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Salkantay to Machu Picchu
5 day Trek Group Booking
Details 2008
Step
1: Fill in the
trek reservation form below and email
it to us
(cut out the following information, paste it into
your email to us and fill in the missing details). Details should
be filled in for each group member.
Please do not make a reservation until you have all the details
below. We cannot accept a booking without all the names,
nationalities, passport numbers and ages.
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Standard Inca Trail Application Form:
We would like to make the following Inca Trail trek reservation:
Trek Title:
Salkantay to Machu Picchu
5 day Group Service
SM4G
Basic trek price per person 2008: US$415
Trek departure date:
Prior arrival date in Cusco:
Person 01
Passport Name (first & family):
Passport Nationality:
Passport Number:
Age (at time of starting the trek):
Gender: Male / Female
Student with ISIC card: No / Yes
Vegetarian / special diet meals required: No / Yes (if yes please
give details)
Sleeping bag rental for the 4 day trek US$15: No / Yes
Extra night at Aguas Calientes after the trek (regarding date of
train ticket only): No / Yes
Person 02
Passport Name (first & family):
Passport Nationality:
Passport Number:
Age (at time of starting the trek):
Gender: Male / Female
Student with ISIC card: No / Yes
Vegetarian / special diet meals required: No / Yes (if yes please
give details)
Sleeping bag rental for the 4 day trek US$15: No / Yes
Extra night at Aguas Calientes after the trek (regarding date of
train ticket only): No / Yes
We would also appreciate it if you could tell us how you found out
about Peru Treks & Adventure
1. Recommended by a friend
2. Recommended by South America Explorers Club
3. Recommended by Andean Travel Web Guide to Peru
4. Recommended in
South American Handbook / Lonely Planet or other guide book
4. Advert in a guide book / magazine / newspaper
5. Searching the internet
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Email the above information
to us at: |
alternativetreks@perutreks.com |
IMPORTANT NOTE: We have received feedback from many
clients saying that our confirmation emails are often directed to
their spam folder rather than their inbox. To ensure that you
receive our reply, please modify your Junk or Spam filter settings
to allow the incoming "alternativetreks@perutreks.com" email address. You may
also want to add this email address to your list of known
contacts. This will prevent our responses from being filtered into
your Junk or Spam mail folder.
Step 3:
We will send you confirmation of
trek availability and deposit details:
We will send you an email confirming trek availability and confirm
the total price of the trek and any additional services that you
may have requested. We will also include details of how to pay the
deposit (US$175 per person) and
the date by which you must send it.
We will usually ask you to pay the trek deposit within 3 days of
us accepting your trek booking. Do not send any
money until we have confirmed your trek dates by email
!
Step 4: Payment of the trek deposit: Having checked that
the details
in our trek confirmation email we send
you are correct, you
are ready to make the deposit.
Methods of paying the trek deposit are as follows. We will
send you more detailed information about how to pay your trek
deposit with our trek confirmation email.
(1) Payment by Pay Pal - No fees
(preferred method of payment). Many people will
already be familiar with using this system and have Pay Pal
accounts which is the primary method for purchases and sales on
E-bay. However an account is not necessary and clients can pay
with Pay Pal by just using their credit cards.
You will not be asked to pay any additional Pay Pal fees since
these fees are included in the price of the trek. We will send you further details
with our trek confirmation email.
(2) Payment by Western Union
- There are additional fees associated with this method of payment
The method of payment depends on which country that
you are sending the money.
From the USA, Canada, UK,
Ireland, Australia, France, Netherlands & Norway you can make the
money transfer online. Just visit the website
www.westernunion.com and follow the
instructions. Visa and MasterCard can be used. The charge is less
if you go directly to a local Western Union agent in your town and
pay in cash. For countries other than those mentioned above you
will have to go to the office of your local agent to pay the
deposit. The Western Union website allows you to search for the
agent nearest to where you live.
There are over 245,000 agents throughout the world so you should
have no problem finding one that is convenient to you.
(3) Payment by International bank transfer
- There are additional fees associated with this method of payment.
We can only accept payments by bank
transfer to our Peru bank account for amounts greater than
US$1000.
(4) British clients can also pay their deposits
into our Lloyds TSB
account in the UK (no fees associated with this method of payment).
Unfortunately we
do not accept credit cards directly.
Please note that we will only send you
detailed information on how to make the deposit payment once we have
confirmed your trek booking.
DO NOT SEND ANY PAYMENT UNTIL WE HAVE
CONFIRMED YOUR RESERVATION FIRST.
Step 5: Confirmation of trek deposit receipt: We will send
you an email confirming that we have received your trek deposit.
Step 6: Come to Cusco and pay the remaining trek balance.
You can pay the balance of the trek at our offices in Cusco
(minimum of 2 days before trek departure, before 7pm). Payment can
be made in cash US$, local currency (Peruvian Nuevo Soles) or American
Express Travel Checks (+ 3% commission charged). You can withdraw
cash in either US$ or Peruvian Sole from one of the many ATM
machines in Cusco (Visa, MasterCard, etc). Prior to departing for
Peru it is advisable to inform your bank that you are coming to
Peru, so that you do not experience any problems with your
credit/bank cards whilst abroad. Remember that the limit that you
can withdraw each day in Peru may be less than your normal limit
at home.
