Explore the Inca Trails & Peru
Uncover the ancient wonders of Peru, with one of our amazing tours.
The first woman-lead Tour Agency in Peru!
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1 Week Tour
The secrets of Cusco
Experience a 7 day journey through the world of the Incas, including Machu Picchu.
Shorter Tours
From Half to 2 Day Tours
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About Tours with Tina
My name is Ernestina Valeriano (TINA) and I’m a professional tour guide. I’m originally from Cusco and I’m a native Quechua. I've been working for about 13 years as a local guide in my city, as a mountain guide and as a tour leader, taking groups around my country and, occasionally, to other cities of south America.
At the beginning of my career, it was a challenge for me as a woman, because the work of guiding was mostly for men in my city and travel agencies have always preferred to work with men, trying to minimize the work of us as women, making excuses such as women are not prepared to take on these challenges. Nowadays, being a woman, competing with men is still a challenge, in this country where machismo persists. All this experience helped me a lot in my professional life and to take a step forward to start and make my own travel agency and give the opportunity to empower women who want to succeed.
Empowering the inclusion of women in tourism is very important. This local company is being created by a woman to break the silence of the many women who want to succeed like me. We give much emphasis to the work of women, our goal is to give a special focus on woman who wants to prosper like you, like me, like many of us.
Travelling to Peru is not only visiting Machu Picchu, it is discovering the history of living and feeling touching our culture, visiting local communities and seeing there are still women who are dedicated not just to taking care or looking after the children, but also to making art with beautiful colourful hand woven fabrics, embroidery, pottery and so on. Coming to eat the food made by indigenous hands, you will meet inspiring women like me, like you, on each trip. It will be an experience very different from those offered by other conventional travel agencies. Why not stay in a family home, or rest in wonderful colonial houses that still smell like history? That is the true heart of Peru.
OUR MISSION:
Our mission in this local travel agency is to provide a high-quality service to our visitors, thanks to our experience working this time with different tourists from around the world. Basically, this travel agency is dedicated to people who want to learn more about our customs, and the experiences of local people because our culture lives in the experiences of people who really are from the place like me.
VISION:
Our vision is to have the same opportunities as men.
Not only in the tourism industry but also in other jobs. During all this time working as a tour guide, I've been watching how opportunities are always limited for women, especially in this society. It's very important to give that change we need to show our skills, especially to women who cannot do it by themselves, but they want to progress, always want do their best in order to achieve their goals to show we are useful for society.
Traveling with this local travel agency is not just buying any Touristic package. It also means, caring about the environment and locals. So, we take care by visiting places where people are more committed to the care and protection of the environment; we don’t leave traces where we are going; as a company we reduce the use of plastics and son on.
OUR SERVICE
During the trip, whether you are in Lima, Cusco or the Amazon jungle; you will stay in places surrounded by the characteristics of each destination such as architecture, decoration, gastronomy and music; in order to create an authentic experience for our travellers. The accomodations are centrally located and provide good service and comfort. Most of the hotels and lodges we use can be described as 3 stars and some others are categorised as 3 stars. In smaller towns and villages, hotel options are often limited and we might have to use more basic accommodatio. Please note that the star rating in South America might be different compared to a western standard star rating, however, we guarantee you a clean, comfortable and well located lodgings.
Discover the ancient wonders of Peru with Tours with Tina
