About Kathy… I first travelled to South America in 1994, beginning in Chile, and spent the following four years working as a professional guide across the continent. During that time I led trekking groups through some of the region’s most iconic and remote landscapes, including Peru, Patagonia (Fitzroy and Torres del Paine), Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador …

About Kat Dougal… I caught the travel bug from my older sister and set off on my first backpacking adventure to Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia 15 years ago. What began as an intrepid trekking, camping and volunteering trip to Ecuador quickly turned into an obsession with South America – I’d fallen in love. Many places …

Meet Gill Christie… Gill is the latest travel expert to join the Andean Trails team. Find out more about Gill, her passion for travel, and seeing the bright side of early morning hoof soup.   How did you catch the travel bug?  I fell in love with travelling as a teenager, starting with Interrailing around …

About Tom… As well as putting together fabulous bespoke tours for customers, Tom writes blogs and travel information for Andean Trails.   Venturing out of the Forest of Dean at a young age on a bus to Gloucester set me on a life path of travelling. From my Cinderford bedroom, I gazed at the white peaks …