We luckily had great weather and so each element was very good in its own manner. If we had to rank it then

Hotel Sol y Luna is absolutely fantastic – rooms, food and service. Can absolutely recommend it. The train ride with Peru Rail’s Vistadom was brilliant as well.

The hotel in Cusco (I think it was called Unatayambo) was very cosy and nice. Staff was exceptionally helpful and friendly . Both tours Jesus in Cusco organized for me ( 1/2 day city tour and a full day tour to Pisac, Urubamba, Ollantytambo, etc.) were very good and are recommendable.

I had such a fantastic time.  I really didn’t want to leave.  It is certainly a country that I would like to see more of.  The sights were amazing and the people lovely and I was impressed with the amount of English that was spoken and the patience they had for gringoes.  All the guides were great and very thorough (sorting out transfers, tickets and pick-up times etc) which made the whole experiece extremely smooth.  There were so many parts of the trip that were wonderful that it is a little difficult to pick out a highlight.  The 2 day trek felt very special as there were so few other people around and it was wonderful to see Saul perform a ceremony at Huchuy Qosqo.

Thank you for all the time and effort you put into the planning of this trip for me.  I really appreciate everything that you have done to make this holiday a unique and seamless experience.  I would certainly highly recommend Andean Trails to others.  I couldn’t have asked for any more from you. 

It was AWESOME!!! Thanks so much for all your help and tirelessly and cheerfully answering all my questions as we prepared.  I think we did quite a good job packing the right things and understanding what to expect.  This trek is NOT for the out of shape by the way!  We really tested ourselves and the elevation is VERY challenging! 

We loved our guide Paul- he made it really fun and interesting and took very good care of us.

I want to let you know that everything- from the airport pick up, mountain bike trek, Salkantay Trek briefing at our hotel (and trek itself) to our hotel pick up and return to the airport- went EXACTLY as promised.  This is not easy in developing countries where things don’t always go as planned, but everybody was exactly where they were supposed to be at the arranged time and this was very much appreciated.

It was an amazing trip. We all thoroughly enjoyed it and were so impressed with Peru, the people we met and the variety of experiences. Not only did it live up to my expectations, it surpassed them. I was afraid I might be disappointed with the Inca Trail and Macchu Picchu because I’ve wanted to go there for as long as I can remember but that was a dream come true. Even the crowds didn’t take from   my enjoyment. The second day there when we climbed Huana Picchu and then had time to wander the site at our leisure was really magical. Finding the Inca Bridge was a bonus and there was hardly anyone else there too! 

The Peruvians seem  to be really working on building their tourism industry with extremely efficient and friendly and well trained and educated staff, clean cities, good buses and well maintained sites. We were very impressed by the number of schools even in remote areas. This was our first experience of South America but hopefully not the last. 

Thanks again. We’re busy recommending you to other friends!! 

The volunteer work was lovely. Of course we wish we had known more Spanish as it was challenging to adequately communicate with Marlene, the kids and other staff, BUT, it went OK anyway. Marlene was so kind to us and we only hope that we weren’t an imposition to the teachers. We wanted to “help” and not create a burden for them, and we hope that was the case. We bought art supplies and used them with young kids in the morning for 4 days. Then the girls taught dance/movement in the afternoon. Even Steven and I did some dance and the kids thought this was pretty funny. We LOVED the kids and the staff was open and helpful. Their program is very good and seems like a true contribution to the community. We want to send them some money in the future as we think their program provides a much needed service in the community. 
 
Thank you SO MUCH for arranging this opportunity for us! The bus ride and walk to the program twice a day was good exposure for our kids and training for our high trek in the Andes. 

The food was very good, the staff was good-natured and upbeat, people were there to pick us up when needed, etc. We were very happy with how it went. Ending the trek and camping at LARES hot springs was very, very cool!

Thank you! We had an absolutely wonderful trip, thank you so much for organizing it!
We really felt like it couldn’t have been much better — and you really did an amazing job of making that happen.

The language school was great. We got to do loads of conversation and really learned a lot in the time.

The Inca Trail was incredible! We felt good the whole trip, and were lucky not to struggle with the altitude. We really enjoyed the hiking, the incredible scenery and the sites. The guides were friendly, and seemed very knowledgable about the inca sites, and we chatted to them in Spanish when possible.