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Salkantay Trek 7 Days Plus Inca Trail To Machu Picchu

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Departure city: Cusco, Peru
Ends in the city: Cusco, Peru
Group Size: 12 PER GROUP
Availability: Daily Departures
Trip Styles: Hiking
Max Altitude: 4630 M. / 15190 FT.
Lodging Type: Camps
Difficulty: Vigorous
Overview

Salkantay Trek & Inca Trail To Machu Picchu

The 7 Day Salkantay – Inca Trail offers tourists the chance to enjoy a mix of both the Salkantay Trek and the Inca Trail combined. Starting on the Salkantay Trek, the route diverges just before Salkantay Pass. It instead goes over the Incachiriaska Pass (Frozen Inca Pass), which leads down to the village of Huayllabamba, where you join the Inca Trail and continue to Machu Picchu via the Sun Gate

Why Take the Inca Trail?

  • The 7 Day trek to Machu Picchu offers tourists the chance to enjoy a mix of both the Salkantay Trek and the Inca Trail combined.
  • The Salkantay Trek is listed as one of the 25 best treks in the world by National Geographic Adventure Travel Magazine.
  • The Salkantay Trek is one of the very best trekking adventures you will find in Peru and South America.
  • Trekkers can see natural bridges, snowcapped mountains, colorful valleys, waterfalls, wildlife, unique plants, and cloud forest.
  • Camping with fewer people allows you to control your trip and have the best views of these incredible mountains!
  • The Inca Trail trek is listed in the TOP 5 best hikes in the world by multiple different magazines.
Itinerary

DAY 1Hike to the Jewel in the Mountains

Visit places
Cusco
Mollepata
Marcocasa
Canal Inca
Soraypampa Camp

You’re about to start a magical adventure that combines the two best routes to walk to Machu Picchu: the Salkantay Trek and the Inca Trail. Our journey begins very early. We’ll pick you up from your hotel’s door in the city of Cusco at 4:30 a.m. and will take you in our private transport for 2.5 hours to the starting point of the Challacancha trek . There you’ll meet all the team that will accompany you while you enjoy a delicious breakfast. You’ll start the walk in the middle of fertile green valleys and under the immense Andean mountains’ watchful eye. You’ll ascend slightly for 3.5 hours to the place where we’ll have lunch. After resting for a while, we’ll continue on a less inclined terrain that’s easier to walk.Suddenly, as if he had quickly risen to his feet, the huge sacred glacier of Humantay will appear. It’s inevitable to feel your heart accelerate in front of its powerful and gigantic presence. Remember that mountains are the main gods for the Andean culture and must be worshiped and respected. The temperature will drop suddenly here, and you’ll have to keep warm, so don’t forget to take warm clothes in a backpack that you carry with you. Our camp will be a little further in Soraypampa (3850 m / 12631 ft ft), where our team will welcome you with exquisite hot drinks. You’ll spend the night in the middle of a glacial valley after satisfying your stomach with a fantastic dinner. Take the opportunity to contemplate the night sky’s depth and hand over your soul to the stars.Minimum altitude:  3350 m / 10990 ft

  • Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
  • Accommodation:Camps
  • Difficulty:Moderate
  • Walking Distance:6.8 miles
  • Starting Elevation:   3350 m / 10990 ft
  • Highest Elevation:  4200 m/ 13779 ft
  • Campsite Elevation:3850 m / 12631 ft ft