In the Event of Trek Cancellation by the Client
Please note that the trek deposit of
US$175 per person is non-refundable. The deposit is used to
reserve space within the group. Once we have
confirmed your trek reservation we cannot then change
any details of the reservation (your name, passport number or
departure date). Once purchased the train
tickets and Machu Picchu entrance ticket are non-refundable and non-transferable.
(i) Trek cancellation prior to 7pm two days prior to trek
departure (after having paid only the
trek deposit): Loss of trek deposit. All other payments will be
refunded in full. Note that if the trek balance is not received
prior to 7pm two days before trek departure then the trek will be
deemed to have been cancelled and the deposit cannot be returned.
Once we have bought the train tickets and Machu
Picchu entrance ticket it should be noted that we cannot then substitute other
trekkers in your place if you have to cancel. The
Machu Picchu entrance fee, bus ticket and train ticket will not be returned.
(ii) Trek cancellation between 7pm two days before trek departure
and prior to actual trek departure (i.e. once you have paid for
the trek in full): The unused Machu Picchu
entrance ticket, train ticket (Aguas Calientes -
Ollantaytambo) and bus tickets (Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu -
Aguas Calientes) will be
returned. If you have hired a sleeping bag
we will refund this amount in full.
iii) Once you have started the Trek (i.e. once you board the
bus in the morning) The unused
Machu Picchu entrance ticket, train tickets
(Aguas Calientes - Ollantaytambo) and bus tickets
(Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - Aguas Calientes) will be
returned.
Failure to be able to continue with the trek will be treated as a
cancellation. Any costs associated with returning to Cusco and then continuing to Aguas Calientes
and then onto Machu Picchu must be met by yourselves. These costs
include all transport costs (you, the guide and any friends
accompanying you), hotel accommodation and any medical expenses
(thankfully this is a very rare event).
In the event of any trek cancellation, Peru Treks & Adventure will
be happy to cooperate in providing any necessary documentation to
enable a legitimate insurance claim.
IMPORTANT:
Possible changes to trek
price 2008:
The above trek prices are based
on the following third party costs which are outside of our
control:
1: Machu Picchu
entrance fee is 122 Peruvian Soles,
about US$43 (50% discount for students with ISIC
cards and children <16yrs). The price paid for the entrance fee is clearly marked
on the entrance ticket. The government
reserves the right to increase the entrance fee at any time and
may only give us one or two weeks notice
although any increase in 2008 is highly unlikely at this stage.
2: Included in the price of the trek
is the train from Aguas Calientes to
Ollantaytambo on the Backpacker Economy
service which currently costs US$31 per person. (details of service and price can be
checked on the Peru Rail website
www.perurail.com) The Peru Rail website states that
they
reserve the right to change the price at anytime. The price paid for the train ticket is clearly marked on
the ticket.
3. Included in the price of the trek
are the bus tickets from
Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes
which currently costs US$7 per person
eachway. It is not anticipated
that these costs will increase during 2008, and if they do they
are unlikely to increase by more than US$2 per person. The price
paid for the train ticket is clearly marked on the ticket.
4. Local sales taxes known as
IGV are included in the price of the Inca Trail trek. The
currently rate of IGV is 19%. It is not anticipated that this rate
will increase during 2008.
5. Exchange Rate. The trek
price of US$415
is based on an exchange rate on the 01 June 2008 was 1 USD = 2.90 Peruvian Soles. Although we accept
payment for the trek in US dollars the majority of our expenses
are in Peruvian Soles (trek permits, wages, food, taxes). Peru
Treks will absorb any change in costs up to 10 points difference
from 2.90. i.e. if the exchange rate falls to 2.80 we will not ask
you to pay any additional surcharge. If however the value of the
US dollar falls below 2.80 we will ask you to pay a US$10
surcharge, if the value falls below 2.70 we will ask you to pay a
US$20 surcharge, below 2.60 we will ask you to pay a US$30
surcharge etc etc.
Peru Treks will have to show any calculations to clearly justify
such surcharges.
If any of the third
party costs listed above change to increase the cost of the trek
we will immediately update the trek price listed on our website
(apart from the exchange rate which can continue to go up and down
throughout the year so the website will not be updated to reflect
these cost changes). Clients will be liable for paying any
increased cost of the trek
upon arrival in Cusco.
*** For further details of our
Salkantay to Machu Picchu Trek Terms and
Conditions click here ***
Peru Treks & Adventure is actively supporting many of the
community projects run by Andean Travel Web. If you are coming to
Cusco please bring a couple of second hand clothes, toys, school
equipment and drop them off in our office. Every month we will
help distribute the items to small villages and communities in the
Andes. For more details visit the web page
www.andeantravelweb.com/peru/projects
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