6 Days Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu
6 Days Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu
Overview
SALKANTAY TREK TO MACHU PICCHU 3D – 2N– TREK 6 DAYS TOUR
HIGHLIGHTS
- Enjoy the panoramic views of the Limatambo Valley and Mollepata’s grassy hills.
- Hike up to Humantay Lake on the first day of the tour.
- Reach to the highest point of the Salkantay trail and enjoy the beautiful views of the Salkantay mountain.
- Participate in a small ritual for the Andean gods and learn about Incan religion
- Sleep in authentic Andean Incan huts at our exclusive campsites
- Visit the icon of South America Machu Picchu on the fourth day of your trip.
Group Price
- The price per person for group expeditions are fixed based on a group size. However, we have optional arrangements for individual private and tailor-made preferences best suited for you, your family and friends.
- All prices are based on shared accommodation. Please inquire for a 1 guest private room accommodation quote
- Prices listed are not final. Please inquire for your final price quote.
2 pax | 3/4 pax | 5/7 pax | 8/10 pax | 11/14 pax | 15/16 pax | 17/20 pax |
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$ 3,042.60 | $ 2,932 | $ 2,906.40 | $ 2,833.20 | $ 2,820 | $ 2,808 | $ 2,800.80 |
Included/Excluded
- All the transfers indicated in the itinerary
- All the tours indicated in the itinerary
- Guided Tours as mentioned in Itinerary (Local official guide in english or spanish)
- All meals specified in Itinerary
- All entrance fees to the above mentioned excursions
- Train ticket Expedition Ollanta /Machu Picchu Pueblo /Ollanta or Poroy
- Bus ticket Aguas Calientes- Machu Picchu- Aguas Calientes
- All applicable taxes
- Salkantay trek briefing at 7:00 pm a day before of the departure at Machu Picchu Reservations office
- A duffle bag to pack 7 kilos of your belonging that will be carried by horses during the trek
- English/Spanish speaking professional tour guides
- Professional chef and cooking equipment
- Horses for carrying up to 7 Kilos of personal luggage and other required equipment
- Mountain Sky Huts with Thick Mattresses, glass door, Night Lighting, and Panoramic for the first and second night
- Transportation from Santa Teresa to Lucmabamba to do the Llactapata trek
- International and domestic flights
- Flights Lima/ Cusco / Lima
- Airport & Aerodrome taxes
- Alcoholic drinks, soda or bottled mineral water
- Entrance to Humantay lake charged by the local government of Mollepata = 20 soles
- Sleeping Bags – If you do not have one, you can rent from us for $10 USD for the whole trek
- International or National personal telephone calls
- Travel insurance
- Meals not mentioned
- Tipping
DAY 1: ARRIVAL CUSCO
Upon your arrival at Cusco International Airport, a Nature Horizons team member will be waiting to greet you. We will then transfer you to your hotel in Cusco. The reset of the day is yours to relax and settle in. Upon arriving at your hotel, you will meet your guide, who will be with you for the remainder of your tour. Your guide will give you a briefing on your full tour itinerary. As always, your guide will be there to assist you at a moment’s notice if you would like to head out and explore.
- Meals included: — / — / —
DAY 2: CUSCO
Today you will explore Cusco, a city in the Peruvian Andes which was once the capital of the Incan Empire and is now known for its archaeological remains and Spanish colonial architecture. Plaza de Armas is the central square in the old city, with arcades, carved wooden balconies, and Incan ruins. This ancient city is absolutely breathtaking, and we will explore as much of it as we can today. Before the end of the day today, if you need anything extra for your trek that starts tomorrow, we will make sure we assist you in purchasing those items in Cusco.
- Overnight in Cusco
- Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch /–Dinner
DAY 3: CUSCO – QUISARNIYOC – SALKANTAY PASS – CHAWLLAY
We will have an early start in your hotel in Cusco. We will pick you up at 2:00 am in the morning to transfer you to Soraypampa. It will be about a three-hour trip by car to Soraypampa, the place where you start the hike. Once in Soraypampa, you will have breakfast and then get ready for the 20-kilometer hike. Around 6:30 am, you will start hiking to the highest point of the whole Salkantay trail at 4,630 m. After three hours of hiking, you reach the top to celebrate and enjoy beautiful views of the Salkantay mountain. Once at the top, you have the chance to make an offering to the Apus (Andean gods). We start hiking downhill to get to 2,900 m. We will be hiking downhill for 15km. You are going to do this in two sections. The first section will be from the top to the lunch point, which takes approximately two hours and then after lunch there will be another three hours of hiking to the second camp called Chawllay. On the way, you will appreciate the different types of landscapes, such as glaciers, lagoons, mountains, and the beautiful grassy hills. When you are close to the camp, you will be trekking through a jungle area. Once at camp, you can relax and enjoy a cold beer while the cooks prepare a delicious dinner.
- Overnight in Sacred Valley
- Overnight in Camping
- Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch /Dinner
DAY 4: CHAULLAY – SANTA TERESA – HIDROECETRICA – AGUAS CALIENTES.
On the second day, you will already be in the jungle area. We wake you up around 6:00 am with a cup of coca tea, then we provide you with a delicious breakfast. Around 7:00 am, you start the hike to la playa Sahuayaco for approximately five hours along the Santa Teresa Valley, which is formed by the Salkantay River. Along the valley, you have the chance to see plantations such as coffee, bananas, avocados, Coca, passion fruit, and much more.
