Peru walking and cultural holiday
Private trek, with English speaking guide, porters.
The itinerary can be tailored and optional tours can be added.
Description of Peru walking and cultural holiday
Explore the unique culture and history of Peru’s Sacred Valley in style, combining time in atmospheric Cusco with a relaxed trek along the legendary Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Travel in the dry season from May to September for the best weather.
Cusco’s colonial streets are a perfect introduction to this ten day tailor made trip and guests can choose how they spend the first four days. Take a city tour, go rafting or cycling, relax in style at a historic hotel or take a trip deep into the Sacred Valley to Ollantaytambo and the bustling traditional market at Pisac.
The five-day Inca Trail trek to Machu Picchu has been designed with a relaxed pace in mind, giving plenty of time to enjoy the spectacular scenery and archaeological sites scattered along the route. Three nights are spent camping in quality tents with delicious local food cooked along the way. And unlike many Inca Trail treks, your arrival into Machu Picchu is timed for late afternoon to beat the crowds and enjoy some quiet moments at the site.
A 14-day culture and walking holiday is also available which includes first class train travel across the altiplano to Lake Titicaca after the trek.
Travellers who prefer not to camp can also choose a more luxurious 16-day trip, which includes a six-day alternative trek to Machu Picchu with accommodation in luxury mountain lodges. This trek gives you the chance to learn more about local culture – exploring local indigenous communities and Incan sites en route - with six to seven hours of walking each day through stunning mountain scenery.
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Private trek, with English speaking guide, porters.
The itinerary can be tailored and optional tours can be added.
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4 Reviews of Peru walking and cultural holiday
Reviewed on 05 Dec 2019 by Mossy Kennedy
Peru is an exceptionally diverse and beautiful country. We knew we would need 2.5 weeks to do it justice and we weren’t wrong. Read full reviewReviewed on 14 Oct 2019 by Jo Bennett
Fantastic but hard work. We saw lots of Peru and really enjoyed all of the places we visited. Read full reviewReviewed on 21 May 2019 by Pippa Finlayson
Bucket list holiday, bucket list memories. Multiple events throughout the entire holiday were memorable such as the snorkelling with Sea Iguanas or into a cave where white tipped sharks were sleeping. Read full reviewReviewed on 14 Aug 2018 by Alvin Narsey
The most memorable part of the trip was staying with local families, going to the local farm in peru! Read full reviewResponsible Travel
Planet and people
We operate this trip in conjunction with the most ecologically aware tour operators in Peru.For hiking the Inca Trail we buy fresh local produce. In preference we choose local over imported goods, encouraging the use of Andean products in our cooking. On our treks we minimize waste by using products with minimum packaging, leaving no litter and keeping all water sources clean, leaving camp-sites cleaner than we find them. Rubbish is carried out. We ask for your full consideration and co-operation concerning all ecological matters, especially in the disposal of rubbish. Our local staff will outline for you the procedures we use in Peru.
We are involved in the ongoing training of our trek staff. All our porters on hiking the Inca Trail carry a maximum We support the Tourism Concern Porters Policy and are involved with the social project Huchuy Yachaq . We are happy to distribute your donations of much needed warm clothes and shoes to Peruvian children through this organization - please contact us for details of how you can help. Volunteers are welcome to work on the project.
Please note that as a result of a recent government environmental improvement scheme, metal tipped walking poles are no longer allowed on the Inca Trail so please ensure you pack rubber tips. Plastic water bottles are also banned so please remember to take your water carriers or platypus hydration systems with you.
We are also now supporting the UK registered chairty Amantani. As this charity is very much in keeping with our ethos of small scale, targetted help which is educational & sustainabale. HuchuyYachaq is the other main Peruvian charity we support by paying a for a full time teacher. A % of all our income goes to support those projects.
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