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Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu

Embark on the 4-day Salkantay Trekking to Machu Picchu and experience one of the most requested alternative routes today. Get informed and book with total security to explore valleys, highlands, and colorful lagoons with Inca World Travel. Take advantage of our exclusive offers and marvel at the towering Salkantay peak, the Cusco tropical rainforest, and direct interaction with local communities. Cusco awaits you with unique environmental richness, high-mountain adventures, and the best-guaranteed professional organization and expert local guides!

4 days / 3 nights

Departures: Everyday

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Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu

Our 4-day Salkantay Trekking to Machu Picchu is the premier alternative route for those seeking adventure and spectacular glacial landscapes. Throughout the journey, you will cross diverse altitudinal zones, from mountain passes surrounded by immense peaks and vibrant lagoons to the lush Cusco tropical rainforest. You will have the unique opportunity to live alongside high-Andean communities, learning about their daily activities and ancestral traditions that endure over time. It is the perfect expedition to connect with the wild nature of the Andes, ensuring flawless logistics, high-quality camping gear, nutritious meals, safe transportation, and expert bilingual guides specialized in high-altitude trekking and mountain safety throughout your journey.

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Detailed Itinerary: Day by Day

Day 1: Cusco - Mollepata - Soraypampa - Salkantay Pass - Wayrapata

This tour will initiate with the recojo of your hotel in Cusco to 04:30 am in our tourist transport then to direct us to Mollepata passing earlier for peoples like Poroy and Limatambo.

In Mollepata you will have the option to buy some snacks and to have breakfast before continuing towards Soraypampa in a trip of 1 hour approximately. From this place we will initiate the walk towards the Cove of Salkantay that 5000 is on msnm (it is recommended to take a few sheets or coca caramels). In the Salkantay step we will rest for a pair of minutes to be able to appreciate the whole landscape stage that one of the Apus offers us (deity) more important than the region of the Cusco.

After resting we will continue to descend towards the people of Wayrapata where we will camp and will have dinner. As we are descending you will be able to notice the change in the vegetation since we will be entering a more tropical area.

Included

  • Transport  Cusco to Soraypampa
  • Lunch
  • Professional tour guide
  • Tent
  • Matra
  • Mule (to carry camping objects and 5kg per passenger)

Not included

  • Breakfast in Mollepata
  • Sleeping bag

Day 2: Wayrapata - La Playa

We will initiate our second day of this adventure with a delightful breakfast since we will need to recharge energies. This day we will walk about 8 hour along flat ways and some increases surrounded with vegetation and proper fruit-bearing trees of the Peruvian forest.

We will do a stop in Winaypujio to have lunch and will rest in a few minutes then to continue to our second camp in "La Playa" where also we will have dinner.

Included

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Professional guide
  • Tent
  • Matra
  • Mule (to take the team of camping and 5 kg of baggage for passenger).

Not included

  • Sleeping bag

Day 3: La Playa - Santa Teresa - Aguas Calientes

The third day we will set off to 05:00 am from La Playa walking for approximately 10 minutes up to where there will be waiting for us our mobility that will take us to Santa Teresa where we will have breakfast.

After having breakfast we will initiate the way towards Hydroelectrics for the sector named like The Oroya in whose route will cross a suspension bridge and we will be able to appreciate some artificial cataracts.
To the noon we will be coming to Hydroelectrics where we will have lunch then to keep on walking approximately two hours approximately finally to come to Hot waters where we will stay at a basic Hostel that includes breakfast and warm shower.

*Durante the dinner with the group, the guide will give us the instructions and advices to bear in mind for our visit to the citadel of Machu Picchu the morning of the fourth day.

Included

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Professional guide
  • Transport from La Playa to Santa Teresa
  • 1 night of accommodation in Aguas Calientes

Not included

  • Extras

Day 4: Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - Cusco

In accordance with the coordinated with the guide the previous night you will be able to take your breakfast in the Hostel and do not forget to take any snacks in a small rucksack.

