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Tour Salkantay trek 5 days All Inclusive
Humantay Lagoon, Salkantay Pass, Llactapata, Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu.
- We have the best professional and native guides in Cusco.
- Available languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese
- Tickets: Machupicchu Solo (circuit 2).
- Tour guide: Group tour in Spanish or English.
- Transportation: Tourist minivan and Expedition train (return).
- Food: Cooks and restaurants (4 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 4 dinners).
- Equipment: Tents, mats and cooking equipment) carried by muleteers and horses.
- Return: by Consettur bus and Expedition train (final transfer to the door of the hotel in Cusco).
Why choose the Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu?
- The best professional guides.
- Complies with all safety requirements.
- Attention via WhatsApp 24/7.
- The best camping equipment.
- Includes visits to Humantay, Cocalmayo and Patallaqta.
- Easy and secure payment with credit cards.
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Tour itinerary
DAY 1: DEPARTURE FROM CUSCO AND OVERNIGHT STAY IN SORAYPAMPA
Pick up and travel to starting point
The first day of the tour begins with the pick up of the visitor from the door of his hotel in the city of Cusco at 4 am on average. On board of a tourist minivan we will take a 3 hour trip to the town of Mollepata, located 101 kilometers from Cusco. In this village we stop for breakfast (first breakfast not included in the tour).
Hike to Soraypampa and visit to Humantay
After breakfast, the trip continues in tourist transport for 40 minutes more until arriving at the starting point of the Salkantay trek. The visitor will be able to leave five kilos of his luggage to the horses and the muleteer to begin the route of twelve kilometers to the camp of Soraypampa, at 3,900 meters above sea level. There we enjoy a refreshing lunch prepared by our professional cooks. In the afternoon we make a 2 kilometers uphill trip to the Humantay lagoon (4,200 masl), one of the most beautiful landscapes of Cusco. Then it’s time to return to Soraypampa camp.
Overnight in Soraypampa
The first day you will travel a total of 16 kilometers. The weather on the first night is cold (around 2ºC.) because it is surrounded by high snow-capped mountains. After dinner the visitor will camp in a comfortable lodge with views of the stars. It is recommended to bring a sleeping bag (not included in the tour).
DAY 2: ASCENT TO THE SALKANTAY PASS AND OVERNIGHT STAY IN CHAULLAY
Ascent to the Salkantay Pass
The second day begins with a breakfast in charge of our cooks. Then, an arduous hike uphill to reach the highest point of the route, in the Salkantay pass (4,600 meters above sea level). There you will get some of the best pictures of the adventure.
Lunch at Huayrac camp
After reaching the highest point, it is time to descend through a special high Andean geography that progressively becomes greener and greener. At the Huayrac camp, after approximately two hours of descent on foot, we stop to enjoy a tourist lunch.
Route to Collpampa and overnight stay
After lunch we will continue our descent on foot through a more tropical geography and surrounded by high green mountains. At Collpampa camp we will stop for dinner. There, the climate is temperate, with an average night temperature of 8ºC. The visitor will rest in a camping eco lodge, surrounded by a beautiful geography. The route that day is approximately 15 kilometers.
DAY 3: VISIT TO THE CUSCO JUNGLE AND OVERNIGHT STAY IN SANTA TERESA
Hiking in the high jungle of Cusco
On the third day, after a nutritious and delicious breakfast, we begin a beautiful hike through the landscapes of the high jungle of Cusco. The visitor will be able to appreciate a great variety of fruits, especially passion fruit, avocado, apples and peaches, until arriving at the campsite of La Playa where we enjoy a delicious tourist lunch surrounded by a wonderful landscape full of greenery.
Visit to Phuyupatamarca
We continue with the route with ascending, descending and flat stretches, always along the beautiful Inca roads (qhapac ñan). Through a rocky road with a last uphill stretch we arrive at the archaeological site of Phuyupatamarca, where a few visitors camp. However, we will continue along the Inca trails to get closer and closer to Machu Picchu.
Visit to the thermal baths of Cocalmayo.
In the afternoon, optionally, but highly recommended, you have the opportunity to enjoy the relaxing thermal baths of Cocalmayo in the town of Santa Teresa. In addition, also optionally, the visitor can practice zip-lining in a special geography with green mountains and abundant flora. The practice of this sport and the visit to the hot springs are with an extra payment on the same day of the tour.
Overnight at La Playa Campground
At La Playa camp the tourist can relax in its facilities near the river. In the evening the visitor will enjoy a delicious tourist dinner. That day you will walk a total of 16 kilometers but all on flat and beautiful downhill trails. The weather at night will be humid and tropical with an average temperature of 12ºC.
DAY 4: ROUTE TO HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT AND OVERNIGHT STAY IN AGUAS CALIENTES
Visit to the Inca site of Llactapata
The fourth day is perhaps the most difficult because, after breakfast, there is an arduous uphill hike to the archaeological site of Llactapata (route of approximately 3 hours). There, always accompanied by the tour guide, the visitor will learn more about the Inca culture.
Hike to Hidroeléctrica
After visiting Llactapata we make an arduous descent (trekking poles are recommended) until we reach the banks of the Vilcanota River. There we continue the hike to the famous Hydroelectric station, where the visitor will enjoy a tourist lunch in one of the local restaurants. Then a 10 kilometers walk next to the train rails and the Vilcanota River until arriving at the town of Aguas Calientes, also called Machu Picchu village because it is located just 10 kilometers from the Inca citadel.
Overnight stay in Aguas Calientes, Machupicchu village
In Aguas Calientes the visitor, for the first time on the tour, will stay in a tourist hotel (standard 2 star service). After settling in and a relaxing bath, it is time to enjoy a tourist dinner at a local restaurant in town. In the evening, after the briefing, the visitor will rest because the next day is the long awaited visit to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu.
