Private Service Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu (4 Days)

For the inhabitants of the Salkantay Andes, reverence to the apus, the sacred mountains of the Salkantay, converted into local protectors, did not go unnoticed over time, thus, mountains like the Salkantay, among others that surround it, assume a role important in the Andean worldview.

For example, the snow-capped Waqay Willke (5720 masl), within the traditional symbology of Andean dual thought, is considered the complement of the Salkantay, which is one of the most powerful and active deities of the place,

is also appreciated by the inhabitants, the father of all the mountains in the region and even today is the object of great veneration, which is why Machupicchu and Choquechurco maintain an intimate visual contact with the Salkantay and other snow-capped peaks of the Vilcabamba chain towards the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu.

We will pick you up from your hotel between 4:20a.m. to 4:50a.m. then we will drive to the town of Mollepata which is located at a height of 2900mt-9514ft which is at a distance of 2.horas approximately from Cusco where We will take a rest for about 20 minutes (We have a breakfast included and entrance ticket included to the community and Humantay lagoon).

Then we will continue our journey towards the place of challacancha which is the beginning of the walk that has as a height 3600 mt-11500 ft.

Then we will have approximately 3 hours of travel until arriving at the base of the camp called soraypampa (sky lodge salkantay okidoki) that has as height 3912mt -12834ft, where we will have a lunch enjoying the panoramic view of the mountains and its geography as -the snowy of humantay 4200mt-13779ft

and also the snowfall of the salkantay 6271mt-20575ft after a rest we will make an acenso for one hour 30 minutes towards the lagoon of humantay and then we will return to the base of the camp where we will have the time of the tea and also the dinner.

Sky Lodge Salkantay Okidoki

This is the most difficult day, for this reason we wake up at 5:00 am and breakfast will be 5:30am our walk will start at 6:00 am, to make an acenso for about 3 to 4 hours to reach the passage of salkantay 4630mt-15190ft,

where we will have a traditional Andean ceremony with the whole group, then we will make a descent to the place of huayramachay 3912mt-12834ft

where we will have a lunch and then we will continue for 3 more hours towards the second camp Chaullay -2900mt -9514feet

We will start the day at 6:00 a.m. and have breakfast at 6:30a.m.,

then we will start the walk in a high jungle with a very beautiful geography of rivers, waterfalls where we can appreciate the flora and fauna of this place such as orchids, coffee and coca plantations, fruit trees, bananas, papaya, avocado, passion fruit, and birds such as hummingbirds, parrots, and cock-of-the-rock, etc.

To get to Sahuayo beach 2064mt– 6771ft – where we will have lunch and then we will have a local transport (transportation included for day 3, from sahuayaco beach place of armuerzo to the hydroelectric plant start of the walk to get to town of aguas calientes 10 dollars per person) 

of approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to the hydroelectric plant where we will start again our walk of approximately 3 hours to the town of Aguas Calientes or also known as the town of Machu Picchu 2000mt where we will have our accommodation in a hostel and we will also have dinner in a restaurant then we will rest because the next day will be the special day of the visit to Machu Picchu.

This day we will start very early at 4:00am,

the first part of the trip is flat for ½ hour and for 1 hour it is an ascent towards Machu Picchu where we will arrive at approximately 6 am to be able to see the sunrise and have the exploration of Machu Picchu with our guide for an average of 2 hours approximately,

It is the new government regulation and after your visit to Machu Picchu, you have to go down through the town of Aguas Calientes and to go down you have 2 options depending on your physical condition after the walk…..

• First option…a walk of 1 hour and 30 minutes to the town of Aguas Calientes……. 
• Second option…bus x 30 minutes to the town of Aguas Calientes price 12 dollars per person not included. 

Then you have time for lunch not included with some free time,

then you will take the train to Ollantaytambo for approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes and then a bus to Cusco for approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to the center of Cusco.
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MACHUPICCHU TICKETS ARE INCLUDED:

How many circuits are there now in Machu Picchu for your visit ???

For the visit to Machu Picchu there are now 3 different circuits and now it is really complicated for the guides because it is impossible for the guides to be at the same time in all the circuits…

• Circuit 1 .. Panoramic … panoramic view of Machu Picchu … only exploration of the upper part of Machu Picchu Not inside Machu Picchu
• Circuit 2 .. Classic Circuit … classic view of Machu Picchu and internal visit to a sector of Machu Picchu
• Circuit 3 .. Machupicchu Royalty … No classic view of Machu Picchu ONLY internal visit to a sector of Machu Picchu

If you want to climb Huayna Picchu Mountain, does it have an extra cost?

But if you want to climb Huayna Picchu Mountain, it has an extra cost of 20 dollars per person,