Salkantay Trek 5D/4N
Type Tour
Trekking
Duration
5 days / 4 nights
Minimum Group
2 people
- About the Package
Salkantay trekking is for purists, for those who know that there is more than the classic Inca Trail or the short Inca Trail. If you are interested in the Salkantay Trek in Peru, then you know that the Incas created other beautiful trails and that there are more ways to get to Machu Picchu.
- Itinerary
We start the day picking you up from your hotel at 04:30 AM, then we will go on a tourist bus passing through the towns of Izcuchaca and Limatambo arriving at Mollepata (2,900 m.s.n.m) where we will be at approximately 7:30 AM where we will have our first breakfast. and we will be able to leave our 07 kilos for our riders, then we will take a transport that will take us to Challacancha for 1 hour (3380m.s.n.m), from that point we will begin our walk in approximately 3 hours arriving at Soraypampa (3900m.s.n.m) where we will be Arriving at 1:30 p.m. there we will have our first lunch and first camp after lunch we will go to the beautiful Humantay lagoon.
LAGUNA HUMANTAY: Ascent for 1.30 minutes where we will arrive at the impressive Humantay lagoon (4220 masl) where we will be able to appreciate the turquoise color of the lagoon and the snow-capped Apu Humantay and then begin to descend for 40 minutes to our Soraypampa camp for the hour of the tea which is approximately at 6:00 p.m. and then we will have our delicious dinner prepared by our chef, finally we will go to our tents or sleeping tents.
Being 5:00 am we will have to taste a nutritious breakfast and then continue with our walk, we start from the point of Soraypamapa to the highest point Abra Salkantay (3 hours) where we can appreciate the imposing snow-capped mountains of Salkantay, Humantay, Tucarhuay and Pumasillo (4650m.s.n.m) passing through Salkantaypampa and Soyrococha where we will appreciate a small lagoon then we will begin the descent to Huayracmachay (3 hours) (3800m.s.n.m) where we will have our lunch then we will continue the walk where you will notice a dramatic change in the landscape, This walk is really impressive. Afterwards we continue down to Chaullay (3 hours) (2900m.s.n.m) where our second camp will be.
SORAYPAMPA- SALKANTAY- CHAULLAY (22KM. 10 HOURS)
We will have our breakfast at 06:00 am, then we will walk for 05:30 hours all through our jungle with flat ascents and descents, on this journey we will appreciate coffee plantations, orchids, begoneas, bromeliads and many natural plants used for natural medicine , Arriving at our lunch point Playa Sahuayaca where we will have a “buffet” lunch and board a bus which is included from the lunch point to the camp (Playa – Santa Teresa). Arriving at our camp we will have the option of visiting the thermal baths located in Cocalmayo (Santa Teresa) that are not included in our package and we return to our camp at 06:00 pm, for our tea and dinner.
CHAULLAY – BEACH (14 KM. 5 HOURS)
The sunrise will be in a tropical zone full of history and nature, where our breakfast awaits us ready to taste and then we will continue our journey towards the hydroelectric where we have lunch at the restaurant. After lunch we will continue our walk through the tropical zone towards the town of hot waters and settle in the hostel and wait for dinner at 6:30 p.m.
SANTA TERESA-HYDROELECTRIC PLANT- AGUAS CALIENTES (14 KM, 5 HOURS)
At dawn around 4.30 in the morning we will ascend towards the majestic Inca city of Machupicchu where we will visit accompanied by our guide for approximately 2 hours, and the rest of the day free in which you can visit Huayna Picchu, Inti Punku, temple de la luna or simply visit the entire citadel once again, we return in the afternoon to the town of Machupicchu town depending on the schedule of our return train which we will announce once you book your trip with our company.
- Include & Not Include
- Transport from Cusco to Mollepata in TOURIST BUSES.
- Professional guide.
- 3 Breakfasts.
- 3 Lunches
- 3 Dinners
- The horses (equipment, food and equipment of 5 Kilos of the client (including tents and mattresses), in case the load of the clients exceeds the maximum weight it will be the responsibility of the booking agency and / or client) for three days .
- Entrance to Machu Picchu.
- 1 night accommodation in a hostel in Aguas Calientes
- Return ticket (train) from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo or return on the fourth day to Cusco by Hydroelectric Tourist Bus.
- Transportation from Ollantaytambo to Cusco by bus (TOURIST) with a final point of descent in Plaza San Francisco.
- Breakfast on the first day.
- Lunch on the last day.
- Hot water during the tour.
- Sleeping bag.
- Additional services and expenses.
- Recommendations
- Backpack.
- Walking shoes.
- Hat.
- Sleeping bag for low temperatures.
- Water purifying tablets.
- Snack.
- Sunglasses.
- Water.
- Personal clothing for the trip.
- Small backpack containing water, flashlight.
- Thermal clothing, waterproof, sunscreen.
- Mosquito repellent.
- Personal medications.
- Photographic camera.
- Extra money.
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