Salkantay trek with Machu Picchu options
Salkantay trek with Machu Picchu options
This is a NEW short version of the Salkantay trail designed for mountain lovers
4D4N Salkantay trek with Machu Picchu options
This is a NEW short version of the Salkantay trail designed for mountain lovers who enjoy high passes with options to add to explore Machu Picchu.
Considered to be one of the best treks in the world, the Salkantay Trek offers a variety of Peru ecosystems; from deserts and jungles, to mountain passes, and azure lagoons!
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Itinerary
DAY 1: CUSCO TO TRAIL HEAD AND BEYOND TINKO
At 7:30 a.m. in the morning, we will pick you up by private vehicle from your hotel and travel for one hour to “Tarawasi” the Inca remains of Limatambo at 2,800 meters. We will visit this interesting site adorned with sophisticated stone of the known as cellular style. This site is located in a low valley that enjoys a pleasant climate throughout the year. We will have the opportunity to walk and stretch our legs before continuing by car through this canyon on a small dirt road that leads to Tomacalla and a little beyond to our trailhead. After unloading our vehicle, we will watch the muleteers pack our horses while enjoying a picnic lunch that will provide the necessary energy for a 4-hour afternoon hike, to find our camp (3,780 meters) set up in TINKO. at 3,600 meters, on the way to the “Tocto” pass. It’s time to organize our tent and relax with a cup of hot coca tea before enjoying dinner and settling in for the night. Total distance 11Km in 4 hours.
DAY 2: TREK TINKO-CANYON OF THE CONDOR- THE TOCTO PASS – MINA WASI
A warm cup of coca tea or coffee brought to your tent will help us wake up to start a beautiful day of hiking in the mountains. After a nutritious breakfast, we will walk through the “Cóndor Canyon” where we can often observe condors flying over our heads capturing the warm morning winds to gain altitude and fly in search of food. We gain altitude while enjoying this natural scenery to reach the Tocto pass (4,850 meters) to enjoy the outstanding views of the snowy peaks of the Vilcabamba mountain range. A short break to take pictures of the overwhelming views from this magnificent high pass and we will begin our descent to our lunch spot not far away in a pleasant protected area. After lunch, we will continue descending to our camp known for having the most spectacular views of the Sacred Salkantay Mountain. We will descend carefully following a steep path that will take us to “Mina Wasi” at 4,300 meters, on the way we can normally observe Llamas, Alpacas and cattle grazing on the high plateau. We should arrive at our camp in the mid-afternoon to find a warm cup of Coca or regular tea, cookies and crackers to tie us over until dinner is ready. Tonight we will sleep under the spectacular sacred mountain of Salkantay. Total distance 12 Km in 6 hours.
DAY 3: TREK MINA WASI TO PAUCARCANCHA
Now accustomed to a cup of hot tea in our tents, we enjoy getting up early to start another magnificent day of descent and easy hiking. After a hearty breakfast, we will follow the trail to the small farming community of “Pampaccahuana”. Along the way you will enjoy watching the peasants living and working the land in a similar way to how their Inca ancestors did centuries ago. Children dressed in their traditional wool ponchos will look at you and greet you with curiosity as you pass by or from afar. We will have a brief visit to their local primary school and have the opportunity to donate any school supplies you wish to give before following a path next to an original stone Inca water channel that is used for irrigation even today. A picnic on the way before continuing down to our camp in “Paucarcancha”; the environment will become more lush as we descend and observe that the water from the canal above becomes a torrent of white water on its way to the Urubamba River and then to the mighty Amazon east of the Andes. We arrived at our camp next to “Paucarcancha”: a set of well-restored Inca remains. This time we camp in a private camp of a local farmer with access to hot showers and bathrooms with indoor plumbing. We will have time to explore this interesting site at the intersection of two valleys that is believed to be an Inca administrative site for the people living in the area and a checkpoint for people traveling to Machu Picchu. A delicious dinner and after-dinner conversation before settling in for the night. Total distance 13 Km in 6 hours.
