Our experience with Sam Travel was superb! I honestly have only great things to say about this touring agency. Our guide Mauro gave us great insight, support and energy throughout... read more our journey to Machu Picchu. Even the food they gave us for lunch was tasty and they accommodated the menu to our vegan diet. Transportation was easygoing; they picked us up to our Airbnb and dropped us off before 11pm. The one day tour is physically challenging but in a great way! We felt empowered by being able to conquer this trek in a day! Again our tour guide Mauro was extremely special! We found a friend in him and he will be in our hearts forever. We plan to go back to Cusco and we will definitely call Sam Travel again and ask for Mauro’s assistance. From the bottom of our hearts we thank this agency for giving us a unforgettable experience!! Mauro gracias por todo!! Realmente disfrutamos de tu presencia, tu buena energía y tu genuina amistad. No cabe duda que Mauro es el animal mas grande del Machu Picchu! Un abrazo te llevamos en nuestros corazones!!

  I did the 4 day 3 night trek, it was way more than I ever expected with the best guide and an amazing group of porters. They all made it... read more an experience to remember forever. Lots of local knowledge and a great tour of maccu picchu at the end. Even in the the rain everything was still so beautiful to look at. Would highly recommend this company to anyone looking for an adventure in the jungle!

  Our small family group (3 people) went on a 2 day Complete Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu Tour with Sam Travel.

Our guide was Grober and he did... read more a fantastic job. He was very knowledgeable and quite funny. He was able to answer all our additional questions and had some interesting personal stories to share.

We really loved our first day travelling through Sacred Valley where we saw some stunning sights. The weather was great and since it was low season in Peru, our pictures were amazing. The buffet lunch was unbelievable as we got to try many traditional Peruvian dishes. Grober explained about the dishes, which was really nice for us foodies since we wanted to know what we were eating. The hotel in Aguas Calientes was perfect with just about everything we needed.

Waking up super early in the morning was well worth it as Machu Picchu wasn't as crowded as it became later. As it was raining the previous night, Machu Picchu was covered in clouds and fog but we actually preferred it that way. So mysterious. We thought nothing could top Sacred Valley, but Machu Picchu was out of this world. Grober explained everything in detail to us and we all felt like we learned a lot from him. He even had a book about Machu Picchu with him to show us some old photos and to tell more stories.

After the tour we were left at Machu Picchu to enjoy the sight by ourselves, and we loved that. We also had time to enjoy lunch in the town before our return to Cusco.

We would definitely recommend Sam Travel and our guide Grober to everyone.

  It was a great trip with you guys and the special thank for Dayvit showing us around and Alfredo with his group for the delicious Peruvian Food .

  My family braved the ‘rainy season’ to do the Inca Trail and got very lucky with the weather. We also had an amazing guide and cooks! It was my daughter’s... read more birthday on the trek and the cooks actually made her a birthday cake the last night. The whole trek we were treated like royalty. The porters were amazing too and always got to camp before us and had our tents up and the cooks had hot water for us to wash with when we arrived. Our guide Marco was very encouraging, especially for my kids on the worst of the uphill parts of the trek. I was also very impressed with his knowledge of every Incan ruin we passed along the trek. Machu Picchu was everything I had hoped and my husband is happy to have that one checked off his bucket list! Marco also gave us a great tour of Machu Picchu and was able to answer all of my kids inquisitive questions. We were all very happy with how SAM handled all the logistics of our trek and wish we could have brought Marco home with us!

  Just completed the Lares Trek with a group of college friends and we had a great time. The trek was hard and I’m glad we spent three days in Cusco... read more to get acclimatized. Our guide Andres was very helpful in coaching us on the hiking and how we really had to take it easy on the parts of the trail that are at the highest altitude. We’re all from Colorado but haven’t any of the 14ers. The mountains are so impressive in Peru it was definitely worth the effort. We went with SAM Travel and we were all very happy with the guide and cooks. The food was amazing and way better than anything we’ve ever tried to make while camping. We didn’t like the hot springs at the end as much but the trek itself was so awesome that nothing could have taken away from that. An amazing experience and we definitely recommend SAM Travel for their great guide and awesome cooks!.

  My wife and I had an amazing experience hiking a portion of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. There was so much to see along the trail, and there were... read more minimal crowds compared to Machu Picchu. It was a pretty strenuous hike, mostly uphill, which made for a very rewarding feeling upon arriving at Machu Picchu. We had also toured the Sacred Valley earlier in the week, which allowed us to explore other fascinating ruins in the area. We had split up these two tours, and in hindsight we should've done the Sacred Valley tour the day before going on the Two Day Trek, just because it makes the most sense logistically.

