Cusco

Peru

The 51 km long Salkantay Trek takes around 6-7 hours to complete. This challenging hike is designed for travelers who enjoy adventure and want to experience the diverse microclimates, discover the secrets of the Andean world, and enjoy the breathtaking landscapes that this trail has to offer.

Please note that Machu Picchu tickets are subject to availability and can only be purchased through the Ministry of Culture of Peru.

Tickets will be sold according to the available circuits and tickets (corresponding to circuits 1 and 2). Other circuits may be offered with an additional charge for the price difference in tickets. In case there is no availability of any type of tickets for Machu Picchu, you will receive a full refund of your tour package.

Day 1

It begins with pickup from the hotel in Cusco at 5:00 am and transfer in tourist mobility to the town of Mollepata and introducing our team that will accompany us throughout the walk, the first breakfast is on your own, then we move to Marqoq' Asa where the walk begins to the viewpoint where we can observe 02 valleys (Mollepata Valley, Marqoq'asa) then we continue the walk to Soraypampa where we will have a well-deserved lunch and then ascend for 1 hour and 30 minutes to reach the Humantay lagoon located at 4220 meters above sea level. After appreciating this beautiful place we will descend to Soraypampa.

Casa Salkantay Museo Restaurant

Day 2

Today, after a delicious wake, a glass of hot Coca tea is served in its stores to relieve the cold morning. We prepare all our equipment to start this beautiful day of trekking to the Salcantay pass and the experience in the cloud forest and the day of the subtropical forest.

The second day you will have more hiking trail than on foot. While you work a little harder to get to the top, the views at the top are even more amazing than we can see. Then it is a pure descent path with full stones, descending to an area of tropical forest more within reach at the end of the Salkantay mountain.

Salkantay Trail

Day 3

It is a beautiful mountainous landscape in the morning, today is a natural green trail and reach to the beach; with some river that are tributaries of the main river of the Sacred Valley of the Incas "Urubamba River" and most of the time we will be near the white river of Salcantay finding in our walk a lot of wild strawberries "both sides of the path, of course if it is the season ", there are a lot of wild flowers, orchids, some birds, fruit passions, avocados, coffee plantations, bananas, pineapples, etc. The walk will last approximately 5 hours; the camp is in the settlement of La Playa.

Day 4

We left La Playa very early in the morning to avoid the humid blow of the sun, to do a little trekking towards our last step of the whole trip. Today we follow the original Inca Trail from Lucmabamba to the Llactapata Pass, crossing the Santa Teresa Valley with a variety of landscapes (green nature and a quiet Inca trail). Upon reaching the ruins of Patallacta, we have the first view of Machu Picchu and all the Andes mountains in the area that are incredible views. We also explored the Llactapata Incan site. Then we descend through lush forests of bamboo and coffee (Valle de Aobamba) along a path back to Hydro (two hours of extreme descent to the riverbank). From the Aobamba river, the road to Hydro is easy to walk to the village of Aguas Calientes "the last two and a half hours we followed the train track".

Aguas Calientes

Day 5

Very early we will go to take the bus that will take us to Machupicchu. Upon arrival, we will show the entrance ticket. The guide will explain Machupicchu to you for 2 hours. Then we will return to the town of Aguas Calientes for lunch. 
Finally we will take the road through hydroelectric to take our bus that will take us to Cusco

"The Machu Picchu tickets is subject to availability, clarifying that the only entity authorized to sell these tickets is the Ministry of Culture of Peru.

Tickets will be purchased according to the available circuits and tickets (corresponding to circuits 1 and 2). Other circuits may be offered with an additional charge for the price difference in tickets. In case there is no availability of any type of tickets for Machu Picchu, you will receive a full refund of your tour package."

Salkantay 5 Days || Return by bus

Salkantay 5 Days || Return by bus

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