Short Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu 4 days - private service

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4 days (approximately)
Offered in: Portuguese and 3 more

The route Short Salkantay Trek Inka Trail Llactapata is definitely recommended for hiking lovers, feel the tranquility and purity of nature and completely forget about globalization.
This route Salkantay trek 4-day will lead you to Machu Picchu in a totally different way because the third day we will visit the small Inca city Llactapata. To ascend to this beautiful place, from Playa Sahuayaco we will take an original Inca trail that few travel companies and guides know.
When we are in the archaeological site of Llactapata, you will not regret having taken this tour because we will have totally awesome views, deep valleys, mountains covered with snow and vegetation. Also in the distance between the huge mountains, we will be able to see the Inca City of Machu Picchu.

What's Included

From Hydroelectric to Machu Picchu Town (Aguas Calientes) 50 minutes
Food: 3 lunches, 3 dinners, 3 breakfasts (vegetarian optional)
Muleteers
Large dining and kitchen tent
First aid kit and an oxygen balloon
1 night in Aguas Calientes hotel
1 Tent for 2 people plus mats
Mules to transport the camping equipment.
Train: From Machu Picchu Town (Aguas Calientes) to Ollantaytambo 1 hour and a half
Chairs and dining table
Professional guide
Bus: Ollantaytambo to Cusco 1 hour and a half
Small information about the tour one day before the trek
Cook and an assistant for more than 8 person
Bus Cusco – Mollepata (Challacancha)
Entry ticket to Machu Picchu
Bus from Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes
Sleeping bags (we can rent you)
Entrance to Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain
Travel Insurancence
Personal stuff
Additional horse
Breakfast on the first day, lunch, dinner on the last day
Tips for the guide, Cooker and the horsemen (optional)
Walking sticks

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Traveler pick-up is included Our collection is included at no additional cost if your hotel, Airbnb or another is located near the historic center of Cusco.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Ticket Redemption Point

Itinerary

Duration: 4 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Cusco – Mollepata – Humantaypampa.

    1 stop
  • 1

    To start this beautiful 4-day hike Salkantay trek Inka Trail Llactapata. We will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at 4:30 a.m. then we will journey for 2 hours in our private mobility to Mollepata, where we will have our light and totally energetic breakfast. Then, we will journey 40 more minutes to Challacancha, from where we will start hiking for 2 hours and a half to Humantaypampa, which is the place of our first camp. After lunch, we will take a 3-hour hike to Humantay Lagoon. There we will take beautiful photographs of the green lagoon with the background of the Humantay Mountain. At 5:30 pm. We will have hot drinks, at 6:30 p.m. our dinner and we will spend the night in our tents. Challacancha (Mollepata): 3880masl / 12726feet Humantay pampa: 3910 meters /12,8 feet Walking time: 6 hours Length: 8 km (approximately 5 miles) - Lunch, dinner, and snack. - Touristic van Cusco to Challakancha (Mollepata) - Camping equipment

    6 hours • Admission ticket included
    • Day 2

    Humantaypampa – Huayracmachay – Challhuay – Playa Sahuayaco.

    1 stop
  • 2

    Today will be an arduous day because we will go to the highest, coldest point and we will also journey by a local bus. We will have our breakfast at 5:30 a.m. We will start the uphill hike at 6:00 a.m. with direction to the highest point of the hiking (4630 meters / 15,187 feet). Here we will enjoy excellent panoramic views of mountains covered with snow and also deep valleys full of vegetation. After all, we will go down to Huayracmachay, which is the right place for our lunch. Passing our lunch, we will continue descending through the humid forest to Challhuay. From where we will take a local mobility for 1 hour to Playa Sahuayaco which is the place where we will spend the second night of our Salkantay Trek Inka Trail Llactapata. At 5:30 pm we will have tea and 6:00 p.m. dinner inside the high Amazon jungle. Salkantay Pass: 4630 meters / 15,186 feet Collpapampa: 2860 meters / 9380 feet Walking time: 7- 8 hours Length: 22 km / 13.6 miles By Local Bus: 16 km / 10 miles (1 hour) - Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Snacks - Camping equipment

    8 hours • Admission ticket included
    • Day 3

    Playa Sahuayaco – Salkantay Trek Inka Trail Llactapata – Hydroelectric – Aguas Calientes.

    1 stop
  • 3

    oday will be an unforgettable, unique and wonderful day because we will explore the best part of Salkantay Trek Inca Trail Llactapata which is a totally unspoiled place and less visited by tourists. To start walking through this beautiful stretch towards Llactapata. We will have our breakfast at 6:00 a.m. then, we will take an original Inca trail recently discovered until arriving at the archaeological site of Llactapata, as we going up we will have breathtaking views of deep valleys, even more so, when we are in archaeological site of Llactapata. From here in the distance, we will already be able to see the Inca city of Machu Picchu between the peaks of the high mountains of the Andes. After marveling, we will go down to the hydroelectric train station. Before boarding the train at 2:17 or 2:50 pm. We will have our lunch and we will say goodbye to our cook and muleteers. At 6:30 p.m. Dinner at a restaurant in Aguas Calientes Town and overnight in a hotel. Playa Sahuayaco 2060 meters / 6757 feet Llactapata. 2,780 meters / 9,119 feet Walking time: 5 hours Length: 8 km / 5 miles By train. 10 km /6.25 miles (50 minutes) - Breakfast, lunch, and dinner - Camping equipment - Train ticket from hydroelectric to Aguas Calientes Town.

    5 hours • Admission ticket included
    • Day 4

    Aguas Calientes Town– Machu Picchu – Cusco.

    1 stop
  • 4
    Machu Picchu

    Today, we will visit our final destination, Machu Picchu. To get to this sacred place we have 2 alternatives. First, to take the bus (optional). We have to make the line at 4:30 a.m. to board the first 5 buses that leave at 5:30 a.m. and second, walk up for 1 hour and a half. In both alternatives, we must be at the main entrance between 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. in order to see the Inca city of Machu Picchu without tourists and the sunrise. Within the city of Machu Picchu, we will have a 2 hours tour and then we will have free time to continue exploring or also to go up to Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain. In the afternoon, we will go down to the town of Aguas Calientes to go to the return train station (7:00 pm) to Ollantaytambo and from here we will take our private mobility to Cusco – hotel. Machupicchu Altitude: 2450 meters / 8036 feet By Bus: 25 minutes Hiking time: 1 hour and a half Length: 1.7kms / 1.1 mile Breakfast Entrance to Machupicchu Return train from Machupicchu town to Ollantaytambo Bus from Ollantaytambo to Cusco

    2 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 a high level of physical fitness
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If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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