I had an amazing experience visiting Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley with our tour guide Romario Ppari. He was very knowledgeable, professional, kind and answered all our questions. We had a delicious breakfast and lunch with a lot of options. I really recommend Alpaca Expeditions and Romario.

Simon was a delightful and well informed guide who managed our complicated travel arrangements with competence, professionalism and good humor. We very much appreciated his vast knowledge of the Inca empire and the historical details regarding Machu Picchu. He also is well versed regarding the local flora and fauna and we enjoyed this aspect of our two day tour as well. Since I am a bit older than many of the tourists we saw, he took special care to make sure I stayed out of trouble on some of the steeper areas of the Machu Picchu site. He really cares.

Walter is the best tour guide! He’s very caring, knowledgeable, patient to give us many Inca stories! And they even cooked fresh, big meals for us on the 2600 feet mountain! That’s really amazing!

Fun hike and informative tours, highly recommend! The hike can be somewhat tiring but doable, really rewarding when you hiked to Machu Picchu

WALTER IS THE BEST! so informative. So friendly. So patient. And funny!!!! Wish we could have him as a guide for the rest of our trip in Peru.

Cannot fault Alpaca for the way this tour was organised and carried out. One day of walking through the rainforest and looking at well preserved/ restored Incan ruins along the way, including an unbelievable chef prepared lunch at an isolated camp site. This was followed by a great group dinner and good accommodation. Second day we had a great tour by our guides through Machu Picchu, followed by lunch at Aguas Calientes. All of this was expertly run by our two guides Saul and Alex. They are both so passionate about their Incan heritage and very easy to understand as a solely English speaking tourist. Our group included a wide range of international tourists, male and female, ranging from early 20's to late 60's, and we all felt 100% safe and cared for the whole time, whether out in the middle of nowhere, or being shuffled on and off buses and trains. They never rushed anyone out on the trek, and were always happy to stop if someone needed a break, or a photo. Still managed to get us there on schedule though. Full credit to both these guides. We couldn't have had better!!!

Simon Puma was a great guide! We had a wonderful time walked around a lot and learned so much about the inka history. Fully recommend this experience

My wife and I loved this tour. The hiking was tough but the staff supporting us were great. Shout out to our guide Nilton Quispe for being knowledgeable and enthusiastic. The food for lunch on the hike was stunning. Just a great experience.

Simon was an excellent guide! This hike was beautiful and the food provided was tasty. Would definitely recommend acclimating for at least a day if you are coming from a lower altitude given the hike is moderate difficulty.

The experience was absolutely amazing, once in a life time. Our guide Walter made the experience perfect, he was hands down one of the best guides I've ever had and the way the team at Alpaca Expeditions put everything together was unreal. Imagine eating a multi course lunch on the Inca trail after 4hrs of climbing, just unreal!

This hike was possibly the most physically challenging thing I've ever done. The first day in particular had me questioning why I had signed up for this 😅 But once we reached the breathtaking views of Humantay Lake and the Salkantay Pass that day, I quickly realized it was all worth it. The remaining days were not quite as tough, but still challenging and super fun. I enjoyed all the historical and cultural knowledge that our guides Sergio and Ismael shared with us. They easily identified special plants and wildlife along the way, and even showed us how the Incas used grass to create the rope that they used for bridges and other infrastructure. They also took us to a coffee farm one day where we got to pick beans and go through the whole process of shelling them, drying them, toasting them and roasting them. I loved getting to learn from the family that ran the farm, and the coffee we had at the end was delicious. Speaking of delicious, as if going on an amazing hike wasn't enough, all the meals we ate during our trek were phenomenal thanks to our chefs Balberto and Angelica. I cannot comprehend how they managed to prepare such impressive meals in our camps with limited resources. The food we had was even better than in some of the restaurants we visited prior to the trek. Lastly, I would like to point out that this trek is doable even if you're a slow hiker like I am. As someone who has lived at sea level her whole life, the altitude was very challenging for me and I had to take many breaks. I definitely couldn't have completed it without our horsemen and insanely strong porters who carried the majority of our stuff along the way. I also really appreciate how patient our guides Sergio and Ismael were with me throughout the hike. They frequently checked to make sure I was ok but never rushed me or made me feel like I was slowing them down. I will be forever grateful to them and the rest of the team for providing us the experience of a lifetime. P.S. one final shout-out to Ismael for his great photography skills! He took a bunch of great pics of my husband and I.

Great, once in a lifetime experience overall. Our guide, porters, and chef made the trek smooth and were integral to the experience. Food and accommodations were very good. The packing list was inaccurate (wrong quantities for essentials and no mention of swim suits). Brochure didn’t have correct distances listed for two of the days. They were not very forthcoming with details like the temperature of the hot spring and amount of soles to bring. They left us at our hotel the first day after requesting to be picked up and confirming by text the previous day (they eventually picked us up by taxi). All of these could have been easily avoided.

Great experience, professional guide Nilton Quispe and Jhojan Vega. Worth the hike. Food was marvelous, include train and bus ride.

Nilton Quispe and Jhojan Vega were our guides and I can say their service was 10 out of 10! I would totally recommend this tour with Alpaca Expeditions 🫰🏻

The most amazing hike (Salkantay Trek)! This is truly a bucket list hike. Eduardo was our wonderful guide. Professional, knowledgeable, friendly and caring. Miguel was our chef and I looked forward to every meal. Amazing hard-working porter and horseman. They made sure everything was transported ahead of time. Exceeded my expectations! I would recommend Alpaca Expeditions and this Trek to everyone!