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South American Handbook (Footprint)
Lonely Planet Peru Guide
South America on a Shoestring (Lonely Planet)
Peru Handbook (latest edition)
Cusco & the Inca Trail Handbook
The Inca Trail Cusco & Machu Picchu(Trailblazer),
Moon Handbooks Peru (latest edition),
Andean Travel Web Guide to Peru
South American Explorers Club.
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21 June 2010
Graham & Neil Innes & Kirsteen Connelly
June 2010
Many thanks to all at SAS,in particular our guide Carlos the cooks and the horse handlers for making our experience on the Lares Trek at the end of May so memorable.Although the weather reminded us of home when crossing the high passes we had a great time in such a remote and beautiful area.We were also given the opportunity to meet some of the people who lived in the high mountains and have fond memories of 100 year old lady who allowed us all to have lunch in her home surrounded by her family and animals.We were amazed at the quality and variety of the meals created by our cooks at the campsites using only a gas burner and enjoyed the stories and information given to us by Carlos at mealtimes and throughout the trek.All in all a fantastic time!
I would highly recommend the Inca trail with SAS, particularly with Jose and Valentin as guides. They were fantastically knowledgeable and made the four day trek in April/May one of the highlights of my six week trip around South America. Jose and Valentin were especially kind to me since I was still recovering from the injuries I had sustained after being mugged in Cusco right before starting the trail. A big thanks and a big hug to both of them! (Thanks also to the porters, who do such a fantastic job, and to the chef who made the best pancakes I have ever tasted!)
I would like to thank Jose, Wilfredo, Amilka, Danny and all those most fantastic porters for ensuring that our trip to Peru really was the trip of a lifetime. Their insight into the Inca way of life was so inspiring. Their sensitivity towards each person in our group was heart warming. The scenery completely amazing and the chance to experience the Inca traditional way of life is something I shall never forget. Thankyou so very much for a fantastic trip.
(Don't you just love the photo of the Andean Boy!)
Both guides were phenomenal. Wilfredo, the main guide, was expert at explaining each part of the trail as well as each historical site; it was clear that his enthusiasm resulted from knowledge of the facts, but more importantly from a deep respect and connection with his culture and its spirituality. Eric, the second guide, stood out as a leader in both his care and attention to the well being of everyone in the group and his limitless positivity. He made sure each member of the group had enough water and was feeling well at each point on the trek. He told jokes to cheer us up or walked with the last people of the group to make sure everyone was in high spirits and was enjoying the endless beauty surrounding us. Future groups would certainly benefit from having him as a main guide as he is very knowledgeable, funny, and enthusiastic. Furthermore, I would highly recommend SAS Travel as it is a professional and well-run organization, which offers trips that could change your perspectives and challenge you to change your life. Trek on!
We were in Peru for three weeks for our honeymoon. The Hotel Marqueses was not originally in our plans for travel but was recommended to us by a friend of a friend. What a great recommendation! The service was wonderful and we loved our charming room overlooking the street and plaza. We were only slated to spend one night there as a stop along our trip but we changed our plans from staying in another hotel in Cusco to include five nights at the Hotel Marqueses. We have already recommended the hotel and SAS Travel to others we know who are looking into Peru as a destination for travel.
We were in the group with SAS Travel during the extreme weather in the end of February with Fred and Ramiro as our guides. We want to express our gratefulness to our guides that practically saved us. During the last days when there were avalanches and landslides on the mountain and people were dying around us, they acted very professional and responsible. They took us over the mountain with deep knowledge and experience about the weather conditions and the nature. For that we are forever thankful. They are not only good guides, but also good psychologists and became good friends of ours during these scary days. They calmed us down, made jokes and treated us very well.
They saved our lives.
Please, forward this message to them and be aware of that you have the best guides ever.
We are also grateful to you at SAS that took good care of us when we finally got down to Aguas Calientes. We will recommend SAS Travel to all our friends.
December 23 - 26 my family hiked the Inca Trail with SAS Travel.
It was unforgettable, incredible, and a super excellent experience !
A reason by the success of the trip is, in my opinion, the very good organization of this company SAS Travel.
From the people in the office to the people in trek, the quality of the equipment (tents, sleeping bags, etc.) everything helped to the excellent super experience. Finally I want to comment on the guides (Saul and Valentin).
These two gentlemen were so good, so professional, that it would be difficult to imagine that there are better guides in SAS Travel or Peru generally. Both of them showed us a mix of enthusiasm, knowledge of history, and discharge handling of the variety of situations in trek always being in which we (the clients) we felt comfortable and safe.
It is important to understand that I have 53 years, that I have much experience in Latin America….experience that does to me little cynical, and for that reason to live 4 days with Saul and Valentin, it had put my wife and 3 children basically in his hands, and to have a experience of our life is something that Saul, Valentin, and SAS Travel can be proud.
Thanks of my heart.
Best regards,
Ken Brody
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This is a very late thank you for your excellent service when we visited Cusco in July 2009. (I meant to write earlier and can hardly believe that 9 months have already passed.)
We were so pleased with your services. We liked the Hotel Marqueses which you recommended and reserved for us.
