Alpaca Expeditions Offers Women-Only Treks to Machu Picchu, Peru | MORAL COMPASS: Great Places to Go Where the Going Does Good

Alpaca Expeditions is offering women-only treks to Machu Picchu, Peru that are led by female guides and porters. Alpaca Expeditions has long advocated for women’s opportunity in the trekking operations © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

March is National Women’s History Month so it is most appropriate to highlight Alpaca Expeditions’ for a women-only expedition to Machu Picchu in Peru. The tour, Women-Only Salkantay & Sacred Valley 7 Day Tour to Machu Picchu, was created through the company’s commitment to empowering women through exploration and cultural immersion.

Alpaca Expeditions’ offering a women-only trip to Machu Picchu has only female guides and porters (Alpaca Expeditions was a leader in advocating for female porters, as well as sustainable, responsible tourism) who will lead female guests through Peru’s mesmerizing landscapes, captivating history and awe-inspiriting ruins.

The Salkantay Trail is a spectacular multi-day hiking experience with a mix of scenery, terrain, glamping and community options that are not available on the classic Inca Trail expedition. This trek is very much off-the-beaten path, alternative trek that also goes to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Machu Picchu. Trekkers will not see many other hikers or groups on the trail, adding to the intimacy of the experience in the vastness of the Andes mountains. Highlights also include Peruvian wine tasting, cooking class, the weaving women’s collective and a coffee tour.

The trip is a mix of glamping and tent camping. Guests will enjoy two nights in glass cabañas with panoramic views of the snow-capped Salkantay mountain range and one night in Lord of the Rings-inspired Hobbit Houses exclusive to Alpaca Expeditions. Hot tubs, showers, and a nearby glacial fed river complement the mystical Hobbit House experience. Two nights are tent camping, one within the Salkantay Mountains, and the second at an exclusive campsite overlooking the ruins of Machu Picchu at Llactapata. The final night is at a hotel in the mountain village of Aguas Calientes, at the foot of Machu Picchu.

Sacred Vally and Salkantay Ultimate Hiking Tour to Machu Picchu – 7 days is $995 per person. Group size is 8-12. Custom tours with groups of 6 or more are available. Dates are available May – October 2025.

To learn more visit: https://www.alpacaexpeditions.com/salkantay-trek-to-machu-picchu-7d-6n-only-women/

See our series featuring Alpaca Expeditions Inca Trail trek:

VISIT TO PERU’S SACRED VALLEY IS BEST WAY TO PREPARE FOR INCA TRAIL TREK TO MACHU PICCHU

INCAN SITES OF PISAC, OLLANTAYTAMBO IN PERU’S SACRED VALLEY ARE PREVIEW TO MACHU PICCHU

ALPACA EXPEDITIONS’ INCA TRAIL TREK TO MACHU PICCHU IS PERSONAL TEST OF MIND OVER MATTER

DAY 1 ON THE INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU: A TEST

DAY 2 ON THE INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU: DUAL CHALLENGES OF DEAD WOMAN´S PASS, RUNCURACCAY

DAY 3 ON THE INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU: TOWN IN THE CLOUDS, TERRACES OF THE SUN & FOREVER YOUNG

DAY 4 ON THE INCA TRAIL: SUN GATE TO MACHU PICCHU, THE LOST CITY OF THE INCAS

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