DAY 4: TREK PAUCARCANCHA TO CAMP KM 82
Easy and relaxed wake up before joining the group for breakfast. After that, we will begin another descending day, this time on part of the classic Inca trail but in the opposite direction. We will walk along the trail passing cornfields following the stream before meeting a large number of hikers going in front of us, as we descend into the Urubamba River valley. We will visit a large Inca settlement called “Patallacta” before arriving at our lunch spot, this time in the Urubamba River Valley. After lunch, we follow the trail upstream to our final camp at Km 82 camp. We will have time to rest and recover from the hike before the Inca Trail hike and the visit to Machu Picchu the next day. We will camp with the comfort of bathrooms, hot showers and a rustic wood-burning sauna available.
You will participate in the process of cooking a healthy, exotic and delicious Pachamanca dinner, cooked in the earth with hot stones. Total distance 13 Km in 6 hours.
PRICES PER PERSON (Minimum 4 people)
Apu Salkantay Trek 4D4N: US$630.00
Single Supplement: US$50.00
Upgrade to “Tented Hut” at Camp Km 82, in double occupancy: $50.00
Note: If less than four people sign up please add US$ 150 each to cover costs.
What´s included?
Included
Not Included
Optionals for Day 5
Option 1: One day hike from km 104 to Machu Picchu
Note: This day you only take a daypack with you on the train and hike. The rest of your luggage will be taken to Ollantaytambo and will be picked up when you go by on your way to Cusco.
After a very early breakfast, a short hike will take us to the local Train Station to take an early train and travel to Km. 104. Here we leave the train, cross the Urubamba River at the hanging bridge built on the foundations of an old Inca bridge. On the other side of the river, we register at the checkpoint and then visit the “Chachabamba” Inca remains: A well-preserved Inca site next to the river. Afterwards, we begin our ascent following a steep original Inca trail to the beautiful Inca ruins of “Wiñay Wayna” or Forever Young. Masterful Inca engineering is today’s highlight along the trail, we will visit this spectacular Inca remains that houses a series of Inca baths that also helps pressurize water for an efficient irrigation of the numerous agricultural terraces that produced food for its inhabitants and for nearby Machu Picchu. A several miles long stone channel also brought water from Wiñay Wayna to Machu Picchu. We will have a picnic lunch nearby and later continue on the Inca trail until we reach “Inti Punku” or Gate to the sun. At this point, we are overwhelmed with the first view of the spectacular city of Machu Picchu below us. We take a little time for photos and to catch our breath to later begin a quick descent along the wide royal Inca road and we enter the mysterious citadel for an in depth tour of the site and to spend some time wandering and wondering in the midst of its eternal beauty. After the visit it will be time for Machu Picchu to close and we’ll take the bus down to the train station to board our return train to Cusco. B, Box Lunch. (Dinner is on your own.)
- Total distance: 7 Km aprox.
- Maximum altitude point: 2680m (9512 ft)
- Approximate Walking Time: 6 – 7 hours.
PRICE: US$220.00 (only if bought in conjunction with a trek and a minimum 4 people*). *If less than 04 people please add US$50 per person.
Price includes:
- Breakfast at our Camp Km. 82.
- Entrance to the Inca Trail and Machu Picchu.
- Box Lunch
- Guided tour in Machu Picchu.
- Bus down to the train station.
Price does not include:
Other expenses of a personal nature (liquor, laundry, and so on.)
Round trip train from Km 82 to Machu Picchu and back to Cusco. (Voyager: US$165.00. 360°: US$210.00. First Class: US$343.00)
Meals not specified in the itinerary.
Optional tipping to staff.
Medical expenses for any emergency.
Travel insurance.
Option 2: Guided visit by train to Machu Picchu
Your trek guide will accompany you to Machu Picchu and provide an in-depth guided tour of the site.
A short hike will take us to the train station across the river. At the station we board the train that will take us to the town of Aguas Calientes, here we disembark and board a bus that will take us on a winding road up the mountain to Machu Picchu. We enter the citadel with our guide to enjoy an in depth tour of this famous Inca site. In the afternoon we board the bus that will take us back down to the train station where we take the train back to Cusco. B.
PRICE: US$170.00 (only if bought in conjunction with a trek and a minimum of 4 people*).
*If less than 4 people add US$40 each.
Price includes:
- Breakfast at our Camp Km. 82.
- Buses up and down from train station to Machu Picchu
- Entrance to Machu Picchu
- Guided tour in Machu Picchu.
Price does not include:
- Round trip train from Km 82 to Machu Picchu and back to Cusco. ((Voyager: US$165.00. 360°: US$210.00. First Class: US$343.00)
- Meals not specified in the itinerary.
