Licensed Inca Trail Tour Operators

All companies operating the Inca Trail must be registered and have a special Inca Trail operators license. This license is issued annually each January. There are around 181 licensed operators. Many of these companies, however, may only operate a trek a couple of times a month during the high season and these treks are mainly private groups for overseas tour companies. Great care has to be taken when choosing a tour operator since many companies have great looking websites but operate out of a bedroom on the outskirts of Cusco!! There are really only a handful of reliable tour operators that offer the Inca Trail trek with fixed-date departures throughout the year. When making a trek booking you will be asked to pay a deposit of about 50%. This is needed by the company to buy your trek permit and reserve your train tickets. Always ensure that this deposit is paid to a company account and not to an account in the name of one of the employees. All companies listed in Part 1 below are well established and recommended in at least one major guidebook so you shouldn't have any problems. Many accept payment of the deposit by credit card or PayPal to their company account. The companies listed in Part 2 below are a bit of an unknown quantity to us. At least 20 companies are completely new and another 20 companies previously listed in 2011 did not receive their license in 2012 (obviously not listed below). For added security try to avoid wiring money to individuals working for these companies and ask for their company account details. Beware of "too good to be true" trek prices.

The information given in this website is given in good faith and the authors cannot be responsible for the services provided by the individual companies.

The following trekking companies have received consistently good reviews:

Medium Priced

Peru Treks  www.perutreks.com

Small family run trekking business specializing only in the 4-day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Fixed departures every Monday, Wednesday and Friday throughout the year. Good treatment of their porters. Consistently highly recommended so book well in advance. Inca Trail price US$545 (2013)

Llama Path www.llamapath.com

Offer a wide selection of treks including the 2-day Inca Trail, 4-day Inca Trail and day trips by train to Machu Picchu. They also offer short all-inclusive package tours. Inca Trail price US$599 (2013)

Qente www.qente.com

With more than 15 years experience Qente offer a wide selection of treks in the Cusco region including the Inca Trail, Salkantay, Lares, Choquequirao and Ausangate. Inca Trail price US$590 (2013)

United Mice www.unitedmice.com 

United Mice have been operating treks since 1990. They have regular Inca Trail departures. Inca Trail price US$580 (2013). Also offer Ausangate, Choquequirao, Espiritu Pampa and Salkantay treks.

SAS www.sastravelperu.com

The largest adventure tour operator in Cusco offering all the usual treks plus white-water rafting, biking and trips to the jungle. Inca Trail price US$620 (2013)

Enigma www.enigmaperu.com

Professional trekking company offering a wide variety of tours and treks. Inca Trail maximum group size 12 persons. Inca Trail price US$595 (2012), US$TBC (2013)

Expensive

The companies listed below mainly operate tours and treks for overseas tour operators, hence the prices listed on their websites have been well over-inflated. If booking direct try to negotiate a discount.

Andean Treks www.andeantreks.com

Explorandes www.explorandes.com

Licensed Inca Trail Tour Operators 2013

(recommended)

This group of licensed Inca Trail tour operators are well established and services provided by them are likely to be professional and reliable. You will find them recommended in many of the popular guidebooks.

   

Peru Treks	www.perutreks.com
SAS	www.sastravelperu.com
Andina Travel	www.andinatravel.com
Enigma Adventure Tour Operator	www.enigmaperu.com
Qente	www.qente.com
United Mice	www.unitedmice.com
Llama Path	www.llamapath.com
Wayki Trek	www.waykitrek.net
Amazonas Explorer	www.amazonas-explorer.com
Apus Peru	www.apus-peru.com
Andean Adventures	www.andeanadventuresperu.com
Apumayo Expediciones	www.apumayo.com
Chaska Tours	www.chaskatours.com
Condor Travel	www.condortravel.com
Explorandes	www.explorandes.com
Grandes Aventuras del Peru (GAP)	www.gapadventures.com
Inca Explorers	www.incaexplorers.com
InkaNatura Travel	www.inkanatura.com
Manu Expeditions	www.manuexpeditions.com

Licensed Inca Trail Tour Operators 2013

(complete list)

