About Machupicchu Hiking Peru

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About the Company

MACHUPICCHU HIKING PERU is a legally established tour operator company based in the city of Cusco, Peru, authorized by the Peruvian Government to offer a variety of tourist services. Founded in 2009, we specialize in Cultural and Adventure tourism.

Community & Heritage

Tourism is more than an industry in the Cusco region; it is the livelihood of the Andean community. In every trip we organize, we work with our brothers and sisters from the high Andean communities, the heirs of the Andean civilization (the Incas). They serve as vital partners in our company, working as:

Porters and Muleteers
Cooks and Assistants
Professional Guides and Drivers

By doing so, we directly support local families and promote sustainable tourism development.

Our Philosophy & Experience

We offer authentic and unique experiences that combine culture, history, tradition, and nature. Our philosophy is to make tourism a tool for economic development, where travelers enjoy protecting the environment and improving the wellbeing of the descendants of the Inca civilization.

High-Quality Service

We are passionate about sharing our expertise in the incredible landscapes of the Andes. Our trekking routes to Machu Picchu are highly recommended because they allow us to step off the beaten path and experience the true authenticity of Peru. We provide HIGH-QUALITY SERVICE through a team that is constantly trained by MACHUPICCHU Hiking Peru.

Sustainability & Responsibility

We are a sustainable and responsible tour operator agency, mindful of the challenges the world faces today. We utilize all means possible to ensure:

Safe travel for communities surrounding archaeological sites.
Protection of the natural environment.
Facilitation of development for local highland communities.

Countries

15+ Countries Served

Happy Clients

98% Client Satisfaction

Routes

6 Legendary Routes

Native Guided Treks

6000+ Happy Trekkers

Decades of Expertise

23 Years

Communities Empowered

6 Mountain Villages

Successful Summits

200 Times

The Machupicchu Hiking Peru Family

Timoteo Auccapuma Quispe (Founder of Machupicchu Hiking Peru)

Andean Heritage & Expertise

Timoteo Auccapuma (Mr. Tim) is a licensed Tour Guide and Tourism Entrepreneur with deep roots in the Inca civilization. Native to the district of Chinchero, he grew up immersed in ancestral stories and speaking Quechua as his first language.

As an heir to this ancient culture, he proudly carries the traditions and values that have shaped Andean identity over the centuries.

Professional Journey & Leadership

With over two decades of experience in the tourism sector, Mr. Tim has dedicated his life to showcasing the heart of the Peruvian Andes to the world. His extensive background includes:

International Administration: Managed a prominent tourism company in England (www.perutreks.com) for over 10 years, specializing in safe and authentic routes to Machu Picchu.
Industry Recognition: Under his management, his team received the Qente Award for Best Inca Trail Tour Operator in 2007 and secured second place in 2008.
Official Tour Guide: Since 2010, he has focused his passion on guiding travelers directly, sharing intimate knowledge of Andean history and culture.

Our Commitment

By choosing MACHUPICCHU HIKING PERU, you are traveling with a team led by a local expert who understands the land, the language, and the legacy of the Incas. We provide a bridge between modern travelers and the authentic spirit of our ancestors.

ONLY SMALL GROUPS FOR CUSCO CITY AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE TREKS TO MACHUPICCHU TOURS

In an effort to provide a more personalised service to our passengers, we, in Machupicchu Hiking Peru have a policy to keep our groups small. With private tours we do 2 to 4 person and a larger group of 5 to 8 if requested. By keeping our groups small, this sets us apart from other companies that operate departures with much larger groups

OUR TOP TOUR GUIDES FOR CUSCO CITY & ALTERNATIVE TREKS TO MACHUPICCHU

Highly professional Tour Guides, speaking fluent English, very knowledgeable, passionate for the Inca heritage/ history, dedicated to a steady personal development, learning to ensure that you receive accurate and recognised theories about the Inca Andean culture. Fun loving, great sportsmen and well educated crew as well as having a degree in Archaeology, Botany, History or Anthropology.

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Our Social Projects

Machupicchu Hiking Peru has always believed that we should “give back” to the communities we pass through when on our treks. Therefore, all Inca sites Belonged to this communities, because their ancestors builded the amazing Inca Arquitecture, as part of our commitment to responsible tourism, we always do many social projects such as donation of school supplies to the communities of extreme poverty and hire locally people.

Hugo LuzaReservations Manager

Rocio De MendezSales

Ronald PaquitaOperation Manager

Remigio AchahuiStores Manager

Our Guides

Juan Virgelio Araoz

Walter Quispe Madera

Amadeo Valer Farfan

Willian Mirano Quico

Roberto Carpio

Miguel Luque Sulcarana

Fredy Torres

Raul Quispe

Our Cooks

Luis Achahui

Lucio Ccana Puma

Zacarias Sicus

Benedicto Ccana

Cristobal Quispe

Gragorio Sicus

Our Porters

Patacancha Community (Ollantaytambo)

Cuper Alto Community (Chinchero)

Umasbamba Commnunity (Chinchero)

Our Muleteer

Waca Wasi Community (Ollanta)

Upis Community (Ausangate)

Wayrac Community (Salkantay)

Why choose Machupicchu Hiking Peru?

Machupicchu Hiking Peru was founded in 2018 we are working hard to become Peru’s most Responsible & Sustainable Tourism. This allows us to attract some of the best guides, cooks, horsemen and porters in Cusco. All of our porters are picked from one of 6 mountain villages: Patacancha Community (Ollantaytambo in the saccred valley), Cuper Alto Community (on the way to sacred valley Chinchero District), Umasbamba Community (on the way to sacred valley Chinchero District). Our Horsemen from Waca Wasi Community (in the mountains of Lares Valley Ollantaytambo District). Horsemen from Upis Community (Ocongate District in the mountains of Ausangate). Horsemen from Wayrac Community (Mollepata District in the mountains of Salkantay to Machupicchu).

Spreading the benefits of tourism through community projects

Machupicchu Hiking Peru want to help to spread some of the benefits brought by tourism to local communities by donating school equipment to village schools and ensuring that it is properly used. A large percentage of the profits made by MACHUPICCHU HIKING PERU go towards such community projects.

We look after our porters, cooks and horsemen

We want to make sure that you have a great experience on the Inca Trail and Alternative Treks to Machupicchu, however it is also important that everyone involved in the operation of our treks is well treated and cared for and that the benefits brought by tourism are shared throughout the Peruvian communities. All of our porters, cooks and horseman have been issued with free sleeping bags, rain ponchos, backpacks and suitable shoes. All of our porters and horsemen sleep in a communal tent which has a waterproof floor and they have access to any first aid equipment if necessary. We have provided free life insurance to ALL of our Inca Trail porters and Alternative Treks to Machupicchu, horsemen and cooks. Obviously we hope that the insurance won’t be needed but it should provide our porters and families with peace of mind. We don’t consider any of these items to be luxuries or anything special, we consider them to be the absolute minimum requirements for treating our porters fairly and like human beings. We cannot promise you that our porters and horsemen are happy all of the time (they still have to work extremely hard for a living) but we can guarantee that our porters and horsemen are well treated, fairly paid (in accordance with the Porters Law and requirements set down by the Ministry of Work) and have warm dry accommodation and plenty of nutritious hot meals to eat. Of course many other trekking companies will tell you this, but there are less than a handful of companies that genuinely care for their porters.