About us

Bespoke Trip Planning & Tour Operator Services

Our ‘raison d’etre‘ is to continue developing expeditions and customised trips, for our travelling groups, that often go outside of the traditionally trodden paths and will take you further into the culturally wondrous countries & environments that exist in the continent of South America.

Spending a lot of our time in the Andes, exploring the Cordilleras – Principal, VilcanotaVilcabambaBlanca & Huayhuash around the Cusco Region, north in Huaraz, Ancash & Argentina, Mendoza. These are immense mountain ranges, with incredible trek & climb routes, natural environments & community cultures that you’re unlikely to experience elsewhere.

How did you get involved in travel?

“Having lived in Cusco over 20 years ago, and working for a few different tour operators, I decided to return to get involved with the travel industry here again because the excitement of travel in this continent draws you in. The atmosphere, culture & local traditions, makes Cusco the destination for all travelers to South America.

We like to approach travel in a way that all things are possible and when the opportunity arises we get great satisfaction designing tours for adventurous travelers who like to go off the beaten path.”

What are your personal travel achievements?

Climbs & Summits:

  • Nevados Qampa I & II (5,475m).
  • Nevado Huayruro Punco (5,550m).
  • Vilarica Volcanoe (2,860m).
  • Qelcaya Glacier, Ausangate (5,650m).
  • 3 Peaks of the UK in 24 hours (Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike, Brecon Beacon).
  • Technical climbing training on Nevados Chumpe, Vallunaraju, Percocaya (6,106m).

Treks & Activities:

  • ‘W’ Trek, ‘O’ Circuit & others in Torres del Paine (Chíle)
  • Exploration of San Pedro de Atacama (Chíle)
  • El Chaltén, El Calafate, Baríloche & Mt. Fitzroy (Argentina)
  • Aconcagua Base Camp Trek (Argentina)
  • Nevado Ausangate, Salkantay, Vilcabamba, Lares Valley, Choquequirao to Machu Picchu (Perú)
  • Manu Reserve (Mt Piñipiñi) & Amazon Jungle (Perú)
  • Kayak Amazon River, Timicuro Grande  (Perú)
  • Sugarloaf Mountain (Brasíl)
  • The Haute Route (France & Alsáce)
  • Snowboarding & Black Ski Routes (France – Meribel, Les Deux Alpes, Les Arcs)
What places and activities do you specialize in?

“Trekking & Climbing in the Andes & customized Expeditions in South America. This year, and next, our aims are to continue expanding into Ecuador & Bolivia along with breaking new trips & expeditions to Mexico, Cuba, Colombia & Guatemala

Regions of specialty
  • South Peru – Cusco & Sacred Valley (Machu Picchu), Cordilleras Vilcabamba (Sacred Valley) & Vilcanota (Ausangate Region), Lake Titicaca.
  • Central Peru – Lima & the South Coast (Paracas, Ica, Huacachina & Nazca), Arequipa (Cotahuasi & Colca Canyon).
  • North Peru – Cordilleras Blanca & Huayhuash, Ancash Region, North Coast (Mancora & Punta Sal).
  • Amazon Jungle – Iquitos & the Amazon River, Puerto Maldonado (Tambopata) & Manu Reserve.
  • Argentina – Mendoza & Cordillera Principal (Mt. Aconcagua), El Chalten (Mt. Fitzroy) & El Calafate (Perito Moreno Glacier).
  • Chile – Torres del Paine (Patagonia).
What is special about Perú for you?

“The Andes are a special place and I have great memories of trekking around a lot of the routes here in the Cusco Region. One of my favorite memories is trekking around the Ausangate Nevada with a friend, losing our way, and finding help from the local people.

More recently we have been exploring the Peruvian Amazon, both along the Madre de Dios & Amazon Rivers in Puerto Maldonado & Iquitos, looking for new places and adventures for our travelers. The scale of the jungle here is immense and the people that inhabit the jungle are just as friendly as those you find in the Andes.

The further in you go to the Amazon jungle, the more you understand about its traditions & cultures and the opportunities that exist to uncover some traditional & indigenous ways of life.”



Service & Commitments

At Unu Raymi Expeditions; we’ll always keep our commitment to deliver the best customised experience created from your own personal & group requirements.

We’ll provide as many available custom options for planning your ideal trip; operating & incorporating many off-the-beaten path experiences for your trip or expedition. Before your trip begins we’ll work with you to ensure you are fully prepared and happy before setting off; we’ll continue this once you’re inland with us responding to your individual needs & requirements.

Throughout your time and experience with us; one of our main goals is to help you expand your own boundaries both physically & spiritually. We want you to go away feeling as though you have been challenged to achieve optimal success and enjoyment from your trip.



Guides

We work with guides who are reputable, respected, well-qualified and that know how to look after our travellers. Our guides are fun, friendly and always maintain a sense of humor even in the toughest challenges. We access regions and summits many guides are insufficiently trained to go. For high-mountain expeditions, all of our guides have extensive high-altitude & expedition experience.



Safety Guaranteed

We will always put our traveller’s safety first and foremost as we take your health & safety as the most important part of the trip.

  • Radio Equipment: On the expedition we will use radios to assist with evacuations or to do reconnaissance on expedition conditions.
  • Medical: Oxygen is always available on our expeditions, oximetro (to read oxygen levels in your blood), diamox (to combat any bad effects of altitude sickness), along with a complete medical box set for expeditions.
  • Health: Your health will be checked at regular intervals along the route (e.g. at every camp). All of our guides are fully trained in first aid and mountain rescue.
  • We have an on-call Nurse available in Cusco and the Sacred Valley to care for any ailments you may have or any requirements for localised treatments.
  • Pacing: It is important to go at a pace you are comfortable with and our guides will help support you in this.
  • Insurance: We advise that you have travel adventure insurance for any kind of trip or expedition abroad. For high-altitude expeditions (5,500m +) we also highly recommend emergency evacuation insurance.



Budget

We’ll always work with any traveller to develop their dream trip no matter how big or small. We pride ourselves on being very competitive whilst not compromising on quality aspects of any trip. Investing in the best available equipment, guides, assistants, accommodation, transport and food ensures we can deliver the best trip plans.

There is a solution to most trips and budgets, we’ll work with you to ensure we get it absolutely right. Transparency with all trip quotes is how we like to work and we will be clear throughout the trip planning process.



Our Company Ethics

We are a very small company working out of Cusco, Peru; investing in our communities and the local people. Utilising natural resources & people throughout our trips; we pay very fair wages and above the average market conditions to assure quality and loyalty in everything we do.