when you trek with apus peru 5% of your trek price is donated to Threads of Peru

Apus Peru - recommended in Lonely Planet Peru 2010, Footprint South America Handbook 2010 & Rough Guides’– Clean Breaks: 500 New Ways to See the World

x

how does trekkers wanted work? list of departing groups

Listed on this page are groups of people who have made a deposit and are departing on the date specified. these people are looking for others to join them - they are guaranteed departures. The maximum group size is 10, in our view the optimum size group for a good quality experience. this is the perfect chance for people travelling alone to join up with others.

If you have seen the trek that you want to do, but want others to join, then the best way to this is to email us, make a deposit and guarantee the trip departure. the trek will then be listed on the website and others have the opportunity to join you. (however: it is never guaranteed that others will join)

Be assured that the treks listed here have got people who want to depart on them!

We are specialists in Inca Trail alternate routes, so if you have missed out on a place on the Traditonal Inca Trail then you have come to the right place to find some great alternatives! We have the most frequent departures of any agency in Cusco on the challenging 9 day Choquequirao to Machu Picchu route!

If you aren't listed on the website then no one is going to join you! We recommend getting your trek listed at least 2-3 months prior to departure to give your trek a good chance of getting others to join!

see below for advantages and disadvantages of this system of the "apus peru trekkers wanted" system.

list of departing groups (updated 12.08.10)

please note: some companies advertise fixed departure dates (with a minimum of 2-5 people) for the whole year. their prices seem cheaper but read the fine print in terms of minimum numbers for departure - you may need to pay an additional fee to depart with less than five! Also, a common practice amongst Cusco agencies is to "endosar" or "on-sell" passengers. That is, Agency A doesn't get enough passengers to run the trip therefore they will "on sell" their passengers to Agency B who has already got a group departing.

We operate our own tours and will not "on sell" passengers to other companies. That way, we can guarantee the quality of your experience and that our staff are treated in an ethical manner.

advantages & disadvantages of the apus peru trekkers wanted system.

INCA TRAIL AVAILABILITY

If you are enquiring about Classic Inca Trail (the only trek that requires permits), permits are selling quickly. Some dates have sold out VERY quickly and sell as quickly as 50 permits a day. If you have specific travel dates you should purchase your permits ASAP. Given the rapidly changing nature of permit availability, we take no responsibility for the accuracy of this information. for specific information you should contact us directly. Current indication of availability (as at 20 april 10)

Dates SOLD OUT, or less than 100 permits:
May - sold out
June - sold out
July - sold out
August - sold out
September - sold out

October - still spaces available from 29th October.

When there are no spaces you might like to consider one of these treks:
http://www.apus-peru.com/lares_machu_picchu.htm

http://www.apus-peru.com/expreso_salkantay.htm (not suitable December through February)

http://www.apus-peru.com/tropical_inca_trail.htm

APUS PERU Adventure Travel Specialists - we support sustainable, responsible and ethical tourism...

366 Cuichipunco, Centro Historico, Cusco, Peru- Email: apusperu@westnet.com.au

© A.Svenson 2005-2009. The design, content and photographs (except where noted) are 100% original. The majority of our treks were designed by Apus Peru