After five hours of hiking, you will arrive at La Playa Sahuayaco, where you will take local transportation for one hour to Santa Teresa, where you stop to have lunch. Afterward, it is a 45-minute drive to Hidrolectrica, and then a three-hour walk along the train tracks to Aguas Calientes on the flat trail. Then we take you to the hotel so you can relax and freshen up. In the evening at around 7:00 pm, we will go to dinner at a restaurant in Aguas Calientes before calling it a day.
- Overnight in Aguas Calientes.
- Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch /Dinner
DAY 5: MACHU PICCHU – CUSCO
Finally, we will go see the impressive Machu Picchu. You’ll wake up at around 4:00 am to get ready for the hike to Machu Picchu’s main entrance. Each person will be given a packed breakfast, and we will start the 30-minute walk to Puente Ruinas checkpoint, where you will have to show your passport, Machu Picchu ticket, and student ID if applicable. After passing the first checkpoint, we will climb stairs for about one hour to reach Machu Picchu’s main gate by 6:00 am. Once everybody meets at the gate, we will enter Machu Picchu and begin our 2.5-hour guided tour of the famous Inca site, where you will learn everything about The Lost City of The Incas. After the guided tour, you’ll have free time to explore Machu Picchu on your own. The time you will spend in Machu Picchu will depend on how you are going back to Cusco (train or car) and whether you want to climb the Montaña Machu Picchu or Huayna Picchu Mountain, the tickets for which must be booked in advance.
- If you booked the extra ticket for HUAYNA PICCHU you would need 2.5 hours for hiking up and down (Close until 2022)
- If you booked the extra ticket for MACHU PICCHU MONATAÑA, you would need 3.5 hours for hiking up and down (Close until 2022)
After visiting Machu Picchu and its surrounding area it is time to return to Cusco. You’ll ride the train for about 1.5 hours to Ollantaytambo from Aguas Calientes town, where you will then switch to a car and finish the final two hours of the trip, arriving in Cusco around 8:00 pm.
- Overnight in Cusco.
- Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch /–
DAY 6: DEPARTURE CUSCO
At agreed time please meet your Nature Horizons representative at the lobby for your private transfer to Airport for your scheduled flight.
- Meals included: Breakfast
ACCOMMODATION
With Tourist Class Hotels:
Cities | Hotels / Hab. Standard | NT |
Cusco | Samay *** www.samayhotel.com | 3 |
Machu Picchu | Hatun Samay *** www.hatunsamay.com | 1 |
Camping | Camping | 1 |
Total Nº of nights | 6 |
* In the case of room unavailability in the hotels mentioned above we will use hotels of similar category
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ADDITIONAL OPTION THAT YOU CAN ADD TO YOUR SALKANTAY TRIP
- HUAYNAPICCHU MOUNTAIN: USD 25 dollars (check availability) https://www.machupicchu.gob.pe/inicio
- MACHU PICCHU MONTAÑA: USD 25 dollars (check availability) https://www.machupicchu.gob.pe/inicio
- SLEEPING BAG FOR THE WHOLE TREK: USD 10 dollars
- TREKKING POLES USD 10 dollars, one pair for the whole trek
- UPGRADE to Vista dome – Panoramic train. USD 25 dollars (If you decided to return by train you can upgrade to VISTADOME TRAIN)
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- Comfortable sneakers or hiking boots
- Short and long-sleeved t-shirts
- Rain gear
- A fleece jacket
- Jeans or casual trousers
- Camera
- Backpack
- Insect repellent, lip balm and sun block
- Binoculars
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- A backpack to carry water, some snacks, a camera, sunscreen, valuable things, Jacket, rain gear, etc. We recommend bringing a backpack 25 – 30 liters, but if you like to can bring a daypack or any backpack size as long as you feel comfortable with it.
- Sleeping bag at least minus 5 cº. If you don’t have one, you can rent from us for USD 10 dollars for the whole trek.
- Trekking Poles – We recommend for people with problems with knees, ankle, or you are used to using hiking poles. If you do NOT have one, you can rent a pair of trekking poles for USD 10 dollars from us.
- Original Passports
- Wool hat or beanie
- Sun hat
- Scarf
- Gloves
- 3 – 4 t-shirts, if you have long sleeve better
- layers (sweater, fleece)
- 2 – 3 pair of long pants if you have leggings, you can do on leggings
- Hiking shoes
- 2 – 3 pairs of wool socks
- Rain gear (Pants, jacket, if you do not have you can buy rain poncho) it is crucial, especially for the wet season.
- A small headlamp
- A small towel
- Shorts
- Sunglasses
- Toothbrush and other personal toiletries
- Toilet paper
- Sun cream
- Insect repellent
- Sandals / Flip flops
- Water bottle
- Swimwear
- If you have thermal clothing, you can take them, which not that important, you will use them at least for the first night, which is at 4000m
- Some snacks such as chocolate, cereal bars, candies, nuts, energy bars, etc.
- Extra Cash in Soles
IMPORTANT: Remember that we will provide you with a duffle bag on the briefing day, which you can use to pack 7 kilos of your personal belongings that you will take to the trek, which are going be carried by horse during the entire trek. It means that you will do the trek carrying your small backpack with things you need for the day hike, and you will have access to the duffle bag at each camping place.
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