5 days tour

Salkantay Trek To Machu Picchu

$ 650 .00 USD

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Salkantay Trek To Machu Picchu

This tour includes:

Guide

Professional bilingual Tour Guide (a group of up to 8 participants receives 1 Guide, a group over 8 persons receives 2 Guides)

Others

Pre-trek briefing (Our guide will visit your hotel a day before the trek for your briefing) Early morning transfer by private bus to Challacancha - the initial point of the trek Entrance fee to the red of Salkantay and Machu Picchu Snack every morning Professional Cook Horseman Horses to carry food, camping and cooking equipment and 7 kg of each passengerโ€™s stuff An emergency horse which can be ridden if you are feeling ill or if are a little slower Water every day (excluding the first 4 hours of the trek when you need to bring your own) Camping equipment Personal double tents (4 person tent which allows for greater comfort, and also storage of backpacks) Inflatable mattress (Term-a-Rest Mattress) A sleeping bag (for up to -5ยฐC) A pair Hiking poles A blanket per person A pillow Tables and chairs, a cooking tent with cooking equipment, dining and toilet tents and bottled gas Rain Ponchos Duffel bag (for your personal belongings) First aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle

Hygieneprotocol

Travel Post-COVID Due to the unique situation, we are facing with Coronavirus (COVID-19), Tierras Vivas is taking all reasonable steps to protect our customers and staff. We are making every effort to avoid any disruption to our services. We are monitoring the situation and releasing regular updates following the Peruvian government protocols

Accommodation

Campsites (3 nights) Hotel in Machu Picchu (1 night)

Transport

A shuttle bus down from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes Town Tourist train from Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu) to Ollantaytambo Tourist bus from Ollantaytambo to Cusco

Meals

4x breakfast 4x lunch 4x dinner 3x afternoon hot beverages please advise us in advance if you are a vegetarian; this option is for NO extra additional cost

Not included:

Others

Breakfast on the day 1 and lunch on the last day A shuttle bus between Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu (U$12 - one way) Travel insurance Tips to local staff (please note: it is a custom to give tips in Peru; however, it is not obligatory)

Flights

International flights are not included

Insurance

Insurance is not included

Optional

Other activities and services not included

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Itinerary of your trip Salkantay Trek To Machu Picchu

  • Day 1 Day 1: Cusco - Mollepata - Challacancha -Soraypampa
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: Cusco - Mollepata - Challacancha -Soraypampa

      We rise about 5 am and go from Cusco on bus for about 4 hours to Mollepata village (2900 meters above sea level). You will arrive around 7.30 am, we stop for 45 minutes and have breakfast in a restaurant if the group wants (not included in cost) and can buy some last minute supplies. (not included)Then we continue our ride uphill, for 1 more hour until we reach Challacancha (the trail head).


      There we meet our support staff, who will pack the equipment on the horses and mules. We need to have 2 backpacks. One which will carry all our personal items(up to 5kg) that will go on the horses and a daypack with just necesities that you will carry. From there we hike for about four hours to Soraypampa, which is burrowed between the snowy mountains (3850 meters above sea level), on a trail which is a mixture of uphill, downhill and flat path, during which we will have sweeping views of the impressive Salkantay, other snowy mountains and the valley of the Apurimac River. We reach our campsite, where we have lunch. After lunch we will climb the Humantay Mountain for 2 hours to visit the Humantay Lake, a superb lake in the mountains and we then descend back to camp at Soraypampa. There you will find the dining tent set up for afternoon tea  with tea, mate de coca, coffee, chocolate etc. You can rest and later are served dinner.

  • Day 2 Day 2: Soraypampa - Salkantay Mountain - Collpapampa
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: Soraypampa - Salkantay Mountain - Collpapampa

      An early start, we have a fine breakfast and prepare ourselves for the longest and most difficult day of the excursion. We start on a moderate pace for 1 hour till we get to Soyrococha. Then we hike uphill for around 3 hours more till we reach the high pass, at 4,800m close to the wonderful frosty peaks of Salkantay (6,271m) and Humantay (6,100m), the second highest peak in the Cusco region.


