Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu 5 Days

DAY 1: CUSCO – SORAYPAMPA

We start the day picking you up from your hotel from 04.30 AM, then we will go in a tourist bus passing through the villages of Izcuchaca and Limatambo arriving to Mollepata (2900m.a.s.l.) where we will be approximately at 7:30 AM where we will have our first breakfast and we can leave our 07 kilos for our riders, then we will take a transport that will take us to Challacancha for 1 hour (3380m.a.s.l.) and we will arrive to Soraypampa (3900m.a.s.l.) where we will be arriving at 1.30 AM. From this point we will begin our trek in approximately 3 hours arriving to Soraypampa (3900m.a.s.l.) where we will be arriving at 1.30 pm where we will have our first lunch and first camp after lunch we will head to the beautiful humantay lagoon.

HUMANTAY LAGOON:

Ascent for 1;30 minutes where we will arrive to the impressive lagoon of humantay (4220 masl) where we can appreciate the turquoise color of the lagoon and the snowy Apu Humantay and then begin to descend for 40 minutes to our camp Soraypampa for tea time which is approximately 18.00 pm and then we will have our delicious dinner prepared by our chef, finally we will go to our cabins.
( 12 KM. 7.45 miles ) – 5 hours

DAY 2: SORAYMAPA -SALKANTAY- COLPAPAMPA

At 5:00 am we will have a nutritious breakfast and then continue our hike, we start from the point of Soraypamapa to the highest point Abra Salkantay (3 hours) where we can appreciate the imposing snowy Salkantay, Humantay, Tucarhuay and Pumasillo (4650m.a.s.l.) passing by Salkantaypampa and Soyrococha where we will appreciate a small lake.

Then we will begin the descent to Huayracmachay (3 hours) (3800m.a.s.l.) where we will take our lunch and then continue the hike where you will notice a dramatic change in the landscape, this hike is really impressive then we continue down to Colpapampa (3 hours) (2900m.a.s.l.) where will be our second camp.

SORAYPAMPA-SALKANTAY-COLPAPAMPA ( 22 KM-10 HOURS)

DAY 3: COLPAPAMPA – SAHUAYACO BEACH – LUCMABAMBA

We will have our breakfast at 06.00 am, then we will walk for 05.30 hours throughout our jungle with ascents and descents flat, in this journey we will appreciate coffee plantations, orchids, begoneas, bromeliads and many natural plants used for natural medicine, arriving at our lunch point Sahuayaca Beach where we will have lunch “buffet” and board a bus to the camp (Lucmabamba). Arriving to our camp we will have the option to visit the thermal baths located in Cocalmayo (Santa Teresa) which are not included in our package and we return to our camp at 06.00 pm, for our return to our camp.
06.00 pm, for our tea and dinner.

COLPAPAMPA -PLAYA- LUCMABAMBA ( 14 KM. 5 HOURS )

DAY 4: LUCMABAMBA – HYDROELECTRIC – HOT WATER

The sunrise will be inside a tropical zone full of history and nature where our breakfast will be waiting for us ready to taste and then we will continue our trip with direction to hydroelectric where we will have lunch in the restaurant after that we will continue our walk by the zone.

Then we will continue our hike through the tropical zone to the town of Aguas Calientes and we will settle in the lodge and wait for dinner at 6.30 pm.

LUCMABAMBA -HYDROELECTRIC- AGUAS CALIENTES (14 KM, 5 HOURS)

DAY 5: AGUAS CALIENTES- MACHUPICCHU – CUSCO

We will get up very early to visit Machu Picchu, where we will have a guided tour of the citadel of Machu Picchu to visit the temples, terraces, palaces and the platforms, then you will have time to take pictures and explore on your own.
You will then return to the town of Aguas Calientes to wait for your Expedition train at 6:20PM.

Note: If you have the Machu Picchu or Huayna Picchu mountain you will enter in the first schedule from 6AM – 8AM and in the second schedule from 9AM – 11AM.

BRIEFING.
We will have a pre-trip meeting with your guide at our office for a tour orientation. The meeting will be at 6:30 pm.

EXPERIENCE OF OUR GUIDES.

All our guides have a minimum experience of 3 years, our guides are: professional, responsible, nature and mountain lovers. They will make your trip safe and happy.

FIRST AID.

All our guides received first aid courses in high mountain, our guides always carry a basic first aid kit (pills for altitude, diarrhea, vomiting, cures, creams for muscle aches.) also oxygen in case of emergencies.