It had a charming atmosphere and the location was very convenient to your office and to the main plaza. When you learned of the national transportation strike, you notified us immediately and made all the adjustments to change us from the 2 day Machu Picchu tour to the one day tour. With the extra day in Cusco, we took the one day Sacred Valley tour which was a real highlight.
We would highly recommend it !!
All in all, you came through with all that you promised in a very efficient and professional manner.
Quiero que dar las gracias para organizar mi viaje, a todos los personas de SAS Travel, particularmente mi guia Roberto, sin quien no es possible esta viaje inolvidable. No solo disfrutaba el viaje, sino tambien como lo puede ver, mi Espanol ha mejorado mucho. Como lo recomienda por Roberto, yo visitaba Museo de Oro en Lima and lo encontraba maravilloso.
Seguro que Peru es un Pais muy bonita y su gente.....aun mas.
I just want to thank SAS Travel Peru For taking superb care of my son & myself on our 4/18/2010 4 Day Inca Trail Hike to Machu Picchu. The Food, Porter Support, tents & gear were First Class. In a class of their own were the 3 Guides, Jose, Oscar & Edison, who gently coaxed this old guy along the route. Jose's comprehensive & heartfelt interpretations of architectural sites & flora & fauna & historical information left us with a deep respect for Inca & Quechua culture. Thanks!!!
Roger & Reed Mauser Long Island, New York, USA
The trip 6 Days to Manu was WONDERFUL
We had a great time! The guide Luis was super and it is in your honor to have such a person.
Great Cook Humberto, always very helpful, again in your honor to have him.
Boat driver and Assistant-very very good; driver really knew the river.
Both van and boat drivers – Excellent skills!
Manu April 17 – April 22
Guide: Ribelino Cook: Ebber
Drivers: Ebber, Augusto and Raul
Exceptional trip, Riber was an amazingly Knowledgeable funny
and helpful guide.
The rest of the staff made a very good team, and did a very good job,
both drivers were excellent Lodging was great.
Awesome guide & staff I will definitely
recommend SAS ¡
I loved this trek! it was fabulous! Our guide was excellent- very knowledgeable, experienced trekker, respectful and good fun. the scenery was great. food excellent. Over all a great time! thanks!
Firstly, I would like to thank you and the team at SAS Travel for one of the most amazing trips anyone could ever hope for! My friend Zaheer Aleem and I had an absolutely fantastic time and I truly have a deep respect and admiration for Fred, Danny and the crew who helped to make our experience so memorable.
I have been singing your praise to every person I meet on my travels and have already convinced a number of them to book their trips through SAS when they are ready to tackle the Inca trail.
Please pass on my heartfelt gratitude to your team and to Fred, Danny and our Porters for making our trip so enjoyable and memorable.
I just wanted to let you know how pleased my boyfriend and I were with the 4-Day Inca Trail trek with SAS Travel that we took on the 11th of April.
Our guide, Hilbert Sumire, was very well informed and clearly had a passion for Inca culture and history. The porters worked amazingly hard to make our trek go smoothly and the chef cooked up some delicious meals.
We just wanted to say thank you for the unforgettable experience and especially thanks to Hilbert who even took us all out to a local favorite restaurant in Cusco so we could try cuy. He is now an amigo as well as a great guide.
We have only superlative things to say about SAS and the 4-day trek they arranged for us. Because we were traveling with our 9-year old son, SAS tailored the trek to suit our family. Regardless, we all went over the Aurora Pass (at 4400 meters). Our guide, Justino, was simply amazing! He was an unbelievable source of knowledge about the highlands, the indigenous people, the culture and the folklore. Justino displayed the utmost regard for the environment and respect for the local people. The chefs and porters were also amazing. The food was incredibly fresh and delicious and exquisitely prepared. We would go with SAS anywhere and would recommend SAS without qualification!
I recently did the Choquequrioa trek with SAS and just wanted to write with some positive feedback re the guide, Roberto Alberis.
He was a fabulous guide - very intuitive re the needs of the group, well informed and interesting, and he created a great atmosphere for the trek. His professionalism is the main reason I would recommend SAS to other friends, so I wanted to write so that this information could be passed on to the appropriate person at the Cuzco office.
Hi David,
We again want to thank you for the unbelievable arrangements that you made for our family. The trek was perfectly suited to our needs. Justino was the perfect guide...he was superlative in his command of the history, the language and culture and his support of our family. The other members of the team were also superlative! The trek left such a strong and positive impression on our son, Jonas. We will return to Peru because we loved the country, the people, the culture, and the cuisine. (Your company has a significant role in our impressions!)
Thank you again. We will, of course, post our comments on tripadvisor and whatever other website you would recommend. We will be back to Peru and will arrange another trek through your company!! In the near future, Joshua is going to send along via e-mail some photographs!
We trekked the Inca Trail beginning in March 18th , last year with SAS Travel and had an absolutely wonderful time.
Your staff especially Eddy and Danny, were exceptional in every way. From the very knowledgeable guides, to the excellent food, the good morning wake up mug of tea, to the friendliness of everyone on your staff, you really made our trek memorable.
The Inca Trail trek had been on our " bucket list" for some time.
Thank so much for making our trip so special !!
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