Salkantay Trek 4 Days to Machu Picchu from Cusco

We will begin the day with the pick up of the `passengers of their respective accommodations from 4:00 a.m. approximately, after two hours of travel, we will arrive at the town of Mollepata where a small stop of 30-45 minutes for breakfast is made.

We will continue to challacancha which will be the starting point of the trek (8km / 3.5 hours) to our sky camp camp (transparent igloos) located in Soraypanpa. After lunch at the sky camp, we will continue with the hike (2km / 2 hours ascent) towards the turquoise lagoon of Humantay. After visiting the lagoon, we will return to the sky camp where dinner awaits us. This will be the best opportunity to observe the night sky from their beds.

Total walking distance: 12km (approx.)
Hours of walking: 6.5. Hours (approx.)
Challacancha height: 3,700m.s.n.m
Soraypanpa height: 3,900m.s.n.m
Humantay lagoon height: 4,200m.s.n.m (approx)
Difficulty level: moderate
Meals included: lunch and dinner, plus snacks and afternoon tea time

We will wake up at 5:30 a.m. We will enjoy breakfast and start the hike to the highest point of the entire route: the Salkantay pass (4,650msnm) through a rocky and steep path (7km / 3 hours), this section will require the physical resistance of the passengers, as well as Good acclimatization. At that point there will be a short break while you can see incredible views of the Salkantay snowy mountain. Later we will descend towards Wayraqmachay where we will have lunch, and then we will resume the walk for 2.5 hours until we reach chaullay where we will spend the night in the camp walk Huts.

Total walking distance: 17km (approx)
Walking hours: 10.5 hours (approx.)
Soraypampa height: 3,900m.s.n.m (approx)
Salkantay opening height: 4,650m.s.n.m (approx)
Wayraqmachay height: 3,900m.s.n.m (approx)
Chaullay height: 2,900m.s.n.m (approx)
Difficulty level: Challenging
Food included: lunch and dinner, as well as snacks and afternoon tea time.

At 6:00 am. approximately we will start our tour (17 km / 6 hours approximately) towards the small beach stay. On the way we will enjoy the lush landscape: rivers, waterfalls, passion fruit and granadilla. We will also travel through the town of Collpapampa also known as the top of the cloud forest. After lunch at the beach stay, passengers will be transported in a vehicle to a hydroelectric. there the passengers will continue with a 3-hour walk along the train rails to the town of Aguas Calientes where we will spend the night in a lodging.

Total walking distance: 17km (approx)
Walking hours: 6.5 hours (approx.)
Chaullay height: 2,900m.s.n.m (approx)
Height of the beach: 2,064 m.s.n.m (approx)
Hydroelectric height: 1,890m.s.n.m (approx)
Hot water height: 2,060m.s.n.m (approx)
Difficulty level: Easy
Meals included: lunch and dinner, plus snacks and afternoon tea time

After a restful night of sleep in the lodge, we will get up very early to go to the archaeological complex of Machupicchu with the intention of arriving before most tourists. After the tour, passengers can climb the Huayna Picchu or Machu Mountain Picchu for this, you need to book tickets in advance, the time it takes to go up and down any of these mountains is about 3 hours, a less demanded option and for which no extra Tiket is needed is the walk to the sun gate. Take this journey takes 2 or 2.5 hours, round trip. Another interesting option is to walk to the Inca bridge. You can enjoy the citadel of Machupicchu for more than 7 hours before returning to the town of hot waters.
Finally, we will board the train back to Ollantaytambo (2 hours journey) where we will wait for the transport to Cusco that will leave the passengers in their respective hotels.