22 Apr 2023
It was a tour delayed by three years but it turned out to be a surprisingly perfect life experience! I have to give Valencia Travel Cusco a big thumbs up! The sale team was great in communications over the three plus years, and they made everything as clear as possible at the circumstances (cancellation and credit due to covid etc). They provided seamlessless pickup and dropoff service from/to your hotel. No trouble if you don't speak Spanish as everyone in the sales team speak excellent English. And when they send a driver who doesn't speak English they actually also send another staff who speak English! Now the walk itself … cannot be better. First of all, there were only my wife and myself in our group and we really appreciate they didn't ask us to reschedule our tour due to low number in the tour group. Secondly, with two of us, they still sticked to the regulations and provided one guide, one chef and five porters for the whole tour duration. Yes this is a 7:2 ratio. The tour guide Nico was a legend. He speaks excellent English and has in depth local knowledge and we learned so much from him. He was very patient and let us and helped us take as much photos as we desired. When he learned that I love orchids he actively looked for wild orchids and explained to me in details. The chef was first class. He made three meals a day for four days and there wasn't any repeat! The food was delicious and it always had more than we could finish. Remember all ingredients he used were carried up by the porters from Cusco! The porters were of course amazing and wonderful. Each of them carried close to 30kg, which included food, kitchen stove and utensils, tents, chairs and a table! All in all, it was a life time unforgettable experience. Highly recommended.