SAM Travel Peru was great to work with. We started planning on our trip only a couple months in advance and they were very helpful along the way. Heather was great to work with, very helpful and responsive. Their tour guide, Eddie, who took us on the Sacred Valley tour, was awesome. He was very knowledgable and passionate about the entire area and it's history. We had another tour guide, Jhony, who took us on the Two Day Inca Trail Trek to Machu Picchu. He was fantastic as well. He was also passionate about the area and loved being in the mountains. Both guides were great, both local to the area, and both provided a lot of insight into Peruvian culture in general. SAM Travel Peru also helped with coordinating everything from the tours, drivers, train tickets, hotels, meals, tickets to Machu Picchu, etc. They made it really easy to plan the events of the trip, which would have been a bit overwhelming to plan out on our own.

All in all we had an absolutely fantastic experience in Peru! It was a great adventure, and we enjoyed meeting interesting people along the way. There's so much more that we would love to see and hope to someday return.

  My parents, my brother, and I were guided through the 1-day Inca Trail, Machu Pichu, and Rainbow Mountain (not to mention all the stops and sights along the way), by... read more SAM Travel's newest guide (we hope--we were his probationary group), Miguel Mayorga. He did all three expeditions with us, and showed us the bright sides that we'd heard of about SAM Travel. The best things about SAM were all the things they did, not only to help us on the treks, but to help the local populaces in the background, and their own guides to be able to actually be able to support themselves. If I go back to Peru, I'll make sure to look them up again.

  We decided to do the 4 Days / 3 Nights Inca Trail with Sam travel a few days ago. The tour was amazing and so far the best part of... read more our trip!!! We have never seen such beautiful nature and great Inca sights before. The hike was exhausting, but is definitely a must do when you want to see the real Peruvian highlands and mountains. So impressive!

Our guide Manuel Pacco Pacco was the best guide, we could imagine. He told us everything about the Inca civilization, taught us typical Peruvian habits and is very very friendly and professional. The trip was organized perfectly and Sam travel did a great job. We would definitely recommend to do the trips with them!! And ask for Manuel as a guide

Last but not least we have to say, that the food was extraordinary! Our chef Fortunatu cooked like a superhero all in this small tent! So beside nature and the history of the Inca, you also get a great impact on the Peruvian kitchen (even as a vegetarian)

I would definitely recommend this company to my best friends every time!!!

  SAM travel is local professional and connected. Our guide Elio was the bomb. Sam travel was easy to contact quick to reply and on point.

  We recently spent 4 days in the Cusco/Machu Picchu area and have nothing but good things to say about Sam Travel and specifically our guide Henry. The arrangements made... read more for us by Sam Travel were handled professionally and we liked that the agency is local and employs locals. Our guide Henry was outstanding! He was knowledgeable, friendly and became one of the family as much as that is possible in the 4 days we spent together. We highly recommend Sam Travel and Henry to anyone visiting the Cusco/Machu Picchu area.

  We did a one day Cusco-Pisac-Maray-Maras-Ollyantaytambo. Pickup is a respectable 7:30am and we hit all the highlights of the Sacred Valley. We did quite a bit of research... read more and didn't find any other tours that hit all the highlights in one day. For the money, I don't think you can find a better tour. Miguel, our tour guide, was simply phenomenal. His English is excellent, and even with several years experience, he's still excited to tell you about his culture and the history of the Inca sites. We travel a lot, and I would say Miguel is the best tour guide we have ever had! Make sure you request him when you book! Our driver, Alex was also very good. With some very challenging road conditions, we felt very safe.
Bring:
Water Bottle, Camera, Sols (there's a 10 sol entrance fee to Maras+ lunch), Layers! (we had winter conditions in the morning and air conditioning on in the afternoon).
Sam Travel 5/5 stars is well deserved.

  Not much of a hiker myself but thought I give it a try before I turned 60. I have read about how challenging the 4 day Inca trial was. But... read more 1 day for me was good enough. My tour guide was very patient with me as a slow hiker or not much of a hiker myself but glad to be one by the end of trek. Thank you for being patient with me and a big thank you to my guide and also to Sam travel.

  We were a family of 3 and took the short hike to machupicchu. The first day was not that bad as we thought it would be, well the first 3... read more hours on the first day were mostly uphill but it was manageable. Our hotel in machupicchu was great, we had not problems. Machupicchu was a blast! Yay! We actually made it as a family this time around and love every bit of it. It was such a memorable journey, my son, husband and I we would love to thank Sam travel for the amazing job.

  Just finished our inca trail few days ago and we had to write a review about our fabulous journey with Sam travel peru. Even though we had to wake up... read more at 4 but it was worth it. Our starting was km 82 we got our heart pumped and excited to begin the trek. Second day was tough but we make it, our guide keep motivating us which we find it helpful. Even though I was the last one to arrive at campsite, still felt like a winner! The food at camp was delicious we enjoyed every bit. Finally made it to Machupicchu which was our best part of the journey. Fantastic view! Thank you Sam travel for making our dreams came true!

