If you’re planning a visit to this wonder of the world, I’m incredibly excited for you. Not only does it seem like an impossible feat but the landscape these ruins were built into, is unreal.

Regardless of whether you are planning on no hiking, a little hiking, or doing the complete trek, here are some of my tips from one traveler to another.

My weekend visit to one of the seven wonders of the world: Machu Picchu. The visit of a lifetime, that is totally worth the hype (even if my original plans got a smidge thwarted).

I can’t say enough about the beauty of Peru. The colors, the landscapes, the llamas! I cannot wait to go back and explore more of this country. There were so many vivid colors in the landscapes but also the decor - I fully plan to recreate the Peruvian pom pom garland you see in so many shops, for my own home sometime soon.