- Optional tipping to staff.
- Medical expenses for any emergency.
- Travel insurance.
- Other expenses of a personal nature (liquor, laundry, and so on.)
Note: Lunch at Sanctuary Lodge is US$45.00 per person.
ADD ANY OF THESE OPTIONALS TO ENHANCE AND COMPLETE YOUR VISIT
Module A: Cusco City
MODULE “A”: CUSCO CITY
You add hotels and visits of interest in Cusco and surroundings.
Price Includes:
• Transfers in and out in Cusco. (from/to airport)
• City Tour and nearby ruins of Cusco. (BTG not included)
• 2 Hotel nights in Cusco. (One night before and the other one after your trek).
You can choose hotels in 3 levels: (Prices based in double occupancy)
Tourist: US$ 170.00 each person. These are simple 2 and 3 star hotels clean with private bathrooms and hot water. (If less than 4 people add US$50.00) S.S. = US$80
Comfort: US$ 240.00. These are 3 + of 4 star hotels. (If less than 4 people add US$50.00) S.S. = US$ 150.00
Luxury: US$ 500.00. These are 4+ or 5 star hotels. (If less than 4 people add US$100.00) S.S. = US$ 420.00
Module B: Overnight in Aguas Calientes and 2nd day visit to Machu Picchu
MODULE “B”: 2ND DAY GUIDED VISIT TO MACHU PICCHU
You will stay at hotel in Aguas Calientes and next day with your guide you will hike Wayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain and then visit Machu Picchu one more time to visit other areas of the place. In the afternoon return by train to Cusco.
Price Includes:
• 1 night at hotel in Aguas Calientes. (Prices based in double occupancy)
• 2nd day entrance fee to Machu Picchu including Wayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain hike. Without either hike you can deduct US$ 70.00 from price.
• Buses up and down from train station to Machu Picchu.
Not Included: Return train
*Optional Lunch at Sanctuary Lodge: US$ 45.00
You can choose hotels in 3 levels (DWB rooms):
Tourist: US$ 220.00. These are simple hotels clean with private bathrooms and hot water. (If less than 4 people add US$30.00) S.S.= US$ 50.00
Comfort: US$ 250.00. These are 3+ or 4 star hotels. (If less than 4 people add US$40.00) S.S. = US$90.00
Luxury: US$ 410.00. These are 4+ or 5 star hotels. (If less than 4 people add US$100.00) S.S. = US$260.00
Module C: Guided visit to Maras, Moray and Chinchero
MODULE “C”: 1D GUIDED VISITS TO MORAY, SALT MINES OF MARAS AND CHINCHERO on your way back to Cusco.
You return back from Machu Picchu to Ollantaytambo and stay overnight at local hotel, next day travel to Cusco visiting Moray (known as the Inca Agricultural Laboratory), short hike to the Salt mines of Maras and visit the Traditional town of Chinchero with Inca Ruins and Colonial Church.
Price Includes:
• 1 night at hotel in Ollantaytambo.
• Transfer by private vehicle to Cusco.
• Guided visits to Moray, Maras and Chinchero.
• Box Lunch.
You can choose hotels in 2 levels (DWB rooms):
Tourist: US$180.00. These are simple hotels clean with private bathrooms and hot water. (If less than 4 people add US$60.00) S.S.= US$40.00
Comfort: US$240.00 each. These are 3+ or 4 star hotels. (If less than 4 people add US$70.00) S.S.= US$80.00
Luxury: not available.
Module S: Full day Sacred Valley visit
MODULE “S”:
You add a full day guided visit to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. We will hike to the ruins in Pisac and visit it’s colonial town; visit the town of Urubamba and have a buffet lunch at a local restaurant, to later visit the living Inca town of Ollantaytambo with it’s magnificent well preserved
fortress.
Price: US$80.00 each (minimum 04 people) Add US$30 if less than 4 participants.
Price includes:
• Pick and return in a private vehicle from/to your hotel in Cusco
• Guided visit to the sites: Pisac, Urubamba and Ollantaytambo
• Lunch in a restaurant in the Sacred Valley.
Not included:
• Integral General Tourist (BTG) Entrance Fees for Cusco and Sacred valley: US$45.00 for adult / US$25.00 for children/student (Children 10 to 17 years old and students 18 to 25 years old require a valid International Student Identity “ISIC” card.)
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