Posts Tagged ‘Andes’
Inca Trail 2016 Update – Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
When to book your Inca Trail for 2016
Read MoreOur Inca Trail Porters First Visit to Machu Picchu
They are from the community of Wakawasi located in the Lares Valley – all of them native Quechua-language-speakers who had never been to Machu Picchu even though they had trekked the Inca Trail hundreds of times. Wakawasi porters were the most organized and responsible porters in 2014. In total there were 65 people who went…
Read MoreFirst Aid Training for ALL Alpaca Expeditions Guides
By Lisa McClendon Sims The Inca Trail is closed for maintenance during the month of February which gives our busy guides the opportunity to do some additional training and community service projects. In addition to Culinary Classes for our chefs and a Beautification Project on the Huchuy Qosqo Trail this month, our guides all met…
Read More7 Day Salkantay and Inca Trail Trek
We have been so lucky to have so many of our clients post amazing reviews about their experiences with us on sites like TripAdvisor, Lonely Planet and other travel forums out there. But some of these sites do not publish reviews of “multi-day” day tours – trying to avoid large travel companies from using the…
Read MoreHuaynapicchu
First of all, Happy New Year to everyone. Sorry we have been neglectful of our blog, but we were busy securing all our permits for 2014 and doing a little travelling ourselves. As man you are booking your treks and visits to Machu Picchu now, many people wonder about hiking Huaynapicchu and why there are…
Read MoreAlpaca Expeditions Thanks You!
So many of you have taken time out of your day to write amazing reviews about your experience with Alpaca Expeditions on websites like TripAdvisor and Lonely Planet. This is something that is so appreciated by us. It’s an honor to us just to be chosen as your tour operator. We hope that each and…
Read MoreThrough the Eyes of an Alpaca Trekker
We don’t normally publish reviews written about us on TripAdvisor on this blog, but I thought our recent trekker’s review included so many good details that could help with anyone planning a trek through the Andes and also give you an idea of the type of service Alpaca provides to our customers. When I contacted…
Read More“10 Things I Loved About Trekking to Machu Picchu with Alpaca Expeditions”
Reviewed September 10, 2012 by Renee Q. My boyfriend and I just returned from a 5 Day hike to Machu Picchu on the Inca Trail with Alpaca. Here’s what we loved: 1) Courteous and responsive communication – Bonnie and Raul both emailed several times to confirm our arrangements and answer our (many) questions. 2) They…
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