5 Days Salkantay Trek Tour to Machu Picchu

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
CUSCO – MOLLEPATA – CHALLACANCHA – SORAYPAMPA– HUMANTAY LAKE – SORAYPAMPA
1 stop
1
Humantay Lake
We start with the pickup from your hotel at 5am, this will be a ride of two hours approximately until we arrive to Mollepata community, after breakfast we continue on transportation to Challacancha where is the started point of the hike. Here we need to check our luggage, pack the horses, and begin the long ascent to our campsite. Three hours and a half approximately to arrive at our campsite, on the way you will hike the original Inca trail Canal. After this we will arrive to our campsite, you will get the accommodation and we will wait for the lunch to recover energy after lunch, you will have some free time until we will start our hike up to Humantay Lake, this will take two hours to hike up and one hour on the way back approximately. It is quite cold as you can imagine but the view is unique and worthy. Back to our campsite, you can change your clothes and then you will enjoy a delicious dinner. After dinner, our tour guide will brief the itinerary for the next day.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 2
SORAYPAMPA – SALKANTAY PASS–WAYRACMACHAY- CHAULLAY
1 stop
2
We will begin this day by climbing for three hours to the Salkantay pass (4.460m). After a brief break and picture-taking session we will begin a long descent to wayracmachay. After lunch we will descent and be able to literally see the changes in vegetation as we go from high mountain areas down to tropical jungle with its dense forest. We will camp in Chaullay.
Admission ticket free
Day 3
CHAULLAY - COFFEE ROUTE - LUCMABAMBA
1 stop
3
After a challenging day, we'll wake up early to enjoy a delicious breakfast. This day will be a day to relax. The trail is beautiful and the vegetation is dense. We'll see a variety of orchids and impressive waterfalls approximately 80 meters high. We'll hike through the Santa Teresa Valley to Lucmabamba, where our campsite is located. We'll be waiting for you here. We'll arrive early in the afternoon. We'll provide a delicious lunch, and you'll have the afternoon free. This way, you can take advantage of your time to visit the Santa Teresa Cocalmayo hot springs. Although not included in the program, you can arrange your trip with the group to get there. Your guide will give you some tips. After all this walking, this seems like an excellent option. In the evening, we'll have dinner at our campsite. Your guide will give you a brief introduction to the next day's activity.
Admission ticket free
Day 4
LUCMABAMBA - HIDROELECTRICA - AGUAS CALIENTES
1 stop
4
Today we will continue through subtropical vegetation toward the town of Lucmabamba, where an original Inca trail is still preserved. A gradual ascent through a lush subtropical forest will take us to Llactapata (2,700 m), where we will enjoy a stunning view of the back of Machu Picchu between its neighboring peaks. We will descend to Hidroeléctrica, where we will enjoy a delicious lunch. In the afternoon, we will continue hiking to Aguas Calientes for two hours, where we will spend the night in a hotel. Dinner is included, and your guide will provide you with important information for the following day. The main objective of this program is Machu Picchu.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 5
AGUAS CALIENTES – MACHU PICCHU – CUSCO
1 stop
5
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
We wake up early in the morning (depending on the time of our admission). Some of you will want to hike to the entrance to Machupicchu which can take one hour and a half some of You will want to take the first bus (5:30am) from Aguas Calientes to the Machupicchu Citadel, usually 30 minutes by bus. Our guide will thoroughly guide you through the Machupicchu archeological site for about 2 hours, then time to come back to Aguas Calientes town where You can get lunch (not included in the program) and in the afternoon we will take the train to Ollantaytambo, you need to be at the Aguas Calientes train station 30mn in advance. A representative of our company will meet you at the train station in Ollantaytambo town then We will take You back to Cusco in proper tourist transportation. We will leave you at your hotel.
3 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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