1. A.T.& Jungle S.A.C
2. A.V.T. A.D. Paradises Tours Perator S.A.C.
3. A.V.T. Gregory Tours Exp.S.A.C.
4. Adelma Cabrera Huaman
5. Adventure Peru Tour Operator S.A.C.
6. Ag. De Viajes Y Turs Ecotime Peru E.I.R.L.
7. Ag. De Viajes Y Turs. Qhapaqñan Exploring E.I.R.L.
8. Agencia De Viajes Y Turismo Apu Salkantay E.I.R.L.
9. Agencia Turismo K.B. Adventures S.A.C
10. AHP E.I.R.L.
11. AIT S.C.R.L.
12. Alpaca Expeditions E.I.R.L.
13. Amaranta Adventure Srl
14. Amazin Adventures E.I.R.L.
15. Amazon Andes Peru Scrl
16. Amazonas Explorer S.A.
17. America Andina Bg. Scrl
18. Andean Adventures S.R.L.
19. Andean Challenger E.I.R.L.
20. Andean Territory E.I.R.Ltda
21. Andina Travel Treks & Eco Adventure E.I.R.L.
22. Apu Andino Travel E.I.R.L
23. Apu Travel Service E.I.R.L.
24. Apumayo Expediciones S.A.C.
25. Apus Peru Adventure Travel Specialists S.A.C.
26. At. Mountain Expedition E.I.R.L.
27. Auqui Mountain Spirit E.I.R.L.
28. Auqui Peru Mountain Spirit E.I.R.L.
29. Ausangate Travel Srl
30. Aventure X-Treme Tourbulencia En Cusco E.I.R.L
31. Best Andes Travel Srl
32. Caminos De Llama S.A.C.
33. Camping Tours E.I.R.L.
34. Ceci's Travel E.I.R.L.
35. Chaska Tours Agencia De Viajes Y Turismo E.I.R.L.
36. Chaski Peru Treks
37. Chaski Tours S.A.C.
38. Condor Travel S.A.
39. Culturas Peru Viajes Y Servicios S.R.L.
40. Cusco Big Foot Travel Agency E.I.R.L.
41. Cusco Native Travel Agency E.I.R.L
42. Cusco Sunrise Peru Trek Tour Operator E.I.R.L.
43. Cusi Travel International Scrl
44. D Y F Expediciones E.I.R.L.
45. Destinos Turisticos Group Peru S.A.C.
46. Earthbound Adventures Peru E.I.R.L.
47. Eco Tour Cusco E.I.R.L.
48. Eco Wayky's Tour Aventura E.I.R.L.
49. Ecoandes Adventures S.R.L.
50. Ecoinka S.R.L.
51. Ecs Travel S.A.C.
52. El Chakaruna E.I.R.L.
53. Enigma Adventure Tour Operator S.A.C.
54. Epitour's Trek E.I.R.L.
55. Expeandes S.R.L.
56. Experience Turistica E.I.R.L.
57. Explorandes S.A.C..
58. Exploring Incas Pachamama E.I.R.L.
59. Exploring Peru Travel Service E.I.R.L.
60. Fiesta Tours International S.A.
61. Frontier Expedition E.I.R.L.
62. Go2inkas S.A.C.
63. Golden Empire Tours E.I.R.L.
64. Grandes Aventuras Del Peru S.A.C.
65. Green River Expediotion S.A.C.
66. Grupo Tourbulencia En Peru S.C.R.L.
67. Highland Peru Tours S.A.C.
68. Illapa Culturas Andinas Inversiones S.R.L.
69. Inca Hike& Adventures S.A.C.
70. Inca Peru Travel Tour Operator E.I.R.L.
71. Inca Tours And Travel Adventure S.A.C
72. Inca Trail Bamba Experience E.I.R.L
73. Inca Trail Peru Treks S.A.C (Peru Treks)
74. Inca Trail S.A.C.
75. Inca World Peru S.A.C.
76. Incas Journey Adventure E.I.R.L.
77. Infocusco S.A.C
78. Inka Sites Adventures S.C.R.L.
79. Inka's Peru Trek E.I.R.L.
80. Inkaland Group S.A.C.
81. Inkanatura Travel S.A.C.
82. Inkas Peru Agency E.I.R.L.
83. Innova Travel E.I.R.L.
84. Instinct S.R.L.
85. Intense Peru S.A.C.
86. Inti Kuntur E.I.R.L.
87. Inti Sun Trek E.I..R.L.
88. Inverciones Inca Trail Reservations E.I.R.L.
89. Inverciones Caminos Del Peru Scrl
90. Inversiones Cusco Explorer's E.I.R.L.
91. Inversiones En Turismo Cuavoy Peru Travel E.I.R.L.
