By most argued to be the best alternative route to the famous Inca city of Machu Picchu. This beautiful but strenuous hike brings you across one of the highest and most imposing mountains of the Peruvian Andes; the sacred mountain of Salkantay (6271 masl). According to some authors the name of this mountain is a contraction that comes from ‘Salqa’’= ‘huraño’ or ‘wild,’ and ‘Antay’ = to produce ‘celajes’ or ‘avalanches.’
The trek offers a wide variety of magical landscapes including Quechua communities, Inca ruins, jungles with a wide range of animals and medicinal plants and overwhelming snowy mountain peaks with breath-taking sights. The trek requires a reasonable level of fitness. However...
Highlights
4 days
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
4 days
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Camping equipment and kitchen equipment
Transportation to Soraypampa (place where the hike starts)
Meals (3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners)
Hotel in Aguas Calientes
Chef
First aid kit and oxygen kit
Transportation back from Aguas Calientes to Cuzco
Horses/muleteer to carry general items and up to 5kg of personal items
Tickets to Machu Picchu
Professional, English speaking guide
Bus up and down from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu (12 USD one way)
First breakfast and last lunch
Mule for carrying personal luggage more than 5kg (150 soles extra)
Sleeping bag (15 dollars)
Hot springs (25 soles)
Ziplining (100 soles
Salkantay Trail to Machu Picchu - 4 day tour
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By most argued to be the best alternative route to the famous Inca city of Machu Picchu. This beautiful but strenuous hike brings you across one of the highest and most imposing mountains of the Peruvian Andes; the sacred mountain of Salkantay (6271 masl). According to some authors the name of this mountain is a contraction that comes from ‘Salqa’’= ‘huraño’ or ‘wild,’ and ‘Antay’ = to produce ‘celajes’ or ‘avalanches.’
The trek offers a wide variety of magical landscapes including Quechua communities, Inca ruins, jungles with a wide range of animals and medicinal plants and overwhelming snowy mountain peaks with breath-taking sights. The trek requires a reasonable level of fitness. However...
Highlights
4 days
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
4 days
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Camping equipment and kitchen equipment
Transportation to Soraypampa (place where the hike starts)
Meals (3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners)
Hotel in Aguas Calientes
Chef
First aid kit and oxygen kit
Transportation back from Aguas Calientes to Cuzco
Horses/muleteer to carry general items and up to 5kg of personal items
Tickets to Machu Picchu
Professional, English speaking guide
Bus up and down from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu (12 USD one way)
First breakfast and last lunch
Mule for carrying personal luggage more than 5kg (150 soles extra)
Sleeping bag (15 dollars)
Hot springs (25 soles)
Ziplining (100 soles
Itinerary
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Cuzco - Soraypampa
2 Stops
1
Salkantay Trail
At the first day, we will pick you up at your hostel in Cuzco at 4:30 a.m. We will take you for a 3 hour drive by bus to Mollepata (2900 masl). Here, we have to pay an entrance fee of 10 soles per person. At this point, the 5 hour walk to our first base-camp in Soraypampa (3920 masl) will begin! During the hike we will come across beautiful scenery. Once arrived in Soraypampa, true hikers can choose to climb up and down for 2 hours to Humantay lake; you will surely be astonished by the turquoise lake at an altitude of 4200 masl.
1 hour
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Humantay Lake
Lago Humantay is a beautiful turquoise lake on a height of 4.200 meters above sea-level. The lake is created in between glaciers which gives its impressive appearance. The mountain tops of the Peruvian Andes are often covered in snow, together forming this unique landscape.