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Salkantay Trek Machu Picchu 5 Days 4 Nights

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5 days 4 nights

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Daily Tour

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8 people

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Overview

The Salkantay mountain, according to some authors, the name of this mountain is a combination that comes from Salqa = wild and Antay = produces avalanches. The name of Apu is usually put before, which in the Quechua language means lord, thus defining the great mountains that mean something sacred over the valleys. “Apu Salkantay”.
Since ancient times, glaciers have been associated with fertility as a storage of water and a source of life

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Start of the tour: 05:00 am pick up at your respective hotel.
  • Start of the walk: Challacancha at 3610 m.a.s.l.
  • Maximum Height: Salkantay Pass 4630 m.a.s.l.
  • Type of Tour: Trekking, Cultural and Adventure.
  • Difficulty level: 4 on a scale of 1 to 5.
  • Best time: dry season between the months of April to November.
  • Tour duration: 5 days / 4 nights
  • Acclimatization: We recommend being in Cusco 2 days before the tour.
  • Climate: Salkantay has a warm climate in the lower part and cold in the highest points.
  • Location: Area located in the Cordillera de Vilcanota.

Itinerary

DAY 1: CUSCO-CHALLACANCHA-SORAYPAMPA- HUMANTAY LAKE.

We start the day by picking you up from your hotel starting at 04:30 a.m., then we will go on a tourist bus that passes through the cities of Izcuchaca and Limatambo and we will arrive at Mollepata (2900 masl) where we will be approximately at 7:30 a.m. we have our first breakfast, then we will continue on a 1 hour more trip to Challacancha (3380 masl), from that point we start our walk along a section to start the acclimatization to the altitude. In an approximate time of 3 hours we will arrive at Soraypampa (3900 masl) where we will arrive at approximately 1:30 pm we will rest with a view of the mountains with their glaciers, here we will enjoy our first lunch and then we will go to the beautiful Humantay Lake in an ascent for 1:30 minutes where we will reach a height of (4220 masl) where we can appreciate the turquoise color of the lake and the snowy Apu Humantay and then begin to descend for 40 minutes to our Soraypampa camp for tea time which is approximately at 18:00 p.m. and then we will have our delicious dinner prepared by our chef, finally we will go to our tents or tents to sleep and enjoy the impressive views that this beautiful place offers at night with the sky completely covered with stars.

Travel time by bus: 4 hours, Cusco - Mollepata - Soraypampa.
Time: 6 hours (approximately walking)
Climate: Temperate - cold.
Meals: Lunch – Dinner.
Minimum altitude: 2,103 meters above sea level Limatambo.
Maximum altitude: 4,200 masl Laguna Humantay.
Difficulty: Regular.

DAY 2: SORAYPAMPA –SALKANTAY- CHAULLAY

Today is going to be a busy day, so we'll get up early at 5:00 a.m. and get ready to enjoy a nutritious and energetic breakfast. Generally, between the months of May to August, we have temperatures below zero degrees at this level of altitude. Then we will start with our trek, we will start from the point of Soraypampa to the highest point of Abra Salkantay (3 hours) where we will be able to appreciate the sunrise in the imposing snowy mountains of Salkantay, Humantay mountains (4650 masl) passing through Salkantaypampa and Soyrococha where we will appreciate a small sky blue lake, then we will begin the descent to Huayracmachay (3 hours) (3800 masl) where we will have lunch and then we will continue the descent walk where you will notice a dramatic change in the landscape, the transition between the mountain and the high jungle or the cloud forests where you will appreciate different types of bromeliads, orchids, begonias, this walk is really impressive after continuing to Chaullay (3 hours) (2900 masl) where our second camp will be.

Distance: 22 km (Soraypampa - Chaullay)
Time: 10 hours (approximately walking)
Cold weather.
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner.
Accommodation: Campsite
Minimum altitude: 2,900 masl Chaullay.
Maximum altitude: 4,630 masl Abra Salkantay.
Difficulty: Demanding.

DAY 3: CHAULLAY - SAHUAYACO BEACH - LUCMABAMBA

Today our alarm clock will be the birds with their songs at 5:30 am, to have breakfast at 6:00 am, then we will walk for approximately 4 hours following the Salkantay River through our jungle fringe with ascents and descents, in this way we will appreciate the coffee plantations, bananas, avocados and many plants, arriving at Playa Sahuayaco we will have an extra activity which is the preparation of local coffee in which we will visit a house of a farming family to learn about the production processes, then we will board a minivan to Lucmabamba where it will be the lunch point. In the afternoon you will have the option of visiting the Colcamayo hot springs located in Santa Teresa, which are not included in our package as it is an extra activity. We return to our camp at 6:00 pm, to have tea and dinner.
Distance: 14 km.
Climate: Temperate- Warm.
Walking time: approximately 4 hours
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner.
Accommodation: Huts
Minimum altitude: 1,500 m.a.s.l. Santa Teresa
Maximum altitude: 2,900 m.a.s.l. Chaullay.
Difficulty: Regular.

