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Enjoy a 5 day 4 night trek to Machu Picchu. One of the 25 best treks in the world by National Geographic Adventure Magazine, the Salkantay is a great alternative to the traditional Inca Trail. You will enjoy a unique experience and visit Machu Picchu to top-off your adventure. A professional guide and transport are included.This trek is open to everybody meaning that there are no permit limitations. We will have horses and mules to carry all your gear, and a chef and porters. It’s a beautiful trek that takes us along the highlands of the Andes into the cloud forest. This trek is located less than sixty miles northwest of Cusco in the Vilcabamba mountain range. Rising to 20,574 feet, Mount Salkantay is an outstanding glacier-capped summit worshipped by local Peruvians. Our classic Salkantay Trek is a custom-designed alternative to the traditional Inca Trail. Off the beaten path, this is a cutting edge experience for adventure travelers looking for a little more privacy and authenticity
What's Included
Lunch
Dinner
Breakfast
Meeting and pickup
Optional briefing orientation is held the night before departure. We will pick you up from your Cusco hotel the morning of the trek.
Itinerary
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1Humantay Lake
An included hike to the beautiful Humantay Lake
3 hours • Admission ticket included -
2
From here you will have a 8 hour trek and have a beautiful view of the Salkantay Mountain
10 hours • Admission ticket included -
3
This day will be a nice hike in the rain forest, it is not as difficult and takes about 5 hours and after 3 days of hiking, this day you will have a chance to visit the hot springs of Cocalmayo
2 hours • Admission ticket included -
4Aguas Calientes
Today the hike will start at 6:00 a.m. and is another flat, easy hike towards the hydroelectric of Machu Picchu, where we will stop for lunch and then continue with the last 3 hours of our hike to the town of Aguas Calientes
6 hours • Admission ticket free -
5Machu Picchu
We will take an early morning bus to the archeological site of Machu Picchu and have a 2 hour guided tour of the citadel. You will have some time to explore before taking the shuttle bus back to Aguas Calientes and lunch here on your own before we take the train back to Cusco
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Cusco - Humantay lake - Soraypampa
Soraypampa to Chaullay
Chaullay to Santa Teresa
Santa Teresa to Aguas Calientes
Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu to Cusco
Additional info
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please provide a copy of every participants passport after confirmation so we can secure train tickets.
- Note: There are optional activities including zip line in the rainforest and hot springs on the 4th day. You can contact the local tour operator to arrange these activities
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This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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