DAY 2The Stunning Salkantay Pass and Incredible Views

Visit places
Soraypampa
Humantay Lake
Salkantay Pampa
Ichupata Camp

We’ll wake you up with a hot coca-leaf tea that will help you start the day in the best way. Then you can savor our delicious breakfast. Before leaving, we’ll have a short chat with our guide who’ll explain these immense mountains’ meaning for the Andean culture. With the permission of the sacred glaciers, you’ll start a 2-hour walk to a real turquoise gem of the mountains, the famous Humantay Lake born from the glacier’s snows of the same name that will appear in front of you closer than ever. Let yourself be enveloped by the brightness of the waters and the tranquillity of the place where ritual ceremonies are still performed in honor of nature.You’ll return to the main path, and then we’ll ascend slightly to Salkantay Pampa, where you will enjoy lunch at approximately 1:00 p.m. If you think the beauty of the Humantay Mountain is impressive, get ready to see the face of Apu Salkantay, a huge glacier that’s considered one of the main deities in the entire region. After lunch, we’ll ascend for 2 hours to Ichupata or Japanese Pampa (4,200 masl / 13,779 fasl). The cold will start to worsen due to the altitude, so don’t forget to take warm clothes and gloves with you. As always, we’ll welcome you with a cup of hot drink, and then you’ll enjoy dinner. Since the camp is in Salkantay Mountain’s vicinity, you may hear the thunder of avalanches, but there’s nothing to worry about, as these occur in another area. Don’t forget that this camp is the highest and that at night the temperature can reach close to 0 C.

  • Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
  • Accommodation:Camps
  • Difficulty: challenging
  • Walking Distance:8 miles
  • Starting Elevation:  3850 m / 12631 ftt
  • Highest Elevation:  4500 m / 14764 ft
  • Campsite Elevation:  4500 m / 14764 ft

DAY 3Adventure Through the Andean Mountains

Visit places
Ichupata
Inca Chiriasca Pass
Canal Inca Camp
You’ll welcome the day with a hot cup of coca tea and prepare to face the most challenging day on the route. You’ll slowly ascend to the Inca Chiriasca pass (5,000 masl / 16,404 fasl) while enjoying the company of the powerful glaciers. Once you reach the top of the open, we will bring you coca tea again to help you withstand the altitude while you contemplate the valleys dotted with crystalline lakes. If you’re lucky, you’ll be able to appreciate the flight of the huge condor. From this point you can start the descent or take an optional 30-minute walk to see the glaciers up close. Once you arrive at the place where we’ll have lunch, we will be waiting for you with everything ready. After a short rest, we will continue the descent through beautiful Andean valleys until we reach our camp located in a community made up of just 10 families.
  • Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
  • Accommodation:Camps
  • Difficulty:Challenging
  • Walking Distance:8.7 miles
  • Starting Elevation:4600 m / 15091 ft
  • Highest Elevation:  5100 m / 16732 ft
  • Campsite Elevation:3900 m / 12795 ft

DAY 4Your Inca Expedition Begins Here

Visit places
Canal Inca
Pauccar Cancha
Wayllabamba
Ayapata Camp

Today you will have the feeling of having traveled back in time as you share the path of the traditional farmers of Peru who live in complete communion and respect with Mother Earth, or Pachamama, as it has been done since ancient times. Observe their lifestyle and appreciate their tranquillity. Later you’ll arrive at an Inca archaeological site to learn a little about its history and advanced architecture. Your guide will also show you how the vegetation changes as you get closer to the Amazon jungle.Finally, you’ll enter the classic Inca Trail, where you’ll have lunch. After a short break, you’ll ascend to our camp. Make sure you have your camera ready because you don’t want to miss the opportunity to photograph the impressive mountains and waterfalls that welcome you when entering the cloud forest.

  • Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
  • Accommodation:Camps
  • Difficulty:Moderate
  • Walking Distance:8.6 miles
  • Starting Elevation:3900 m / 12795 ft
  • Highest Elevation:3750 m / 12303 ft
  • Campsite Elevation:3600 m / 11829 ft

