Animals deserve to be treated with kindness and compassion! ORANGE Nation Peru treats their pack horses and mules with dignity and respect. All of our non-Inca Trail hikes work with mules and horses to carry your camping gear.
No one is more concerned about animal welfare than our company! Here are the answers to some commonly asked questions about mules and horses. If you have any other questions – please ask!
We use mule teams and single horses for emergencies while trekking. We use more mules and horses than most companies, allowing them each to carry less weight per trip.
We do not own them; each horseman has a team of about 20 mules and 10 horses. The horseman chooses which horses and mules have rested and are ready for another trek. There are 7 Orange Nation Peru horsemen.
Their work hours and days are very limited. They can work 5 hours a day, 5 days a week, but this is the maximum.
No, it’s actually good. Sweating is the animal’s way of cooling itself. We help our horseman with vitamin E supplements into the animal’s feed to promote sweating and also add electrolytes to their feed to replace necessary elements lost through sweating. Animals never go more than an hour without access to water.
As an example, our animals are seen by a vet a minimum of 2 times a year or as needed. This is a requirement to work with us. This is part of our commitment to animal welfare.
The average weight of a pack horse or mule is 1200 pounds.
Thank you for taking the time to read this! We hope this gives you a better idea about our services and our responsibilities!
We want to announce that the Classic Inca Trail will reopen in July 2021. All Inca Trail Treks (2, 4, 5 and 7 days) will be available from July 15th ahead. Permits will be released on June 25th and reservations are OPEN NOW. We do highly recommend to book this trek in advance in order to guaranty the permits. If you have postponed your Inca Trail because the pandemic, please confirm your new date as soon as possible. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Illo minus ipsum recusandae vitae perspiciatis. Ipsam beatae saepe vero, tempora repellat debitis, expedita culpa fuga necessitatibus explicabo obcaecati velit recusandae omnis.
