Peru Guide
Cusco
Cusco tour operators
1 Andean Life Santa Teresa 381 and C Plateros 372, Plaza de Armas 
261269 
www.andeanlife.com Strong on the Inca Trail but generally specialists in small-group treks including Salcantay, Lares, Ausangate as well as whitewater rafting and jungle trips. Inca Trail packages from $450.
2 Andina Travel Plazoleta Santa Catalina 219 251892 
andinatravel@terra.com.pe www.andinatravel.com Reputable agents, Andina organize mountain biking as well as alternative treks to the Inca Trail, such as Choquequirao, the Lares Valley, Salcantay and Ausangate. Inca Trail packages from $390.
3 Apumayo Jr Ricardo Palma 5, Santa Monica, Wanchaq 246018 www.apumayo.com Expert operators offering trekking in the Sacred Valley region, mountain biking around Cusco and the Sacred Valley, historic and archaeological tours, tours for disabled people (with wheelchair support for visiting major sites), horseriding, and rafting on the ríos Urubamba and Apurimac. They can customize their trips to suit your agenda, though note that they usually only work with pre-booked groups.
4 Colibri Tour C Triunfo 392, office 209 247849 www.colibritrour.com Specialists on the Inca Trail and will arrange transport and collection from hotel. Also offer treks to Salcantay, Ausangate, Choquequirao and Vilcabamba.
5 Eric Adventures Urb Velasco Astete B -8-B 234764 cusco@ericadventures.com www.ericadventures.com A good selection of tours, from the Inca Trail to trekking, and with a good reputation for rafting. A day on the Urubamba river can cost as little as $35–40.
6 Expediciones Vilca
7 C Plateros 359 & 
253773244751 manuvilca@terra.com.pe www.manuvilcaperu.com A well-established trekking company with a variety of treks albeit specializing in expeditions to the Manu Biosphere Reserve. They can rent you any camping gear you need.
8 Explorandes Av Garcilaso 316-A, Wanchaq 238380 postmaster@explorandes.com www.explorandes.com A long-established company with a range of tours and treks that include the Inca Trail and Cordillera Vilcanota.
9 Kantu Portal Carrizos 258, Plaza de Armas 243673 Good for budget rafting, and prices include food and somewhere to sleep overnight (usually a tent).
10 Manu Expeditions C Humberto Vidal, G-5, Segunda Etapa, Urbanización Magisterio 226671 www.manuexpeditions.com www.manuwildlifecenter.com www.birding-in-peru.com Run, like the Cross Keys Pub, by the enigmatic local British Consul and well-known twitcher, Barry Walker, this company specializes in both trips to Manu and birding expeditions, as well as horseriding and mountain adventure tours, including trips to Espiritu Pampa, the Inca site of Choquequirao through the Vilcabamba mountains, to Machu Picchu from Ollantaytambo via Anacachcocha and the Huaynay peaks, and more traditional treks like the Inca Trail.
11 Manu Nature Tours Av Pardo 1046 252721 info@manunaturetours.com www.manuperu.com An award winning, nature-based adventure travel company, they run tours to the jungle, plus mountain biking, birdwatching and rafting. They also operate a garden café next to their offices, so you can have a drink and snack if you visit.
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MAYUC Portal Confiturias 211, Cusco 242824 chando@mayuc.com www.mayuc.com Highly reliable outfit with the experience to organize any tour or trek of your choice, from an extended Inca Trail to visiting the Tambopata-Candamo area. Whitewater rafting is their speciality with standard scheduled 4-day/3-night excursions involving grade 2 to 5 rapids from about $230.
13 Peru Planet C Suecia 318 / 251145 info@peruplanet.net www.peru-planet.net A well-respected local agency offering the usual city tours as well as the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Inca Trail, horseriding and rafting.
14 Peruvian Andean Treks Av Pardo 705, Cusco 225701 www.andeantreks.com Expensive, but top-quality options for the Inca Trail, this 28-year-old company also operates other treks in the Cusco region and Peruvian Andes. Worth contacting in advance for their brochure.
15 SAS Travel C Garcilaso 270, just below Plaza San Francisco, Cusco 249194 info@sastravelperu.com www.sastravelperu.com Reliable and professional tour and trek operators, specialists in the Inca Trail but also do Salcantay, Choquequirao, Ausangate and Vilcabamba as well as the main jungle destinations. Usually good value.
16 United Mice C Plateros 351, Cusco 221139 reservations@unitedmice.com www.unitedmice.com The top specialists in guided tours of the Inca Trail and reasonably priced (4 days, 3 nights for $250 including tax, discounts for students), with good guides, many of whom speak English. Food is of a high standard and their camping equipment is fine. If anything, their popularity is a drawback, since groups are largish in high season. Tours which avoid the Inca Trail tax include: an excellent 5-day trek approaching Machu Picchu via Mollepata and Salcantay, crossing the river at the hydroelectric station down river from the ruins for access to Machu Picchu; another interesting 5-day trek heads for Choquequirao with a minimum group size of 8 costing around $195 per person; a 6-day trek to Ausangate which, for around $205 per person, has a minimum group size of 10.