DAY 5Retracing Ancient Steps and Visiting Ruins

Visit places
Ayapata
Warmi Wañusca Pass
Runcuraccay
Chaquicocha Camp

Today is the most demanding day, but also one of the most amazing. We’ll visit archaeological sites and enter the mysterious cloud forest. After breakfast, we’ll ascend for 2 hours while seeing how the landscape begins to change dramatically. The vegetation will decrease as we reach a higher altitude, and Andean straw or ‘ichhu’ will begin to appear, which is the main food for the beautiful auquenids that graze peacefully in this area. We will reach 4,200 masl / 13,779 fasl at the Dead Woman’s Pass, where you’ll have time to rest while you contemplate the glaciers whose perpetual snows resist disappearing due to climate change. Later we’ll descend through a cobbled path to the point where we’ll have lunch. This part of the trail will be dotted with exotic flowers and orchids. We ask you to help us take care of them, please, as they are in danger of extinction.If your walk is calm and you manage to connect with nature, you should be accompanied by the magical flight of hummingbirds that are a sign of good luck, according to the Andean culture. After lunch, we’ll climb again for 2 hours until we reach a new pass. A little further on, you’ll discover the beautiful archaeological site of Runcuraccay.

Although there are many theories and studies about the place, Runcuraccay is said to have been a strategic vantage point to monitor the valley. Take the opportunity to take pictures and feel like you’re a bird that can take off from there to surrender to the air currents and fly beside the mountains. After a brief rest and the explanation from our guide, we’ll begin to descend for an hour to the place called Yanacocha, where rituals were performed in honor of water’s spirit. Little by little, the mist will cover the road as you enter the cloud forest and approach the Sayacmarca archaeological site. There you will be dazzled by the fine work and mastery of Inca architecture. Keep going! There are still 30 more minutes of walking to our camp located in Chaquicocha. You’ll feel the embrace of the Amazonian spirit and the energy of life that will surround you in an incredible place to observe local flora and fauna’s diversity.

  • Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
  • Accommodation:Camps
  • Difficulty:Challenging
  • Walking Distance:9.9 miles
  • Starting Elevation:3600 m / 11829 ft
  • Highest Elevation:4215 m / 13829 ft
  • Campsite Elevation:3650 m / 11975 ft

DAY 6Explore Incan Ruins and Their History

Visit places
Chaquicocha
Phuyupatamarca
Wiñay Wayna Camp

The effort you made yesterday will be rewarded with the most relaxed day on the route today. Before starting the trek, ask permission from the beautiful Pumasillo glacier and fill yourself with its energy. It will only be 5 hours of walking where you will see three impressive archaeological sites before arriving at our next camp. You’ll get to know the Inca complex of Phuyupatamarca or Pueblo Sobre las Nubes. The Inca nobles used this sacred place to communicate with the stars and study astronomy. Later, you’ll see an agricultural experimentation station where you’ll find a series of platforms used to create microclimates and thus boost the production of food in the area.Finally, you’ll arrive at our last camp located in Wiñay Wayna (2,600 masl / 8,530 fasl), where you can leave your backpacks and walk for 5 minutes to see the most important archaeological site on the route, not counting Machu Picchu, of course. Again the advanced architecture of the Incas will surprise you with its aqueducts and temples. Listen carefully to our guide, who’ll reveal the mysteries of this fascinating place to you

After lunch, you’ll have the opportunity to take a hot shower, and then you need to relax as you’ll have the afternoon free. Enjoy your happy hour and your last dinner before our team of porters says goodbye to you. Thank them warmly for allowing you to have a fantastic adventure comfortably.

  • Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
  • Accommodation:Camps
  • Difficulty:Easy
  • Walking Distance:6.2 miles
  • Starting Elevation:3650 m / 11975 ft
  • Highest Elevation:3600 m / 11811 ft
  • Campsite Elevation:2650 m / 8694 ft

DAY 7Enter the Incredible Incan Fortress: Machu Picchu

Visit places
Wiñay Wayna
SUNGATE (Inti Punku)
Machu Picchu
Train To Ollantaytambo
Cusco Hotel

