Hygieneprotocol

Quechuas Expeditions’ Safety Protocols With these announcements, we also want to let you know that Quechuas Expeditions is ready to operate the allowed tours with all the needed safety protocols. To guarantee an amazing but safe experience to you and your loved ones. The protocols are as follows: All of our staff. Including guides, porters, horsemen, cooks and drivers will go through a COVID19 molecular discard test before being able to work. Our doctor will check on our staff to go through a discard triage for any risk of infection before every service. Temperature control is mandatory to both staff and passengers. Hand-washing is mandatory for both our staff and clients. Quechuas Expeditions guides always carry a personal first-aid kit including masks, gloves and thermometers, etc. The usage of masks is mandatory to both staff and passengers. The 1 and a half meters minimum-distance between each person will be respected and organized by our guides. Our vehicles will be disinfected following the biosecurity protocols given by the Health Ministry in Peru before and after every service. Inside our vehicles there will always be masks, hand sanitizer and a first-aid kit with oxygen masks, etc. in case any of our clients need them. We will only use 50% of the vehicle capacity in order to respect the social distancing requirements.

Meals

Meals: 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners Professional Cook: all our fresh vegetables are washed in iodine water before serving. Vegetarian (vegan) food on request at no extra cost! All dietary requirements from vegans, Lacto-allergies, and general dislikes can be catered for so long as prior warning is given when booking the trip Food: The Quechuas Expeditions cheffs cook delicious meals that many previous Hikkers have raved about. We honor all food restrictions. Be sure to remind your tour guide of any food restrictions at the beginning of your trek. Food is typically served family-style. You will enjoy breakfast, lunch, and dinner each day of the trek, along with a happy hour of tea and snacks. You will also be provided a snack each morning, for you to enjoy along the hike. Your last meal with your chef will be after breakfast on day four. Lunch the last day is not included. This tour offers Jain, Vegetarian, Vegan, Halal and Kosher food options on request. Simply let Quechuas Expeditions know the food option that you prefer.

Accommodation

Our Trek Includes acomodation as follow: 1st Night: in Glamping Sky Lodge Dome (Diameter 6) at Soraypampa (Twin Bedroom, 3 beds room, 04 beds 2nd Night: in a hotel in Aguas Calientes. today you arrive in Aguas Calientes town and you will stay in a Hotel of 3***. At Quechuas Expeditions, we are always working to give you the best experience possible, and combining different kind of lodging for an unforgetable journey to Machu Picchu.

Others

• Entrance Fee to Machu Picchu. (Time of visiting Machupicchu will be based on time of Booking) • First Aid Kit • Train Round trip from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes and Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo • 01 Oxygen tank • Duffel bag for personal belongings (We will provide you this duffel bag at the briefing time) • Water for Driking: we will supply with filtered and boiled water and your bottles will be filled at each meal time. Please, bring enough water for the 1st day only. • Free “I survived” T-shirt and certificate (only for PEOPLE who successfully complete the trek!!!)

Transport

Transportation: All your transportation is included in this trek. You will be picked up directly from your hotel and brought to the start of the trek, to the trailhead. then enjoy your trek, on the last days, and you will be booked on the expedition train leaving that afternoon. If you prefer, you can upgrade your train leaving Aguas Calientes to the Vistadome train for $60 per person. Once you arrive at the train station, we will bring you back to your hotel in Cusco.

Not included:

Flights

International and domestic flights are not included

Others

• Meals: Breakfast on Day 1 and Lunch on Day 3 • Walking poles US$10 • Entrance Fee to Salkantay and Humantay Lake is 20 soles • Entrance fees to Hot Springs of aguas Calientes • Other items or activities not mentioned.

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Day 1 Cusco – Mollepata – Challacancha – Salkantay – Humantay Lake – Soraypampa (Overnight In Sky Lodge Dome)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cusco – Mollepata – Challacancha – Salkantay – Humantay Lake – Soraypampa (Overnight In Sky Lodge Dome)

We pick you up from your hotel Between 4:30 a.m to 5:00am to drive for about 2 hours to Mollepata where we stop to have breakfast. Then we keep driving 1 hour to Challacancha where start our Salkantay trek. As soon as we are at Challacancha while you get ready to walk. The cook and the horseman will pack all the camping equipment and cooking stuff and we start hiking the first 3 hours will be a little bit uphill to get Soraypampa where we will have lunch with panoramic views of beautiful snow-capped mountains (Humantay; 4120m/13500ft and Salkantay; 6271m/20575ft) – just the start! After Lunch We will begin our Hike up to Humantay Lake, and hen back to Soraypampa our first Salkantay Trek camping spot (3800 m/11750ft; the highest and coldest campsite of the trip) we will be very close to the second highest Salkantay snow capped – mountain of Cusco.

1ST DAY: Total distance: 15 km (aprox.)

Estimated walking time: 7- 8 hours

Maximum altitude point: 3,800 m (aprox.)

Campsite altitude: 3,800 m (aprox.)
Day 2 Soraypampa – Salkantay Pass – Sakantay Lake – Soraypampa – Ollantaytambo- Aguas Calientes. (Overnight In Aguas Calientes)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Soraypampa – Salkantay Pass – Sakantay Lake – Soraypampa – Ollantaytambo- Aguas Calientes. (Overnight In Aguas Calientes)

After having our Salkantay Trek breakfast we start walking about 6:30 am, because this day will take us 4 hours is uphill to get the highest point of the Salkantay Trek (4650m/15200ft) located halfway between 2 huge mountains; Salkantay on the right and Tucarhuay on the left. From the pass, the views of the 2 snow-capped mountains are incredible. There is a possibility of snow here. After a rest and get a group picture, we will be back on the same path to Soraypampa where have lunch and relax then after we will take the bus back to Ollantaytambo to take the train to aguas calientes and do overnight in Aguas Calientes.

2ND DAY:Total distance: 11 km (aprox.)

Estimated walking time: 5 – 6 hours

Maximum altitude point: 4,650 m (aprox.)
Day 3 Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Ollantaytambo – Cusco
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Ollantaytambo – Cusco

We wake up early morning about 4 am to then to 4:30 to have the breakfast and leave to walk up to Machupicchu which takes one and half hours up to machupicchu but there is another option to catch the first bus which leaves 5:30 to Machupicchu (25-minutes long) in order to appreciate the magnificent city as the sun is rising. A walking tour (approximately 2 hours) is given by your Guide and after this you can explore the mysterious city by yourselves. If you still have energy you can also climb Huaynapicchu (2720m/8890ft)!!! It takes 45 minutes to reach the top.and after enjoying machupicchu you have to go down to aguas calientes to take the train back to ollantaytambo and then bus back cusco

Meals: Breakfast

Total distance: 4 km (aprox.)

Estimated walking time: 1- 2 hours

Maximum altitude point: 2,700 m (aprox.)

3 days tour

3-Day Salkantay Trek To Machupicchu Sky Lodge Dome & Train F

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Itinerary of your trip 3-Day Salkantay Trek To Machupicchu Sky Lodge Dome & Train F

Cusco – Mollepata – Challacancha – Salkantay – Humantay Lake – Soraypampa (Overnight In Sky Lodge Dome)

Soraypampa – Salkantay Pass – Sakantay Lake – Soraypampa – Ollantaytambo- Aguas Calientes. (Overnight In Aguas Calientes)

Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Ollantaytambo – Cusco

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