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Best Tours & activities in Cusco (2026)

Cusco is the base for most of the treks and adventures in southern Peru, and many established operators have their offices in the city. For the Inca Trail and alternative routes to Machu Picchu, Alpaca Expeditions and Llama Path both run group and private treks and put emphasis on fair treatment of their porters, while Salkantay Trekking specialises in the Salkantay route, including versions with dome camps. Explorandes, founded in 1975 with its first office in Cusco, combines trekking with a long record of environmental certification.

If you want something other than walking, Amazonas Explorer has run rafting on the Apurímac since 1985 and also offers mountain biking, paddleboarding and family trips. Compare itineraries carefully, as the same named trek can vary in length, accommodation and group size between companies. Book Inca Trail and Machu Picchu trips well ahead, check what is included in the price, and allow at least two or three days in Cusco to acclimatise before any high-altitude trek such as Salkantay or Rainbow Mountain.

5 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 tours & activities in Cusco

  1. Alpaca Expeditions Trekking and Machu Picchu tours, Historic CentreA Cusco-based adventure company running the Inca Trail, Salkantay, Lares and Rainbow Mountain trips, with ISO certifications and community projects since 2013.
  2. Llama Path Inca Trail and trekking operator, CuscoA Cusco trekking company with more than 20 years of Inca Trail experience, known for small groups and its porter welfare programme.
  3. Salkantay Trekking Trekking and Machu Picchu tours, Historic CentreA Cusco operator specialising in the Salkantay route to Machu Picchu, with classic, premium and dome-camp versions plus Inca Trail and day trips.

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1. Alpaca Expeditions

Trekking and Machu Picchu toursHistoric Centre

A Cusco-based adventure company running the Inca Trail, Salkantay, Lares and Rainbow Mountain trips, with ISO certifications and community projects since 2013.

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2. Llama Path

Inca Trail and trekking operatorCusco

A Cusco trekking company with more than 20 years of Inca Trail experience, known for small groups and its porter welfare programme.

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4. Amazonas Explorer

Rafting, biking and trekking operatorMiravalle

A Cusco adventure company running Apurimac rafting, mountain biking, paddleboarding, treks and family trips since 1985, with a stated carbon-positive approach.

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5. Explorandes

Adventure travel and trekking companyCusco

Peru's pioneering adventure travel company, founded in 1975 by Alfredo Ferreyros with its first office in Cusco, running treks including the Inca Trail and Choquequirao.

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