I want to say Marco was amazing after the horrible experience I had with the booking at Viator. Never book anything with Viator stick to trip advisor because they give... read more you direct communication with the tour guides to inform you on everything you need to know about the tour. I paid for a first class train rides but I ended up not receiving that due to the negligence and dishonesty of viator. We were tough group to break the ice with but he never showed that he was irritated with us and just kept pushing through with his positivity. On top of that we woke up late so we almost missed the train, but he made sure we got there on time. I must say this man went above and beyond!!!!!!! Thanks to Marco he took my husband, his best friend, and myself out of our disappointing moods and gave us the tour of our lives. He himself is apart of the Incandescent which was amazing to have the tour with a person like him. He educated us on so much ( I won’t spill the beans because I don’t want to ruin what you will learn for your future tour). As a black woman I had no idea that they have Black Peruvians! #Blacklivesmatter ! He also took us to get really good food after the tour while we waited for the train to go back. I never had such professionalism, fun and educated tour all in one.
My favorite was the town we stopped at in Pisac, the children in traditional clothing was adorable and the animals but you do have to tip them to take pictures
Marco gave us a really great experience on this trip! He was very patient and took every opportunity to point out wild life and tell us interesting facts about Peru... read more and Machu Picchu. We were really impressed also by the great communication from happy Gringo. It is obvious that they are a family business and really cared about our experience. Marco even went out of his way to arrange an extra ride for us to get back to our Airbnb and called later that night to make sure we made it back okay. You will definitely not regret my choosing happy Gringo! And this hike and trip to Machu Picchu is the perfect length if you are only spending a short time in Peru!
I made a serious error when booking this tour. I had my days mixed up and was not able to do my full day tour as I arrived in cusco... read more at noon. Happy Gringro could have just kept my payment and not honored my trip as it was my error in booking. They actually called me and made arrangements to Make a modified personal tour for me and my wife later the same day. That is customer service at its best. I had the error they had no obligation to help and they did. I strongly recommend this group. Marco was very knowledgeable .
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.
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...‼
