Salkantay Trek

Day 1: Cusco – Mollepata - Soraypampa - Humantay lake

The group will be picked up at the hotels to travel by bus for 4 hours. Then we will arrive at Mollepata (2,900 mals), where we will meet our riders and horses that carry the camping equipment and we will be able to enjoy a delicious breakfast before starting towards the second place in Challacancha, where we will start our walk towards Soraypampa (3,900 mals) ) and where we will set up our camp base. In this area, it is possible to see the beautiful snow peak of Salkantay. Then we will walk for 4 hours ascending the Saillapata mountain, where it is time to have lunch. After lunch, we will visit the Humantay Lake (3,459 mals), then back we will walk until we reach our camp in Soraypampa, around 5:00 pm.

Day 2: Soraypampa - HuayraPampa - Chaullay

Early in the morning, we will take our breakfast and then we will start a 3-hour hike until we reach the highest point of our expedition, the Salkantay Pass (4,600 m.a.). From there, we walk towards Wayracpunku (Huayra Pampa), for our next meal. Afterward, the trip will continue going to the high jungle where we will observe large trees with their arms extended over the streams, all full of bromeliads and orchids. This walk will last around 5 hours to reach our camp in Chaullay (2,900 m.a.s l.) Where we will have dinner and rest.

Day 3: Chaullay - La Playa - Santa Teresa

After having breakfast around 6:30 am, we will head towards Sahuyaco (La Playa 2,080 masl). We will have lunch in this place. Then we continue our trip in our transport to Santa Teresa (1,550 masl) where we will set up our base camp and we will enjoy a relaxing reward in Cocalmayo (Hot Spring) Then we will have a traditional Peruvian dinner and rest well to prepare for the next day.

Day 4: Santa Teresa - Hydroelectric - Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu town)

The next morning, after a good breakfast, the bus waits for us. Those who booked in advance will do zip-lining. The rest of the group will go to the Hidroelectrica meeting point where the entire group will join for lunch after the activities. After a bit of relaxation in this place, we will continue walking along the railway that leads through this great jungle that the Inca knew by heart to our final destination: Aguas Calientes. We walk for about 3 hours and you will find beautiful waterfalls, different ecological farms and possibly the curious wildlife of your arrival in the region (arrival fixed around 4:00 p.m.). Here the group will spend the night in a hostel. At night we will all meet at a local restaurant to enjoy a great dinner and have an informative session about our next excursion to Machu Picchu. Then you can visit the city, which is wonderful after sunset.

Day 5: Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu town) - Machu Picchu - Cusco

We get ready around 4:00 am to climb to Machu Picchu, the trek will follow an ascending path crossing the high jungle, just in time to see the spectacular sunrise. After passing the control entrance around 6:00 am our group will have a private guided tour for 2 hours in the Inca citadel, later passengers will be free to enjoy Machu Picchu on their own. Late in the afternoon, according to the departure time of the train, the group will descend walking to Aguas Calientes to catch the train back to Ollantaytambo where everybody will be picked up and transferred to Cusco. The group has to be at the train station at least 30min before departure. The Salkantay Trek finishes on the square of San Francisco, Cusco.