Safety

All of our guides are highly experienced. Each year, they follow a refresher’s course on alpine rescue techniques and first aid.

Ethical policy

Aventures Andines allows you to experience the wonders of the high mountains of Peru, while showing rigorous respect for its special environment and indigenous population. Aventures Andines guarantees to pay all the guides, porters, cooks and muleteers fairly, in line with the rates of the local professional associations.

Aventures Andines will also advise you on customary behaviour, small gifts for the local people and tips for the staff at the end of the trip

Welcome to Aventures Andines website !

Discover Peru’s hidden secrets !

We offer a wide range of activities and high quality service.

Aventures Andines specializes in organizing expeditions, in every detail, to the Cordillera Blanca, but also to other destinations in Peru, and offers a diverse range of activities : trekking, cultural treks (myths and traditions), rock climbing, mountaineering and conventional tourism.

Thanks to Aventures Andines' background knowledge of the area, you will discover some of the most magical places in this fascinating country, not only by using the classic routes but also the less established and rarely used paths.

Aventures Andines will do everything possible to ensure that your trip becomes the adventure of a lifetime.

Special requests

Aventures Andines can also organize tailor-made expeditions for professionals: scientists, archaeologists, documentary film producers, photographers.

Should you like a professional photo reportage of your expedition, Marc Masconi, co-founder and General Manager of Aventures Andines, is available for assignments. Don’t over-burden yourself with bulky cameras! You can benefit from the expert’s eye and the latest upgraded photo equipment, and fully appreciate your trip.

Altitude

Good acclimatization is essential if you intend to hike and climb in the Cordillera Blanca. All our itineraries have been specially designed to this end. Before each trek, we organize a warm-up hike in the area of Huaraz (Urus Lake). We also provide a saddled horse for the whole length of your trek, which is to be shared by the members of your group. (You may also hire your personal horse). We usually leave camp by 8 o’clock in the morning, so as to reach our next campsite by mid-afternoon.

Equipment

Aventures Andines provides high tech equipment : North Face tents for mountaineering expeditions, McKinley tents for treks. A satellite phone and a portable hyperbaric bag are available on request. All of our equipment is regularly checked, in order to ensure your comfort and your safety.

Food and hygiene

The success of an expedition often depends on the quality and diversity of the meals. Our cooks have been specially trained to meet these requirements. During your trip, you will sample a wide variety of local dishes, giving you the opportunity to discover part of Peru’s wonderful culinary tradition.

Food and water are treated so as to avoid stomach disorders.

Quality commitment

We constantly do our best to offer our clients top quality services, not only during their holiday in Peru, but also while they prepare their trip. So don’t hesitate to contact us for any kind of advice or information.

A trip dossier, including a detailed equipment and clothing list, will be sent to you upon booking.

We will usually contact you within 48 hours of receiving your questions and requests for pricing information. However, if we are out in the mountains, it may take a little longer.

For more details, feel free to contact us.