Zero shopping stops
We don't stop at jewelry stores or textile shops that pay commissions. Those hours are yours, not the shop next door's.
Trips to Peru · Portland, Oregon
No stops at shops that pay commissions
The Sacred Valley, treks, custom trips and tickets, with our own guides and your vacation time spent on your vacation.
The price spells out what's included and, above all, what isn't: entrance tickets, the train and meals outside the plan.
0 Shopping stops on our tours
8 Ways to travel
3 Kinds of travelers
6 Months to book the Inca Trail
ROUTE · PACE · RETURN. If your route doesn't fit the days you have, we'll tell you before we sell you the trip.
No commissions About us
Those two hours at the jewelry store are yours, not the shop's.
Highpass is a Portland travel company that plans trips to Peru, with its own team on the ground in Cusco. The complaint we hear most from travelers who've been on other tours is always the same: half a day lost between a textile shop and a jewelry store nobody asked to visit.
- 01 Zero shopping stops: we don't take a commission from any store.
- 02 The price lists what's NOT included, before you pay.
- 03 You travel with our licensed guide, not whoever showed up that morning.
Trips
From the Sacred Valley to the Amazon.
Four planned routes and four services that keep the trip running.
Route 01 Cusco and the Sacred Valley
The classic route, done slowly and without rushing.
- Day 1 Pisac
- Day 2 Ollantaytambo
- Day 3 Maras and Moray
Route 02 Treks and hikes
The Inca Trail, Salkantay, Lares and day hikes.
- Day 1 Inca Trail
- Day 2 Salkantay
- Day 3 Permits
Route 03 Custom trips
Several regions of Peru, planned around the days you really have.
- Day 1 Multi-region
- Day 2 Connections
- Day 3 Real days
Route 04 Group and incentive travel
Corporate groups, incentive trips and team retreats.
- Day 1 Incentives
- Day 2 Groups
- Day 3 Coordinator on site
Trip services
Tickets and permits, transfers, food tours and nature.
Travelers
Three kinds of travelers. Three ways to plan the day.
The solo traveler who wants to hike, the family with kids and grandparents, and the company bringing its team.
How we work
Five steps in every trip.
From the first conversation to your trip home, with someone who answers while you're on the road.
- 01
Conversation
How many days you have, and what you really want to see.
- 02
A proposal that lists what's not included
The itinerary, the price and, above all, the exclusions.
- 03
Bookings and permits
What sells out gets booked first.
- 04
The trip
Our own guide, a pace we agree on and zero shopping stops.
- 05
Return
We're with you until you're home.
Why HIGHPASS?
What you'll find here.
We tell you what's NOT included
Entrance tickets, the train, tips and meals outside the plan are spelled out before you pay, not at the counter.
Our own guides
You travel with our licensed guide, not whoever showed up that morning. We know who's with you.
Altitude, taken seriously
We order the itinerary so you acclimatize before going higher, and tell you how far you'll walk each day.
Small groups
We don't run fifty-person buses. In a big group, half the people can't hear the guide.
Support on the road
While you're traveling, you have a number that's answered at any hour, every day.
0 Shopping stops on our tours No jewelry stores or textile shops that pay the guide a commission.
8 Ways to travel Four planned routes and four services that support them.
6 Months to book the Inca Trail Permits are limited and sell out; we tell you so in our first reply.
Itineraries
Itineraries in progress.
The cards below are format samples. We'll replace them with real trips, with each traveler's permission.
Sample itinerary Memory 01
The Inca Trail, with permits secured in time
Inquiry received seven months ahead, permits bought the same day the trip was confirmed, preparation with the elevation profile and distance for each day, and two days of acclimatization in Cusco before starting the hike.
- Traveler
- Independent travelers
- Length
- Four-day trek, booked six months ahead
Sample itinerary Memory 02
A family trip with kids and grandparents
A first day with no activities because of the altitude, an itinerary with short distances and frequent breaks, two sites swapped for accessible alternatives after checking the stairs, a private vehicle for the whole trip and meals suited to every age in the group.
- Traveler
- Families and groups
- Length
- Seven days, Cusco and the Sacred Valley
Sample itinerary Memory 03
A company incentive trip with parallel activities
A program with two parallel activities each day to cover very different fitness levels, a coordinator on site for the whole trip, dietary restrictions handled for the group and a contingency plan that kicked in when a flight was delayed.
- Traveler
- Companies and travel advisors
- Length
- Group of 32, five days
Not sure whether your route fits the days you have? Tell us, and we'll give you an honest answer.
Ask about a route Contact
Plan your trip.
Tell us how many days you have and what you're interested in, and we'll send you an itinerary with the price and what's not included.
LocationPortland, Oregon
Plan your trip. Tell us how many days you have and what you're interested in, and we'll send you an itinerary with the price and what's not included.
Ask about a route. Not sure whether your route works with the days you have or your fitness level? Tell us, and we'll give you an honest answer.