Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu – 5 Days

Salcantay is another of the most beautiful walks that takes us to Machupicchu. Remember that the Inca Trail is not just one, there are many roads that not only led to Machupicchu but also joined towns. If you do this walk you will be very close to one of the most important mountains of the Incas “EL SANCANTAY” and you will see beautiful landscapes surrounded by mountains

One of the most incredible ways to visit Machu Picchu is through the Salkantay trek. This hiking route that crosses the imposing Salkantay snow-capped mountain and then reaches the Wonder of the World. This route is considered one of the best routes by NATGEO

We start the day by picking you up from your hotel at 05:00 AM. No0s we will go to Mollepata for approximately 2 hours there we have the first breakfast then we will continue in our transport until we reach challacancha, the beginning of our walk, the first day we will walk approx, 3 hours until we reach soraypampa where we will have the first lunch, on this day we will also visit the Humantay lagoon after lunch and this visit will be 3 hours round trip, in soraypampa we will have the camp and dinner

After an early awakening with the first light of the day at 05:30 AM and a quick but energizing breakfast, we will begin the walk to the highest point of the trail: the Salkantay Pass. Continuing with this tour we will have lunch in Huayracmachay. In the afternoon after our meal, we will enter the upper part of the Amazon rainforest, which is also called “cloud forest” for 3 hours along a wide path in the thick tropical forest. At the end of this walk, we arrive at Chaullay, this will be our camp

At 06:00 AM, we will begin our walk to the small town of La Playa through the Santa Teresa valley. We will see a town called Colpapampa, where you can see waterfalls, birds, hot springs, fruit trees and flora and fauna. After a hearty lunch at La Playa, we will hike for approximately 1 hour to our base camp called Lucmabamba

We will start the trek early, after a 2 hour climb with incredible views of the Santa Teresa valley, we will arrive at the Llactapata Inca site from there we will see Machu Picchu in the distance.After Llactapata, we will continue our trek with a 2 hour walk downhill. In this part of the way, we arrive at the Hidroelectrica train station for lunch. After lunch, we will arrive at the train tracks that lead to the town of Aguas Calientes and we will stay in a lodging

This day we arrive at the long-awaited end of our trek, one of the New 7 Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage Site – Machu Picchu. We will get up early to climb to the top of Machu Picchu. The entrance control point of Machu Picchu is open from 06:00 to 17:00 for this we will take the bus from Aguas Calientes together with the guide, being in Machupichu the guide will give all the necessary explanation of Machupicchu for 2 hours after your Visit will take the return bus to Aguas Calientes.

Your train leaves at 2:55 pm and takes 1 hour and 40 minutes to Ollantaytambo, there a person will be waiting for you who will transfer you to your hotel in Cusco in a private transport

• English speaking tour guide
• Transportation
• Professional support

• Bus tickets in aguas calientes
• Lunch in Aguas calientes

• Photo camera
• Sunscreen
• Sunglasses
• Toilet paper
• Snacks
• Hiking shoes

We also offer a special service only for you or your group, you have the power to choose the size of your group and the departure date, we will never add other people, as it will be organized only for you.

Our private service includes additional items, such as:

• Lunch in aguas calientes
• Bus tickets
• Private transportation

We offer 3 types of service, each with different price ranges and you can book in one of these services according to your convenience, we just need to have a minimum of 02 people to organize your trip on the date which suits you, all our services are 100% guaranteed.

We are a direct and local tour operator that never passes customers to other agencies like most agencies do it here in Cusco to save operating costs with poor quality service.

We will make the trip even if there are only 02 people in your group.

Why should you choose the Salcantay trail?
The Salcantay trek is listed as one of the 25 best treks in the world by national geographic adventure travel magazine and one of the best trekking adventures you will find in Peru and south America

If I can’t complete the walk, I can go back
For this walk it is not necessary to have a lot of experience, but we do recommend that you do it after being a few days in Cusco so that you can acclimatize and not have any problem