Traveler Reviews

My boyfriend and I did the Jungle Trail of the Inca Road with Aurelio, and it exceeded our expectations by far. It was 3 days of adventures, laughter, knowledge, and culture together, and we recommend it without hesitation. We ended the tour with a guide through the sanctuary of Machu Picchu, and we truly cannot recommend it more. He is the kindest, smartest, funniest, and most charming guide we had, and now we call him a friend.

I could not believe how fun this trip was. Yes it was difficult and long some days but our guide and group kept the moral up. Amoroso was so happy and had many great things to share. The scenery and food was wonderful, I cannot recommend it enough, you need to try it.

We did the 3-day, 2-night Inka Jungle Trek and had so much fun from start to finish. Over the three days we enjoyed mountain biking, rafting, ziplining, and a beautiful trek from Hidroelectrica to Aguas Calientes. Every activity was well organised and the whole itinerary flowed smoothly.

A special thank you to our AMAZING guide, Nestor, who was really friendly and always there if we needed something. We also had the opportunity to visit Machu Picchu with Christopher (He took amazing pictures), which was the perfect way to finish the trip.

We did the 4d3n Jungle Trek with Nestor and had a great time! He was very knowledgeable and made the trip really fun! All the activities were fab however, the trip was as a real highlight of our holiday. A suggestion for improvement would be to have different sized helmets for mountain biking so they would actually fit.

We did the salkantay jungle trek with Nestor as our guide. It was so much fun, we did the 4 day trip starting with mountain biking and rafting and we stayed in a lovely place with great food. There was only one size of helmet for the mountain biking and my one improvement of that day would be to ensure there is a variety of sizes that fit everyone.

The trekking, and the hot springs and the zip lining was mega.

Nestor was great throughout, he was very knowledgable and made sure we all had an amazing time.

We did an Inka Jungle Trek with Nestor and had so much fun. The briefing the day before was clear and consise and gave us confidence for the days ahead.

We did 4 days starting with Mountain Biking, Rafting, an informative Jungle Trek and finally the Ziplining and Trek to Aguas Calientes. All activities were well organised, some feedback for the mountain biking would be to have a selection of helmet sizes as they were all XL and too big for my partner who had to wear a hat and hood up underneath for it to be secure.

We were very fortunate to also have our Guide Nestor as our guide around Machu Picchu. This was an amazing experience for us and we had amazing weather and it was quiet as we had 6am tickets.

Amazing experience! Big thanks to Vladimir and the rest of the team ✌️

Had a fantastic time with our tour guide Omar Frank. He was incredibly patient, kind, and made the whole experience fantastic. He brought his Peruvian knowledge and shared it with us, including playing traditional music and letting us participate in ceremonies.

The tour itself was also amazing, and well worth doing.

Thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Very well organised, food was great. Most importantly our tour guide juancho Escalante was great! Only thing is that the age range of the group is higher so wouldn’t recommend for backpackers.

I have been lucky to do a 5 day Salkantay trek twice: in November 2023 with a tour provider "Salkantay Trekking" and in May 2026 with "Machu Picchu Team". The summary is: "You get what you pay for". If I were to repeat the trek again, I would much rather pay extra $200 and avoid Machu Picchu Team. Having spent at least $1000 to get to Cusco, it is definitely worth to spend an extra $200 to have a fully enjoyable 5 days.

Facts from my experience are described below:

Pluses of "Machu Picchu Team":
a. As of May 2026 the cost of the trek is circa $400 vs $600 for Salkantay Trek.
b. Cheaper trip attracts younger and faster moving participants
c. Our group guides from both companies were equally professional, patient, knowledgeable, caring

Minuses of "Machu Picchu Team":
a. Salkantay Trekking stayed in slightly better camps for the first 2 "cold" nights. The tents/domes were wind and somewhat cold proof. The Machu Picchu team tents had huge holes and were located at higher elevation. Sleeping in them was very cold, which affected the quality of sleep, and the altitude reaction.
b. Salkantay Trekking stayed at slightly better equipped sites, with WIFI access, which was helpful for me staying connected to work. MPTeam lied that they do not have any WIFI, but later shared a the passcode with one Spanish speaking member of our group, who later shared it with the rest of the group. This lie was upsetting.
c. Salkantay Trekking boiled water overnight and allowed the group to fill up the bottles each morning. MPTeam only offered to water for purchase (at suitably inflated prices)
d. The Salkantay Trekking food felt like a "Deli Food", with variety of all kinds. There was always an excess. The MPFood felt bland, monotonous, and like "stuffing". There was barely enough and we went to bed slightly hungry.
e. On day 4 of the trek simultaneously 4 group members out of 11 had food poisoning. Not just an indigestion, common with altitude sickness, but a simultaneous reaction, with vomiting, stomach pain, etc. Without proof, but with some confidence, I believe that MPTeam lunch on day 4 has poisoned 4 persons sitting at one end of the table.
d. Salkantay Trekking provide a free snack every day - to be eaten as needed between breakfast and lunch. The MPTeam provided the snack only 1 day.
e. On night 4 the MPT "Star Domes" location decided to play some very loud and strange music - instead of allowing us to enjoy the sounds of nature
f. Both MPTeam and Salkantay Trekking guides put gentle pressure on the group to collect money for the muleteer, for the cook, for the guide, not prescribing the amount, but pressing nonetheless. At Salkantay Trekking this happened only once, the recipients made short speeches, it felt deserved and warm. At MPTeam this happened 2 times, for 2 different sets of cooks, helpers, etc. The recipients said nothing, took the money. So, I felt like MPT was pressing me to fork out the tips 2 times, for some unknown reasons.
g. Not at all the company fault, but Salkantay Trekking purchased the tickets to Machu Picchu archeological site, while MPTeam made us purchase the tickets.
h. Both companies' guides have limited command of English (which, of course, it is also my fault not having a command of Spanish) and provide fairly simplistic and superficial explanations. So, if you want to better understand this wonderful place, history, etc. - better read on your own.

As a note, there are quite a few folks who do the trek independently. I have not tried, but this may be an option.

Enjoy the hike !