From Cusco Salkantay Trekking 3 days with Machupicchu
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Stop At: Salkantay Trail, Peru
DAY 1: Cusco – Quisarniyoc – Salkantay Pass - Chawllay
Early start in your hotel in Cusco. We pick you at 2:00 am in the morning to transfer you to Soraypampa. It is going to be about 3 hours by car to Soraypampa which is the place where you start the hike. Once in Soraypampa, You will join the Salkantay group for breakfast then you get ready for the 20 kilometers hike. Around 6:30 am you start hiking to the highest point of the whole Salkantay trail 4630 m. After 3 hours hike you reach to the top to celebrate and enjoy beautiful views of the Salkantay mountain once at the top you have the chance to make an offering for the APUS (Andean gods). We start hiking downhill to get 2900 m / 9510 ml in todo 15 km downhill hiking. You are going to do in two sections. The first section will be from the top to the lunch point which takes 2 hours approximately and then after lunch 3 hours more to the second camp called Chawllay. On the way you are going appreciate the different type of landscapes such glacier mountains, lagoons, rocky mountains, grassy hill, by the time that you will be close to the camp you are going be in the jungle area. Once at the camp time to relaxing if you like you can enjoy cold beers while the cooks make the te time and the delicious dinner.
DAY 2: 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 5 hours approximately along the Santa Teresa Valley which is formed by the Salkantay River. Along the valley, you have the chance to see plantation such a coffee, bananas, avocados, Coca, passion fruit, and much more. Five hours of hiking, you will arrive at La Playa Sahuayaco, from where you will take local transportation for one hour to Santa Teresa, where you stop to have lunch then you continue by car 45 more minutes to Hidrolectrica then walking 3 more hours along the train tracks to Aguas Calientes town on the flat trail. Then we take you to the hotel for showering and relaxing, in the evening around 7:00 pm we organized a dinner in a restaurant in Aguas Calientes after we go to sleep.
DAY 3: Machu Picchu - Cusco.
On the last day of the tour, you are going visit Machu Picchu. You need to wake up around 4:00 am to get ready for the hike to Machu Picchu main entrance. After you grab your pack breakfast you start walking to Puente Ruinas checkpoint for 30 minutes which is open at 5:00 am where you have to show your passport and your Machu Picchu tickets. After you pass the first checkpoint, you will hike all upstairs for one hour to Machu Picchu main gate to be there around 6:00 am. Once everybody meets at the gate, you go into Machu Picchu for the guided tour for 2.5 hours to learn everything about The lost city of the Incas. After the guided tour you have free time to explore on your own the Inca city of Machu Picchu. The time that you will spend in Machu Picchu will depend on how you like to go back to Cusco and also will depend if you want to climb the Machu Picchu montaña or Huayna Picchu mountain which must book it in advance.
Duration: 12 hours
Stop At: Mollepata, Mollepata, Sacred Valley, Cusco Region
we will pass through this beautiful place
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Santuario Historico de Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu Peru
here we will enter the last day of our walk
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Humantay Lake, Cusco 08001 Peru
we will visit this beautiful place on the first day
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Cusco Region
we will pass through this beautiful place
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Centro Historico De Cusco, Cusco 08002 Peru
this will be the starting point of cusco this area is where we pick up from hotels
Duration: 1 hour
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Stop At: Salkantay Trail, Peru
DAY 1: Cusco – Quisarniyoc – Salkantay Pass - Chawllay
Early start in your hotel in Cusco. We pick you at 2:00 am in the morning to transfer you to Soraypampa. It is going to be about 3 hours by car to Soraypampa which is the place where you start the hike. Once in Soraypampa, You will join the Salkantay group for breakfast then you get ready for the 20 kilometers hike. Around 6:30 am you start hiking to the highest point of the whole Salkantay trail 4630 m. After 3 hours hike you reach to the top to celebrate and enjoy beautiful views of the Salkantay mountain once at the top you have the chance to make an offering for the APUS (Andean gods). We start hiking downhill to get 2900 m / 9510 ml in todo 15 km downhill hiking. You are going to do in two sections. The first section will be from the top to the lunch point which takes 2 hours approximately and then after lunch 3 hours more to the second camp called Chawllay. On the way you are going appreciate the different type of landscapes such glacier mountains, lagoons, rocky mountains, grassy hill, by the time that you will be close to the camp you are going be in the jungle area. Once at the camp time to relaxing if you like you can enjoy cold beers while the cooks make the te time and the delicious dinner.
DAY 2: 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 5 hours approximately along the Santa Teresa Valley which is formed by the Salkantay River. Along the valley, you have the chance to see plantation such a coffee, bananas, avocados, Coca, passion fruit, and much more. Five hours of hiking, you will arrive at La Playa Sahuayaco, from where you will take local transportation for one hour to Santa Teresa, where you stop to have lunch then you continue by car 45 more minutes to Hidrolectrica then walking 3 more hours along the train tracks to Aguas Calientes town on the flat trail. Then we take you to the hotel for showering and relaxing, in the evening around 7:00 pm we organized a dinner in a restaurant in Aguas Calientes after we go to sleep.
DAY 3: Machu Picchu - Cusco.
On the last day of the tour, you are going visit Machu Picchu. You need to wake up around 4:00 am to get ready for the hike to Machu Picchu main entrance. After you grab your pack breakfast you start walking to Puente Ruinas checkpoint for 30 minutes which is open at 5:00 am where you have to show your passport and your Machu Picchu tickets. After you pass the first checkpoint, you will hike all upstairs for one hour to Machu Picchu main gate to be there around 6:00 am. Once everybody meets at the gate, you go into Machu Picchu for the guided tour for 2.5 hours to learn everything about The lost city of the Incas. After the guided tour you have free time to explore on your own the Inca city of Machu Picchu. The time that you will spend in Machu Picchu will depend on how you like to go back to Cusco and also will depend if you want to climb the Machu Picchu montaña or Huayna Picchu mountain which must book it in advance.
Duration: 12 hours
Stop At: Mollepata, Mollepata, Sacred Valley, Cusco Region
we will pass through this beautiful place
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Santuario Historico de Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu Peru
here we will enter the last day of our walk
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Humantay Lake, Cusco 08001 Peru
we will visit this beautiful place on the first day
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Cusco Region
we will pass through this beautiful place
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Centro Historico De Cusco, Cusco 08002 Peru
this will be the starting point of cusco this area is where we pick up from hotels
Duration: 1 hour
Included
- Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu
- English/Spanish speaker professional guide.
- Guided visit to Machu Picchu.
- Transportation to head of Salkantay trail.
- 1-night camping
- 1-night hostel in Aguas Calientes
- Three breakfast
- Two lunches
- Two dinners
- Transport from la playa to Santa Teresa
- Personal pad (double foam - 2.5 inches thick).
- Pillows at the first Camp.
- Cooks. Cooking equipment.
- Vegetarian food is available on request with no extra charge.
- First Aid equipment. Oxygen bottle for emergencies.
- Horses for carrying - 7 Kilos of each hiker.
- Entry/Admission - Salkantay Trail
- Entry/Admission - Santuario Historico de Machu Picchu
Not included
- Sleeping Bags, If you do not have one, You can rent from us.
- Hot springs expenses which are to cover de transportation and the entrance (20 to 25 soles)
- Travel insurance.
- Extra expenses, Tips, and gratitude
- Entry/Admission - Humantay Lake
- Entry/Admission - Centro Historico De Cusco
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infant seats available
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Features
Tourism
45%
Cultural
35%
Sport
30%
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