3 Day Private Salkantay Trek Adventure Tour

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3 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 1 more

Salkantay is the second-highest mountain in Cusco, Peru. Approximately 6275. It has a very interesting place in the surroundings, with mountains, glaciers, waterfalls, rivers, and lagoons. Salkantay Trek: 2 days, 1 night. In this tour, you will visit the Humantay lagoon and the Salkantay lagoon. These places are very beautiful, and you will have a great time on the mountain. If you have already visited Machu Picchu and you like to explore the mountains, this tour is perfect for you.

What's Included

1 night camping
1 night hostel in Aguas Calientes
Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu (subject to availability)
Transportation from the beach to Santa Teresa
Guided tour of Machu Picchu
Lunch (Optional[2])
Lunch
Horses to carry - 7 Kilos of each hiker.
Pillows in the first camp.
Dinner (Optional[2])
Dinner
Duffel bag to prepare 7 kilos of your belongings carried by horses.
Breakfast (Optional[2])
Breakfast
Professional English / Spanish speaking guide.
Pick up at your hotel in the city center.
Transportation to the Salkantay trail head.
First aid kit.
Briefing prior to departure from Salkantay
Oxygen bottle for emergencies.
Vegetarian food is available upon request at no extra charge.
BY TRAIN at 18:20
Cooks Cooking equipment.
After breakfast, boiled water to fill your water bottles (1 liter per person).
Entrance fee of ten soles from the local municipality of Mollepata
each person pays the ten soles directly to the local government, which is approximately 3 dollars.
Sleeping bags, if you do not have one, you can rent with us.
Hot springs expenses that will cover transportation and entrance fee (20 to 25 soles).
Travel insurance.
Additional expenses, tips and gratuities.
Trekking poles.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Pick up is at the hotel lobby, wait 10 minutes before pick up. The guide will write or call you 15 minutes before pick up.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Cusco - Lago Humantay - Collpapampa

    1 stop
  • 1

    We will pick you up at 3 a.m. to transfer it to Soraypampa, approximately 4 hours of travel to Soraypampa, which is the place where the walk begins. Once in Soraypampa, you will join the Salkantay group for breakfast and then get ready for the 20 kilometer hike. Around 6:30 a.m., the trek to the highest point of all of Salkantay begins. After 3 hours of hiking we will reach the top to celebrate and enjoy beautiful views of the Salkantay mountain and once at the top you have the opportunity to make an offering to the APUS (Andean gods). Then we will walk downhill to reach 2900 m / 9510 ml in total 15 km of trekking downhill. It will be done in two sections, the first section will be from the top to the lunch point. After lunch, 3 more hours to the camp called Chawllay. On the way, you will appreciate the different types of landscapes such as glacier mountains, grassy hills. Once at the camp, relax if you wish while the cooks prepare the delicious dinner.

    9 hours • Admission ticket not included
    • Day 2

    Chaullay - Santa Teresa - Hidroeléctrica - Aguas Calientes

    3 stops
  • 2

    On the second day, you will already 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.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 3

    At 7:00 a.m. begins the hike to Sahuayaco beach for approximately 5 hours along the Santa Teresa valley, formed by the Salkantay River. You will have the opportunity to see plantations of coffee, bananas, avocados, coca, passion fruit and much more. After five hours of hiking 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.

    6 hours • Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Aguas Calientes

    You will continue by car 45 minutes more to Hidroeléctrica and then walk 3 hours more along the train tracks to the town of Aguas Calientes on the flat road. Then we will take you to the hotel to shower and relax.

    4 minutes • Admission ticket free
    • Day 3

    Machu Picchu - Cusco

    1 stop
  • 5
    Machu Picchu

    Last day! We will wake up very early this morning for our visit to famous Machu Picchu, where we will have a guided tour of the citadel to see and learn more about the temples, terraces, and all of the incredible stone structures that make Machu Picchu a Wonder of the World. n the afternoon, we will return to Aguas Calientes. We will have some time for lunch (not included), which is the perfect opportunity to explore the local restaurants. We then take the train to Ollantaytambo, On the way back, we can enjoy the incredible landscape of the Sacred Valley. Upon arrival at the train station.

    7 hours • Admission ticket included

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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