      Here we enjoy the stunning scenery, you will also see heaps of stones called Apachetas. From here we descend for 1 hour to Wayracmachay (3,800m) where we have lunch and a rest. Then follows a 3 hour hike to our campsite in Collpapampa.

  • Day 3 Day 3: Collpapampa - La Playa
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: Collpapampa - La Playa

      Another  early start after breakfast, on this part of the hike we walk on a narrow trail on the mountainside, discovering various types of orchids and species of plants, some cornfields and fields of fruits. We also get the chance to pass an exquisite waterfall on the path.


      After walking for around 5 hours we reach La Playa. From here you have 2 options, if you choose the Santa Teresa option, we take a bus to Santa Teresa town. That will take about 45 minutes. Upon arrival we set up camp and have the opportunity to go to the hot springs nearby - about 45 minutes from town. (optional). In the evening we have dinner and rest at camp.


      The other option, if you want to see the Llactapata ruins is a two hour hike to Aobamba, where you camp for the night.

  • Day 4 Day 4: La Playa - Llactapata - Hidroelectrica - Aguas Calientes
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: La Playa - Llactapata - Hidroelectrica - Aguas Calientes

      If you chose to go via the Llactapata ruins, you start the day with breakfast and then a 4 hour hike to the restored ruins (2,860m) from where you can view both Machu Picchu and Salkantay Mountain! Our tour guide shows us around the ruins. After that, we start descending for about 4 hour to Aobamba River through lush bamboo groves, orchards and coffee plantations providing us some excellent bird-watching opportunities. This way brings us to the Hydroelectric Plant (Hidroelectrica), a place where we have lunch to later and continue along trails leading us to our hotel in Aguas Calientes town!


      If you chose the Santa Teresa option, we have breakfast and after a short bus trip (1hour) we hike for about 2 hours past the Urubamba River and onward to the Hydro Electric Station, where we have lunch nearby. We then continue to the town of Aguas Calientes crossing the bottom of the valley for about 3 hours along the train tracks until reaching the town. Once ther we go to our hostal. We have dinner and rest for our next day at Machu Picchu.

  • Day 5 Day 5: Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - Cusco
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 5: Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - Cusco

      An early start to continue hiking to Machu Picchu and see the sunrise over this glorious old city! We walk for about 2 hours to the ruins of Machu Picchu and have a full guided tour that takes about 2 hours.


      After you have plenty of time to traverse the fortress on your own, and maybe climb Huayna Picchu (if you have a permit) or the Inca Bridge.


      Afterwards you can take the bus to Aguas Calientes. You can have lunch at Aguas Calientes (not included in the cost).


      In the afternoon, we return by train to Ollantaytambo and transfer to Cusco.


      Machu Picchu is both, the best and the least known site of the Incas as it is not mentioned in any Spanish conquistadorยดs chronicle so that contemporary archaeologists can not do anything more than just speculate on its functions. Local Quechuan farmers had known about Machu Picchu for centuries before an 11-year-old boy showed the American historian Hiram Bingham (who was in a search of Vilcabamba) this site on the 24th of July 1911. At that time, all the rest of the world became aware of its existence. However, the site was covered with thick vegetation so Hiram Bingham along with his team returned and within the years of 1912 and 1915 cleared its surface. Over the years, plenty of work has been done on excavating and studying the site. Despite these efforts, many unanswered questions remain!

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Small Group

Youโ€™ll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Challenging

Long and challenging experience. Youโ€™ll be required to have good physical fitness to go on it. In some of these activities you'll need previous experience on similar activities.

Age range

Age range

Min: 4 / Max: 70

Minors from 04 to 17 years old must be accompanied by 2 adults during the experience.

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