DAY 4: LUCMABAMBA - LLACTAPATA - AGUAS CALIENTES.

The sunrise in Lucmabamba will be an unforgettable experience since we will wake up surrounded by nature to enjoy our breakfast and then begin the 3-hour walk to an area with a lot of vegetation and reach the archaeological site of Llactapata, from this point we will have a view of Machu Picchu by the surrounding mountains, then we will descend until we reach the hydroelectric plant for lunch.
Then we will continue our walk along the train line in the middle of the mountains and the Vilcanota River that crosses in the direction of the Amazon jungle in an average of 3 hours to finally reach the town of Aguas Calientes and arrive at the hotel to enjoy an exquisite dinner and rest in the evening.

Distance: 20 km.
Climate: Warm - temperate.
Walking time: 8 hours.
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner.
Lodging: Lodging.
Minimum altitude: 1,890 m.a.s.l. Santa Teresa.
Maximum altitude: 2,429 m.a.s.l. hot waters
Difficulty: Medium.

DAY 5: AGUAS CALIENTES - MACHUPICCHU - CUSCO

This is the most outstanding day, to visit Machupicchu we have several entrance shifts that can be at 6-7-8- or 9 in the morning, depending on the date of the advance payment of the tour we can reserve the entrance as soon as possible For this, we have two alternatives to go to Machupicchu, by bus (not included) or walk for approximately 2 hours, then at the control gate, we will meet with the whole group to access Machu Picchu. Upon entering Machu Picchu, our guide will take you through all the most important archeological sites such as; the temple of the sun, the guardhouse, the temple of the three windows, the house of the Inca, the sundial among many places.
Other options may be to climb the Huayna Picchu mountain or the Machu Picchu mountain (if you have tickets reserved in advance, "not included") or walk to the Puerta del Sol (Inti Punku), but you must take into account that you are Return to Cusco by minivan and for this, you must return to Hidroelectrica walking, to board your minivan to Cusco. An ideal time to start walking back is around 11:00 AM. or at 11:30 from Machupicchu to arrive at Hidroeléctrica at 2:30 p.m. and have enough time to eat something and board the minivan at 3 pm at the latest.
Distance: 14 km.
Climate: Temperate - cold.
Walking time: 6 hours.
Meals: Breakfast.
Lodging: Lodging.
Maximum height: 2850 m.a.s.l. Macchu Picchu.
Minimum height: 1,890 m.a.s.l. Hydroelectric.
Difficulty: Medium.

Included/Exclude

  • Informative talk one day before the start of the trek.
  • Transportation: From Cusco to the beginning of the trek (Challacancha).
  • Entrance tickets to Machupicchu circuit 2.
  • Bilingual professional guide.
  • Entrance tickets to Salkantay.
  • Bus from Aguas Calientes to Machupicchu.
  • Accommodation: 03 nights in a huts and 01 night in a hostel.
  • Horses: to carry the camping equipment and all your personal luggage.
  • Each passenger has the option to load on our horses (7 kilos per person).
  • Cook: Responsible for preparing all meals throughout the trip.
  • If you have a special diet, don't worry, our chef is prepared to please the most demanding palates.
  • First aid box.
  • Return transportation from Ollantaytambo to Cusco in Minivan.
  • Return train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo.
  • Breakfast the first day.
  • Lunch and dinner on the last day.
  • Walking poles.
  • Sleeping bags.
  • Emergency horses.
  • Extra expenses: mineral water, beer, coke, etc.
  • Travel insurance.
  • Bus down from Machupicchu to Aguas Calientes.
  • Zip line in Santa Teresa.
  • Ticket for the hot springs.
  • Entrance to the Sacred Mountain Huayna Picchu or Sacred Mountain of Machu Picchu (US $ 60.00).

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FAQs

What can I find in Salkantay?
The Salkantay Trek is a trek in Peru and an alternative to the traditional Inca Trail to reach Machu Picchu. It presents a unique combination of culture and nature, proudly preserved by the local people. The trek crosses two of the highest peaks in Cusco, the Humantay and Salkantay mountains, where the cold wind from the mountains collides with the humid heat of the jungle that causes the rains and maintains the life of the surrounding forests.

The walk along this route offers an incredible diversity of animal species found nowhere else on earth.

Birds like the cock of the rocks and mammals like the siguayro that inhabit these forests protected by the Peruvian state.

It also has the thermal waters of Cocalmayo, transparent in the middle of the mountain and the river.

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