Inca Trail Reservations 2012

Important Note:  All Trek (A.T.& Jungle SAC) : We do not state to be the most best trekking operator in Peru, Since there are bigger enterprises, financed with foreign capital. All Trek is a local company relatively young, which don't have to support offices abroad, a reason because we are enable to offer fair and competitive prices, from even the 20% below of the offered by the most regarded operators.In a fact, we provide a similar and even a better quality service. Therefore,we are sure that these discounts are not going to diminish the plain satisfaction from our clients.actually,these discount make a possible that the turist might enjoy from more days in our splendid Cusco city.

. We appreciate you demonstrating your trust in our company.

GOOD NEWS: If you make a trekking reservation for the year 2012,  we will keep our 2011 prices.  This offering also includes any other alternative trek. This offer is in force until January 30 from the present year.

2011 Prices per person:

USD$ 409 (January- April)

USD$ 30 Discount Per student

USD$439 (May _ December)

The prices have been just reajusted according to the rate- exchange of the dollar since this currency suffered the decreasing of its value. The prices will be reajusted only if the Government or the fare - trains are raised, which is unlikely for the next six months

The above prices include Inca Trail entrance fee (US$83), bus from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes (US$7), return on tourist train from Aguas Calientes to Cusco (US$48.5) and all local sales taxes (19%). Discounts: US$30 discount on the above prices to students with a valid International Student Identity Card (ISIC  http://www.isiccard.com  and to children under the age of 15 years old, $40.00 discount (scans of your ISIC card or child's passport must be provided at the time of paying the trek deposit in order to qualify for the discount). ** Tips (optional) for Porters, Cooks or Guides are NOT included in the price. There are no hidden charges nor surprices in our trek prices.

Associated discounts and also for groups   (USD$15,17 each) :If you are a member of Texas Explorers club, South American Explorers Club(SAE) or Info Inca Trail Online member;  you will have a discount USD$15,  You can also claim the discount  If there are at least 4 people in your group (need to book at the same time and for the same trek in the group service), you will have USD$:17 automatically  discount.

We have been regarded under the label of excellence as Inca Trail Operator 2011

Guaranteed Inca Trail departures for 2012:

(subject to availability for spaces on the goverment's web site):    Real Time Inca Trail Availability 2012

We guarentee 100% that you can leave on any date you wish!! (only if there is availability)

Departures are Every Day, we just need 2 people!!

» High Season/ Low Season Information

* November to March is considered low season. We can often obtain permits at short notice during this time.
* April to October is considered high season. We require your passport details as far in advance as possible during this time.

Please make a reservation fast, especially for this  months (May to August)

¡¡¡ You Need to Book Too Early to Get a Space in Inca Trail 2012 !!!

Spaces for the Inca Trail are rapidly being booked up.

January .. 2012 (low season)

29,30

February 2012: Inca Trail Closed for Maintenance
The 40-mile trail, which links the city of Cusco to the Inca citadel and 12 other archeological sites in the forested mountains, will be reopened March.

March .. 2012 (low season)

01, 03, 05,`07, 08, 10, 12,13, 15, 17, 19,20, 22, 23,24, 26, 27,29,30

April .. 2012 (high season)Spaces for this month are rapidly being booked up

01, 05,`07, 08, 10, 12,13, 15, 17, 19,20, 22, 23,24, 26, 27,29,30

May.. 2012 (high season)Spaces for this month are rapidly being booked up

01, 02,03, 05, 10, 12,13,17, 19,20, 26, 27,29,30  

June .. 2012 (high season)Spaces for this month are rapidly being booked up

01, 02,03, 04 ,05,`07, 08, 10, 12,13, 15, 17, 19,20, 22, 23,24, 26, 27,29,30

July .. 2012 (high season)

01, 02,03, 04 ,05,`07, 08, 10, 12,13, 15, 17, 19,20, 22, 23,24, 26, 27,29

Availability:  AUGUST SEPTEMBER,OCTOBER,NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2012

Don't be happy if you see lot of spaces still available around your suitable date. You may think, you can finalize later. But.... do you know what will happen when you will come back to your computer later! All gone.  Some agencies group their requests together and it is very usual to see 30/40 spaces filled away in only 5 minutes. Sometimes you will find 100 spaces left and within a hour, they are gone.

