Peru · CUSCO TOURS
Cusco is the departure board for the southern Andes. These 15 range from a two-hour walk around San Blas to the 4am minibuses heading for the mountains, each priced, timed and clear about how far it actually goes.
Review of Alpaca Expeditions’ 4-day Inca Trail trek, with practical advice on fitness, camps, meals, guides, price, and Machu Picchu.
“Jose and Nancy were the best guides ever. It was an unforgettable experience and we would not have been able to make it through without our amazing guides. Our group was awesome and the porters and chef were superstars! Go super hikers!”
Review of Cusco’s Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley day trip, with early access, high-altitude hiking, local meals, costs, and practical tips.
“Kevin (our guide) and Washington (our driver) were excellent! Kevin was very patient with our group, making the experience very safe. The food was good too!”
Trek the classic 4-day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu with camping, expert guides, porters, hearty meals, and a scenic Vistadome train ride.
“The guides are passionate, empathetic and genuine. They care so much about what they’re teaching you as well as your success and safety. The porters are super human and work so hard to ensure you are comfortable and cared for. The views are spectacular and leave you speechless. 10/10 trip with every cent!”
Review of the 5-day Salkantay Trek from Cusco, with Humantay Lake, mountain camps, Machu Picchu, meals, transport, costs, and practical tips.
“Wonderful people, sights, and food all in one package. It will kick your butt but it's well worth it.”
Review of the 4-day Salkantay Trek with Sky Camp, covering Humantay Lake, Salkantay Pass, Machu Picchu, meals, lodging, costs, and difficulty.
“This is a breath-taking trek, both physically and visually. Marcos our guide was fantastic and truly poured all his energy and heart into giving us the best and most memorable trip possible. The trek is challenging, but some parts can be made easier with the aid of horses, etc, but this will cost extra. An amazing trip, definitely make time for it!”
Review of Alpaca Expeditions’ 2-day Short Inca Trail, with route details, costs, hiking advice, Machu Picchu access, and booking tips.
“This was an amazing experience. The tour guide Victor was outstanding, funny and very informative. The food, amazing! I will say the hike was difficult… but it made it all worth it when we got to Machu Picchu for the breathtaking views. I highly recommend this tour! Outstanding experience !”
Review of Cusco’s budget Rainbow Mountain tour, with transport, meals, altitude advice, optional Red Valley, costs, and honest tips.
“If you are a solo traveler find a different group. You are basically paying for the transportation and a sub par lunch and breakfast. You could figure out the hike on your own easily enough if you are a trekker or hiker. The guide doesn't provide any information or details about rainbow mountain, they literally just tell you where to go and make sure you get up and back.”
Review of the $22 Humantay Lake tour from Cusco, with a steep high-altitude hike, Salkantay views, breakfast, and buffet lunch.
“An amazing experience! The hike to Humantay Lagoon was absolutely worth it — the scenery was stunning. Everything was very well organized and felt safe, suitable for all fitness levels. Many thanks to our wonderful guide for being so supportive, informative, and friendly throughout the day. Truly a memorable adventure!”
Review of the 5-day Salkantay Trek with glass cabins, domes, Hobbit House stays, meals, guides, and Machu Picchu access.
“Alpaca Expéditions est vraiment une équipe extraordinaire ! Ils sont vigilants et dévoués. Une aventure magnifique !”
Review of Cusco’s Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley day trip, with early access, meals, guides, altitude advice, costs, and practical tips.
“This day was amazing and it was worth the early morning but don’t think you can sleep on that bus because one the roads are just not good but also the seats are quite upright. There is an option to do the second hike which is absolutely incredible but we’ve been at 3,500 thousand feet for the past two weeks and this was about 5000 and I had the absolute worst sickness afterwards so just be prepared. Joel and driver eduardo were amazing and really hospitable. Breakfast and lunch was at the same place and lunch was definitely better than breakfast but I honestly can’t recommend this Tour enough if…”
Review of Cusco’s Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley day trip, with early pickup, meals, transport, altitude advice, costs, and practical tips.
“The views along the way were unbeatable! Challenging hike, but very rewarding. We ended up using horses for half the ride uphill. It could be fast paced at times especially for inexperienced hikers.”
Review of the Humantay Lake day trip from Cusco, covering the hike, altitude, meals, transport, guides, price, safety, and practical tips.
“The tour and the tour guide were amazing. I had a tough time dealing with the altitude. The guide continuously communicated with me to insure that I was doing ok, and to see if I needed help with anything.”
Explore Moray, Maras Salt Mines, and Chinchero from Cusco with hotel pickup, Inca history, weaving, mountain views, and excellent value.
“Great tour, great guide, such good value for money! Would highly recommend!”
Review of the 2-day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, with Wiñay Wayna, Sun Gate, guided visits, hotel stay, and Vistadome train.
“A lot of fun with breathtaking views. Memorable activity, sights and vacation activity!! The guides Juan de dios and Sebastian were very kind, helpful, informative and caring. Good guys!!”
Review of the 12-hour Machu Picchu tour from Cusco, covering trains, guides, circuits, costs, weather, meals, and practical booking tips.
“We had an incredible experience seeing Machu Picchu. At first we were a little disappointed as the time slot we had booked was full so we were put on a later schedule, however this turned out to be a blessing in disguise as the weather turned out better in the afternoon and we ended up with a private tour as it was less crowded. Our tour guide, Darcy, was exceptional! He had incredible knowledge of the history and his English was perfect. We're not normally fans of tours but he kept it very interesting and took us to some viewpoints that other groups didn't have access to to get a…”
Coast, canyon, altiplano and jungle, and the best of each.
