We went to hike around the sacred valley of the Incas which was amazing. We and our guide were the only hikers on the trail; the path was great; porters... read more very friendly, the food of our chef fantastic.

All the crew of Happy Gringo tours gave us a nice experience. The guide Henry is highly recommend to hike with to Machu Picchu.

Thanks for this lifetime experience,

  Thank you Marko Andinauta for taking us on this amazing journey to Machu Picchu and for sharing your expert knowledge and passion about Inca/Peruvian history and culture.
... read more /> The journey from Cusco to Machu Picchu was fascinating. We passed through remote villages by bus then took an enchanting train ride through the mountainous of "Valle Sagrado" to Aguas Calientes. In Aguas Calientes we visited a nice restaurant overlooking the Vilcanota River to enjoy some Pisco sour's - Peru's national drink. Finally, we boarded a large van on the way to our final destination.

Once in Machu Picchu the experience really starts to hit you. WOW. This place is an archeological marvel and one of the 7 wonders of the world. As we toured the site, we took lots of great pics and our tour guide stopped along the route to share information and perspective on key details.

Marko is a multilingual tour guide who speaks Quechua, Spanish, English and some Italian. We had both English and Spanish speakers on the tour and Marko switched between languages without missing a beat.

I highly recommend Marko Andinauta and Happy Gringo Tours!

Mario - One Happy Mexican from L.A.

  The tour was extremelly hard.

We had hard time to book this trip to rainbow mountain; likely we connected with gringo tours and they gave us very possitive messages... read more to travel with them.

The guide was very helpful and knowleagebl; thanks him we made it!

Highly recommend to book with them, there are many travel agencies but Gringo Tours reaaly helped us.

Thanks so much for this experience.

  The tour is fantastic for travelers who does not have enough time. When you book with them, you will support the local economy and they have good team to visit... read more Machu Picchu.

I recommend to enjoy your unique experience with Happy Gringo!

  We went on a 4D/3N Lares Trek + Macchu Picchu with Happy Gringo. Our guide Mauro was super friendly and a great guide! He informed us a lot about life... read more in the Lares Valley and was happy to answer any questions we had. The trail itself was quite off the beaten path and we only saw three other travellers on the trail. They have a different route than other Lares Treks as they finish directly at the Hot Springs, which is the perfect way to end the trek! The rest team was also super friendly and we had a great time playing cards together in the evenings! The food was also divine - we were impressed how Jonathan was always able to cook up delicious meals in such basic environments. He also baked a cake for us on our last day!

Happy Gringo have made our Lares Trek and visit to Macchu Picchu super memorable, and we would definitely recommend Happy Gringo for a great experience!

  We went on a 4D/3N Lares Trek + Macchu Picchu with Happy Gringo. Our guide Mauro was super friendly and a great guide! He informed us a lot about life... read more in the Lares Valley and was happy to answer any questions we had. The trail itself was quite off the beaten path and we only saw three other travellers on the trail. They have a different route than other Lares Treks as they finish directly at the Hot Springs, which is the perfect way to end the trek! The rest team was also super friendly and we had a great time playing cards together in the evenings! The food was also divine - we were impressed how Jonathan was always able to cook up delicious meals in such basic environments. He also baked a cake for us on our last day!

Happy Gringo have made our Lares Trek and visit to Macchu Picchu super memorable, and we would definitely recommend Happy Gringo for a great experience!

  We booked our tour with Happy Gringo Tours and were very happy with the decision. Our guide, Marco, was very personable, knowledgable and knew his stuff. We were... read more a little concerned about how to meet our guide but within a minute of exiting the train station Marco found us. We had an unbelievable experience including a nice lunch with our tour mates and Marco.

  We traveled in February 2020, and took the Machu Picchu single day tour with Marco and Happy Gringo Tours.
The entire experience was excellent, and very well managed. We... read more had was excellent communication in the lead up (including a message at 3:50am to let us know they were close to picking us up). The first part of the tour was with Peru Rail, which was very well organised.
We meet Marko at the Aguas Calientes station, and he took us up to the Machu Picchu. Marko was an excellent guide, and provided so much information and detail about the history of the site. We probably could have organised the logistics of getting to and from ourselves, but the immense value added with having Marko explain the important details made the experience unforgettable. We also ended up being the only two people on the tour, which made it more special.
This tour is excellent, and I can't recommend it more highly.

  I can totally recommend Happy Gringo Tours company. I did my hike to Rainbow Mountains with them and it was simply a wonderful trip. It was organised extremely well. The... read more guide service was marvellous and felt very safe and well taken care off. Totally worth it.

  My boyfriend and I had a wonderful trip with Happy Gringo Tours to Machu Picchu! Our tour guide Marko provided us with highly interesting facts and stories about Machu Picchu... read more and the other several sides we visited during our 2 day tour! As Marko is a local he gives you a personal perspective on things which is just great! He also knows a lot about Peruvian history , was super motivated and wanted us to have the best trip, which we had! Thank you Marko! We highly recommend! The organisation was also perfect.

  My mom (62 years old) and I booked this trip to see Machu Picchu and were not let down! We were a bit concerned about all the different methods... read more and modes of transport but Gringo Tours did an excellent job coordinating the tour and making sure everyone knew where they were going. Our own private guide at Machu Picchu awaited us there and gave fantastic tidbits and information about the ruins and the surrounding areas. Could not recommend this company more!

  The Machu Picchu tour was wonderful, everything was very good organised!

The pick up was on time, nice train journey Ollantaytambu to Machu Picchu town, the guide was waiting... read more us to take us to Machu Picchu, the walking tour in Machu Picchu very very interesting. Thanks Marco!

I will send all my lazy friends...‼

  We book Machu Picchu day tour with Happy Gringo Tours! The tour was excellent since the pick up from the hotel, the guided tour in Machu Picchu, the train that... read more we have upgraded to 360° was amazing and the comunication was very clear.

We have a wonderful tour in Machu Picchu with Marco who gave us all his information of the Incas and of the citadel,

We want to leave and share our experiences with travelers; we have choosen the right local company.

Thanks Happy Gringo Tours!

  It was a very well organized tour of the Cisco city. Learnt a lot about Inkas and their ways of life. Marko is a genius guide with... read more a lot of knowledge and fantastic explanation skills. This was a good orientation trip.

  Totally recommend it. The best experience ever. Learnt a lot about Cusco and its history. Marko is a very informative and friendly guide with excellent knowledge and experience.

  One of the best tours gave us Happy Gringo!

Day 1, we visited Chinchero, Moray, Maras Salt mines and we finished the tour in Ollantaytambo. All information of our... read more guide was very interesting, the lunch was great in Urupamba, the train jounrney was spectacular after sacred valley tour to Machu Picchu Pueblo, the hotel in Aguas Calientes town very nice and the walking tour in the citadel of Machupicchu on Day 2 was impressive.

Lifetime tour with Mauro and Happy Gringo tours! They really make happy the clients and they are 100% local tour operator. Hope this experience will help to many travelers who are going to visit Machu Picchu and recommend to use this locally owned company!!!!