Bookings will only be guaranteed by the governmental institutions when providing full names, and passport numbers of nationalities passengers, and when having paid the full amount of passengers and staff (cook and team of porters) entrance fees. THEREFORE:All Trek Tour Operator will guarantee the spaces booked provided: The booking has been first confirmed by our Reservation Department by e-mail, this meaning that spaces are available on the Inca Trail for the requested date at the moment of the booking. The full passenger data have been provided and the required deposit has been paid for. Since the Inca Trail has a maximum allowance of 500 people per day (including passengers and agency staff), we strongly recommend to make your bookings as much in advance as possible to make sure you will find spaces on the desired departure date. We are already receiving bookings for departures scheduled as far as one year prior to the trek departure date, so if you wish to travel with us to the Inca Trail, please make sure to confirm your booking as soon as possible. Otherwise, we have also available alternative routes of equally awesome beauty and interest to offer to you.

If you get a new passport after you have reserved a permit for one of our Inca trail programs, please inform us before arrival to make the necessary arrangements with the INC. Please help us to avoid any inconvenient for your Inca trail experience.

Group Size: Typical group size 02-8, Maximum 16 persons (we are small group specialist)The best manner for you doing the Inca Trail is to be included in a little group, since when you are part of a big group, you are in various stretches along the route, pressed to keep the walking rythm from many people. This is the reason because the private groups are more expensive. We do not handle big groups, and so we can guarantee you that you``ll be part, along with your partners, of a little group. We can make it so cause if our clients exceed 08 people, we divide them in two groups, each one with a guide.

What is included in the tour: Collection from your hotel in the morning - Transport to the start trek Km 82 - Inca Trail & Machu Picchu entrance fees (US$83) - English speaking professional guide (two guides for groups over 8 persons) - Igloo tents - 2 persons in each 4-person capacity tent with plenty of space for your backpacks - Double thickness foam mattress - Cook and Cooking equipment - Meals (03B,03L,03D) - food includes pancakes, omelets, soups, fresh fruit, avocado, pasta, chicken, fish, meat, rice, all rich in carbohydrates and uitable for trekking, hot drinks including coca leaf tea which is excellent for the altitude. - Teatime everyday (tea, coffee, biscuits, popcorn) - Porters  for equipment (to carry the tents, food, and cooking equipment) - Dining tent with camp tables and chairs - Kitchen tent - Accommodation for our porters and cooks - First aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle - Bus from Machu Picchu ruins down to the village of Aguas Calientes - Train ticket (Turism service) from Aguas Calientes village to Olantaytambo or Cusco.

What is not included: - Breakfast on the first morning. - Meal in restaurant in Aguas Calientes on day 4 of the trek. - Entrance to the thermal springs in Aguas Calientes US$3. - Sleeping bags can be hired in our office for US$12 for the 4 day trek. - Tips for the guide, cook and porters .

List of the items which will make your trip easy…

• Backpack
• Sleeping bag (can be hired from our office for US$3 per day)
• Sleeping mattress (we will provide you with this)
• Rain jacket or poncho (plastic ponchos can be purchased in Cusco for a few dollars)
• Strong, comfortable footwear
• One complete change of clothing (you can afford to carry more changes of clothing if you hire a personal porters, see options below)
• Sweater and jacket (something warm)
• Water bottle and purification tablets (Micropur are recommended and can be bought in local pharmacies in Cusco)
• Flashlight and batteries
• Hat or cap to protect you from the sun
• Sun block (sun protection cream
• Insect repellent
• You need carry personal first aid kit ultralight
• Toiletries, towel and toilet paper
• Selection of small snacks, chocolate, dried fruit, biscuits etc,
• Camera, plenty of film and spare batteries
• Walking poles (can be hired from our office for US$1.5 per day)
• Swimsuit (if you plan on visiting the hot springs at Aguas Calientes after the trek)
• You also need to bring your original passport on the trail.