DAY 5: VISIT TO MACHU PICCHU AND RETURN TO CUSCO BY TRAIN
Trekking or bus route to Machu Picchu
The fifth and last day of the tour begins with a nutritious breakfast in the hotel dining room. Then, the tourist will decide whether to ascend Machu Picchu on foot or with a tourist bus. The walking route takes 2 hours and is uphill by stone steps. The bus route takes only 30 minutes. If the visitor chooses to walk, he/she should leave earlier than the visitor who takes the bus.
Sightseeing in Machu Picchu
Upon arrival at Machu Picchu, the group will enter with their tour guide who accompanied them throughout the adventure of the Salkantay trek. The touristic route through Machu Picchu includes the visit to the main Inca constructions, such as the Temple of the Sun, the Main Temple, the Temple of the 3 Windows, the Sacred Rock, the Temple of the Condor, the agricultural sector and more. It is not allowed to go back but the route is with patience, learning about each building and taking the best possible pictures. In total the route through the archaeological site of Machu Picchu takes 2 hours 30 minutes. The visit to Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu mountain is optional for an additional cost. Then it is time to leave the Inca citadel.
Return to Cusco by train
At the exit gate of Machu Picchu the visitor must take the bus that in 30 minutes will take him to the town of Aguas Calientes. If the tourist booked the buffet lunch at the 5 star hotel Sanctuary Lodge (optional in the tour), he/she must stay next to the archaeological site to enter the restaurant and enjoy the buffet service. Otherwise you should return to Aguas Calientes and have lunch on your own in one of the many high quality tourist restaurants there. In Machupcchu town (Aguas Calientes), at the time indicated by the tour guide, you will take the Expedition tourist train. The trip lasts 1 hour 40 minutes through the Vilcanota valley until arriving at the town of Ollantaytambo. Finally, in the town of Ollantaytambo you have to take the tourist bus that in almost 2 hours will take you back to Cusco. At the Wánchaq station an assistant will be waiting for the visitor to take him to the door of his hotel where the tour ends (approximately at 9 pm).
Additional details
All that is included in the Salkantay Trek Tour 5 days
- Day 1
- Pick up from hotel in Cusco city
- Tourist minivan to the starting point of the trek (in the town of Mollepata).
- Permits to enter the Humantay lagoon.
- Professional tour guide (Spanish or English).
- 1 lunch and 1 dinner.
- Porters and cooks.
- Camping equipment (modern ecolodge).
- Trekking poles are not included.
- Sleeping bag not included.
- Breakfast is not included.
- Day 2
- Professional tour guide (Spanish or English).
- 1 breakfast, 1 lunch and 1 dinner.
- Horseman on horseback for luggage and cooks.
- Camping equipment (modern ecolodge).
- Trekking poles not included.
- Sleeping bag not included.
- Day 3
- Professional tour guide (Spanish or English).
- 1 breakfast, 1 lunch and 1 dinner.
- Horseman on horseback for luggage and cooks.
- Camping equipment (modern ecolodge).
- Trekking poles are not included.
- Sleeping bag not included.
- It does not include a visit to the thermal baths of Cocalmayo (optional).
- Day 4
- Professional tour guide (Spanish or English).
- 1 breakfast, 1 lunch (in a tourist restaurant) and 1 dinner (in a tourist restaurant).
- 1 night in a tourist hotel in Aguas Calientes (standard 2 star service).
- Does not include trekking poles.
- It does not include luggage transfer to Aguas Calientes.
- Day 5
- Professional tour guide (Spanish or English).
- 1 breakfast (in tourist hotel).
- Entrance to Machu Picchu (Circuit 2).
- Bus Consettur route Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes (optional).
- Expedition train ticket to Cusco.
- Return to the tourist’s hotel door.
- (Optional) Buffet lunch at 5 star restaurant Tinkuy.
- (Optional) Return by Vistadome superior train.
Duration of tour + pick-up point
- The tour lasts 5 days. It begins with the pick up of the tourist at the door of the visitor’s hotel in the city of Cusco (at 4 am approximately).
- The tour ends with the return of the visitor at the door of his hotel in the city of Cusco at 9 pm on average.
Luggage, food and camps
- The tour includes the service of horses driven by muleteers until day 4, to carry the necessary utensils for the adventure, such as: pots, food. In addition, the horse can carry a maximum of five kilos per visitor.
- The tour includes meals at the camps in charge of a professional cook. The fourth day includes lunch and dinner at a tourist restaurant. The fifth day only includes breakfast at the tourist hotel. Tourists can request vegan or vegetarian meals in advance.
- The camps are in modern ecolodges conditioned to the cold and tropical climate of the route. The fourth and last night we rest in a tourist hotel in the town of Aguas Calientes (2 star service).
Tour guide service
- The tour includes the full company of a professional tour guide in Spanish or English. The service is group service for visitors from different origins (groups of 10 visitors on average). All guides are professionals trained in trekking routes such as the Salkantay trek.
Restrictions
- The Salkantay trek does not include sleeping bags and trekking poles, necessary items for the route.
- It is recommended to carry a backpack with an average weight of 5 kilos. In addition, a sleeping bag should be included, which can be carried by the horse.
- There are some electrical connections in the campsites. On the road there is very little internet connection or telephone signal.
- Hot showers are available in some camps for an extra cost.
- The tour does not include the entrance fee to the Cocalmayo hot springs, which is optional in the tour. All other entrance fees are included.
- The tour is recommended for visitors over 18 years of age.
- The tour offers discounts for visitors under 18 years of age, university students under 25 years of age and people from Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia.
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