Salkantay Trek: Peru's Scenic Adventure

Embark on a 5-day Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu, exploring epic landscapes, vibrant cultures, and hidden Inca treasures. Discover Peru’s ultimate adventure.

Duration: 5 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Cusco – Mollepata – Challacancha – Soraypampa (Humantay Lagoon)

Mollepata - Walking Distance: Approximately 7 km
Elevation Gain: From 3,800 m to 4,200 m
The adventure kicks off bright and early with a 4:00 am pickup from your Cusco hotel while the city is still asleep. Enjoy the sunrise over the Andes during the scenic drive to Mollepata, where…

What's Included
  • All entrance fees (Salkantay Trek & Machu Picchu)
  • Guided tour to Machu Picchu
  • Drop Off: Regocijo Square
  • First-Aid equipment and oxygen bottle for emergencies
  • Coca tea to wake you up every morning in the campsite
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Pre departure briefing
  • Breakfast
  • 1 Night hotel in Aguas Calientes. Shared
  • Vegetarian/Vegan options available…
What's Not Included
  • Day 1: First breakfast
  • Opt. Hot Spring entrance: 20 soles
  • Opt. Bus round trip: Base camp - Hot Spring 50 soles
  • Sleeping bag: Rental 20 USD for whole treK
  • Trekking poles: Rental 10 USD for whole treK
  • Travel Insurance (Recommended)
  • Zip Line 35 USD. Optional
  • Huayna Picchu Mountain Hike (Can be booked, subject to availability)
  • Machu Picchu…
Additional Information

Seeking the ultimate adventure in Peru? The Salkantay Trek is more than just a hike—it’s a journey through some of the planet’s most stunning and varied landscapes. Here’s why this 5-day, 4-night adventure is essential:
Spectacular Scenery: From the snow-covered peaks at the Salkantay Pass (4,650m) to lush cloud forests and vibrant jungle paths, each…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Kevingu7428jw
May 17, 2025
Great experience and got last minute Machu Pichu Tickets! - I had a fantastic time. Wellington, Edwin and Franco were all amazing and too great care of us. 10/10 experience. They helped us throughout the entire trip and were able to get us last minute Machu Pichu tickets.
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W2885excallums
May 17, 2025
Great experience - I had a great time with Perú bucket list. Got short notice macchu pichu tickets. Was able to get 7am 2A tour which was the best one. Edwin and Franco took great care of us the whole time. Very helpful with hiking and other information
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Jonas
May 14, 2025
What an adventure! - Enjoy the diverse and beautiful nature of this trek with an experienced guide who knows everything about the plants and animals you'll encounter. The food our chefs prepared was absolutely delicious. The grand final, seeing Machu Picchu, is the perfect ending for this trek. Thank you very much! 10/10 recommended company.
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Nicolaspx5614zq
May 5, 2025
Henry the best guide! - Amazing experience, Henry was our guide and he was great too! He was always taking care of us, sharing knowledge about nature and the Incas.
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Scenic08273724360
May 5, 2025
Salkantay trekking was amazing! - We did the Salkantay trekking with our guide Henry Javier, and enjoyed it to the fullest. Because the tour was so well arranged we were able to really enjoy the beautiful hikes and nature. Our guide told a lot about nature in Peru and the history of the Quechua people and the Inca Empire, because of this I was able to learn a lot during the tour. There was also a focus on health and safety while trekking at altitude. I had an amazing time.
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Nickcu9947lm
Feb 19, 2025
An incredible Journey! - What a trek! My wife and I had such an incredible time! Wili was an absolute legend! He made our time so enjoyable and has a great sense of humour. Highlight was the climb up to Salkantay Pass. We were here in the rainy season and got to see snow at the top of the climb. Humantay lake and Machu Picchu were also incredible. I definitely recommend the 4 night/5 day journey.
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Mattsj4982qz
Feb 12, 2025
Amazing Experience, See You Next Time! - Highest possible recommendation for Bucket List, I'd call it the trip of a lifetime if I wasn't already planning to come back. Thanks Willie!
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Mariusz_siatka
Mar 7, 2025
Better book somewhere else - Scammers (1), incompetent (2) and just middle men (3) - better book somewhere else. (1) Scammers - After booking and payment, you are informed during the briefing about many payments that were not mentioned on the website: 1.A) 9$ for “entry” Humantay Lagoon, while in fact entrance was free and we did that without the guide (that is really well visible hike, so no need). That was intencional lie, to get us to pay more for something that does not exist. In the end, after confrontation and argument, they did return money, but that costed us nerves. 1.B) 15$ to have train earlier than 19:00. On their website it is written the train will be in afternoon. 19:00 is not afternoon, it is already evening. We specifically booked train as we wanted the views, but at 19:00 it is already dark so we needed to pay extra. Cherry on the top we got the “cliff” side windows, not the view one. 1.C) 50 soles to get to hot springs. In the itinerary the place of accomodation was supposed to be Santa Teresa, which is just next to hot springs. But it was changed without any notice to Lucmabamba, which is an hour bus drive. When asked, the response was they always stay in Lucmabamba (so why the website says something different?). 1.D) 25 soles for transport of your stuff on the last day (10 soles up to hydroelectro + 15 soles to Aguas Caliente), even though their website the transport is whole way included in price Altogether it comes to around 40$ per person. Maybe it is not much for some (10% of original price), but it would be better if it would be mentioned upfront. (2) Incompetent - everything we asked, we got incorrect. As an example: on the briefing the person, who said that will be our guide (he was not), told us that we could bring the tripod, etc. On the plus side, they did book us best Machu Picchu tickets possible - circuit 2 at 6am. (3) Middlemen - On a night before the trek, already after briefing, we got message, that someone else will pick up us from hotel. It turned up we were “sold” to other company for the tour. Instead of max 12 people group was 15, the itinerary was different and probably we would get better deal if we booked directly with KB Adventure. Definitely it would cost us less stres. All in all discussion with the Peru Bucket List lasted every day, till last day, occupied us during trek when we wanted to be cut off from internet, but we could not.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).