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5 Days Salkantay Trek Tour to Machu Picchu
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One of the most incredible ways to visit Machu Picchu is through the Salkantay trek. These 5 days and 4 nights trekking route crosses the imposing Salkantay snow-capped mountain and then arrives at the Wonder of the World.The Salkantay trek was named after the Salkantay mountain, also known as Salcantay or Sallqantay, in Quechua.
It is the highest peak in the Vilcabamba mountain range and is called the wild mountain. This is because the word Sallqantay means something like wild or invincible. It has glacial mountains, lagoons and crosses the Amazon jungle, which makes it one of the most beautiful and interesting hikes in all of Peru.
Highlights
5 days
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
5 days
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lunch
Dinner
Breakfast
Gratuities
WiFi on board
Access to Hayna Picchu; It is different than Machu Picchu ticket (optional).
Walking poles
Important Information
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
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One of the most incredible ways to visit Machu Picchu is through the Salkantay trek. These 5 days and 4 nights trekking route crosses the imposing Salkantay snow-capped mountain and then arrives at the Wonder of the World.The Salkantay trek was named after the Salkantay mountain, also known as Salcantay or Sallqantay, in Quechua.
It is the highest peak in the Vilcabamba mountain range and is called the wild mountain. This is because the word Sallqantay means something like wild or invincible. It has glacial mountains, lagoons and crosses the Amazon jungle, which makes it one of the most beautiful and interesting hikes in all of Peru.
Highlights
5 days
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
5 days
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lunch
Dinner
Breakfast
Gratuities
WiFi on board
Access to Hayna Picchu; It is different than Machu Picchu ticket (optional).
We start with the pickup from your hotel at 5am, this will be a ride of two hours approximately until we arrive to Mollepata community, after breakfast we continue on transportation to Challacancha where is the started point of the hike. Here we need to check our luggage, pack the horses, and begin the long ascent to our campsite. Three hours and a half approximately to arrive at our campsite, on the way you will hike the original Inca trail Canal. After this we will arrive to our campsite, you will get the accommodation and we will wait for the lunch to recover energy after lunch, you will have some free time until we will start our hike up to Humantay Lake, this will take two hours to hike up and one hour on the way back approximately. It is quite cold as you can imagine but the view is unique and worthy. Back to our campsite, you can change your clothes and then you will enjoy a delicious dinner. After dinner, our tour guide will brief the itinerary for the next day.
