4-Day Guided Trek from Salkantay to Machu Picchu

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Day 1: Cusco – Mollepata – Soraypampa - Salkantay Pass
2 stops
1
After picking everyone up from their respective places or hotels, we leave Cusco around 5:00 am to the town of Mollepata by car for 2 hours. Once in Mollepata, we stopped for a delicious breakfast. We also pay 10 soles entrance fee to the local municipality. Then we continue by car for 1 hour more to Soraypampa where we will meet the horsemen and horse that will carry all the luggage, food, and 7 kilos of each hiker's belongings. We start the hike uphill to Humantay Lake for 2 hours. When you arrive at the lake, you will have enough time to explore, and photograph the place and the guide will explain all the significance of the Humantay Lake. After a couple of hours at the lake, we start to descend for 2 hours to Salkantay pass Camp.
8 hours • Admission ticket not included
2
Once you arrive at the camp, you will enjoy a delicious lunch prepared by the cooks after lunch, you basically have free time to explore the area to see the llamas or, if you wish, you can rest.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
Day 2
Salkantay Pass - Wuayracmachay - Chaullay Camp
2 stops
3
The second day of the trek is the most difficult because it takes you up to 4630 m and 20 km of walking. The cooks will wake you up around 5:00 a.m. with a cup of hot coca tea, then you will have time to repack and prepare for the nutritious breakfast that is served around 5:45 a.m. Then it is time to start hiking to the highest point of the Salkantay trail, which is 4630 m, which takes 3 to 4 hours, all uphill at a slow and steady pace.
8 hours • Admission ticket not included
4
Once you are at the highest point, you will have time to enjoy the mountains, and take pictures the guide will teach you about the mountain gods and you will also be part of the small Andean ritual for the Apus, the mountain gods. Then start walking for 2 hours to the lunch spot to rest and enjoy a delicious lunch. After continuing downhill for three more hours to the second camp, which is Chaullay. The camp is called Chaullay and is located at 2900m right at the beginning of the Peruvian Amazon area.
5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
Day 3
Chaullay - Santa Teresa - Hidroeléctrica - Aguas Calientes
2 stops
5
On the third day, you will be in the jungle area. We wake you up around 6:00 a.m. with a cup of coca tea, then we offer you a delicious breakfast. Around 7:00 a.m., the hike to Sahuayaco beach begins for approximately 5 hours along the Santa Teresa Valley, which is formed by the Salkantay River.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
6
Aguas Calientes
Along the valley, you have the opportunity to see plantations such as coffee, bananas, avocados, cocoa, passion fruit, and much more. After five hours of walking, you will arrive at La Playa Sahuayaco, from where you will take local transportation for one hour to Santa Teresa, where you will stop for lunch, then continue by car for 45 minutes more to Hidroeléctrica and then walk 3 hours more train tracks to the village of Aguas Calientes on the flat road. Then we take you to the hotel to shower and relax, in the evening around 7 o'clock.
8 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Machu Picchu - Cusco
2 stops
7
Machu Picchu
On the last day of the tour, you will visit Machu Picchu. You need to get up around 4:00 AM. After having your breakfast, you start walking to the Puente Ruinas checkpoint for 30 minutes, which is open at 5:00 am, where you have to show your passport and Machu Picchu tickets. After passing the first checkpoint, you will go up all the stairs for 1 hour 30 minutes to the main gate of Machu Picchu to be there around 6:00 am. Once everyone is at the gate, enter Machu Picchu for the guided tour for 2.5 hours to learn all about The Lost City of the Incas. The time you will spend in Machu Picchu will depend on how you want to return to Cusco and it will also depend on whether you want to climb Machu Picchu Mountain or Huayna Picchu Mountain, which you need to book in advance.
7 hours • Admission ticket included
8
Ollantaytambo
On the fourth day, you must return to Cusco after visiting Machu Picchu and we offer you 2 options to return to Cusco, you can do the TRAIN or BUS option.
4 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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