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Overview

    • 5-day adventure Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu.
    • Learn about the fauna and flora from a professional guide.
    • Get to know one of the seven world wonders.
    • Hike along the Andes and admire the Salkantay peak.
    • Enjoy one of the best treks in the world.

Activity location

  • Multiple Places Visited
    • Urubamba Province
    • 08681, Aguas Calientes, Cusco, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hotel Pickup
    • Centro Histórico
    • Cusco, Cuzco, Peru

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Guided hiking tour of Salkantay trek
  • Inclusions
    Admission fees
  • Inclusions
    Return transport to and from your Cusco city hotel
  • Inclusions
    Live tour commentary provided in Spanish and English
  • Inclusions
    Camping equipment (mattresses, tables and seats, cooking tent and eating tent).
  • Inclusions
    Excellent meals (04 breakfast / 04 lunches / 04 dinners).
  • Inclusions
    First aid kit and oxygen balloon.
  • Inclusions
    01 night of standard hotel at Aguas Calientes
  • Inclusions
    Train Expedition from Aguas Calientes to Cusco.
  • Exclusions
    Meals at Aguas Calientes the last day.
  • Exclusions
    Entrance fee of hot springs (optional).
  • Exclusions
    Sleeping bag.
  • Exclusions
    Entrance fee to the Mountains of Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu (optional).

Know before you book

    • This activity is not recommended for children 12 and younger.
    • Good physical conditions are required.
    • There are food options for vegetarians, with prior coordination.
    • This activity is not wheelchair accessible.
    • Return transport is available from most centrally located Cusco city hotels. Please arrange pickup from your hotel or a nearby location when you call to confirm your reservation.

What you can expect

  • Day 1 CUSCO - MOLLEPATA – SORAYPAMPA: After picking you up from the hotel located in the city of Cusco, you will travel for 3 hours by bus towards the town of Mollepata. We are going to have time to rest and from there, you will hike uphill for 3 hours to Soraypampa, where the first campsite is located. You will have lunch with panoramic views. Later, we are going to start an uphill hike towards Lake Humantay.This trekking takes 4-hour total. Back to Soroypampa we are going to enjoy a delicious dinner, and spend the night. Walking distance: 8.08 miles.

    Day 2 SORAYPAMPA – PASO SALKANTAY – COLPAPAMPA: After breakfast, begin hiking for one hour and a half until reach Salkantay Pampa. You will keep going uphill for 2 hours and a half to the highest point of the trek known as Salkantay Pass. Then, continue downhill through an incredible cloud forest towards Huayracpunku. Have lunch and then hike for about 3 hours towards the jungle to reach the second campsite, Colpapampa. Walking distance: 16.16 miles.

    Day 3 COLPAPAMPA – LUCMABAMBA: After breakfast, start hiking through the upper jungle and cross the Lluskamayo River through small brooks and creeks. The Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu continues hiking towards the valley of Santa Teresa. Arriving at the Inca Trail Llactapata we will say goodbye to the horses and the equestrian staff. After lunch we will reach the next campsite located in Lucmabamba. This day you are going to hike like 5 hours. Dinner and overnight. Walking distance: 9.94 miles.

    Day 4 LUCMABAMBA – HIDROELECTRICA – AGUAS CALIENTES:After breakfast, hike up for 3 hours to Llactapata pass. A well-deserved rest in the archaeological site of Llactapata will comfort you. The trail to Machu Picchu in the Sacred Valley continues for 2 more hours downhill. Reach the Hydroelectric dam for lunch and hike for 3 more hours to reach the town of Aguas Calientes, where you will spend the night. After the check in at the hotel, we are going to enjoy the last dinner. Walking distance: 11.81 miles.

    Day 5 MACHU PICCHU – CUSCO:Early morning enjoy breakfast and then take the bus to Machu Picchu. The guided tour will take 1 hour, and later, you can continue the walking tour with the guide for one more hour. In the afternoon, you will back to Aguas Calientes by bus and get your train tickets back to Cusco. You will arrive to the train station of Ollantaytambo, and our transport will take you to the city of Cusco

Location

Activity location

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    Multiple Places Visited
    • Urubamba Province
    • 08681, Aguas Calientes, Cusco, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Hotel Pickup
    • Centro Histórico
    • Cusco, Cuzco, Peru