Personalized Private Service, 2012

South Adventure Team “Tour Operator”

The most important factor for a successful, enjoyable and educational adventure is the expertise of our tour guides at South Adventure Peru Tours, the technical skills of our guides have been the hallmark of our company's reputation. In addition to their skills, our friendly guides enjoy learning about visitors from around the world. They are well trained to transform a friendly, enthusiastic traveler, like you, into a skilled adventurer. Enjoy our Adventures in Cusco - Peru.

Our Staff. All our Tour Guides are highly-experienced, knowledgeable and English speakers. Some of them also escort groups of tourists throughout Peru and all our employees attend courses on first aid, rescue, high altitude sickness problems, flora, fauna, and of course history and archaeology

The Managers .- Ruben Coronado and Tatiana Zuniga. After having worked in  office as Counter  in many Travel agencies in Cusco  and later as a Tour Guide for a variety of travel agencies, Ruben and  Tatiana decided to make use of his experience and knowledge so he and his wife decided to open their own travel agency in Cusco in order to help many people with fewer resources from small communities living over 4500 meters above sea level, the whole team south Peru adventure tours are always proud to continue working helping many poor people.
Our Porters and Cooks.- We employ local people as porters and Cooks who undoubtedly work extremely hard at their jobs. You will see them on the Inca Trail nimbly running past you carrying all the equipment you will use - tents, tables and chairs, food, water etc. (On other trekking routes horses are allowed and therefore the porters and cooks do not carry all the equipment.) In the past, the weight of these loads was sometimes excessive and although they are still heavy and the porters and cooks' working conditions in general are not perfect, we are pleased to say there have been a number of improvements in recent years.

Porters and cooks.- (who also carry equipment along with their normal cooking role) are now prohibited by law from carrying more than 25kg of equipment (20kg - agency supplies, 5kg - personal allowance). They are weighed at a number of points on the Inca Trail in order to ensure that agencies are adhering to this law.

This means that more porters are now employed than in the past and each porter carries less - there is, on average, one porter to every trekker.

There is also a law specifying the minimum wage for porters ($10 per day). South Adventure Peru Tours fully supports and abides by these regulations.

Terms and Conditions of trip, 2011