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Home > Destinations > South
America > Peru > Travel
Guides
The services of a professional guide will help you to fully appreciate
your experience in the rain forests and villages of Peru. Local guides
not only locate wildlife, but are eager to share their knowledge
about tropical ecology and pre-Columbian anthropology. From the drivers
who meet you at the airport to our master naturalist guides, we are
associated with Peru's most personable, knowledgeable and
professional naturalist guides.
Professional Guides
Years of practice leading
natural history and cultural trips has given these highly
experienced bilingual naturalists
and anthropologists
an interpretive ability achieved only through years of discipline,
perseverance, and patience. They lead our scheduled departures and
many private trips. Carlos Velaochaga
You won’t find a more capable, experienced, personable
and respected jungle guide than Carlos Velaochaga. A man
of multiple
talents, Carlos is a professor of anthropology and Peruvian culture,
a specialist in rural development, and a scholar of Peru's ethnic
history, folklore and music. As an experienced trip leader and guide,
Carlos has led adventure treks in the Andes mountains for almost
20 years, and his work in the tourism industry goes back some 35
years. He is Director of a Peruvian NGO, the Organization for the
Support of Tourism Development. Carlos has traveled the world, and
is fluent in English, with some knowledge of French and Quechua.
With Carlos as your guide, you are certain to experience an outstanding,
educational Andean journey.
Renzo Zeppilli
Renzo, one of our main guides in the Tambopata region, is
an experienced naturalist and an expert in rain forest
ecology, wildlife observation, and project management.
After acquiring a degree in Tourism Management, he went
on to work as Chief of Operations at two National Parks
in Venezuela, and later returned to his native Peru to
work as a guide and project manager in Tambopata. He
specializes in birding tours, and is legendary for his sharp
wildlife
observation and identification skills. Besides being
a superb guide, Renzo is in charge of monitoring the environmental
and social impact of ecotourism on the rain forest ecosystem
and on local indigenous communities. He is fluent in
English
and Spanish. Renzo is a very personable guide and will
provide you with a fascinating, in-depth learning experience
while you hike with him in the amazing Peruvian rain forest. |
