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Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu 5 Days and 4 Nights

By Machupicchu Jungle
Price is P 27,153 per adult
Features
  • 5d
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  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

The Salkantay to Machu Picchu trek is popular with trekking enthusiasts. Embark on an epic 75 km trek through breathtaking mountains, visiting lakes and jungles with a local guide and nutritious food.

Activity location
  • Humantay Lake
    • 08002, Cusco, Peru
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Humantay Lake
    • 08002, Cusco, Peru

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Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu 5 Days and 4 Nights
  • Activity duration is 5 days5d
    5d
  • English

Pickup included

Price details
P 19,378.26 x 1 AdultP 19,378.26
Paid at activityP 7,774.79

Total
Price is P 27,153.05

What's included, what's not

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    Professional English/Spanish guides
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    Cusco - Mollepata - Challacancha
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    2 nights in cabins.
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    Guided tour to Machu Picchu only with circuit 2A or 2B
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    1 night in a homestay
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    A duffel bag to carry 5 kilos of your belongings that will be transported by horses to Lucmabamba.
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    Vegetarian/Vegan options available on request with no additional charges
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    1 Night hostel in Aguas Calientes
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    Professional chef and cooking equipment
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    Pick up from your hotel or Airbnb in Cusco
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    First breakfast, last lunch, and dinner
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    Admission to Humantay Lake
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    Sleeping bag, for the entire hike.
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    Trekking poles, for the entire hike
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    Admission to the hot springs
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    round trip transportation to and from Cocalmayo hot springs
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    Entrance to Machu Picchu if it is not available on the Peruvian state website
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    luggage transportation from Lucmabamba to Hidroelectrica.
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    the bus up (12,00 USD) and down (12,00 USD) from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Day 1: CUSCO, EXPLORATION OF HUMANTAY LAKE AND CAMPING AT SORAYPAMPA
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: rustic cabin
Humantay Lake
  • 12h
  • Admission ticket not included
We start with the pick up from the hotel in Cusco at 4 am and head to Mollepata for 2 hours where we will have breakfast (not included). Then we continue by van for 1 hour more to Challakancha where we will meet the horsemen and the horse that will carry all the luggage, food and the 5 kilos of belongings of each hiker. We start the trek to Soraypampa for 4 hours we arrive for your first lunch. Then in the afternoon we will visit the Humantay Lagoon with a 4 hour round trip hike, you will also have time to take pictures. After returning to camp we will have dinner and then rest at your designated campsite.
Day 2: SORAYPAMPA, ASCENT TO THE HIGHEST POINT, SALKANTAY PASS AT 4700 METERS, AND THEN DESCENT TO CALPAPAMPA OR CHAYLLAY CAMP
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: rustic cabin
Salkantay Trail
  • 12h
This day, we will wake up at 5:00 a.m. for breakfast before heading through the Santa Teresa Valley to La Playa. There we will have lunch at the campsite. In the afternoon, we will plan a visit to the hot springs of Cocalmayo for a relaxing bath or just to rest at the camp. Finally, you will enjoy dinner and a group campfire. Afterwards, you will return to your room to rest.
Day 3: EXPLORATION OF THE SANTA TERESA VALLEY: LUCMABAMBA COFFEE PARK AND REST IN A FAMILY HOUSE
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: We rested at the family home and received an explanation about coffee.
Banos Termales de Cocalmayo
  • 12h
  • Admission ticket not included
This day, we will wake up at 5:00 a.m. for breakfast before heading through the Santa Teresa Valley to La Playa. There we will have lunch at the campsite. In the afternoon, we will plan a visit to the hot springs of Cocalmayo for a relaxing bath or just to rest at the camp. Finally, you will enjoy dinner and a group campfire. Afterwards, you will return to your room to rest. Day 4: Lucmabamba - llaqtapata - Aguas calientes. After a hearty breakfast, you will be eager to begin your last day of hiking, walking along part of the original Inca trail. After a 2-hour climb, you will arrive at Llactapata (2,700 m), an archaeological site overlooking Machu Picchu. After the visit, you will descend for 2 hours to Hidroeléctrica for lunch. Finally, you will walk to Aguas Calientes, check into your accommodation and have dinner with the group at 19:00.
Day 4: TREKKING THE INCA TRAIL TO LLACTAPATA, EXPLORING INCA RUINS AND MACHU PICCHU VIEWPOINT, HIKE TO AGUAS CALIENTES
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Hostel in Aguas Calientes
Aguas Calientes
  • 12h
Day 4: Lucmabamba - llaqtapata - Aguas calientes. After a hearty breakfast, you will be eager to begin your last day of hiking, walking along part of the original Inca trail. After a 2-hour climb, you will arrive at Llactapata (2,700 m), an archaeological site overlooking Machu Picchu. After the visit, you will descend for 2 hours to Hidroeléctrica for lunch. Finally, you will walk to Aguas Calientes, check into your accommodation and have dinner with the group at 19:00.
Day 5: EXPLORE MACHU PICCHU AND TRAVEL TO CUSCO - AN UNFORGETTABLE ADVENTURE
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Not included
Santuario Historico de Machu Picchu
  • 16h
you will climb all the stairs for an hour to the main gate of Machu Picchu to be there around 6:00 am. At Machu Picchu you will have a guided tour for 2 hours. You must return to Cusco after visiting Machu Picchu your return according to your reservation. Car Return Option: If you choose the car return option, you must start a roughly 3-hour hike from Machu Picchu to Hydroelectric. Be at Hydroelectric by 2:30 pm to take the car that will transport you from Hydroelectric to Cusco. This trip takes about 6 hours, arriving in Cusco around 10 pm, with the final stop at Plaza Regocijo in the center of Cusco city. This return option does not provide enough time for additional hikes to Waynapicchu or Machu Picchu Mountain, as they require about 3 extra hours. To catch the car at 2:30 pm at Hydroelectric, it’s recommended to leave Machu Picchu no later than 11:30 am.

Location

Activity location
  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    Humantay Lake
    • 08002, Cusco, Peru
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Humantay Lake
    • 08002, Cusco, Peru

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