Peru Treks

Peru Treks employs about 250 porters taken mainly from the three Andean communities of Chinchero, Pisac and Paucartambo. Why choose Peru Treks ? Since Peru Treks was founded in 2002 we have been working hard to become Peru's most responsible adventure tour operator. In the last 9 years we have operated more than 2800 Inca Trail groups (just over 27,000 clients) so we should know what we are doing by now! We are the only company in Peru that specializes in the 4 day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu and since we operate all of our own treks we have complete control over the quality of our service. This allows us to attract some of the best guides, cooks and porters in Cusco and keeps them working all year round. We now have more than 20 qualified guides working for us and an incredible team of nearly 250 porters. Peru Treks is recommended in many guidebooks including South American Handbook (Footprint), Peru Handbook (Footprint), The Inca Trail Cusco & Machu Picchu Guide (Trailblazer) and Peru Guide (Moon handbooks), Lonely Planet Peru Guide, South America on a Shoestring, Rough Guide to South America on a Budget. In October 2006 Peru Treks was awarded the Best Travel Agency in Cusco by the Ministry of Tourism. Peru Treks have also been recommended in several articles in the New York Times and Independent newspapers. The Lonely Planet Guide to Peru (published March 2007) describes Peru Treks as a "locally owned, ecoconscious company with experienced guides; it also invests in the ethical treatment of porters.