TREKKING TRAVEL GUIDE
The trails worth the airfare.
The 15 trekking tours in peru trekking tours walkers book most, gathered in one place. How far you go, how high you climb, who guides the route, and what a place on the trip will cost.
Half-day Sillar Route trek in Arequipa with Añashuayco quarries, Culebrillas Canyon petroglyphs, and volcano viewpoints. Short, scenic, and good value.
Most Popular“More basic information regarding the history of the sillar blocks”
A cold-start, high-altitude day trek to Ausangate lakes with breakfast, lunch, and Pacchanta hot springs. Thin air included.
“Lovely 5h around the lakes. friendly guide and driver, simple but good breakfast and lunch buffet in a quite remote area. Beautiful day for it, thanks Eduardo!”
Two days hiking Colca Canyon from Arequipa, with condors at Cruz del Cóndor, an overnight at Sangalle oasis, and hot springs on day two.
“Alex was a really great guide. We had two amazing days with him. The view in the Colca canyon was just amazing and we also learnt a lot about the nature and culture.”
A full-day hike from Cusco to Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley, with oxygen, a bilingual guide, and buffet meals, plus time for photos.
“Passeio ótimo sem problemas. Recomendo.”
Fast 3-day Salkantay Trek Challenge from Cusco to Machu Picchu with guided pass crossing, hut + hotel nights, and train to Ollantaytambo.
“I just completed the Salkantay 3 day Challenge with Salkantay Trekking and had an AMAZING time! My guide, Marco, was incredibly helpful and organized and made sure we all had an amazing time.”
Cusco’s Rainbow Mountain trek is a high-altitude day trip with alpacas, seven-color peaks, and small-group guidance. Start at 4:00 AM.
“Es war ein guter Ausflug, allerdings habe ich die Beschreibung missverstanden, ich dachten wandert ca.3 h hin un 2 h zurück, es waren aber nur 3h insgesamt zum Wandern. Außerdem hat mir die Information gefehlt, dass man zum red valley auch noch gehen kann für 30 Soles zusätzlich. Hätte gerne mehr Zeit gehabt am Vinicunca…”
2-day Colca Canyon trek from Arequipa with condors, a Sangalle night at Cielo Azul Lodge, included meals, and optional hot springs.
“A couple of us in the group had heat realted sickness at first day of hiking. Our tour guide was super helpful to get us through the day. We chosed the mule ride for the next days's ascending hike. Mule operators did not seem understand that some of us were first time mule/horse riders. My…”
A small-group 4-day Choquequirao trek from Cusco with transfers, great meals, and time at the Inca citadel.
“Trip of a lifetime! We did the 4-day, 3-night TreXperience Trek with Gary (lead guide) and Sergio (support guide) and “Chef Ratatouille” Balbino starting Sept 8th, 2025. Length of trip was just about right - long enough to get good hikes bu”
A 5-day Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu with glamping, Pachamanca and coffee, then a scenic Vistadome or 360° train back to Cusco.
“Thanks to the crew of Trexperiance! Jose our guide, Ismael the cook and his two helpers were the best thing that could have happened to us for this tour! Jose was probably the best guide I have ever had on tours! I would book Trexperiance again in a heartbeat Texperiance 5/5 Cook Ismael 10/5 Guide…”
4-day Ancascocha trek from Cusco to Machu Picchu with small-group hikes, camping meals, Inca ruins, and a guided ruins tour.
“Loved this trek. I did two other treks with another company and really feel Action Peru delivered a better experience. And the other tour group is a major operator while Action Peru is smaller. So pros and cons.”
A 5-day Ausangate trek from Cusco with small-group attention, all meals and coca tea, high passes to 5,200m, plus hot springs.
“Where to begin? A fabulous trek with an incredible team. There were two of us, and we were pampered by the Vidal Expedition team. Ansangate is a captivating mountain, and it must be experienced with people who reveal its spirituality to you. Every day we went from glacier to glacier, from color to color, from…”
4-day Inca Trail trek from Km 82 to Machu Picchu: camping, expert guides, Sun Gate sunrise, and guided ruins in a small group.
“Amazing from start to finish. The organisation was perfect, the porters were brilliant, the chef was amazing - (how he produced such delicious food in the middle of the Andes is a mystery - and baked a cake!). Our guide, Nico, was just the Read more”
A short, history-and-nature route through Arequipa’s Sillar quarries and Culebrillas canyon, with canyon walk, petroglyphs, and viewpoints for $11.
“Eine interessante Tour”
4-day Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu with glamping dome nights, hot meals, expert bilingual guides, and a sunrise-ready finish.
“Without Fernando I may never have been able to walk all of the Salkantay pass . It was hard , exhausting , exhilarating , the group , my daughter guiding me up Waynapicchu. So emotional seeing MP rise out of the clouds in early morning su”
Full-day Andes trek from Cusco to Humantay Lake with early pickup, included meals, and a guide explaining Inca significance for $29.
“A Laguna Humantay é uma das paisagens mais lindas que já tive a oportunidade de admirar. A subida da montanha é íngreme e com alguns obstáculos, mas bem possível de fazer. Quanto a empresa que nos guiou até lá, deixou bastante a desejar. Difícil comunicação e demora nos retornos com as instruções do passeio. Nosso…”
Guided treks in every great range, basecamp town by basecamp town.
