Others

Pre-departure briefing: You will meet your guide and group in our office for an orientation before your trek. At this time, we will provide you with the duffle bags which will be carried by our horses. The meeting will be at 06:00 PM 01 or 02 days before the trip begins. Professional English Speaking Tour Guide. Assistant Tour Guide for groups of 9+. Chef. Mules to carry cooking and camping equipment and 7kg of your personal items. Pick-up and transportation from your hotel to the start of the trail. Water (excluding the first 04 hours of the trek when you need to bring your own). 03 Breakfasts, 03 Lunches, 03 Afternoon Snacks, and 03 Dinners. If you have a dietary request such as vegetarian food please let us know (food includes pancakes, omelets, soups, fresh fruit, avocado, pasta, chicken, fish, meat, rice, all rich in carbohydrates and suitable for trekking, hot drinks including coca leaf tea which is excellent for the altitude. Teatime every day (tea, coffee, biscuits, popcorn) Wake up tea: Every morning at the campsite, you will be woken up with a cup of coca tea! Our staff will bring the tea to your tent so that you will be warmed from inside out before you start your day. Dining tent with tables and chairs. 4 man tent for every 2 trekkers. Hotel in Aguas Calientes (Golden Sunrise Machupicchu ***, Hatun Samay Hotel *** ) Day 04. Double thickness foam sleeping mattress. Oxygen bottle. First aid kit. Entrance to Machu Picchu. Bus from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu (round trip) Train ticket Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo Transportation Ollantaytambo-Cusco.

Guide

Professional English Speaking Tour Guide. Assistant Tour Guide for groups of 9+. Pre-departure briefing: You will meet your guide and group in our office for an orientation before your trek. At this time, we will provide you with the duffle bags which will be carried by our horses. The meeting will be at 06:00 PM 01 or 02 days before the trip begins.

Accommodation

Hotel in Aguas Calientes (Golden Sunrise Machupicchu ***, or similar) Day 04.

Transport

Mules to carry cooking and camping equipment and 7kg of your personal items. Pick-up and transportation from your hotel to the start of the trail. Bus from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu (round trip) Train ticket Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo Transportation Ollantaytambo-Cusco.

Meals

Chef. Water (excluding the first 04 hours of the trek when you need to bring your own). 03 Breakfasts, 03 Lunches, 03 Afternoon Snacks, and 03 Dinners. If you have a dietary request such as vegetarian food please let us know (food includes pancakes, omelets, soups, fresh fruit, avocado, pasta, chicken, fish, meat, rice, all rich in carbohydrates and suitable for trekking, hot drinks including coca leaf tea which is excellent for the altitude. Teatime every day (tea, coffee, biscuits, popcorn) Wake up tea: Every morning at the campsite, you will be woken up with a cup of coca tea! Our staff will bring the tea to your tent so that you will be warmed from inside out before you start your day. Dining tent with tables and chairs.

Not included:

Optional

Other activities and services are not included

Insurance

Travel Insurance – you are strongly recommended to take out travel insurance for the duration of your trip.

Others

Sleeping Bag (Can be hired from us). US$25.00 Breakfast on Day 1 and lunch and dinner on Day 05. Entrance to Huayna Picchu Mountain Tips. Travel Insurance – you are strongly recommended to take out travel insurance for the duration of your trip.

Flights

International and internal flights are not included

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Day 1 Cusco – Soraypampa – Suyroccocha (L)(D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cusco – Soraypampa – Suyroccocha (L)(D)

Today we will depart very early from Cusco, at 04:00 am and make the roughly 3-hour journey to the town of Mollepata, the gateway to the Salkantay valley. Along the way, you will experience many different micro-climates and altitudes, each with its unique agricultural essence, such as the town of Limatambo, known for its avocados. Here we will have a quick breakfast before continuing back up in elevation to the community of Soraypampa where we begin our trek. Continuing roughly 03 hours up to Salkantaypampa (4,100 meters/ 13,451 feet), we will have lunch below the massive glacier of Salkantay. After a brief rest, we will continue slowly up to our final camp at Suyroccocha (4,600 meters/ 14,336 feet). Here we will settle in for the night right at the foot of Mt. Salkantay at an astounding 6,271 meters/ 20,574 feet), and weather permitting, a spectacular night show of constellations and the possible shooting star.

