Salkantay Trek 4 Days Machu Picchu
4 Days 3 Nights
Max Guests : 10
Max. Altitude : 1950 - 4600m
Act. Level: Challenging
Overview
Salkantay is a sacred mountain and the tallest in the Vilcabamba range at 6271m/20570f. You will awaken to the spirits of the mountains such as Nevado Tucarhuay and Nevado Humantay, enjoying beautiful scenery from snowy peaks to lush rainforests, high-altitude vegetation, and flowers of all shapes and colors.
Day 1: Cusco – Mollepata – Marcoccasa – Soray Pampa
Day 2: Soray Pampa- Salkantay Pass – Rayampata
Day 3: Andenes – Lucmabamba – Hydroelectric Station – Aguas Calientes town
Day 4: Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Cusco
Includes
- Orientation meeting in our offices with your guide 1 or 2 days before the start of the trek at 19:00h, to be confirmed when booking.
- Shuttle from the hotel office to the village of Mollepata (Marcoccasa)
- Shuttle from Chaullay to Lucmabamba (Day 3)
- Bus from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu
- Train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo, then shuttle to your hotel in Cusco
- Overnight in a private room in a hotel in Aguas Calientes (Marco Wasi, Inka Tower or similar depending on availability)
- Entrance to the Machu Picchu site
- Bilingual Spanish-English professional guide (for a French-speaking guide, please contact us in advance!)
- Private campsites domes on the first night, with toilet and showers
- High-quality camping equipment (Professional Tents Eureka! Timberline 4 or Doite Himalaya, for 2 people with mattresses).
- Camping equipment, dining tent, kitchen, with tent shelters and toilets
- Meals during the trek (breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks). Please notify the agency in case of allergies or special diet such as vegetarian.
- Cook and kitchen equipment.
- Muleteers and mules for transporting camping equipment and your personal belongings (maximum 7 kg/15lb per person)
- Rescue horse (2 people)
- First aid kit and oxygen bottle
- Cold, boiled water during the all trek.
Excludes
- Breakfast of the 1st day and lunch of the 4th day in Aguas Calientes
- Sleeping bag (if you don’t have one, you can rent one from our agency)
- Bus down Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes (cost $12.00USD). You can also descend on foot which takes about 1 hour.
BRIEFINGS
PICKUPS
HUAYNAPICCHU/MACHU PICCHU MOUNTAIN
MACHU PICCHU ENTRANCE TIMES
HEALTH CONCERNS
GROUP TOURS
STRIKES
LOST ITEMS
TIPS
TRAVEL INSURANCE
WEATHER
ALTITUDE SICKNESS
GETTING TO CUSCO
WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING?
- Backpack with rain cover (35- or 45-liter capacity is sufficient).
- Clothing for both warm and cold climates.
- Original passport, original ISIC student card (to receive the student discount
- Sun hat to protect neck and face (01)
- Woolly hat for the cold (01)
- Long- and short-sleeved T-shirts.(04)
- Fleece jacket (01)
- Hard shell jacket (01)
- Trekking pants and shorts pants (03)
- Pajama pants (01)
- Under wears (04)
- Trekking shoes/boots.(01)
- Slippers or sandals (for showers and hot springs). (01)
- Woolen/synthetic socks.(04)
- Sunglasses with UV protection(01)
- Flashlight or Headlamp(02)
- Water bottle or camel back (01)
- Trekking towels (01)
- Toilet paper (01)
- Bathing suit (for the hot springs in Aguas Calientes). (01)
- Sunscreen with UV protecction, insect repellent, toilet paper, hand cleaner/disinfecting alcohol gel.
- Camera (with rain protection), a flash light/headlamp and extra batteries.
- Snacks (e.g. chocolate bars and dried fruit).
- Money cash in soles / approx. 400 soles (100 dollars).
- Small lock and plastic bags.
- Rain Poncho.
- Since the weather can be very cold and rainy, your clothes – once wet – won’t dry at night. It’s best to take some clothes to change.
Itinerary
Day 1: Cusco – Mollepata – Marcoccasa – Soray Pampa
Day 2: Soray Pampa- Salkantay Pass – Rayampata
Day 3: Andenes – Lucmabamba – Hydroelectric Station – Aguas Calientes town
Day 4: Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Cusco
Price Includes
- Orientation meeting in our offices with your guide 1 or 2 days before the start of the trek at 19:00h, to be confirmed when booking.
- Shuttle from the hotel office to the village of Mollepata (Marcoccasa)
- Shuttle from Chaullay to Lucmabamba (Day 3)
- Bus from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu
- Train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo, then shuttle to your hotel in Cusco
- Overnight in a private room in a hotel in Aguas Calientes (Marco Wasi, Inka Tower or similar depending on availability)
- Entrance to the Machu Picchu site
- Bilingual Spanish-English professional guide (for a French-speaking guide, please contact us in advance!)
- Private campsites domes on the first night, with toilet and showers
- High-quality camping equipment (Professional Tents Eureka! Timberline 4 or Doite Himalaya, for 2 people with mattresses).
- Camping equipment, dining tent, kitchen, with tent shelters and toilets
- Meals during the trek (breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks). Please notify the agency in case of allergies or special diet such as vegetarian.
- Cook and kitchen equipment.
- Muleteers and mules for transporting camping equipment and your personal belongings (maximum 7 kg/15lb per person)
- Rescue horse (2 people)
- First aid kit and oxygen bottle
- Cold, boiled water during the all trek.
Price No Includes
- Breakfast of the 1st day and lunch of the 4th day in Aguas Calientes
- Sleeping bag (if you don’t have one, you can rent one from our agency)
- Bus down Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes (cost $12.00USD). You can also descend on foot which takes about 1 hour.
Travel Info
BRIEFINGS
PICKUPS
HUAYNAPICCHU/MACHU PICCHU MOUNTAIN
MACHU PICCHU ENTRANCE TIMES
HEALTH CONCERNS
GROUP TOURS
STRIKES
LOST ITEMS
TIPS
TRAVEL INSURANCE
WEATHER
ALTITUDE SICKNESS
GETTING TO CUSCO
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