Salkantay Trek with Short Inca Trail – 5D/4N

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
CUSCO - SORAYPAMPA - LAKE HUMANTAY - ICHUPATA
1 stop
1
Humantay Lake
We will start the tour by picking you up from your hotel in Cusco at 4:00 am. Once ready in our transportation, we will head to Mollepata for 2 hours. We will have a brief stop in Mollepata where you can buy some snacks. We will start the hike from Challacancha (3,600 masl / 11,500 ft). This will be the starting point of our Salkantay adventure, where you can also meet our team, who will support us throughout our journey. We will begin our 2 hour hike to Soraypampa passing through beautiful landscapes. In this place a delicious lunch will be waiting for us. After lunch, we will head to one of the most popular destinations and also “The Humantay Lagoon (4,200 masl / 13,779 ft)”. It will take us approximately 2 hours to get there. After a satisfying day, we will return to our lunch spot, where we will begin a 3 hour hike to ichupata where we will spend the night near the Salkantay mountain and a spectacular view.
8 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
ICHUPATA - SALKANTAY PASS - INCA CHANNEL- PAUCARCANCHA
1 stop
2
We will start very early in the morning, you will wake up early with a hot drink to help you start your day. You will have time to pack and enjoy a hearty breakfast prepared by your trekking chef. We will begin the steep 2 hour ascent to the Salkantay Pass, the highest of the entire route. Once at the top, you will enjoy views of the valley and lakes, and even wildlife such as condors and hawks. We will then descend to our lunch spot in Inca canal a flat area from where you can see the beautiful valleys and the Salcantay River, after lunch we continue descending to the community of paucarcancha located next to an Inca site. This is our campsite for the night..
9 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
PAUCARCANCHA - HUAYLLABAMBA - OLLANTAYTAMBO.
1 stop
3
On the third day we will move on to the Classic Inca Trail, beginning our descent early in the morning. We will walk from Pampacahuana to Huayllabamba, a journey of approximately one hour. Arriving at huallabamba, we will explore the Inca site of the same name. As we proceed, we will pass the Inca ruin of Llactapata, where we will have plenty of time to explore. Continuing our journey, we will walk downhill for 3 more hours to the lunch point at KM 82. After lunch we will take the company bus to the town of Ollantaytambo. where you can rest comfortably in a three star hotel. you will have enough time to take a well deserved shower and then rest for the next day that awaits us the short Inca trail to Machupicchu.
7 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 4
OLLATAYTAMBO - CHACHABAMBA - WIÑAYWAYNA - MACHUPICCHU - AGUAS CALIENTES
1 stop
4
Early in the morning your guide will pick you up at your hotel to take the first train to Chachabamba (KM 104). Here you will begin your hike following the original Inca trail through the beautiful Andean mountains. The first Inca ruins you will encounter are those of Chachabamba, a small archaeological complex that is believed to have once been a guardhouse for Machu Picchu. From here, the trail climbs gradually for four hours to reach 2,650 meters. You will visit the site of Wiñay Wayna, which means “Eternal Youth”. The name comes from the orchids that dot the landscape, making Wiñay Wayna perhaps the most beautiful place on the Trail. After touring the site and having lunch, you will continue to the “Sun Gate (Inti Punku)”, from where you will be able to see Machu Picchu in all its majesty and grandeur. Then you will take a bus to the Machu Picchu town of Aguas Calientes, where you will have dinner and spend the night in a comfortable Machu Picchu hotel.
9 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
MACHUPICCHU - OLLANTAYTAMBO - CUSCO
1 stop
5
Machupicchu cusco
Today will be a wonderful day, it is finally time to visit Machu Picchu: After an early breakfast at your hotel you will only have to carry your backpack with everything you need. The hotel will store your luggage for you while you are in Machu Picchu. The bus ride from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu takes approximately 25 minutes, once in Machu Picchu the guide will give you a two hour tour.during this guided tour, you will learn more about the history and culture of the Inca Empire.you will also have enough time to explore on your own.we recommend you return to Aguas Calientes no later than 2 hours before the departure of your train. The return train ride from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo will take approximately 2 hours. In Ollantaytambo our staff will be waiting for you to take you back to Cuzco and drop you off at your hotel.
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
• We accommodate any special requests for food restrictions. (e.g, allergy to nuts, vegan, gluten-free).

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