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Peru

COUNTRY:
Peru
LOCATION:
Inca Trail
HOLIDAY TYPE:
Moderate walking holidays
DEPARTURES:
This trip is no longer operating
PRICE:
From £1325 (21 days) excluding flights, plus minimum donation £195 and local payment US $265. Discount of £115 for those not trekking the Inca trail. We can arrange flights from the UK
VOUCHERS:
Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday
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Peru

Peru

Avoid disappointment - book your Inca Trail holiday in time
Over the last few years, the Peruvian government has imposed increasing restrictions on tourism on the Inca Trail in order to protect it from overuse. The aim is to minimise ecological impact and erosion, mainly by having limited access and improving the quality of the operators. There are now only a very limited number of trekking permits available - 500 per day (around 200 for travellers and the rest for staff) - and they are being issued on a first-come-first-served basis. In order to avoid disappointment we recommend booking well in advance (up to a minimum of 3 months in peak season), unless you are extremely flexible over your travel dates.

How this holiday makes a difference

The houses around the Sacred Valley currently have no toilet facilities of any kind, resulting in pollution of the fields and water supplies and other related health risks. Most of the village inhabitants are subsistence farmers and many augment their income by working as cooks and porters on the Inca Trail and other routes in the area. Villagers expressed a desire for dry composting toilets after hearing about their potential for creating manure, and we are helping them to achieve this. Working alongside members of the community, we will be assembling specially designed compost toilets in an effort to reduce pollution levels in the area.

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