Our Office Team
Our office staff, Saul, Yessica, Edison, Junior, Tony and Mariela are the backbone to our whole operation. It’s because of them you can expect a problem free and relaxing holiday. From the moment you are in contact with us till the moment you leave on your tour or trek they organise everything down to the finest detail.
As respect to our guides, the company policy is that all potential guides spend at least one year working in the office to make sure they know our operations from the inside out. Our goal is to ensure the best quality service for our clients on any of our tours. For this reason many of the office staff are also aspiring guides who are working alongside the permanent office staff.
Saul Alvarez / El Tio Sam
Owner and Founder of Inca Trail Hikes Peru
Saul prior to becoming owner and founder of the company, worked as a porter for a couple years, and then over the next 4 years he worked as a guide, guiding more than 200 Inca Trail treks and other treks throughout the Andes Mountains. He has also escorted groups throughout the country of Peru. His passion and enthusiasm for the Andean mountains, Incan culture and knowledge of plants is always highlighted and appreciated by tourists. He has accomplished his childhood dream to become an owner and founder of a tour agency to share with people from all over the world his beloved Andean Mountains and Incan Culture and hertitage. As a part of this he wants to give back and improve the lives and living conditions of his people through employing his people, and social projects that help his people restore their pride in their history, heritage and culture.
Because of Saul´s experience as a guide and porter he has an appreciation of what works and does not work well on the trail and in the tourism business. Now as owner he is involved in every aspect of making sure the business runs smoothly, which certainly keeps him on his toes. Despite his impressive workload he keeps everything ship shape and all with a smile on his face no matter what the challenge.