Classic Salkantay Humantay Lake Trek to Machu Picchu 5 Days

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Cusco City – Mollepata – Humantay Lagoon – Soraypampa
5 stops
1
Cusco
After pick up from the hotel (4:00 a.m. approx.), we will ride in our private van towards the town of Mollepata for approximately 3 hours.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
2
Mollepata
Upon arrival at this town, we will have time to enjoy breakfast before continuing another hour in the van until Challacancha, where we will start our trek. We will walk for 3 hours alongside the water channel until we reach the Soraypampa camp.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
3
We will have our organic lunch and we enjoy clean water to drink and fill our water bottles, all with a panoramic view of the Salkantay Glacier Salkantay and Humantay mountains, and others.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
4
Humantay Lake
In the afternoon we will visit the Humantay Lagoon (4200 masl), where our guide will lead a Pachamama Kintu, a type of offering to connect with Pachamama - Mother Earth. The offering is to the Salkantay and Humantay mountains, and in exchange for these gifts, we hope they offer us protection.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
5
We finally finish with the descent to the Soraypampa camp (3850 masl) where we will have tea time, dinner, and a well-deserved rest.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Soraypampa – Huayramachay – Chaullay
4 stops
6
After a strengthening breakfast, we will have clean water to fill our water bottles, before we start our trek to the Salkantay pass, located at 4,620m, and the highest point of our trek.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
7
On the way to the Abra Salkantay, we will be able to observe llamas, alpacas, birds such as the Salkantay condor, and Andean landscapes. We will then have a short rest to appreciate the wonder of the mountains that make up the Andes Mountain range. Along the hike we will find stone mounds called Apachetas, and our guide will provide an explanation about these and other features, we will also have a small ceremony with Leaves of plants in the area to Pacha Mama (Mother Nature) take care of us and protect us during the classic Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu. Then we will descend for approximately 3 hours to the Wayracmachay.
4 hours • Admission ticket included
8
Lunch point, by the edge of the Amazon jungle in the Cusco region. After lunch, we will continue walking for approximately 4 hours until we reach the Chaullay camp.
5 hours • Admission ticket included
9
Along the way, we will appreciate hummingbirds and other species of birds, small mammals, and reptiles, and then we have tea time and dinner before spending the night in Chaullay Camp.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Chaullay – Granadillas – Sawayaco
2 stops
10
After our delicious breakfast, we will fill our bottles with clean water to drink, and then we will leave Chaullay at 6:00 am approx.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
11
Along the way, we will be connecting with the tropical jungle where we will pass through narrow trails and waterfalls, valleys with abundant flora and fauna typical of the area such as different species of Orchids, medicinal plants, Peruvian Hummingbirds, and local family farms where you will taste the tropical fruit granadilla. After an organic lunch, we have an organic coffee tour and tasting. which will take around 2 hours, then at the campsite, we will have tea time and dinner.
8 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Sawayaco Beach – Llaqta Pata Inca Trail – Machupicchu Town
3 stops
12
After a 5:00 am wake up with a drink and a breakfast with tropical fruits, we will fill the water bottles with clean water, and then say goodbye to our chef and kitchen assistant.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
13
We will begin to walk through the tropical forest area and coffee plantations before arriving at the archaeological center of Llactapata and enjoying the panoramic view of Machu Picchu, Huayna Picchu mountain, Huchuy Machu Picchu and the sacred city of the Incas and their valleys and ravines.
4 hours • Admission ticket included
14
Aguas Calientes
The adventure continues with a descent to the Hydroelectric dam, which should take around 2 hours, where we will have our lunch, before continuing with 3 hours of walking along the flat railway path until we reach the Machu Picchu town of Aguas Calientes where we will settle in the hotel, have dinner and an explanation for the Machu Picchu tour for the next day.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Machu Picchu tour
5 stops
15
Aguas Calientes
Today is an important day because you will explore Machu Picchu, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The Machu Picchu sanctuary is open from 6:00 am. For this activity, we will start with breakfast at our hotel. Our guide will explain the restrictions of Machu Picchu. We recommend taking the bus from Aguas Calientes town up to Machu Picchu, but the other option is to walk uphill for an hour and a half until you reach the historic sanctuary of Machu Picchu.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
16
Machu Picchu
To pass the control points, we need to have entrance tickets to Machu Picchu and a personal passport. Once we enter, we have a 3-hour guided Machu Picchu Tour. In Machu Picchu LLaqta, we will observe the Inca architecture and the Inca hydraulic engineering and the important sites of the archaeological center. We will stop by the classic photo spots, the main gate to the urban sector of the Incas quarries of Machu Picchu, the main temple of Machu Picchu (Temple of the Sun), the Royal Tomb, the Intiwatana sundial, the Temple of the 3 Windows, the central square and Sacred Rock of Machu Picchu, the Craft Sector, the Temple of the Condor and others. Our official guide will explain in detail about Machu Picchu and its key places.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
17
Aguas Calientes
We recommend taking the bus back down to the village 3 hours before your train departs. In Aguas Calientes town you can have lunch, visit the hot springs, or walk through the city and the craft market.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
18
Ollantaytambo
At the indicated time we will take the train back to the sacred valley of Ollantaytambo where the representative of Dog Travel Peru waits for you.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
19
Cusco
So you can board the bus that will take us back to Cusco. We will there finish our classic Inca Trail adventure.
2 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 a high level of physical fitness

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