Follow the hidden valleys of Salkantay
Discover a lesser-known route to Machu Picchu through remote valleys and traditional Andean communities.
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Go Peru Now
About us
We compose private walks in the high country — Salkantay, Ausangate, Vinicunca, Humantay, and Colca — with a small footprint. We are not the first company on the classic Inca Trail. We are the team that will tell you when a quieter road is the better one.
Dates to remember
2019
Cusco becomes the highland heart: private days on foot, and the quieter valleys toward Machu Picchu.
2021
The quieter road is set: Salkantay valleys toward Machu Picchu, not the ticketed crush of the classic trail.
2022
Humantay joins the map — a short, steep walk to the lagoon, and a night at Soraypampa.
2024
Desks in the United Kingdom and the United States, so travellers can call in their own morning. Cusco remains the heart.
2025
Colca and Ausangate join the walking map — canyon days, and a circuit around the mountain.
2026
Vinicunca on foot, composed as a private day — small, specific, and not a coach circuit.
The team in Cusco
Go Peru Now was built on the vision of a highland team who prefer private days on foot to coach tours. They opened quieter routes toward Machu Picchu — Salkantay among them — and kept the walks specific: Ausangate, Vinicunca, Humantay, and Colca.
With a Cusco office, and desks in the United Kingdom and the United States, they opened the Andes without claiming to have discovered them. Respect for local communities, and a small footprint, remain the foundation of the work.
The days they compose stay specific: a pass, a glacial stream, a night in the high country, a quieter road toward Machu Picchu. The journey is written with you — not sold from a rack of dates.
Values that inspire us
Pioneers
Quiet roads, not a coach tour
We are not the first company on the classic Inca Trail. We are the team that will tell you when a quieter valley is the better day — Salkantay, Ausangate, and trails that do not need a crowd.
Guides
Local teams on the trail
The people who walk with you are from the ground you are on. English is common on a private journey; it is not a substitute for a local guide at altitude.
Safety
Private journeys, and a sense of the altitude
We run private days on foot, not backpacker circuits. High country when you are ready for the altitude. Tell us your constraints before you fly.
Service
Small groups, desks you can actually call
Cusco is the heart. There are also desks in the United Kingdom and the United States, so you can call in your own morning. The journey is composed with you, not sold from a rack of dates.
Journeys
Passes, valleys, and days on foot
The work is specific: Salkantay toward Machu Picchu, the circuit around Ausangate, Vinicunca on foot, Humantay to the lagoon, and three days in Colca.
Sustainability
A small footprint, from the start
We have prioritized sustainability since our inception: small groups, local teams, lodges and trails that do not need a crowd to make the day work.
A walk to Humantay Lagoon
Go Peru Now / 18 March 2026
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Salkantay to Machu Picchu
Go Peru Now / 28 February 2026
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Vinicunca, Rainbow Mountain
Go Peru Now / 9 February 2026
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Three days in Colca Canyon
Go Peru Now / 21 January 2026
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Five days around Ausangate
Go Peru Now / 4 January 2026
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The trails we actually walk
Sustainability policy
At Go Peru Now, we define our success by the value we bring — to the people who host the day, and to the ground it is walked on.
Business management
Private journeys, not a coach circuit. Groups stay small enough to change a day when the weather or the community asks it. Cusco is the heart; desks in the United Kingdom and the United States exist so a traveller can call in their own morning.
Sociocultural management
The people who walk with you are from the ground you are on. We pay local teams, and we do not invent firsts on the classic Inca Trail.
Environment management
A small footprint from the start: quieter valleys toward Machu Picchu, and trails that do not need a crowd to make the day work.