Why choose Southern Crossings?

Experience, professionalism and safety

There are several ways we try to make your trip as safe as possible.  On all of our tours, our guides are completely bilingual and have all lived and traveled extensively in the regions in which they work.  And we utilize the most experienced and reputable crews for all of our adventure activities. Our adventure sport teams have a combined 30 years of experience and excellent safety records.  Finally, we avoid using transport companies and airlines that have poor safety records or that we consider to be less reliable, even when their fares are considerably cheaper.

Value for money

We include quite a lot in our tour package, such as all domestic flights and all transfers. When comparing, look carefully at what’s included; whether it’s something big like flights or something small such as the Cuzco Visitor’s Ticket or an extra day at Machu Picchu. We think you’ll be pleasantly surprised with what we offer.

Included airport transfers and domestic flights – always

You’ll never pay us extra for this. It’s no fun arriving in a foreign country and having to make your way to your hotel on your own or being hassled by the airport taxi drivers.  It’s also no fun buying a tour and then finding out that big things like domestic flights are not included.  On a Southern Crossings tour, we take care of you from beginning to end, airport to airport, and include everything in the package to allow you to have an enjoyable, worry-free trip.

Personalized, prompt service

We’re a small adventure tour company and we think that’s just great. It means that our staff and crews are carefully and thoughtfully selected, and it also means that you, our client, will not get lost amongst a thousand other passengers. Our tours are for individuals, friends, families and small groups, and we take pride in providing a personal and unique experience. This means we make a point of personally meeting all of our clients, helping you out with any particular interests or shopping items while you’re here. We also offer a 24-hour local phone number for customer support during your tour.

Low impact tourism

What’s low-impact tourism? A lot of things, both big and small, like using a trekking staff that packs out all of its garbage and refuse, or encouraging our passengers to give out school supplies or Polaroid pictures instead of money or candy to the kids we encounter along the way. We recognize that any form of tourism has an impact on its destination, and we try to make ours as positive as possible.

Making you a part of giving back to the local communities

We believe in giving back to the communities we visit, and we do it in a unique way that we think you’ll really like. On a Southern Crossings trip, you see this money at work. As a matter of fact, you can give it yourself! One percent of your trip price goes to a local children’s charity which you may visit on your trip. So if your trip costs $2000, we’ll give $20 of that to the charity. As a matter of fact, you can even specify where you’d like that money to go, according to the current needs of the organization. This way, you’re not just passing through, you’re actually making a difference.
Our organization in Peru is Globalteer, just outside of Cuzco. For more info, visit their website at

http://www.globalteer.com/projects/peru-kids.html

“I thoroughly enjoyed every minute. Machu Picchu absolutely astounded me! In the past I have always traveled “on my own” with maps and guidebook in hand, but for my first trip to South America decided a tour might be wise. A very fortunate decision! With the well-organized itinerary and wonderful guides a one week visit was filled to the brim with fascinating sites and in depth educational opportunities. Many thanks to Marcello in Lima, and especially to Rene! I am back at work but memories of mountains and clouds make me smile all day long.”

- Carol Adair, USA, Inca Heartland   Read more Passenger Testimonials