest. The landscape on the trek is stunning, but generally involves fairly barren and rugged mountain-scapes, as might be expected at such altitudes.
Visiting in July, the days were warm to hot and the nights often sub-zero, requiring a range of clothing.

Chris Hull The Moonstone Trek

The trip starts with exploring the capital city Lima, then follows the coast seeing flocks of the sea birds and sea lions on the way before turning inland into the Andes, the Inca Trail, Machu Picchu and a brief visit to ‘the jungle’. You see magnificent landscapes along the way from the desert-like coastal plains to the fabulous snow-capped Andean mountain tops with an active volcano on the horizon. You visit manu Inca and pre-Inca settlements during the course of the three weeks. After the effort and camping along the Inca Trail there’s just enough time to visit the jungle for more wild-life viewing. This excursion has the lot!

Vince McClave Peru Explorer

Thoroughly enjoyable, wonderful scenery, great guides, excellent food and beers (reminiscent of Belgian style). The cycling is physically demanding.

Paul Smith Cycling the Lake District of Chile & Argentina