Karikuy in Runasimi, the language of the Incas, means to "live in a light-hearted way. Karikuy as an organization borrows this ancient philosophy in the way we handle our tours and our future projects. You can read more about Karikuy and our projects by visiting the about section of the web site.

In short, we cut out the middle men. Big international companies have many employees and a greedy boss to pay, Karikuy being a small organization deals directly with experienced tour guides to get you our low prices. Karikuy at the moment only has one employee, Julio Cesar Tello, he handles all reservations and guides the tours in Lima and on the desert coast. His good friends providing the more technical tours such as Cusco and the Colca Valley.

Karikuy believes that having low prices amounts to more capital being spent on goods throughout Peru such as tapestries and souvenirs, this money then goes directly to the artisans and workers you buy from helping them with their cost of living and boosting the local economy. Karikuy profits go to the funding of our future projects.

You can read a handful of our customer testimonials at the testimonial page of our main site. We also have some reviews on our facebook business page, look for more testimonials and reviews being added monthly. Testimonials are received without obligation, if you submit a testimonial we encourage you to be honest, we post all reviews we receive, even negative ones.

With Google Checkout™ you can quickly and easily buy from stores across the web and track all your orders and shipping in one place. Fraud protection policy covers you against unauthorized purchases made through Google Checkout, and they don't share your purchase history or full credit card number with sellers. You can keep your email address confidential, and easily turn off unwanted emails from stores where you use Google Checkout. Click on the Google Checkout™ icon on the left for more information and to create your account.

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Google Checkout™ has become our predominate checkout service, however you can still pay through Pay Pal if you desire, please contact us with your email address and the tour in which you wish to pay four. Include the number of travelers you are paying for and we will send you an invoice so you can pay for your tour.

We also accept Pay Pal, money orders and wire transfers. Pay Pal is still accepted due to its convenient use. Please contact us with your information and desired tour if you plan to pay with a wire deposit or money order.

Because it saves you money, Pay Pal charges a 2.9% service fee for transactions, that's an extra $29 if you were to book a $1000 tour from Karikuy. Google Checkout charges 2%. Credit cards carry a similar fee.

With a wire transfer you pay an average of 10$ for the wire and no charge at all through a direct bank account deposit. I understand it may seem less secure to do so but please just make sure to keep all your receipts of your payment, remember Karikuy wants your business, it's essential for our growth. But most of all we want you to save that hard earned cash of yours. We encourage you to take advantage of these billing options.

Fixed date trips? Nope no more of that, Karikuy has thrown away the fixed date trips. Yes it might save us a little bit more money but you should be able to travel on your schedule and not ours. So go ahead and contact us about that dream trip to Peru already! It's all low prices all the time now at Karikuy.

The hotels used by Karikuy range from the 2 star hostel/hotel to the 3 star. They are above average hotels and have been used personally by Julio Cesar Tello on his previous travels. Julio has picked the most comfortable and relaxing budget hotels for the standard packages for all our tours. These hotels are perfect for the traveling student and adventurer, for those that won't be spending too much time in their rooms but out exploring their destinations.

Hotels include private bathrooms with hot water and some come with a free breakfast. Look up the respective hotels for each trip in the hotels used section of the Tour details panel for more information. You can also upgrade your lodgings to 3, 4, and 5 star hotels. You will find the hotel upgrade information under each itinerary, the price next to each star preference is the final overall price for the tour per person.

Packing for your trip relies heavily on the season and locations you will be visiting, for that reason we will be contacting you personally with a list of what to bring once you have booked your trip. For an overview of what your packing list should look like visit this web site, it has tons of useful tips for a journey to Peru.