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In June 2002 I went on the "Ultimate Inca Trails" trip
with Southern Crossings.  I still look back on that trek as being one of the most beautiful and inspiring  experiences
of my life. I had never been so connected to nature before; the scenery was incredible and the pace was challenging, but not overwhelming.  One night as we were setting up camp, a meteor flashed across the sky, lighting up the entire valley.  We drank water from mountain streams, bathed in natural hot springs, and visited ruins that were virtually unknown to the regular tourist trail.  It was like nothing I had ever experienced before!  I will always look back on that trip as being one of the most inspiring experiences
of my life.

- Jenn Sharman, Canada  more...




Stunning Andean landscapes and mysterious archaeological ruins make the Inca Trail South America's premier outdoor adventure. Our Inca Trail trips take in the amazing scenery and fascinating Inca sites of the trek as well as giving you plenty of time at Machu Picchu and in the city of Cuzco.  And don't worry if you don't scale mountains every weekend - our trips are designed to be accessible to the average, healthy person, not just the serious trekker and camper. We take plenty of time to get where we're going, and our team of cooks and porters will do the camp work and carry the load, freeing you up to fully enjoy the sites and vistas unfolding before you. 

No space on the Inca Trail?  No worries!  The Inca built 25,000 miles of amazing roads through phenomenal scenery...check out some of our Inca Trail alternatives!

 

 

CLASSIC INCA TRAIL

8 days: US$1985 Currency Converter
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Give us eight days and we'll give you the best Inca Trail experience to be had today.  Our guides are the best in the business, with an excellent knowledge of the trail, the Incas, the flora and fauna, and fluent English to go along with it.  Our cooks are also top-notch, serving up delicious food the entire way.  All you've got to do is walk and enjoy the incredible sights and vistas unfolding before you.  Another bonus of a Southern Crossings Inca Trail tour is being met at the airport in Lima and being accompanied by an official hotel representative to your joining hotel.  No complicated arranging of transport in a foreign airport when you arrive!
Also included is a day in Cuzco and Lima for sightseeing.  
 

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ACTIVE INCA TRAIL

8 days: US$2140 Currency Converter
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It's the classic Inca Trail experience as described above with an extra multisport activity.  Choose your own activity: whitewater rafting, mountain biking or horseback riding!

 

 

 

PERU: RUINS AND RAINFOREST
15 days:
US$3485 Currency Converter
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Visit all the extremes and wonders of Peru, from steaming jungle to high, windswept Andean passes.  We'll trek the Inca Trail, explore Machu Picchu and other ancient Inca sites in Cuzco and the Sacred Valley, visit the islands of Lake Titicaca, and experience the tropical rainforest at a lodge deep in the Amazon Basin.  And of course we include free airport transfers at the beginning and end of your tour.

 

 

 
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ULTIMATE INCA TRAILS:
CHOQUEQUIRAO TO MACHU PICCHU

Includes the newly-discovered ruins of Corihuayrachina!


15 days: US$2935 Currency Converter
Highlights: 9-day trek to Machu Picchu + Cuzco, Lima

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Any day departures for two or more

 

Just like the name says, this is truly the ultimate Andean trekking experience.  We'll spend nine stunning days of this trip traversing old Inca roads in the remote Vilcabamba region of Peru, exploring seldom-visited and forest-clad ruins; spotting condors, Andean eagles and countless varieties of orchids and other flora; taking in the most magnificent vistas and landscapes of arguably any trek in South America; and finally arriving at the Sacred City itself, Machu Picchu, for a full day of exploration and discovery.  This is one of the most rewarding and exciting outdoor experiences to be had in South America, yet is completely accessible to the average healthy person.  Many of our former passengers had done very little or no trekking before this trip but enjoyed it immensely.  Our days are not long, averaging five hours of walking, so there is plenty of time to relax and enjoy this magnificent adventure.   

 


 

SUN GATE:
SECTION OF INCA TRAIL + LARES TREK

9 days: US$2485 Currency Converter
Highlights: Section of Inca Trail, Machu Picchu, Cuzco

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The Lares Valley is one of the most picturesque in southern Peru, home to high alpine lakes, snowcapped peaks, and traditional weaving and farming communities. Our trip also features hiking within the Machu Picchu sanctuary, including a beautiful section of the classic Inca Trail. As with all Southern Crossings tours, we pick you up and drop you off at the airport, so there's no complicated arranging of transport in a foreign airport when you arrive! 

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JOURNEY TO CHOQUEQUIRAO

11 days: US$2435 Currency Converter
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Any day departures

 

Is it possible that in its setting and unbelievable vistas, Choquequirao is equal to or even more beautiful than Machu Picchu? As you sit on the small hill perched above this ancient city, watching wisps of cloud fly by at arm's length and condors soar high above, with snow-capped peaks all around and the Apurimac River raging over a mile below you, we think you'll agree. Choquequirao, often called Machu Picchu's sister city, is the most remote of the major Inca sites, and no doubt the fact that one must walk for two days to arrive there has kept it from achieving the fame it so deserves. But it is this remoteness which keeps it so pristine, with orchids and other flora in abundance and the possibility of seeing as many condors as people along the trail. It is truly one of the world's special places, and we are immensely proud of the opportunity to share it with you. Besides the trek to Choquequirao, our trip includes one day in Cuzco, one day in the Sacred Valley, one day in Lima, and two days within the Machu Picchu sanctuary. 

 

 

 

HIGH ANDES TREKKING

14 days: US$2985 Currency Converter
Bolivia and Peru

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Any day for
four or more

 

Our high Andes adventure begins in Bolivia, known to many as the "Tibet of the Americas."  Like its Asian cousin, Bolivia is high, landlocked, ancient and esoteric.  La Paz, where we begin our trip, is a city of stunning contrasts where ancient Indian women hawk strange herbs in the shadow of modern skyscrapers.  From La Paz, we'll cross the barren and windswept altiplano to arrive at Lake Titicaca, where we'll take a launch to the site of the Inca creation myth on the Island of the Sun.  After a night by the lake shore, we'll travel to the village of Millipaya and the start of our high altitude trek.  Accompanied by llamas and packhorses to carry our things, we'll climb to the rooftop of the world, a pristine glacier lake at over 5,000 meters.  Finally, we round out our adventure by flying to neighboring Peru and visiting the archaeological jewel of the continent, Machu Picchu.

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