Salkantay 4D/3N (Return By Car)

Hike through the Vilcabamba Mountain Range and see the incredible landscape
A 5-day trip where you will experience camping in a private ecological campsite
Enjoy the spectacular sunset and sunrise over the Machu Picchu mountain

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION

Cusco Hotel Transfer

WEAR

Comfortable athletic clothing, hiking boots, hat, jacket and sunscreen.

INCLUDED

Professional bilingual tour guide

Entrance fees to The Salkantay Trek

Briefing time about the Salkantay Trek One day before

Liners for your sleeping bags

Second day Andean ceremony, offering to the mother earth

Minimum number of pax 02 maximum 10 pax

Collection from your hotel (we pick you up from where you are staying)

Private transport to Soraypampa ( trailhead)

Private transport back to Cusco

Entrance fee Machu Picchu

Food: *3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 afternoon snacks (hot drinks, biscuits and popcorn) and 3 dinners

3-people tents capacity jus for two pax only to have more space to store your luggage ( 4season tent)

Camping equipment (tent, cooking and eating tent. Chairs and tables)

Thermarest(air mat) sleeping mat

Horseman, mules or porters (they just carry cooking stuff and camping equipment) and 7 kilos from your personal things

7 kilos of your personal belongings to be carry by the horses

1 night accommodation in our 3 stars Hotel at Aguas Calientes(private-room, cable tv, wi fi)

Bio-degradable personal hand soaps and Bio-degradable dishwashing detergents used by our kitchen staff

First Aid kit

*Vegetarian/special diet options available

NOT INCLUDED

Entrance fees to Waynapicchu.( if you take this entrance it will be charge 30 dollars to the original price)

Extra horse to ride or for any extra backpack

Sleeping Bags

Tips for the guide and crew

Note: if you need something to hire from us, we will for you, without any deposit (because most of the rent camping shops use to ask like 50 or 60 dollars for anything you want to take.

Day1

Cusco - Mollepata - Sorayapampa - Huayraqpampa - Arrayanniyoq

We pick you up from your hotel and travel by bus to mollepata and then soraypampa. A 3 hour walk will take us to Soyroqocha where we will have the lunch with the beautiful capped mountain Salkantay; 6271m/20575ft) We will begin our climb to the Highest point on this trek which is on 4 650 m.a.s.l15200 ft.taking in the beautiful landscape along the way and once we get to the top the pass we go down to the campsite of Arrayanniyoq .

Day2

Arrayanniyoq - Chaullay - Collpampa - La Playa

After the breakfast we go down (downhill) through a dramatic cloud, where we will have lunch. After the lunch in the direction of the start of the jungle until we reach the upper jungle crossing the Lluskamayo or lunch stop variety of little brooks to reach La Playa late in the Afternoon we can go to the Natural Hotspring of Santa Tersa ( this service is optional and you need to pay for the round trip bus from La Playa to The Hot spring),. Today we will pass through valleys and have wonderful views of waterfalls, tropical fruits and plants.and also we camp here in very warm area (optional visit the Natural Hot spring)

Day3

La Playa to Llaqtapata or Santa Teresa - Hidroeletrica - Aguas Calientes

We will have breakfast at 8am and leave our campsite at la Playa we will walk for about 20 minutes to get to Lucmabamba so wi will do the original trail of Lacctapata after we arrive to Hydrolectric where we are going to have lunch then we continue walking, passing a variety of crop plantations, coca, banana we will be walking about two and half hours along the train road till reaching Aguas Calientes town where we will spend the night in a hostel.
In Aguas Calientes, you can take advantage of the thermal springs in the town (entrance 15 soles) a real treat after finishing the trek.

Day4

Machu Picchu

We wake up early morning about 4 am to then to 4:30 to have the breakfast and leave to walk up to Machu Picchu which takes one and half hours up to Machu Picchu but there is another option to catch the first bus which leaves 5:30 to Machu Picchu (25-minutes long ) in order to appreciate the magnificent city as the sun is rising. A walking tour (approximately 2 hours) is given by your Guide and after this you can explore the mysterious city by yourselves. If you still have energy you can also climb Huayna Picchu (2720m/8890ft)!!! It takes 45 minutes to reach the top. Then you will walk back to Hidro Eletrica from Aguas Calientes along the railway line where a private transport will wait for you and will take you back to Cusco to your Hotel.