  My fiancé and I went on our honeymoon over New Year to Peru and as part of the trip of course we had to go to Machu Picchu! We treated... read more ourselves to the Belmond Sanctuary Lodge up at Machu Picchu and the Vistadome train! SAM Travel arranged everything for us and sent us a fantastic guide for the tour of Machu Picchu the morning after we spent at the Sanctuary Lodge. Our guide Max has been working at Machu Picchu for years and it was amazing to hear everything he knows about the place, both modern history and ancient archeological finds. Our tour of Machu Picchu and our hike up Huayna Picchu Mountain were definitely highlights of the honeymoon trip!

  We found SAM travel over the net and decided to use their services. We did the Short inca trail and it was fantastic. Our guide Kevin wassimply the best, very... read more knowledgeable and very passionate about his work. We hadthe greatest time and Machu Picchu was awesome! Thank you so much SAM Travel forthis memorable journey. Sacred Valley Machu Picchu Our private tour from Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu was absolutelystunning. We were a family of 4 and loved every single momento. Especially ourguide Oscar. He was very patient with us even though we told him we would needa Little more time shopping in Pisac. Recommend SAM travel 100% AMAZING INCA TRAIL Excellent trail we had so far. Out of one of the best. Weused Sam travel. Amazing team. Our guide Juan was the best. Checking up on ushere and there making sure our group of 8 were all good. Excellent food. Theview of Machu Picchu was worth the wait. Thank you sam travel. Orange Nation Machupicchu We had a fantastic time in Machupicchu with our privateguide Gael. Wonderful experience, great atmosphere and fabulous services fromOrange nation. We highly recommend! 2 hours in machupicchu was more than enoughfor me and my kids to take 100s photos. Just lovely. We got back to cusco justin time for dinner. Great timing. Thank you orange. 2D Inca trail. Amazinnng! Orange organized our short inca trail to machupicchu. Wethought it was going to rain during our hike but it turns out to be perfect!Sun gate, machupicchu was gorgerous. It was definately worth the wait. We loveour tour. We love our guide, ronny. He was very profesional. This was one ofour memorable journey, and we recommend doing it with Orange. Lares with Orange Booked through Orange for Lares. Beautiful scenary. Gorgeousalpaca and baby alpaca. The view of the whole trip was stunning. The campingequipments, tents and mattress were warm and comfy. Lunch on the second day ofthe trail was amazing with such a glacier view. Overall the trail was fantasticwith Orange. We reached Machupicchu and was absoultely breath taking. We had a2 and a half hour tour which wassufficient and was in time for lunch in aguas calientes. Everything seem to bevery well organized. Our lovely guide Renzo was super helpful. We literally hasthe best time in Peru thanks to orange. We will be back!

  My family planned a post-holiday trip to Peru even through everybody told us that it rains too much in Cusco in January. We had a great time! It did rain... read more the day we visited the Sacred Valley, but we actually got sun the other days. The rain in the Sacred Valley really didn’t dampen our spirits (pun intended) because some of the places actually look cooler in the rain. The Salineras in Maras weren’t as pretty as they would otherwise probably have been, but Moray was definitely more impressive in the rain. It looks like a giant pit but the Inca created some ingenious drainage system and it never fills up with water in the bottom!
We booked a package of tours with SAM Travel and they were great with all of the logistics and everything. We just let them do everything since so many of us were coming from different cities and it seemed easier than trying to agree on hotels. The booked us in the Waman Qorikancha which was definitely a highlight of our time in Cusco! The hotel itself is really cool and the location right by the Sun Temple feels very historic and magical.
Besides the Sacred Valley, of course we went to Machu Picchu! We had the same guide for all the tours and Gaspar was fantastic. He gave us a tour of the ruins around Cusco the afternoon of the day we arrived, followed by the Sacred Valley, followed by our day at Machu Picchu. The evening train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes wasn’t very exciting since it was already dark and we were a little disappointed we couldn’t see anything that night. The next morning when we went up to Machu Picchu totally made up for it though! We also did the extra hike up Huayna Picchu, which I think really added a lot to the experience. It was also good for those in the group who wanted to hike to Machu Picchu rather than take the train like the rest of us.
Our last day was Rainbow Mountain, which was really cool, but not as cool as Machu Picchu. The altitude was really hard for a couple of us but we all made it. The colors are a bit muted without a bight blue sky but it was still a great experience. I had no idea that eagles and falcons would be hovering right above us, but we were so high up that we shouldn’t have been so surprised. SAM also sent a great cook with us and we had two gourmet meals at the trailhead.
It was a great trip and I highly recommend checking out Peru in the ‘rainy season’ since the crowds are less and it doesn’t actually rain every day.