TRANSPORTATION

The following transportation services are included in the tour:

TOURIST TRANSPORT Cusco – Mollepata trip of approximately 02h and 30 minutes.
Transportation Mollepata – Challacancha, trip of approximately 45 minutes.
Transportation Sahuayaco Beach – Santa Teresa 1:30 minutes.
Tourist train Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo.
Tourist transport Ollantaytambo – Cusco Station (Plaza rejoicing).

ENTRANCE TICKETS

Entrance ticket to the Inca city of Machupicchu.

TRAIN TICKETS

Return train schedules – The schedules we work with are those of the 6:20 PM EXPEDITION TRAIN.

CAMP INFRASTRUCTURE

We have established campsites in each CAMP SITE, among which:
In Soraypampa: We have rustic cabins, with 13cm thick mattresses.
In Colpapampa: We have domes, with 13cm thick mattresses.
In Santa Teresa: We have rooms for two people.

ACCOMMODATION

The accommodation included in the package is a BASIC HOSTEL in the town of Aguas Calientes.
All rooms have private bathroom and private shower.
Hot shower.

WI – FI

Breakfast Snack to go (Includes Frugos, cheese sandwich, cookie and 01 fruit).
NOTE: If you want to book your own hotel let us know to organize it.

SUPPORT STAFF

Official Tourist Guide – Certified in DIRCETUR with a minimum experience of 3 years. Maximum groups of 10 people.
Cook specialized in high mountain cuisine. – UNIQUE STOCK OF CHIRINGUITOS.
Horsemen and horses to transport all camping and cooking equipment.
7 kilos of personal belongings of each passenger – The luggage of the passengers will also include the weight of their sleeping bags.
FOOD

All food needed during the tour is included.
All the food we offer is BUFFET SERVICE (Except the fourth lunch and the fourth dinner which are in tourist restaurants).
05 breakfasts
04 lunches
03 snacks (Soraypampa, Chaullay and Santa Teresa – Includes Chocolate – mate – coffee – milk – tea -Poc Corn – Biscuits)
04 dinners
We wake you up every morning with a cup of mate de coca.

SAFETY

Oxygen (Oxishot)
First aid kit (Only the generic ones, it is necessary that the passenger has his personal pills).
Communication radios.

• Lunch on the last day.
• Entrance fee to Huaynapicchu or Machu Picchu Mountain 20 USD.
• Service and extra expenses.
• Sleeping bag 15 USD
• Trekking poles 15 USD.

• Passport
• Valid student card (if you have booked as a student)
• Immigration Card (given to you on the plane when you enter Peru)
• Good backpack (the smaller, the better)
• Water storage: A water reserve such as Camelbaks is recommended – but enough for at least 2-3 liters.
• Comfortable hiking boots (light and with good soles)
• 2-3 wicking shirts
• 2-3 hiking pants
• 4 sets of underwear
• 4 sets of hiking socks
• 1 fleece liner
• 1 down jacket – it gets very cold at night
• 1 rain jacket and pants
• 1 sun hat
• 1 wool hat
• Headlamp: essential
• Waterproof gloves (even if they are ski gloves, take them with you)
• Comfortable shoes for camping
• Hiking boots
• Waterproof jacket / rain poncho
• Quick drying towel. We provide small ones, you may like something bigger.
• Small bottle of soap: we provide hot water each day for cleaning – you might feel fresh if you had some soap.
• Battery charger: no place to plug in while trekking.
• Large plastic bags: to help organize and keep the clean from the dirty.
• Sleeping bag: Recommend down bags for -10C at least.
• Sunscreen
• Moisturizing face cream
• Bug spray
• Hand sanitizer
• Wet wipes
• Toothbrush and toothpaste
• Toilet paper
• Personal medications
• First aid kit: band-aids, wipes, etc.
• Water: We provide clean water at each meal. You are responsible for the first morning’s water, as we will not have time to filter the water until the first meal.
• Sun hat
• Rain gear
• Fleece lining
• Camera
• Music (IPhone)
• Hand sanitizer
• Toilet paper and small plastic bag for garbage
• Extra money for souvenirs, drinks and tips
• Ear plugs

Group tour
650 per person

A group tour means that you are open to other hikers joining you. This means that your group will have different hiking abilities and fitness levels. All of our guides are experts in how to keep the hike moving and happy no matter how fast you hike.

Private Tour
Private tours are available and are priced according to group size.

2 hikers: $980 per person
3 hikers: $925 per person
4 hikers: $870 per person
5 hikers: $815 per person
6 hikers: $760 per person
7 hikers: $705 per person
8 or more hikers: $650 per person
* All our tours are priced in US dollars.