Discover essential tips and facts about the Salkantay Trek, the best alternative to the Inca Trail. Learn how to prepare for this 4-5 day adventure through Peru’s breathtaking Andes, experience stunning landscapes, and reach Machu Picchu with less crowds.Read More
Compare the Salkantay Trek and Inca Trail — from difficulty and scenery to price and crowds — and find out which Machu Picchu route is best for you.Read More
On the morning of July 24, 1911 – Peru Travel, Hiram Bingham III, director of the Yale Scientific Expedition to Peru, in the company of a Peruvian Army escort, Sergeant Andrés Carrasco, and a young guide, made one of the main archaeological discoveries of the 20th century in the Peruvian Andes: the majestic archaeological site Inca...Read More
The Ancascocha trek to Machu Picchu is one of the lesser known routes and is much less traveled than many others. One of the lesser known routes to the incredible Machu Picchu is the Ancascocha trail. It is much less crowded than others tourist walks, and not many people travel along the route. In fact,...Read More
The Salkantay Trek is a scenic, high-altitude adventure through Peru’s Andes — a thrilling alternative route to Machu Picchu beyond the classic trail.Read More
Peru Destination is a country of mountains, and the cradle of a civilization that lived in harmony with the extraordinary Andean geological formations, whilst achieving an impressive level of cultural, historical and traditional development. We have been left a remarkable legacy of ancestral knowledge, which we can use so that our progress does pose a...Read More
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Noé Chapuis
2025-09-12
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Trek du Salkantay bien organisé et peu cher avec un super guide
Théo Scheid
2025-09-07
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Un trek du Salkantay extraordinaire ! Les groupes sont petits ce qui rend l'aventure encore plus belle (Nous étions 6 lors de notre excursion) Une petite agence à l'écoute, avec un guide, une organisation et des repas au top ! Je recommande !
Mickael Laurent
2025-09-07
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Treck de Salkantay en 4 jours parfaitement organisé avec notre guide Herbert, alias Papas, à la fois très sympathique et professionnel. Super cuisinier (Jorge) également, pour des plats réconfortants après des heures de marche dans ces superbes montagnes !
Fabrice Pacitti
2025-09-07
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Nous avons fait la randonnée salkantay avec Okidoki et les bons conseils d'Alvaro qui nous a vraiment bien guidé pour bien choisir notre randonnée et c'était super l'organisation,la nourriture excellente avec notre chef cuistot Rojer , notre guide papas et notre groupe sans oublier l'organisation avec les sacs portés par les mules
La beauté des paysages et terminer par le Machu Picchu c'était comme un rêve . Mille mercis pour ce moment inoubliable dans nos vacances.
Alica Wenger
2025-09-04
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My partner and I booked the 3N/4D Salkantay Trek with Okiodoki and let me tell you – we had the best time.
First of all: The Staff was amazing, very kind and super helpful. Alvaro (together with his wife Rosmary owners of Okidoki) replied within minutes to all our questions via whatsapp. A few days before the trek he welcomed us in his office, explained the tour in details and helped me getting over my fear, that the trek might be to hard for me (needless to say: all went perfectly fine and it wasn‘t as hard as I thought). They provided me with hiking poles (30 PEN for the 4 days) and in addition they lent me a daily backpack for free. All the material (duffle bag, sleeping bag, daily backpack) was in perfect condition and the sleeping bag really kept us warm during the cold night at the foot of the Salkantay.
Our guide, Guilleromo, was probably the main reason why we had such good time. He timed the whole trip very well without being too pushy. That means, that everything went as it should and we always met our daily goal according to the timetable. Guilleromo is very kind and helpful. He made sure to keep us safe on the trip and inriched us with his profond knowlege of plants, the mountains, the indigenous community and the incas. Overall you could feel his passion for the nature, the mountains and the local cultur. We couln’d have wished for a better guide. Thank you so much Guilleromo!
Our chef, Roger, prepared delicous meals, which were always right on time. The table was brautifully set and our special needs (vegetarisn or allergies) were always met. Also, the breakfast was a lot richer than I exprected and every day we got something new to try.