The day has arrived. As soon as you wake up, you’ll feel the deep beating of your heart that will be anxious for your visit to one of the most memorable and energetic places in the world: Machu Picchu. We’ll wake up much earlier than usual, as darkness is still enveloping everything, and we’ll quickly have our breakfast and start a 2-hour walk to the historic sanctuary of Machu Picchu. As soon as you arrive at Puerta del Sol, you’ll see this archaeological gem in the middle of the mountains for the first time in the distance. You’ll wonder how the ancient Peruvians were able to build this wonder on almost inaccessible land. The last stretch is approximately 45 minutes. The sun’s spectacle at dawn illuminating this ancient site will leave you breathless and shake your soul. You’ll have a 2-hour guided tour where you’ll gradually discover the secrets of the Inca citadel. Then take advantage of your free time to explore the corners of this energy centre on your own. You’ll surely be surprised by how the Inca architects built these immense stone walls in perfect harmony with nature. You’ll also notice that some fountains and aqueducts still continue to function after being built more than five centuries ago.At the exit of the complex, you’ll find buses that regularly leave for Aguas Calientes, a hectic miniature metropolis where you’ll find many restaurants. Choose the one you want to enjoy your lunch in (food not included in the tour). Remember that you must be at the train station 30 minutes before your departure. The station is usually full of people which can slow you down a lot.

  • Meals: Breakfast
  • Difficulty:Easy
  • Distance traveled:3 miles
  • Machu Picchu Elevation:2430 m / 7972 ft

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Ministry of Culture of Peru is the entity in charge of regulating the use of the Inca Trail and issuing entry permits. To access the Inca Trail it’s essential that you have a permit from the Ministry of Culture that matches the information in your passport exactly: name, passport number, nationality, and age. Only officially licensed tourism agencies can secure these permits, which are not transferable under any circumstances. If you want to change the date of your excursion you have to make sure that there are spaces available on the new date and buy a new permit. They are rules of the Government of Peru that we all must follow. If there are no permits available for the date you want, there are other incredible options to walk to Machu Picchu. We’ll be happy to find the perfect excursion for you.

Trip Info
Inclusions
Packing List
Before You Go

High Quality Service & Safety

  • Pre-departure briefing
  • Experienced Guide speaks English and Spanish
  • A professional cook only for our group
  • Medical Kit – First Aid Kit
  • Private Camping Equipment
  • One duffle bag per person
  • Customer Service 24/7
  • Extra oxygen

Permits & Entrance Tickets

  • Entrance Ticket to Machu Picchu Archaeological Site
  • Entrance ticket to the Inca Trail

Transportation

  • The first 3 days the horses and muleteers carry their personal items of 8 kg / 16 pounds.
  • The last 4 days on the Inca trail the porters will carry their personal items of 8 kg / 16 pounds.
  • Day 7: Train Ticket from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo
  • Day 7: Private transport from Ollantaytambo train station to your hotel in Cusco.

Meals

  • Meals: 7 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches, and 6 Dinners
  • Meals: vegetarian and vegan
  • Water to drink on the trail every day
  • Wake up tea
  • Tea Time or Happy Hour
  • Snacks on the trail daily
  • Products for hygiene

Accommodation

  • Personal Accommodation in Private Campsites
  • Hotel in Aguas Calientes

Extra inclusions

  • Pillows throughout the tour
  • PRO Air sleeping pad, Therma-Rest brand
  • Sleeping bag
  • Trekking stick

What Is Not Included?

  • Travel Insurance
  • Tips for our staff
  • Additional costs or delays out of control of the management
  • entrance ticket to Salkantay (S/15)
  • Original Passport
  • Walking boots
  • Waterproof jacket / rain poncho
  • Warm jacket
  • Hat and gloves
  • T-shirts
  • Comfortable trousers
  • Sun hat
  • Sun cream (factor 35 or higher)
  • Insect repellant
  • Toiletries and hand sanitiser
  • Personal medication
  • Camera and film with extra batteries
  • Torch with spare batteries
  • Daypack

Information Before leaving for the Salkantay Trail 7 Days

We want to make your trip to Peru as memorable and as easy as possible. In this section, you will find speedy answers to all those questions you had about Salkantay Trail 7 Days in one place. Please read the following information carefully – it will help you with any questions about our services.
Has another question that we haven’t answered here? Drop us a line, and we will get back to you asap!

