Salkantay Trek in 5 days

4:30 am Pick up from hotel in Cusco, by our tourist bus, We'll travel through the

Andes, reaching the village of

Mollepata. Then We begin our tour in:

DAY 1 :

Cusco - Mollepata - Soraypampa. The

Hiking trail on this first day is for the majority of the time simply walking on the road that runs all the way back to

Soraypampa.

Day 2 :

Soraypampa - Salkantay Pass - Huayrac Machay - Challway

The second day is far and away the hardest day of the trek. It’s long, it’s cold, and you have to make your way over the 4,650 mts – 15,256 fts Salkantay Pass. Nonetheless, waking up at sunrise amidst the sprawling grasslands of Soraypampa, the sun illuminating the 6264 mts or 20551.18 fts Andean peaks springing up from behind you makes for an energizing and mesmerizing start to the day.

The climb to the pass takes anywhere from 3-4 hours, and it is a fairly steep grind of narrow switchbacks and steady uphills until the rock structures of the pass finally come into view. Unless hiking in June or July the trail should most likely be devoid of any snow or ice, although hail, sleet, ice, and rain are possible at any time of the year.

Day 3 :

Collpapampa - La Playa - Lucmabamba. The trail from the village of

Challway to lunch at

La Playa is when you make the noticeable change from the mountains down into the jungle. We take a local bus for an hour long bus ride wich will bring us to the town of

Santa Teresa, which is the first actually town that you’ll encounter along the trek, and is also famous for the

Santa Teresa hot spring that bubble up right outside of town.

Day 4 :

Santa Teresa - Hydroelectric - Machu Picchu Pueblo. After breakfast you will walk for four hours until you reach the

Urubamba River and have lunch by the hydro-electric station there.Hydro is actually farther than

Machu Picchu town on the train. It is mainly used by locals.The walk to

Aguas Calientes is along the train tracks, 12 kilometers (7.5 miles).

Day 5 :

Tour to Machu Picchu. We catch a bus from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu, the buses start running from 5:30-6am. What does this mean? This means that all the people who took the 1st bus are most likely going to get to Macchu Picchu before others and be the first enjoying the Sunrise, also well rested and relaxed and with full of energy for climb Huayna Picchu mountain or Machupicchu mountain if you decide it. At 6:45p.m. (depending on availability), you will be taking a train to

Ollantaytambo and from there; a bus will drive you to

Cusco.Arriving approximately at 22:30 pm.End of our Services