Trekking Tours to Machu Picchu - Alpaca Expeditions

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Alpaca Expeditions is a leader in trekking
tours to Machu Picchu. We are a fully
licensed Inca Trail tour operator, and we
also offer other amazing treks through the
Andes. If you are looking for a more
relaxed vacation, we provide the same level of
service for our train and day tours as well.
We offer a variety of different tours
around the Cusco region and can help
arrange full Peruvian adventures for those
with more time on your hands. Our country
has so much to offer and we would love to give
you a little taste of what makes this land so
magical.
We specialize in
DAY TOURS
TREKS
COMMUNITY SERVICE
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in TREKS
Who are we? Alpaca Expeditions was started by
Raul Ccolque Ccolque in 2012. He was born and
raised in the Andean village Seqqueraccay where
he was the middle child of 5, with 2 brothers and
2 sisters. His younger brother, Ronald, started
working and helping manage Alpaca right from the
beginning and the two of them have worked
together to make Alpaca a family.
Today, Alpaca is employing 20 full time Tour
Guides, 16 Chefs and over 100 of the best porters
in the Andes. Everyone on our team is provided
with proper equipment including warm jackets and
comfortable boots, proper salaries and insurance.
Superb Trekking Agency who cares for own
staff TripAdvisor Reviewer beachbummer75 on
February 7, 2015
Raul was a porter and a guide before he started
Alpaca and made over 750 treks to Machu Picchu.
While on the mountain he saw many companies teams
wearing improper shoes or suffering from too much
weight on their backs. He has been a champion of
the porter and fights to get better treatment
and facilities for them. Over the years, things
have improved but we believe more can be done for
these men who make these amazing adventures
happen.
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ALPACA TREKS
We offer To Machu Picchu 4D/3N Inca Trail 5D/4N
Inca Trail 2D/1N Inca Trail 7D/6N Salkantay and
Inca Trail 5D/4N Salkantay Trek 4D/3N Salkantay
Trek 4D/3N Lares Trek 3D/2N Huchuy Qosqo Trek
2D/1N Huchuy Qosqo Trek 8D/7N ChoquekirawTrek Oth
er beautiful treks offered 5D/4N ChoquekirawTrek
4D/3N ChoquekirawTrek 7D/6N Ausangate Trek 5D/4N
Ausangate Trek 6D/5N Vilcabamba Trek
The Inca Trail is one of the most famous and
popular treks in the world. We are a fully
licensed tour operator for this tour. But this
isnt the only amazing hike around the Andes.
Alpaca Expeditions has many options, including
treks to Salkantay or Ausangate Mountain. If
you are interested in visiting some off the
beaten path ruins like Vilcabamba or Choqueriaw,
we can take you there as well. Even for those
who enjoy hiking and not camping, we have an
overnight trek visiting Huchuy Qosqo ruins or a
full day of hiking the Inca Trail and then
overnight in a hotel in Aguas Calientes. If you
are up for the challenge, we have an amazing
adventure waiting for you.
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ALPACA DAY TOURS
Our Day Tours are all done privately by an
Alpaca Expeditions guide. Because of that, we are
able to customize our tours to meet your needs.
If you prefer shopping at the amazing Pisaq
market for a little longer or you havent had
enough Inca history and need more time spent in
Ollantaytambo fortress, its not a problem. We
can create a customized itinerary (including
hotel bookings if you like its up to you!). We
are here to help no matter how big or small your
needs are. And dont forget, we can bring you to
Machu Picchu by train as well. The ruins are
amazing to visit no matter if its by foot or rail.
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OUR FOOD EQUIPMENT
FOOD Our chefs are all trained and take
cooking courses every February to fine tune
their skills. We use fresh ingredients that
are all local and we take all food
restrictions very seriously.
EQUIPMENT All our tents are Eureka 4-man
Timberline tents, shared by only 2 people. We
bring private, eco-friendly portable toilet
tents for the use of our trekkers. Every
trekker receives a small pillow, foam mat, rain
poncho and daypack cover. We rent out
Black Diamond Trekking Poles and
Thermarest 3 inch inflatable sleeping pads for
those who are interested. We have the best
equipment!
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OUR COMMUNITY
Alpaca Expeditions is dedicated to making our own
community healthier and stronger. In 2014 we
started a social project by supporting the 204
children that live in the town of Wakatinku, at
the base of the Sacred Valleys largest peak,
Ausangate (elev. 21,000 ft/6400 mtrs). Some of
them come from as much as 2 hours away to attend
school and we provided them with school
supplies and some basic hygiene items such
as soap and toothbrushes. We promised to come
back and help them with a tree planting project.
A year ago we helped the villagers plant seeds
from the only surviving tree which is indigenous
to this area, the Queuña tree (Polylepis, also
known as the Andean Oak). Around Christmas time,
we returned to help them plant these 3000
seedlings in the surrounding farmlands of the
village and school. Forty-five villagers helped
the Alpaca Expeditions team put them in the
ground. Within 2-3 years, these trees will begin
to contribute to this area with their natural
benefits. Every February, when the Inca Trail is
closed and the city is quiet, we spend time on
the mountains helping to clean the trails we trek
every day. We walked slowly and cleaned the trail
to Huchuy Qosqo and we felt lucky to be chosen to
help clean the Inca Trail by the National Park
(SERNAP) in Peru. We will make sure the Inka
Trail has never been cleaner. We take pride in
our homeland and hope we can help the people and
environment around us thrive!
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CONTACT US
Peru is a special place. Trusting us with your
vacation is an honor and we will put every effort
into making sure this is your best adventure
yet. This is OUR HOME. Your Adventure. Website
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