Briefing or informative meeting

All information meetings are held in your hotel at 6:00 p.m., one night before the tour begins. If you cannot attend, you must coordinate another time at the Peru Hike offices. These meetings last approximately 30 to 45 minutes and there you will be given a small duffel bag, in which you’ll put all the belongings you intend to bring on the trek that won’t be in your day pack.

Duffel bag or canvas case

ou’ll receive a canvas case or duffel bag during your briefing. The porters will take them on the way and will deliver them to you when you get to each camp. They measure 66 cm / 2 ft. Long x 36 cm / 1 ft. Wide.

A maximum of 5 kg is allowed for each duffel bag that includes the weight of your sleeping bag, mat, clothes and other personal items.

Payment of Trek Balance (in Cusco)

The trek has to be paid for in full by at least 7.30 pm two days before departure. For example, if your tour departs on a Wednesday, then you must come to our office before 7.30 pm on Monday.

It would be much appreciated if you pay the trek balance in cash US dollars or local currency. You can withdraw some money from several ATMs along Avenida Sol (either in US dollars or local Peruvian Soles). You can pay by credit card or PAYPAL online, but you will have to pay an 8% service charge, charged by VISA and PAYPAL. We do not accept bank checks or payment of the balance by traveler’s checks.

Can I store my luggage at your office?

Of course! During the travel, your main luggage can be stored at our office(you can organize briefing day or by email) or at your hotel, both free of charge.

Any equipment that you are not going to need on the trek can be stored safely in your hotel. Nearly every hotel will provide this service. Don’t leave items of value with your bags, put them in the hotel safe and obtain an itemized receipt (In the unlikely case of theft many insurance companies require that you have a copy of the receipt itemizing all the items). Best put items such as credit cards inside a sealed, signed envelope for extra peace of mind.

Pick up of guests

Peru Hike can pick you up from your hotel, as long as it’s in the Historic Center of Cusco. The pickup time will be coordinated with your guide in the briefing. The pickup time may vary between 30 and 45 minutes due to traffic. Cusco is a very old city, therefore, it has many narrow cobbled streets. Some hotels and Airbnbs may be located on streets without access to cars or on long, steep slopes, making it difficult to transport luggage. We strongly recommend that you book accommodation with good access.

Return to Cusco

Returning from Machu Picchu requires quite a bit of logistics, but don’t worry. Everything is included in your tour!

  • In Machu Picchu you’ll board a bus that will take you for 25 minutes to the small city of Aguas Calientes. The buses are boarded according to your arrival.
  • In Aguas Calientes you’ll board a train to Ollantaytambo or Cusco. Your guide will give you the train tickets where the boarding time will be shown. Make sure you’re on the platform 30 minutes early. The train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo takes 2 hours.
  • Once you arrive at the station, our representative, identified with the Peru Hike clothing, will be waiting to transfer you to Plaza San Francisco, in Cusco. The trip from Ollantaytambo to Plaza San Francisco takes 2 hours.
  • In San Francisco, depending on your hotel’s location, we will take you to a smaller car from our company (Hyundai H1) to transfer you faster to your hotel in Cusco.

Group tours

Group tours are made up of different types of people. Physical conditions and ages can vary. By agreeing to be part of a group tour, you also accept that some people may be faster or slower than you. Therefore, each person can go at their own pace on the route. It may be the case that a group wishes to modify the tour; however, it will be the guide who decides, after consulting with all the participants, if said modifications can be made.

Strikes and demonstrations

Strikes and demonstrations are usually frequent in Peru and this may interrupt some of our tours. Roads can be blocked and train tracks can be taken over. However, we will try to keep your excursion as planned, even if it means leaving the night before the scheduled date. Under these circumstances, tours may also be cancelled. In case of changes or cancellations, all situations will be coordinated with you by our operations department. Your safety is our highest priority and our decisions will be made to protect it.

Lost objects

You’re responsible for your objects during the tour. Please pay attention to where you leave your things and remember to take everything once you leave our trucks, tents, or restaurants.

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We went with 7 family members, ages 8-57. Our guide, Saul, was wonderful. The food was excellent and the scenery was magnificent. This is the trip of a lifetime.

4 May, 2021
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