Thank you for your interest in our Cultural Highlights of Peru trip. At TERRA QUECHUA PERU we are passionate about off the beaten track experiences as it provides our travelers with the thrill of coming face to face with untouched cultures as well as wilderness regions of great natural beauty. We are also committed to making sure that our range of unique itineraries are well researched, affordable and tailored for the enjoyment of our small groups or individuals - philosophies that have been at our core since 2000 when we began operating adventure holidays. The itineraries will give you the very best travel experience, designed by people with incredible local knowledge who share our vision of authentic exchange and real exploration with a responsible tourism approach. Whether you like your adventures to include trekking, touring, cycling, mountaineering, kayaking we can make it happen for you. We hope you will join us for a life changing experience!!! 

Our Adventure Trek
	Salkantay Trekking 5days y 4night	See Itinerary
	Salkantay Trekking 4days y 3night	See Itinerary
	Lares Trekking 4days and 3night	See Itinerary
	Lares Trekking 3days and 2night	See Itinerary
	Inka Trail 5days and 4night	see Itinerary
	Inka Trail 4days and 3night	see Itinerary
	Inka Trail 3days and 2night	see Itinerary
Our Packages
	Cusco Classic Machu Picchu 1 Day Cusco Classic Optional 2 Days Cusco Classic Cultural 2 Days Cusco Classic Modern 3 Days Cusco Classic Traditional 4 Days Cusco Classic Overnight 4 Days Cusco Classic Conventional 5 Days Cusco Classic Archaeological 5 Days Cusco Classic Imperial 6 Days	CONTAC
	Puno - Lago Titicaca 2dias/1noches Puno - Lago Titicaca 1dia Cusco -  Puno 3dias/2noches Cusco And Puno 7Days/6Nights	CONTAC

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See our Real Experence (Lares Valley - Huaca Wasi Family)

Why choose Terra Quechua Peru

1. Because all our treks are only and strictly operated by Terra Quechua Peru and its very professional staff. Other agents claiming daily departures operate their treks jointly with other companies in service rotation. Hence, you book a departure with tour operator A, which risks to be finally operated by tour operator B without you knowing. Terra Quechua Peru has a quality of service and a high reputation, which is only possible by ensuring that only Terra Quechua Peru staff operates Terra Quechua Peru treks. Even if we only have a single traveler for a set departure date, this will be operated by us.
2. Because we have and can prove an excellent treatment to our staff, including chefs, porters and wranglers. Terra Quechua Peru not only complies with the Porter Law and Regulation, but our wages are over the minimum requested by law and above the average paid by most of the tour operators, all our staff eats well and more than enough, they are provided with sleeping bags, thermal clothes, sleeping tents, trekking boots, thick rain ponchos, harnesses and lumbar support for their duty on field. Most importantly, they have a program ensuring them a minimum number of departures per month and hence, a minimum income per month as well.
3. Because we are very careful to choose the best guides for each group. About 80% of our guides work exclusively for Terra Quechua Peru and are highly trained, have excellent language proficiency and communication skills and are regularly evaluated by the service reports each guest fills in after each service. We have special guides for special requests (ornithology, history and archaeology, flora and fauna and also generalist guides). All our guides have been trained in advanced first aid by the Sierra Nevada Outdoor Education / Wilderness USA. We also have guides proficient in several languages besides English and Spanish, including French, Italian, German, Chinese and Japanese. In all of our treks, not only on the Inca Trail, there will be a guide for every 10 guests with one of them being the head guide. This ensures a higher safety and attention to guests versus other operators.
4. Because we have one of the best equipment in field, renewed every year, employing excellent brand and performance tents, surgical steel vaiselle for best hygiene, best water filters, therm-a-rest inflatable sleeping pads, orthopaedical foamy three-level sleeping pads, among others.
5. Because we have one of the best meal services in field in the area: our chefs have been trained by several institutes in Lima, Cusco . Above all, be prepared to not only have a superb trekking experience but also a culinary one, including generous and delicious breakfasts, snacks, lunches, tea services and dinners that we can adapt to your very specific requests. Our menus include a variety of Peruvian and international food and also cater for vegetarian, vegan and special dietary requests (Atkins, Gluten-free, etc), all at no extra cost. Terra Quechua Peru is recognized for its gourmet meals, the quantity and quality of food, as well as for its outstanding menu design. This is another factor for a higher price as we take natural ingredients on the treks and prepare them in the field, we do not take prepared low quality food, the meals being an added experience in all of our programs.
6. Because Terra Quechua Peru responsible operation makes sure to cause a low impact on the environment of the natural protected areas where it runs. We train all our staff in our environment policy and, for example,Terra Quechua Peru is so far the only Inca Trail Official Operator to run a yearly Inca Trail Clean-Up.
7. Because we pay legal taxes (18% IGV or consumption tax) on all services contributing to the country’s growth and development. Further to this, we pay a 30% tax on all earnings. There are many tour operators who do not pay taxes and do not declare neither their sales nor most of their earnings, or declare them with a lower value, giving them this the possibility of lowering their prices through what to our eyes is an unloyal competition. Our policy will never be not to declare taxes.
8. Because all of our Group Services have a maximum group size of 10, whereas most tour operators work with a maximum of 16 on the Inca Trail, since this is the authorized by law, or even higher on other routes. We have established 10 as a maximum since this increases the quality of our service, as there are definitely spots along the treks where being 16 makes it impossible to provide a personalized service and explanation.
9. Also, our excellent treatment to our staff is not reduced in the low season: porter wages are maintained, same as guide fees, which is something highly appreciated by our staff, since some operators prefer to decrease prices and wages as they know the porters, guides and chefs do not have as many demand for work as in the high season. We have our own staff which is exclusive and do not like abusing in this way since, basically, the work they do and the quality of performance we demand has to be the same in the sunny or rainy season, whether you book ahead or in the last minute.
10. We are aware other operators may offer the Inca Trail or other programs at a lower price. This does not mean they are offering the same program at a lower price: the level of service will not be the same. We understand price is definitely an issue but we kindly request our potential guests and clients to choose a responsible tour operator as otherwise, you risk to be indirectly promoting the exploitation of rural communities and the growth of informal and illegal operators that do not build on the country’s development and growth.

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