92. Inversiones Turisticas Andean Explorer's Cusco E.I.R.L.
93. Inversiones Turisticas K'intu E.I.R.Ltda.
94. Inversiones Turisticas Maza E.I.R.L.
95. Inversiones Turisticas Peruinca Explorer E.I.R.L.
96. Inversiones Unitours S.A.C
97. Jacu Perucho Trek E.I.R.L.
98. Journey Experience S.A.C.
99. Lacitedor Viajes Y Turismo S.A.C.
100. Llama Online Tour Peru Srl
101. Llama Path E.I.R.L
102. Loreto Tours E.I.R.L.
103. Machete Tours S.R.L.
104. Machupicchu & Beyond E.I.R.L.
105. Machupicchu Mega Tours E.I.R.L.
106. Manu Expeditions E.I.R.L.
107. Marquez Viajes Y Servicios Turisticos E.I.R.L. (SAS)
108. Marvelous Peru Srl
109. Mava Travel Service S.R.L.
110. Mire S.C.R.L
111. Mother Earth Tours E.I.R.L.
112. Mountain High S.A.C.
113. Naty's Travel Agency E.I.R.L.
114. NCTravel Cusco E.I.R.L.
115. Only Abroad Trekkers E.I.R.L.
116. Pacha Tours & Trips E.I.R.L.
117. Pachakamaq Journeys Magic Adventures In The Andes S.A.C.
118. Pachatusantrek S.A.C.
119. Peak South America S.A.C.
120. Personal Travel Experience S.A.C.
121. Peru Adventure People E.I.R.L.
122. Peru Adventures Paradise S.C.R.L.
123. Peru Andean Experience And Culture E.I.R.L.
124. Peru Eco Adventures And Cultural Trips E.I.R.L.
125. Peru Nao Tours S.A.C.
126. Peru On Road E.I.R.L.
127. Peru Rafting E.I.R.L.
128. Peru Tours And Adventure S.A.C.
129. Peru Travel Reps S.R.L.
130. Peru Travel And Healing S.A.C.
131. Peruvian Odyssey S.A
132. Peruvian Sacred & Adventure S.R.L.
133. Q'ente South American Trek Tours S.A.C. (Qente)
134. Qhapaqñan Adventure S.A.C.
135. Qori Travel Service E.I.R.L.
136. Qosqo Mistico S.R.L.
137. Quechuas Expeditions E.I.R.L.
138. Raices Peru Operadores Mayoristas S.A.C.
139. Rasgos Cusco Tours Operator E.I.R.L.
140. River Explorers Specialists In River And Adventure E.I.R.L.
141. Royal Crown Adventures E.I.R.L.
142. Saca Expeditions Servicios Turisticos S.C.R.L
143. Samari Travel S.A.C.
144. Santu S.A.C.
145. Sky Viajes Y Turismo S.R.Ltda
146. Sonqo Peru E.I.R.L.
147. South Adventures Peru Tours E.I.R.L.
148. South America Trek S.A.C.
149. South American Travel Services S.R.L.
150. South Wild S.A.C
151. Sun Gate Tours S.A.C.
152. Sunshine Travel Peru E.I.R.L
153. T Y G Travel Agencias De Viajes Y Turismo S.C.R.L.
154. Tambo Treks S.C.R.L.
155. Terra Explorer Peru E.I.R.L.
156. The Portes Explorers E.I.R.L.
157. Tierras De Los Andes S.A.C.
158. Tierras Viajes E.I.R.L.
159. Transtrekperu S.A.C.
160. Trebol Expeditions E.I.R.L.
161. Trek Andean Peru E.I.R.L.
162. Tucano Representaciones - Peru Latin Trails S.A.C.
163. United Mice Tour Operator E.I.R.L.
164. Valencia Travel Agency S.A.C.
165. Vamos Expeditions S.A.C.
166. Viajes Colon E.I.R.L.
167. Viajes Rumbo Peru E.I.R.L.
168. Wake Up Peru Trekking E.I.R.L.
169. Walking Peru Tour Operator E.I.R.L.
170. Wayki Trek Transportes Turisticos S.A.C
171. Wayna Mundo Explorers E.I.R.L.
172. Welcome South America Travel E.I.R.Ltda.
173. Willka Mayu Peru Tours Grupo Caminos Del Sol S.A.C.
174. Wonder Land Tour Viajes Y Turismo E.I.R.L.
175. Yupi Adventure E.I.R.L.