Family treks

Peru family treks — Cordillera Blanca & Huayhuash

Are you a family with active, adventurous children or teenagers? We organise safe, fully supported treks for families, and our crews love having young people on the trail with them. We talk through your children's ages, their hiking experience and how far they can comfortably walk, then suggest routes that fit — and we make sure everyone has FUN.

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Family

Children & teenagers welcome

Safe

Horses on hand for the little ones

3-13 Days

Trips that flex to your pace

Fun

Llamas, lakes & Andean culture

Tailored to your children

A route built around young explorers

Matched to your children: we talk through each child's age, fitness and hiking experience, then suggest a trek that fits them — never the other way round.
Light on your backs: our donkeys carry the heavy loads, so parents and youngsters walk with just a daypack.

What an adult calls an easy hike can be moderate to hard for younger people, especially at altitude — so we grade our treks with children in mind. We are flexible: we will adjust an itinerary or tailor-make a route entirely, so the mountains stay safe and the days stay fun.

Horses on the trail

A horse to ride when little legs get tired

Horses can be arranged for younger children to ride, with a dedicated horse handler alongside them the whole way to keep them safe over the steeper passes.

When there are very young children along, extra porters can come too — to help parents carry the daypacks, or to carry a little one in a child-carrier backpack. Our crew looks after the details so the family can simply enjoy the walk.

Your trail crew

Horse handlers, cooks, guides & donkey drivers

Llamas & ancient ruins

Olleros to Chavin: a three-day trek with llamas

The Olleros to Chavin three-day trek is a wonderful little family trip. We can bring along some llamas with the pack animals — the children always love them — and on the last day you explore the ruins of Chavin de Huantar, a maze of underground rooms and passages that kids find thrilling.

Pack animals

Llamas alongside the donkeys

On the last day

The underground ruins of Chavin de Huantar

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Best Season

May - Sept

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From families who came

What families tell us afterwards

"Each member of the crew was absolutely terrific at their job. The trek was certainly not too easy, but we completed it without any major difficulties, and the 13-day option was just perfect for our family. Thank you for your guidance from the very start of the planning stages."

"The food was excellent, and more than we expected — pizza, trout and other great meals on the walk. Having horses for our children the whole time was exactly what we needed to complete the trek. Nestor and the team kept a very manageable, steady pace, with plenty of time to enjoy the views."

"The team was well organised and helpful. Anne provided valuable guidance as we planned the trip. Eli was patient and attentive, looked out for the slower hikers among us and shared all sorts of information about our surroundings."

Let's plan it together

Tell us about your family

Write to our team in Huaraz with your children's ages, your dates and what you'd love to do. We'll suggest a trek that fits — and arrange horses and extra porters where they make the days easier.

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