5 days trekking through mountains, glaciers, jungle, villages, hot springs and ending the tour at Machu Picchu! No words can describe just how wonderful this was!
Aspiring Adventures is the best company to use when visiting Peru. With their combination of good organisation, warm hearted knowledgeable guides, a locals knowledge of the best places to eat, interesting choices of accommodation, and the supply of excellent mountain bikes that are well maintained, together with stunning countryside and historic ruins, you cannot help but have an awesome experience.
When weighing what to give my recent college graduate; material, cash or experience, the scale tipped to experience. The decision to opt for an experience that imbues itself in memory and your DNA was undoubtedly the right call. The only choice that is transformative and you get to keep a life time.
Traveling with Aspiring Adventures was also a coup! They were the first to pop up my Google search for Machu Picchu. Their response was immediate and their desire to understand who we were and design the best possible adventure and experience for all was immediately evident.
We were treated to an amazing two weeks in Peru which included a challenging trek in the Andes, Machu Picchu at sunrise, the Sacred Valley, a homestay with a humble Incan family and ended on the banks of lake Titicaca.
The natural attributes of an amazing country, people and history coupled with an iternerary that functioned like a well oiled machine was deluxe!
The beauty lay in our personal guide, Aldo, who was with us every step of the way. We definitely felt we could not have gotten luckier in our guide and the consierge service he provided. Super knowledgeable and a wonderful person whom we now consider a friend.
My advise is just do it. Many people reported having Machu Picchu on their bucket list. Sadly my father is in that camp but with age and Alzheimer's that boat has sailed
Fabulous people, planning and perfect itinerary.
Aspiring Adventures is your one stop shop if you want to have the best time, meet and experience Peruvian villagers and their culture and pack in as much as possible in the time you have.
Absolutely recommend Aspiring Adventures.Classic Tour.
PS Ask for Aldo although I'm sure all their guides are amazing!
We were a group of four - two couples who have been friends for years and in our 50's. We signed up for the Peru Classic Trip timed to coincide with school holidays to fit for the three teachers amongst us. Steve from Aspiring Adventures was happy to schedule the dates to fit. Setting the trip up and all the arrangements before arriving in Peru was easy. Our guide Aldo was superb - friendly, knowledgable, well organised and very good at sensing what our needs were. Great driver too. Thirteen days of absorbing adventure. We felt challenged at times but always safe. We really enjoyed getting off the beaten track and staying in villages. Enjoyed the food. Enjoyed the people. Love the Inca ruins - can't fathom that stone work and how they shifted those rocks around. Enjoyed the landscapes. The itinerary was great - all of them amazing places. Thanks Aspiring Adventures and special thanks to Aldo. Trip of a life-time for us. Highly recommended.