Options:
(1) Personal porters can be hired to help carry your personal items such as clothes, sleeping bag etc. They can be hired for $90 for all 4 days and will carry up to a maximum of 12kg (usually 1 porter between 2 persons is more than sufficient). You can hire the services of a half a porter to carry up to 6kg for US$45. However, even with a personal porter, you will still need to bring a day pack for essential items.
About 70% of the group usually have personal porters to help them. If you hire a porter we will provide you with a sack to put your items in to give to the porter. This extra porter will help you carry: duffle bag or sack (we will provide you with this), sleeping bag, mattress (we will provide you with this), clothing, sweater, jacket, wooly hat, scarf, gloves (something warm for at night), flashlight and batteries, toiletries. Your personal porter, however, will not walk at your side so you will still need to bring a day pack for essential items. You will meet up with your porter at lunch time and at the campsite late in the afternoon. Equipment to be carried by yourselves: small day pack, water bottle and sterilizing tablets, warm sweater, broad-brim or peaked cap, sun protection cream, insect repellent, toilet paper, selection of small snacks for the day etc, camera, lightweight plastic poncho just in case of rain (can be bought in Cusco for US$3)

Important note: You must decide if you want to hire the services of a personal porter in advance when making your trek reservation since we need to purchase the porter's trekking permit. You cannot decide to hire an additional porter once you arrive in Cusco.

(2) An extra night in Aguas Calientes. can easily be arranged for you if required. Hotels costs and costs associated with returning to Machu Picchu the following day are additional to trek costs. It is best to make your hotel reservation directly.

(3) Vegetarian Meals. We can provide vegetarian meals or cater for special diets with no extra cost. Just let us know at least 2 days prior to trek departure.

(4) Sleeping bag hire . If you haven't got a sleeping bag or you don't want the hassle of bringing one all the way to Peru with you then we have sleeping bags in our office for rent. The price is US$3 per person per day.

Payment details:
We will require a non-refundable trek deposit of US$150 per person payable within two days of All Trek tour operator confirming your trek booking. (this payment in advance is destined to buy the permissions, for the turists and also for the supporting staff. therefore, this payment cannot be refunded). New Trail regulation Click here

Payment’s Forms:
Method 1. Payment by Western Union – If you do not know this payment method, ask for detail information or make   click on this.

Method 2. Payment on line ( 6 % Commission service on line) when you confirm me that you will use this method I will send you and e-mail for this option with all the details and instructions of how to do it.

Further details of how to send the deposit are included with our trek booking confirmation email. The remaining balance is to be paid in our office at least two days prior to your trek departure date. Payment can be made in cash US$, local currency (Peruvian Soles), American Express Travel Cheques (3%) or by VISA (6% surcharge - VISA's cost not ours).

Other information:

(1) Luggage storage. When you go on the trek it is best to leave any luggage that you are not going to need behind in Cusco. Nearly all the hotels in Cusco provide a secure luggage deposit. Put any valuables in their safe. Very rarely do hotels charge for this service especially if you are returning to the same hotel after the trek. If there are any problems with your hotel we can arrange to store your luggage at our office.

(2) Time of arrival in Cusco after returning from the trek. Unless you plan to stay an extra night in Aguas Calientes, you will return to your hotel in Cusco for approximately 8:30pm on the 4th day of the trek.

Avoid disappointment - book your Inca Trail holiday in time Over the last few years, the Peruvian government has imposed increasing restrictions on tourism on the Inca Trail in order to protect it from overuse. The aim is to minimize ecological impact and erosion, mainly by having limited access and improving the quality of the operators. There are now only a very limited number of trekking permits available - 500 per day - and they are being issued on a first-come-first-served basis. In order to avoid disappointment we recommend booking well in advance (up to a minimum of 8 months in peak season), unless you are extremely flexible over your travel dates.

Making a booking with All Trek Tour Operator

All reservations must be made well in advance (2 and 8 month) is recommended especially during the months June, July and August). Earlier is better due to restrictions on the numbers of trekkers permitted on the Inca Trail.

If you do want to confirm your reservation, please do the following:

Please cut and paste the following section into your email to us and just fill in any missing blanks:

Dear: All Trek Tour Operator Cusco Peru:

We would like to make the following trek reservation:

Inca Trail to Machu picchu 4 days code-A1

1. Confirm your preferred departure dates:

Date that we would like to start the trek: .....