You have the option to take the bus of increase or gait from Hot waters up to the citadel (in bus it is a half an hour and on foot it is a 1 hour and a half approximately). In the revenue door the guide will be waiting and once this one assembled the whole group we will enter to the citadel of Machu Picchu (do not forget your entry and your passport or ID card).

In the citadel we will take a finished trip of 2 hours as the most important places of the citadel like: "The house of the Guard, the Temple of three windows, the house of the priests and the Temple of the Sun" between others.

After the holding a permit one you will have free time to walk and to photograph before you return to Hot waters where you can have lunch or visit the thermal waters depending on your comeback train.

You will have to be half an hour before the schedule of game of your train that it will bring back to Cusco doing a stop in Ollantaytambo, people in which our mobility will be waiting for you finally to return Cusco.

Included

  • Breakfast
  • Professional guide
  • Entrance to Machu Picchu
  • Ascent bus ticket Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu citadel
  • Train ticket expedition Aguas Calientes - Ollantaytambo
  • Touristic shared Bus  Ollantaytambo - Cusco

Not included

Entrance to Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchumoun
Ticket of bus of descent Machu Picchu - Aguas Calientes
Entrace to Aguas Calientes hot springs
Last lunch in Aguas Calientes

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4 days / 3 nights

Departures: Everyday

Why choose us?

  • Quality tour service.
  • Creating personalized experiences.
  • Free advice from an expert team.
  • Permanent customer service.
  • Guaranteed departures.

Remember! request a quote and modify this experience with the destinations you want.

Aditional information about this service:

Included in the tour:

  • Transport from Cusco to Soraypampa in tourist bus
  • Transport from La Playa to Santa Teresa.
  • 1 night of accommodation in basic cheap hotel in Aguas Calientes
  • Train expedition of comeback with bus connection in Ollantaytambo to Cusco
  • Entrance to Machupicchu citadel.
  • Meals: 3 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches, 3 Dinners
  • Bilingual guide.
  • Tents
  • Matras
  • Mules to take the team of camping and 5 kilos of baggage for passenger

No included in the tour:

  • Sleeping bag
  • Bus of Descent Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes
  • Last lunch in Aguas Calientes
  • Entrance to Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu mountain.
  • Entrance to Aguas Calientes hot springs 

Recomendations:

It is important to confirm your booking Huayna Picchu along with the purchase as this is subject to availability.

Aditional information:

What to bring:

  • Passport-original.
  • ISIC-Card (valid).
  • A backpack-Medium.
  • A pair of walking shoes.
  • One-Jacket for the cold.
  • An rain jacket.
  • A flashlight, a bottle for water.
  • Tablet for water.
  • Sleeping bag.
  • Clothing for domestic.
  • Sunglasses For the Sun-hat.
  • Camera.
  • Extra Money.
  • Useful-grooming.
  • Clothing-Bathing.

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Q: What is the Deposit Payment Process?

Pre-arrival deposits are required for tours in order to reserve tickets, entrances, and lodging. The amount may vary but is generally around 50% and can be paid in a variety of methods depending on your location. These methods include payment by credit card, PayPal, bank transfer, and Western Union.

Q: Can I Join or Leave a Tour During its Duration?

If you are interested in only a segment of a tour package, it is more recommendable to reserve individual day tours and transport, or to request one of our tour specialists to create a custom itinerary for you. (Read our terms and conditions)

Q: Are There Age Restrictions on the Tours?

The only restriction is that you must be at least 18 years old if you are traveling independently, otherwise you must be traveling with an adult. There is no upper age limit, but please disclose any health or mobility concerns so that we can ensure that your trip is as comfortable and pleasurable as possible.

Q: How can I change or cancel my reservation?

Any cancelation or change of services should be requested in writing, via email to the specialist making your arrangements. Regardless, it is important to remember that there exist cancelation and modification policies for each program, for which we invite you to review the general terms and conditions.

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