Real Peru For You

  Rolf helped make our trip painless! He was knowledgeable, thorough, and helpful. He made sure we got to where we needed to be, checked in with us, and also never... read more had us waiting long for anything. If ever there was any issues with our plans, and never at the fault of Rolf, he immediately handled it. I was able to do and see so much and really had a great experience. I'm travelling to Peru again and have reached out for stuff to do then. I couldn't imagine going through a different company or person.

  We went on 3 trips that Rolf organized for us during our time in Cusco - Sacred Valley, Lake Titicaca and Machu Picchu. Rolf met with us to discuss... read more the trips and helped us to determine the best timing for each. For 2 of the 3 trips, he picked us up in a taxi and made sure that everything was set and we got onto our busses. For the 3rd trip when he was meeting another group, he sent his driver. Anytime I had a question, either before or during a trip, Rolf answered very quickly - and some of those questions were very early or late! No real problems arose, but if they had, I feel confident Rolf would have addressed them as quickly as he took care of my questions. I highly recommend working with Rolf - if we are able to get back to Cusco again someday, we have a few more places we would like to see and will definitely look to Rolf to help us make that happen!

  We booked the rafting trip and the jungle tour. Rolf helped us with both trips very good and replied very fast on our questions. The tours were great and it... read more was clear that Rolf knows exactly with which companies he is working because everything was arranged perfect. I would 100% recommend booking tours with Real Peru for U!!

  Rolf arranged a lot of tours for us (Paracas, Huacachina, Colca Canyon, Salkantay, Rainbow mountain and Manu Resverva) and everything went perfect. He is very helpful and has good competitive... read more prices

  I’ve booked three tours through Real Peru For You and the experience was exceptional.

My first trip was a day tour to the Sacred Valley with pickup, which went... read more flawlessly. The tour itself was really cool and the food for lunch was very tasty.

My second trip was to the south of the Sacred Valley which I liked more, because it was less touristy and less rushed. It also included pickup and guide etc. at a very fair price. I really recommend this tour, I would definitely do it again if I return.

My third trip was the Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu. It was really easy to set everything up with the agency and the owner was really helpful in every part of the process. The price was really good and the trip itself an amazing experience. After my first two trips to archeological sites I thought I had seen it all but boy was I wrong. I have traveled quite a bit and Machu Picchu was one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen. It is really hard to put in words what a magical place it really is. Definitely recommend booking the Salkantay trek.

I have a bit of criticism for the partner company Macchu Picchu Reservations on the Salkantay trek, which does not influence this review of Real Peru For You. However I think this agency has more power to change things than me by my review on their page.

Unfortunately the Salkantay trek did not include drinking water. They said “you can buy it along the way and support the local people”. This obviously leads to a massive amount of plastic trash along the trek which we picked up while walking, bringing back kilos of plastic bottles every day. These are just the plastic bottles that are alongside the walkway, there must be so many more in the brush or off the cliffs that we couldn’t get to. I would be willing to pay the money I paid for bottled water to the agency instead and let them boil water off everyday.

Generally, the guides were very helpful and knowledgeable. However, once we got to Machu Picchu it seemed like they didn’t really know how things worked, placing us in the wrong queue at first (there are different queues for different tickets). They more than made up for it by bringing us to the best viewing point. I would recommend to make sure you have Route 1 when booking the tickets though, because what they did might not always work and Route 3 (Machu Picchu + Mountain) only includes a lower part of Machu Picchu and not the famous viewpoint of the entire site.

If they address these two problems, it makes a perfect trip.

  Participated in two organized tours, both were good, with competitive price. Got personal dedication and clear program. Recommended.

  I'm a college professor from the United States. I visited Cusco earlier this week to attend a language school (Mundo Antiguo--also excellent) for my spring break. As part of my... read more brief trip, I visited Machu Picchu. I booked this tour through Rolf.

Rolf lives and works in Cusco. I communicated with Rolf through email and WhatsUp. Rolf was always prompt to return my messages. I was extremely pleased with Rolf's professionalism and personalized customer service skills. Just to give everyone a concrete example--Rolf actually dropped off my tickets and itinerary at the place where I was staying in Cusco. I cannot recommend him more highly.

  Rolf organized several tours for us. He was very thorough re travel logistics and made sure we were everywhere on time and did not have any difficulty transitioning from one... read more activity to the next activity. Whenever we had a question or concern he was readily available to answer them and/or solve the problem in a very timely manner.
His prices were very reasonable.
We especially enjoyed the family stay at Amantani at Lake Titicaca, the Ballestas Islands near Paracas, and the Dune buggy and sand "surfing activity near Huacachina.
The hotels Rolf selected for us were good and were very accomodating.

  I did tours to the rainbow mountain, laguna humantay, machu picchu and the sacred valley, which were all organized by Rolf. I really liked the tours. Also, I could always... read more make changes in the programs whenever my plans in Cusco changed. On top of this, Rolf really helped me figuring out the best day(s) for each tour due to the rain season. I had a great experience!

  Real Peru was wonderful to work with. Organized with my Spanish school, Mundo Antiguo-- I went on 4 amazing tours with this agency.

-Sacred Valley
-Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca... read more + Valle de Rojo)
-Salkantay 5 day trek
-Puno 2 day tour

I appreciated how attentive and personalized Rolf (one of the owners) was. He was always available through Whatsapp and came to my school to discuss my tour options on multiple occasions. He was able to help me when my whimsical travel itinerary changed and made my dreams come true through the Salkantay / Machu picchu trek. Puno / Islas de Uros were also beautiful.

The full day Sacred Valley tour was good, however, it was a little rushed and I went back to the Valley to explore Pisac and Ollantottambo on my own. Don't be surprised if you feel like your bus is being shuttled from tourist shop to tourist shop on this tour!

Peru is an incredible country and Real Peru For You with Rolf was a pleasure to work with. Plus, Rolf has an adorable baby and is always happy to share pictures of her 😉