Alternative departure  date..... 
Our arrival date in Cusco is: ...
We require a free transfer from the airport to our hotel: Yes / No
Our flight arrival details are (only required for persons wanting an airport transfer):
We will be staying at the following hotel in Cusco: ...
Do you wish that we recommend you a hotel: yes/no

Details of our group:
Person 01:
Name:
Nationality and Age:
Female/male and Passport Number:
Do you have student card (ISIC):Yes/No
Extra half porter (US$47 per person 06kg maximum): Yes / No
Sleeping bag hire (US$12): Yes / No
Vegetarian meals: Yes / No

Person 02:
Name:
Nationality and Age:
Female/male and Passport Number :
Do you have student card (ISIC):Yes/No
Extra half porter(US$47 per person 06kg maximum): Yes / No
Sleeping bag hire (US$12): Yes / No
Vegetarian meals: Yes / No

Any other information:..................

Please send the email to: Ask Our Expert

In the event that permits for the Inca Trail are unavailable, we will advise you as soon as possible about the four possible alternatives for reaching Machu Picchu The 03 days Santa Maria Machu picchu -  The 04 days Lares trek - The 05 days Salcantay Trek -  The 2 day Classic Train trip.   Our website tour departure dates are updated frequently to indicate availability or non-availability of Inca Trail permits, however, permit availability can change with little warning

Notes:
1. Your arrival date in Cusco must be at least 2 days prior to trek departure since you have to pay the trek balance before 8:pm 2 days before you start the trek. Arriving 2 days prior to the trek also ensures that you are better acclimatized to the high altitude. However 3 days is recommended.

2. A free airport to hotel transfer is provided for groups of 2 persons or more. A single supplement of US$5 will be charged for single travelers. Obviously if you want an airport to hotel transfer we will require your flight arrival details: Airline, flight number, expected arrival time and date. (to be confirmed at least 5 days in advance).

3. In order to qualify for a student discount you must be under the age of 26 and be in possession of a valid international student identity card ISIC. You must bring the ISIC card to the office when you pay the trek balance and take it with you on the Inca Trail trek as it will be checked several times by government officials. Unfortunately no other forms of student identity are acceptable (university cards, international youth cards etc). If you forget your ISIC card or lose it then you will have to pay an additional US$30 for a standard trek permit. The government has recently become more fastidious with respect to lost ISIC cards and on several occasions has not given permission to the person to enter the Inca Trail

4. If you have a hotel reservation in Cusco please include the name of your hotel on the reservation form. This allows us to locate you if there are any problems with your arrival. You will also be asked to confirm your hotel in Cusco when you come to the office to pay the trek balance. (If you haven't make a hotel reservation yet, we are qualified for advice you one according to your needs, or to make the reservation for you.

All Trek Tour Operator Policy

1. The trek deposit must be paid prior to the date shown on the trek confirmation email. Clients must email All Trek Tour Operator to confirm that they have paid the deposit. Failure to pay the deposit and/or inform us of the deposit payment details before this date will result in automatic trek cancellation.

2. The trek balance must be paid in the All Trek Tour Operator office prior to 8pm at least 2 days prior to trek departure. Failure to pay the trek balance prior to this time will result in trek cancellation. /Unless if is informed previously

3. Trek cancellations made between payment of trek deposit and 8 pm 2 days prior to trek departure date: Return of all payments made, less the trek deposit of US$150 per person, less any costs associated with receiving and returning the payment.

In all instances of trek cancellation by the client All Trek Tour Operator will provide written confirmation of the cancellation and details of any payments lost so as to be used in the event of any insurance claim made by the client.

I agree with the policies of the company.

For further and precise information about details, visit our   F.A.Qs

Terms and Conditions

ON'T FORGET THE ESSENTIALS: Original Passport (and student card if applicable), insurance card, personal medications

*Tips are recommended for porters and for your guide. You can feel free to decide how much you want to tip them and anything would be a nice gesture for the hard working porters and guide.

Good luck in your book the Inca trail and wait for you

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