Max Elevation: 4,600 meters / 14,336 feet

Distance: 12km / 7,46 miles

****Lodging: Campsite
Day 2 Suyroccocha – Salkantay Pass – Huayracmachay – Collpapampa (B)(L)(D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Suyroccocha – Salkantay Pass – Huayracmachay – Collpapampa (B)(L)(D)

After an early breakfast and a beautiful Andean sunrise, we will begin our ascent, roughly 01 hours, to the high pass at 4,630 meters/ 15,190 feet). The views at this elevation are spectacular, surrounded by glaciers and the view of the valley below. As we descend, the ecosystems will change from alpine and the vegetation will slowly increase. If we are lucky, it is possible to see local birds and mammals as we trek. Our lunch spot will be in the community of Huayraqmachay, still in the high elevations near the glacier. After lunch, we will descend and you will feel the abrupt change in climate as we enter the humid cloud forest, with dense vegetation and more wildlife. After about 04 hours, we will arrive at Collpapampa (2,920 meters/ 9,514 feet). Here the weather is more tropical and full of wildlife as well as abundant flora. Our campsite will be here near the river and the forest.

Max Elevation: 4,630 meters / 15,190, feet

Distance: 22 km / 13,57 miles

***Lodging: Campsite
Day 3 Collpapampa – Sayahuaco– Hydroelectric Station – Aguas Calientes (B)(L)(D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Collpapampa – Sayahuaco– Hydroelectric Station – Aguas Calientes (B)(L)(D)

Our walk continues today through the dense vegetation of high Andean jungle and through the fields of fruit that can now grow at this elevation. Bananas, Coffee, Avocados and Cacao are the most common in this area. The scenery becomes that of waterfalls, orchids and plenty of birds. We will stop for lunch in the community of Sayahuaco (2,064 meters / 6,771 feet), followed by a short journey by car to the Hydroelectric Station. From here we continue by foot to Aguas Calientes (2,050 meters/ 6,571 feet) over roughly 03 hours. NOTE: It is optional to take a short train ride here instead of walking for an additional cost of $31). Arriving in Aguas Calientes we will find our hotel and settle in before we reunite for dinner at a local restaurant.

Max Elevation: 2,920 meters / 9,514 feet

Min Elevation: 1,890 meters / 6,200 feet

Distance: 20 km/ 12,42 miles

***Lodging: Golden Sunrise Hotel Machu Picchu or similar
Day 4 Machu Picchu – Cusco (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Machu Picchu – Cusco (B)

This is the most important day as we visit one of the wonders of the world, the majestic city of Machu Picchu. We will wake early to have breakfast and board the bus up to Machu Picchu, and, if we are lucky, receive the first rays of the sun as dawn breaks and lights up this magical mountain. The guided tour through the Sanctuary will last roughly 2 hours. Later we will begin our return to Aguas Calientes for lunch and rest before our late afternoon train to Ollantaytambo. Following our journey by train, our land transport will await our transfer to Cusco and back to your Hotel.

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04 Day Salkantay Trek To Machu Picchu

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Itinerary of your trip 04 Day Salkantay Trek To Machu Picchu

Cusco – Soraypampa – Suyroccocha (L)(D)

Suyroccocha – Salkantay Pass – Huayracmachay – Collpapampa (B)(L)(D)

Collpapampa – Sayahuaco– Hydroelectric Station – Aguas Calientes (B)(L)(D)

Machu Picchu – Cusco (B)

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