Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu 4 days: Faced with new restrictions and limits on the route of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu Classic in recent years, has found new alternatives and paths to reach the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. The journey takes about 2 hours, and for the most part and/or paved path. Along the way you can see the sunrise over the impressive Salkantay trek (6.271 meters), and as the first rays of sun illuminated the snow cover.

Salkantay trek, the snowy mountains of 6,300 m. and surrounded by mountains like Umantay, cocashuay, Sacsara among others. This itinerary is 5 days where you can enjoy spectacular landscapes similar to the Inca Trail but with the difference that this is not a busy route and is almost existential novel full of adventure alive and surrounded by nature in the whole journey.

Detailed itinerary of Big Mountain Expeditions

Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu 4 days / 3 nights:

DAY 1: CUSCO – MOLLEPATA

Pick up from 04.30 AM from their respective hotels, we leave Cusco at 05.00 AM passing through the towns of Izcuchaca and Limatambo arriving at Mollepata where we will be approximately at 08:00 AM where we will have our breakfast, and then we will deliver 07 kilos to our muleteer

MOLLEPATA – MARQOQ’ASA-SORAYPAMPA

We will board the bus from Mollepata to Marqoq’asa for 45 minutes, then we will start the hike to the viewpoint where we will appreciate the snow-covered humantay and Inca gutters, followed by the time of 03.30 hours to lunch point and Soraypampa camp .

Marqoq’asa and Soraypampa (14 km, 5 hours)

OPTION: Ascent and visit to the Humantay lagoon located 4220 m.s.n.m the ascent we do it in 01.20 minutes and the descent in 40 minutes.

Our tea time is approximately at 18.00 pm and then we will go to our dinner at 7.30 pm, finally we will go to our tents or sleeping tents.

DAY 2: SORAYMAPA – SALKANTAY – CHAULLAY

At 05:00 am we will have breakfast to continue with our walk at 06.30 am, making a gradual ascent of 04 hours to the salkantay pass point located at 4650 meters above sea level. We will be able to pass through 02 important points of history (salkantay-pampa and soyroq’ocha) in the pass we will make a small offering with coca leaves to our pachamama and the apu salkantay, and we will talk about history and religion of the Incas.

We make the descent of 02.30 minutes to the point of huayrac-pampa lunch where we will be 01.30 minutes tasting lunch, we continue the walk from the 4100 masl to 2900 masl for the time of 03.30 minutes all this way in jungle brows coming to the camp of Chaullay name where we will have our tea and dinner

• SORAYPAMPA – SALKANTAY – CHAULLAY (22KM, 10 HOURS)

DAY 3: CHAULLAY – PLAYA SAHUAYACO – SANTA TERESA

We will take our breakfast at 06.00 am, then we will walk for the time 05.30 hours all through our jungle eyebrow with ascents and descent plains, in this journey we will appreciate coffee plantations, orchids, bees, bromeliads and many natural plants used for natural medicine , arriving at our lunch point Sahuayaca Beach where we will have lunch, then we will take a transport to hydro-electric and then walk for 3 hours to Aguas Calientes, where we will spend the night in a hostel and we will have the last dinner in a restaurant.

• CHAULLAY -PLAYA-HIDRO ELECTRICA-AGUAS CALIENTES

DAY 4: AGUAS CALIENTES – MACHUPICCHU – CUSCO

In the early morning around 4.30 in the morning we will ascend towards the majestic Inka city of Machupicchu where we will visit accompanied by our guide an approximate of 2 hrs., And the rest of the free day in which you can visit Huayna Picchu, Inti Punku, temple from the moon or simply visit the whole citadel once more, we return in the afternoon to the village of Machu Picchu depending on the schedule of our return train which we will announce once you book your trip with our company.

IT INCLUDES:

• Transportation from Cusco to Mollepata in TOURIST BUSES.
• Professional guide
• 3 breakfasts
• 3 lunches
• Dinners 3
• The horses (equipment, food and equipment of 5 Kilos of the client (including the stores and the mattresses), in case that the load of the clients exceeds the maximum weight will be responsibility of the reservation agency and / or client) during three days .
• Entrance to Machu Picchu.
• 1 night accommodation in Hostal Aguas Calientes.
• Round trip (train) ticket from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo – depending on availability.
• Transportation from Ollantaytambo to Cusco by bus (TOURIST) with a final point of descent in Plaza San Francisco.

IT DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• Breakfast on the first day.
• Lunch on the last day.
• Hot water during the tour.
• Entrance to Huaynapicchu.
• Sleeping bag.
• Services and additional expenses.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

• Hot clothes for the night
• Waterproof clothes. Flash. Hat. Several shirts.
• Insect repellent.
• Plastic poncho for the rain.
• Water purifying tablets.
• First aid kit.
• Water bottle. Passport (original).
• Student card (if applicable).
• Soles or additional dollars.
• Canes.