Salkantay Trek: Scenic Route to Machu Picchu
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Embark on the breathtaking Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu, a 5-day adventure through high peaks and stunning valleys. Discover the beauty of snow-capped mountains and tropical landscapes on this renowned trek.

Duration: 5 days
Cancellation: 6 days
Highlights

Cusco - Mollepata - Soraypampa

Salkantay Trail - At 4:30am you will be picked up from your hotel and drive for about 2 hours by bus to Mollepata (2,800 meters).This is a beautiful scenic drive through the valley of Limatambo. Upon reaching the town of Mollepata you will have breakfast and then continue to Marcocasa village where you will meet…

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What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Professional Cook, mules and muleteers, you can send 5kl. for free
  • Lunch
  • Pickup from your hotel, transportation Cusco to Mollepata
  • First aid kit and oxygen bottle
  • Tent, mattresses, kitchen and dining equipment, double tents
  • Dinner
  • Transportation back from Ollantaytambo to Cusco
  • Breakfast
  • One night accomodation in…
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What's Not Included
  • First breakfast, last lunch
  • Sleeping bag
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance to Humantay lake (10.00 soles)
Additional Information

Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu is a spectacular hike for high peaks, snow-capped mountain and tropical valley. The Salkantay trek is one of the 25 best new treks of whole world according to National Geographic magazine. The Qechuas and Pre-Inca people denominated this mountain Apu Salkantay (God Protector). Salkantay is located into Vilcabamba mountain…

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Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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796mikaylak
Mar 25, 2024
Fantastic experience! - The trek was amazing! A few days of the trek were very challenging, but the stunning scenery made up for it. The food and accommodations were great and our guide Jean Paul was extremely knowledgeable and made our experience very fun and exciting!
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156skylerm
Mar 19, 2024
Will be back! - Stunning trek!! The guide was so knowledgeable and made everything easy! A few very hard days in there but great food and accommodations! Well worth the money!
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665danyt
Mar 9, 2024
Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu the best with Inkas Destination - Amazing guide, amazing Salkantay Trek, would highly recommended all my friends, The hike were tough but the views and journey were amazing.
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B2982uhsantiagop
Mar 9, 2024
The best trek with Inkas Destination - Exellent, the guide of Inkas Destination and his team, has done excellent jobs. They helped us achieved and fulfilled our dream of reaching, I recommend him to anyone who want to do the Salkantay trek, Armando is a guide that can be trusted. My friends and I have engaged him for all our Salkantay trek, thanks you so much.
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Lindabb2527sg
Feb 13, 2024
An unforgettable adventure - I can't praise this tour enough. Luiz was an amazing guide, incredibly knowledgeable and professional. Santos cooked up delicious meals, and Carlos was super helpful with the horses. They made our adventure unforgettable. Would give 1000 stars if I could!
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Danbr356tx
Dec 16, 2023
Highly recommended excursion for nature lovers and adventurers - I can't say enough great things about this excursion. The tour guide Rene, the cooks and the horse handlers were all incredible in making our experience the best it could be. Great food!! Incredible sights for the entire trek and a great opportunity to challenge yourself, meet other travelers, and learn about Inca history and tradition. Rene was very knowledgeable and gracious in sharing the culture with us. I would strongly recommend making time for this if you're spending some time in Peru!
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Oliver
Sep 20, 2022
Salkantay Trek - The food was delicious and the guide Luis was great. He has a lot of knowledge about the Trek. It was a great experience.
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Danielvn1995vc
Mar 29, 2022
Everyone should try this trek. hike unforgettable - From the point of view of Challenge, mental and physical energies are required. However at the end of the trek the accomplish of getting Machu picchu is really rewarding. Shalkantay is a beauty difficult to forget. To prepare all the arrangements Luis was very efficient. At the end of the trek made a really accurated explanation of Machu picchu and the inca culture as well as peruvian culture now a days. Every details of the trail is well explained in advance. During the trek u can leave your heavy stuff (10Kg) in a horse and take the essencials things with u in a small bag. The firts day u go to the top of Humantay lake. a beautiful "laguna" in high altitud sourranded by un icy, rocky wall that take u breath away. During that night if u are like enough you can see the sky in from your glass roof tent. The second day is the hardest one. walking up to the salkantay pass (4650 m) where u can find some snow in the top and see the colossus montain of Salkantay. u can see diffentes climates forn the rocky montains to the jungle (ceja de selva) close to Machu Picchu. 3 th day is pretty easy, quite flat. you arrived a "aguas calientes" and have a proper shower and rest well for next day. On the 4th day u reach the beauty of Machu Picchu and Luis will resolve any doubt about it and the culture of the region. THe day before Luis was dinning with us and i was a really friendly and happy meeting talking about diferrencies and similarities of ours countries (Spain and Peru). really enjoyble conversation we were able to take many great pictures and have really good conversations with ours companions in the trek, what make the hike un experience difficult to forget and also a thing that will keep in our minds for a very long time
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Erik
Aug 6, 2019
Beautiful trek walking through different climates - I put myself to the challenge and joined the Salkantay Trek with Incas Destination. I didn't have a lot of experience hiking but I manage to complete the trek succesfully. It's a beautiful trail which leads you through different climates. On the first day you visit the Humantay Lake located on high altitude, a beautiful lake with an icy wall on the background. The second day is the most challenging, in the morning we were walking up to the Salkantay pass in the snow, in the afternoon we walked down all the way to the high jungle. Very interesting to see the vegetation slowly change, from snow to a green forrest environment. After the 2nd day the trek gets a bit easier. On the 4th day you will visit Machu Picchu, which is simply amazing. The guides are able to explain all the stories well in English and they create a nice atmosphere amongst the participants. I joined solo but I met many people on the way. You will wake up early everyday, but trust me you will fall asleep early as well after being outdoor all day. The food is great! I was able to take so many great pictures of the beautiful landscapes, so if you're hesitating to bring a camera definitely do it. Besides, you are able to put 10 kilos of your stuff on a horse while you're walking. Ps. I didn't use any walking sticks, it's definitely possible. Only my knees hurt a bit after walking down a lot, I think using sticks could have prevented it.
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