Salkantay is the second best option for those travelers who want to go to Machu Picchu, offering a totally full of natural scenes tour, passing through the foothills of the majestic Salkantay snow mountain, colorful villages where Spanish is the second language, and where the Andean people still maintains traditions that date back to ancient times. You will visit sites with little presence of tourists, allowing truly come into contact with the Andean world and interact with people.
Highlights
5 days
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
5 days
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Transfer from Cusco to Start of the Hike
Train Ticket from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo
Bus to Machu Picchu from Aguas Calientes ( $ 24.00 usd)
Other personal expenses
5 Day Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu (group service)
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Salkantay is the second best option for those travelers who want to go to Machu Picchu, offering a totally full of natural scenes tour, passing through the foothills of the majestic Salkantay snow mountain, colorful villages where Spanish is the second language, and where the Andean people still maintains traditions that date back to ancient times. You will visit sites with little presence of tourists, allowing truly come into contact with the Andean world and interact with people.
Highlights
5 days
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
5 days
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Transfer from Cusco to Start of the Hike
Train Ticket from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo
Bus to Machu Picchu from Aguas Calientes ( $ 24.00 usd)
Other personal expenses
Itinerary
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
CUSCO - MOLLEPATA - SORAYPAMPA
1 Stop
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Humantay Lake
We start the day by picking you up from your hotel at 4:30 am. We will then travel by tourist bus, passing through the towns of Izcuchaca and Limatambo and arriving in Mollepata (2,900 meters/ 9,500 feet) around 7:30 am. Here we will have our first breakfast and we will be able to leave our 6 kilos for our riders. Afterwards, we will take a 1-hour bus ride to Challacancha (3,380 meters/ 11,090 feet). From this point, we will begin our 3-hour trek, arriving at Soraypampa (3,900 meters / 12,800 feet) around 1:30 p.m. There we will eat our first lunch and set up our first camp. After lunch, we will go to the beautiful Laguna Humantay.
HUMANTAY LAGOON: After 1 hour and a half of ascent, we will arrive at the impressive Humantay Lake (4,220 meters/13,850 feet) where we can enjoy the turquoise color of the lake and the snowy Nevado Humantay. We will then make our 40-minute descent to our camp in Soraypampa.Finally, we will spend the night in our glass cabins.
(12 km/ 7.4 miles) – 5 hours
