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TREKKING IN PERU: Classic Inca Trail / Short Inca Trail / Salkantay / Ausangate / Lares / Choquequirao / Vilcabamba / Huaraz 

DESTINATION GUIDE: Lima / Cusco / Machu Picchu / Sacred Valley  / Arequipa / Puno / Huaraz / Nazca / Iquitos / Manu / Tambopata

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Recommended Tour Operators in Cusco

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TREKKING

Peru Treks

Small family run business with Inca Trail departures on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Private treks to Choquequirao, Salkantay, Ausangate and Lares Valley. A large percentage of their profits go towards local community projects. Recommended. (>> click here for more info)

SAS

Full range of treks available. Largest of the trekking tour operators in Cusco offering a good quality service. One of the few companies to offer daily Inca trail departures. Recommended. (>> click here for more info)

Q'ente

Treks including Inca Trail, Ausangate, Salkantay, Vilcabamba. Regular departures and private groups. Recently offering package tours with emphasis on trekking. Recommended. (>> click here for more info)

Peruvian Andean Treks Quality tour operator with over 25 years experience (also known as Andean Treks or PAT). Offer good range of tour packages to Peru. Offices in Cusco and the USA. Expensive. Recommended. (>>click here for more info)

Explorandes

Large selection of private tours throughout Peru that include trekking (Inca Trail, Ausangate, Salkantay, Colca Canyon, Cordillera Blanca and Huayhuash). Also operate rafting trips. Expensive. Recommended. (>> click here for more info)

Inca Explorers

Package tours throughout Peru with the emphasis on trekking. Recommended. (>> click here for more info)

Enigma

Spanish-owned tour operator offering the Inca Trail and other treks including Ausangate and Valley of Lares. Recommended. (>> click here for more info)

United Mice

Offering limited number of trek departures on the Inca Trail . Recommended. (>> click here for more info)

>> Comprehensive list of all major trekking companies in Cusco (click here for more info) >>

   

Rafting companies in Cusco (for information on rafting in Peru click here)

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WHITE-WATER RAFTING

Amazonas Explorer

Specialists in rafting expeditions combined with trekking. Operates fixed departure dates for the Apurimac as well the Rio Cotahuasi in Arequipa. Recommended (>> click here for more info)

Apumayo Expeditions

Responsible tour operator. Regularly participates in river clean up activities. Rafting trips on the Urubamba, Apurimac and Tambopata.  Recommended. (>> click here for more info)

Eric Adventures

Rafting trips on the Urubamba (1 day) and more adventurous trips on the Apurimac (3 days). Recommended for rafting trips. (>> click here for more info)

Mayuc

Operates many rafting trips on the Urubamba, Apurimac and Tambopata as well as some trekking and general tours of Peru. Recommended. (>> click here for more info)

  

Jungle - Manu tour operators (for information about Manu click here)

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JUNGLE TRIPS TO MANU

Pantiacolla Tours

Camping tours to Manu run by Dutch biologist. Voted the best eco-tourist agency operating in the park in 1999. (>> click here for more info)

Manu Expeditions

Owned by ornithologist Barry Walker, part owners of the Manu Wildlife Center, they offer 4-9 day trips to Manu in Safari camps and lodges and specialize in bird watching trips. (>> click here for more info)

Manu Nature Tours

Run lodge-based trips and are owners of Manu Lodge. Recommended for experiencing the jungle in comfort. (>> click here for more info)

InkaNatura

Offices in USA and Lima. Trips to Manu. Part-owners of the Manu Wildlife center. (>> click here for more info)

Expediciones Vilca

Budget tours to Manu of mixed quality. (>> click here for more info)

Amazon Trails Peru

Organise trips into the Manu Reserved Zone and to Blanquillo Macaw Lick. Owners of a private nature reserve situated southeast of Manu National Park. Options include building your own balsa raft. (>> click here for more info)

  

Jungle - Tambopata (information about the Tambopata-Candamo Reserve click here)

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JUNGLE TRIPS TO TAMBOPATA

Rainforest Expeditions

They operate tours to their two lodges in the rainforest of Tambopata; the Posada Amazonas Lodge and the Tambopata Research Center (TRC). (>> click here for more info)

Peruvian Safaris

Own and operate the Explorer's Inn jungle lodge on the Tambopata River. (>> click here for more info)

EcoAmazonia Lodge

Operate daily tours to their jungle lodge. (>> click here for more info)

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Jungle - Upper Urubamba / Quillabamba / Pongo de Mainique

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JUNGLE TRIPS TO THE UPPER URUBAMBA

Eco Trek Peru

Lodge based trips to the Pongo de Mainique in the Upper Urubamba Jungle. Bird watching, Cultural tours, Rafting & mountain biking (>> click here for more info)

  

Train Cusco to Machu Picchu (for information about Machu Picchu click here)

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Peru Rail

Privatized rail company owned by the same company as 5-star hotel Monasterio and Machu Picchu Sanctuary hotel outside the ruins at Machu Picchu.  www.perurail.com

 

 

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TREKKING IN PERU: Classic Inca Trail / Short Inca Trail / Salkantay / Ausangate / Lares / Choquequirao / Vilcabamba / Huaraz 

DESTINATION GUIDE: Lima / Cusco / Machu Picchu / Sacred Valley  / Arequipa / Puno / Huaraz / Nazca / Iquitos / Manu / Tambopata

RECOMMENDED HOTELS: Lima / Cusco / Machu Picchu / Sacred Valley / Arequipa / Puno / Huaraz / Nazca / Iquitos / Jungle Lodges

  

 

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