Simon, the owner of the three mules, also was very sweet and kind and always a helping hand to Roger and Guilleromo. He made sure that our duffle bags arrived on time and we‘re still impressed how fast he managed to get from one campsite to the other!
Second: compared to other tour companies, the groups at Okidoki are usually small. That allows you to get to know the participants in a more profond way. We happend to be a group of six people and the dynamic within the group was great.
Third: the price-performance ratio is unbeatable. Of cours: don’t expect your trip to be luxurious. But keep in mind that you are doing a multiple day trip in the mountains and what they manage to offer, is already impressive. Particularly the first accomondation is very authentic and allows you to sleep under a sky full of stars with view on the salkantay. All accomondations are clean and you‘ll have a good sleep.
If it‘s in your budget we would recommend to opt for the train to get back to cusco (costs arround 100 USD more). It only takes 4 hours (instead of 7h by van) and you won‘t have to walk additional 10km to the busstation after your visit to the Machu Picchu on your last day. After two hours train you‘ll get picked up by a van/bus to complete your journey back to Cusco.
Overall we would recommend to book a trip with Okidoki for all reasons above and of course the amazing experience of the Salkantay!
Camille
2025-08-27
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Nous avons fait l’Inca Trail en deux jours et l’expérience a été excellente. Tout était parfaitement organisé : transports, repas, hébergement. Notre guide Guillermo connaissait très bien le terrain et a su nous partager sa passion avec enthousiasme. L’arrivée au Machu Picchu par la montagne restera pour nous un souvenir inoubliable - Je recommande!
Juan Felipe Hedmont
2025-08-24
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Una experiencia excelente, This is the best agency to do whatever tour you want in Cusco and Machu Picchu, I did the Salkantay trial with guide, place to sleep and even cheff, amazing experience, totally recommended, thank you Alvaro, Victor and Ronald.
Neil Chatterjee
2025-08-14
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Our experience with OkiDoki was excellent - Alvaro's organization and booking skills were incredible and we even got to do 2 circuits within Machu Picchu on the 2D/1N Inca Trail rather than just one. He even made it so that it was just us on the tour which made it extra special!
Our guide, Alcides, was truly exceptional and made the experience 10x better and personalised. I would definitely try to request him if you are doing the Inca Trail with OkiDoki. The lunch we were provided was extremely comprehensive and included many many snacks, so I would not purchase any snacks of your own before going, but definitely bring water!
The hotel we were booked in Aguas Calientes + the included dinner was so-so, but for the price you cannot really complain!
The only downside we had was that Alvaro was sometimes not great at communicating and his emails sometimes made it seem as though he did not full understand what you were saying. You are also meant to pay the remaining cost (bar the deposit) in-person in cash and we organized this, but Alvaro then began hassling us and saying we had not paid in time despite having a discussion with him about when we were going to pay! This made one of our days in Cusco very stressful and we were rushing our day to get back in time to pay Alvaro and once we did he was not even there and made us wait an extra 2h to turn up and accept the payment.
Overall, despite this slightly negative experience, I would still recommend OkiDoki to visit Machu Picchu because of their organization, knowledge of the laws and ticket booking systems, and their database of guides (go Alcides!!!!). Just make sure to complete the payment ASAP when you get to Cusco to avoid issues!
Aubin Hansz-Mercier
2025-08-14
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Je ne peux que recommander, parti pour un treck de 5j pour Choquequirao. Un très bon guide, excellent cuisinier enfin bref, une équipe au top.
La qualité de l'équipement fourni était très agréable aussi. Nous avons pu adapter le rythme à notre envie et nous avons visité le site avant tout le monde nous permettant d'être seuls! C'était magique
Colette Guichard
2025-08-04
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Super expérience avec OkiDoki!! Mention spéciale à Guillermo, un guide en or, sympa, drôle et chaleureux. Merci aussi aux chefs qui nous ont régalés pendant ces quatre jours de trek, tout était au top, je ne peux que recommander OkiDoki (petit bonus : les skylodges pour voir les étoiles filantes depuis son lit ;) ! )
