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Salkantay Trek To Machu Picchu 5 Days Via Llactapata in Tents

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

Salkantay Trek To Machu Picchu 5 Days Via Llactapata in Tents

If you love adventure and enjoy some of the best trekking routes in the world, our Salkantay Trek 5 Days is for you. It combines the most exciting trekking trails with the most incredible scenery imaginable. Join us on your own, in a couple, or as part of a group.

Expect to pass through snowy mountaintops before heading down through the cloud forest. You’ll end up hiking through the lush Peruvian jungle as you get closer and closer to the Wonder of the World, Machu Picchu. The drastic change in climate and surroundings makes this exciting trek so unique.

Not only will the scenery envelop you, but you’ll also see wonderful destinations on many travelers’ bucket lists. On day 1, you’ll trek up to the stunning Humantay Lake, which sits like a blue gem amidst the snowy backdrop. The next day, we’ll embark on the challenging trail to the Salkantay Pass to see the majestic Salkantay Mountain. On day 4, you’ll visit the fascinating Inca archaeological site of Llactapata and get your first glimpse of Machu Picchu.

As if that wasn’t enough to get your heartbeat racing, what better way to end the ultimate trip than with a visit to the Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu. You’ll enjoy a guided tour of about two hours before climbing Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu mountain and contemplating a panoramic view of the Citadel. You’ll feel like you’re flying high like a condor and transport back in time hundreds of years to imagine what life was like back then.

Our Salkantay trek in tents is the best in this circuit, as you will be away from the large crowds of tourists who visit every day this place, you will also enjoy photos and incredible stories of our guide. Feel like in a 5 star hotel with our service and comfort in our high quality tents where you will enjoy a deep sleep in the silence of the Andes. Don’t miss out on this great adventure to Machu Picchu.

Why Take the Salkantay Trek To Machu Picchu 5 Days in Tents?

  • Disfruta de un viaje lejos de las grandes multitudes de turistas que visitan salkantay.
  • Sleep comfortably in the silence of the Andes.
  • Walk alone with your group and your guide without crowds of tourists.
  • feel safe with our exclusive and high quality attention.
  • The Salkantay Trek is considered one of the 25 best treks in the world by National Geographic Adventure Travel Magazine.
  • Enjoy one of the very best trekking adventures you’ll find in Peru and South America.
  • Besides the Inca Trail, the Salkantay Trek is one of the most popular treks to Machu Picchu and is less frequented by tourists.
  • Visit stunning locations like Humantay Lake and the glorious Salkantay Mountain.
  • Witness incredible scenery like cascades, waterfalls, glaciers, mountains, colorful valleys, unique plants and wildlife, and the cloud forest.
  • Hike alongside the magnificent Salkantay glacier.
  • Exploring the ancient citadel of Machu Picchu is one of the greatest experiences in the world.
Itinerary

DAY 1Cusco - Soraypampa - Humantay Lake - Soyroccocha

Visit places
Cusco
Soraypampa
Humantay Lake
Salkantay Pampa
Soyroccocha Camp

Your Andean mountain adventure begins at 4:30 a.m. when we will pick you up at your hotel in our private van and take you to the trailhead in Soraypampa. On the way you will pass through two picturesque indigenous villages called Iscuchaca and Limatambo. In addition, you will have spectacular views of impressive valleys and the famous Salkantay snow-capped mountain.

Once we arrive at the trailhead in Soraypampa, we will have breakfast while admiring the breathtaking views of the mountain glaciers of Humantay (5,950 m / 19,521 ft) and Salkantay (6,271 m / 20,574 ft). We then hike 2.5 hours round trip to visit the turquoise Humantay Lake. Then, we will take approximately an hour and a half to ascend to Salkantay Pampa, where you can enjoy an excellent lunch in front of the majestic glacier.

Then, we head to our first camp at Soroccocha, located at the foot of the imposing Salkantay Mountain. At the camp, we will have afternoon tea to warm us up and snacks waiting for us. Your tents will already be set up and you can settle in before dinner.

  • Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
  • Accommodation:Camps
  • Difficulty:Moderate
  • Walking Distance:10 km / 6.21 miles
  • hiking Duration:5 to 6 hours
  • Highest Elevation:4,800 m / 15,748 ft
  • Campsite Elevation:4,490 m / 14,731 ft

DAY 2Soyroccocha - Salkantay Pass - Colpapampa

Visit places
Soyroccocha
Salkantay Pass
Wayracmachay
Rayanniyoc
Colpapampa Camp

Your guide will wake you with a hot mug of tea or coffee in your tent before you get up for breakfast. After a hearty and delicious breakfast, we continue our Salkantay journey with a climb for about an hour to arrive at the trek’s highest point, Salkantay pass at 4,630 m / 15,190 ft. At the pass, we take some well-deserved photos and enjoy looking at the massive snow-capped mountains Huayanay, Humantay and Salkantay towering above us and at the lakes and rivers below.

As a side trip, we take 30 minutes to enjoy the exquisite and panoramic, turquoise Salkantay Lake. Next, we continue down to Rayanniyoc for lunch. Then, we trek for a couple of hours at our final stop for the day at our camp near the tiny village of Collpapampa. Hot drinks and appetizers will once again be waiting for you when you arrive.

  • Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
  • Accommodation:Camps
  • Difficulty:Challenging
  • Walking Distance:16 km / 9.94 miles
  • hiking Duration:7 to 8 hours
  • Highest Elevation:4,630 m / 15,190 ft
  • Campsite Elevation:3,900 m / 9,514 ft

DAY 3Colpapampa - The Hot Springs - Lucmabamba

Visit places
Colpapampa
The Hot Springs
Lucmabamba Camp
Ollantaytambo Hotel

This day marks the time we’ve passed our midway point. We start walking to our next destination, Lucmabamba. During this time, you’ll see a variety of wonders, including birds, fruit plantations with their flowering orchards and cacao and coffee trees. We’ll reach our destination for lunch with plenty of time to relax.

After lunch, we’ll tour a coffee plantation close to the campsite. Here we take a relaxing tour, where we get to learn about the source of Peruvian coffee, which is increasingly popular around the world. We begin by browsing the fields, learning about the different types of beans and picking our own. Then, we roast and grind them into coffee. Finally, we get to brew and drink our own coffee! It is a truly unique experience. Co-existing with fields of tomatoes and avocados are multiple ecosystems with another astonishing variety of flora and fauna.

Around 3pm, we’ll take local transportation for half an hour to Cocalmayo, where you can bathe in the natural hot springs. We come back to camp relaxed and hungry for our dinner, made with the fruits and vegetables that we picked today.

  • Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
  • Difficulty:Easy
  • Accommodation:Camp
  • Walking Distance:14 km / 8.69 miles
  • hiking Duration:3 to 4 hours
  • Highest Elevation:3,900 m / 9,514 ft
  • Campsite Elevation:2,000 m / 6,562 ft

DAY 4Lucmabamba - Llactapata Inca ruins - Aguas Calientes

Visit places
Lucmabamba
Llactapata Inca ruins
Hidrolectrica
Aguas Calientes Hotel

We resume our journey by travelling along the remote and ancient Inca Trail uphill for three hours to the Puncuyoc Pass. During this journey, you’ll see the spectacular scenes of the fruit plantations and distinct valleys. Our next destination is the Inca Ruins in Llactapata. You’ll enjoy seeing the Citadel of Machu Picchu from across the valley, along with the Aobamba Canyon and neighboring mountains: Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu.

Next is a two-hour trek down to the hydroelectric plant. This serves as Cusco’s primary power source, a renewable and ecologically produced electricity. Nearby is our lunch spot, where we enjoy another hearty and delicious meal.

The last leg of your memorable Salkantay adventure involves traversing to Aguas Calientes via the National Park of Machu Picchu. Appreciate the lush sub-tropical jungle, full of orchids and epiphytes growing on the trees. Your excitement builds as you travel closer to the magnificent Machu Picchu! When we arrive in Aguas Calientes you will have time to check into your hotel before our dinner together at a restaurant in town.

  • Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
  • Accommodation:Camp
  • Difficulty:Moderate
  • Walking Distance:15 km / 9.32 miles
  • hiking Duration:5 to 6 hours
  • Minimum Elevation:2,040 m / 6,693ft
  • Hotel Elevation:2,040 m / 6,693 ft

DAY 5Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - and back to Cusco

Visit places
Aguas Calientes
Machu Picchu
back to Cusco Hotel

This is the day you’ve been waiting for! After an early breakfast at your hotel, you’ll take one of the first busses up to Machu Picchu, so that you can be there to witness the sunrise. It is a truly extraordinary site and not something you’ll want to miss! Your guide will give you a tour, which takes about two hours. You will see most of the important parts of Machu Picchu Citadel. You will also learn about how Machu Picchu is divided into three sectors: agricultural, residential and religious.

After your tour, those who have booked in advance for an extra hike up Huayna Picchu will have time to enjoy those views on their own. When you have had your fill of the exceptional views of Machu Picchu, you will take the bus back down to Aguas Calientes for lunch (not included). Depending on your train departure time, you may also have time for some shopping, sightseeing or a visit to the museum or hot springs.

The Expedition train will take you back to Ollantaytambo at 14:55 pm. or 16:22 pm. following the spectacular Urubamba River. Close to Aguas Calientes, the canyon is narrow and the river has many beautiful sections of whitewater. You can also see Wiñay Wayna from the train, if you look up high on the steep canyon wall! Back at Ollantaytambo, your driver will meet you at the exit from the train station to take you back to your hotel in Cusco in our private vehicle. You can expect to arrive at your hotel by 7:00pm.

  • Meals: Breakfast
  • Difficulty:Moderate
  • Bus To Machu Picchu: 25 Mins there – 25 Mins back
  • Tour in Machu Picchu: 2-3 hours exploring
  • Machu Picchu Site Elevation: 2,430 m / 7,972 ft
  • Huayna Picchu Mountain Elevation: 2,720 m / 8,924 ft
  • Machu Picchu Mountain Elevation: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft
  • Huchuy Picchu Mountain Elevation: 2,497 m / 8,192 ft
  • Sun Gate Elevation: 2,720 m / 8,924 ft
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
  • Motorola Talkabout Radio, for communication
  • Medical Kit – First Aid Kit
  • One duffle bag per person
  • Customer Service 24/7
  • Extra oxygen
Private Camping Equipment
  • We also include a large tent with table and chairs for you to enjoy your meal without worry-free, and all the cooking equipment, carried by our porters and horses
  • We also included a portable toilet
Permits & Entrance Tickets
  • Entrance Ticket to Salkantay Trek
  • Entrance Ticket to Humantay Lake
  • Entrance Ticket to Machu Picchu Circuit (1 or 2)
Transportation
  • Day 1: Private transportation from your hotel in Cusco to the start of the trek.
  • Horses, and muleteers horses carry your 8-kg / 16-pound personal items.
  • Day 5: Bus ticket to Machu Picchu round trip.
  • Day 5: Train Ticket from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo
  • Day 5: Private transport from Ollantaytambo train station to your hotel in Cusco.
Meals
  • Meals: 5 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, and 4 Dinners
  • Meals: vegetarian and vegan
  • Water to drink on the trail every day
  • Wake up tea, every morning
  • Tea Time or Happy Hour, every afternoon
  • Snacks on the trail daily
  • Products for hygiene
Accommodation
  • Night 1, 2, 3: Private Camp
  • 4-Person, 4-season tents, destined for 2 travelers
  • 1 Polar sheet per person
  • Pillows throughout the tour
  • Rubber warmers, for the night
  • Night 4: Hotel in Aguas Calientes
Additional Included
  • 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
  • One foamy sleeping pad per person
  • 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 Trek To Machu Picchu 5 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 Trek To Machu Picchu 5 Days in one place. Please read the following information carefully – it will help you with any questions about our services.
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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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Sara M

Family Traveller

I did this trek with my mom (who is 57) and we had an incredible time! The scenery was stunning — we got to see everything from the beautiful Humantay lake, to Salkantay pass, to the forest, and finally Machu Picchu. Our guide Alex was so friendly and made us all feel like a family — he was also super organized and gave us the detailed plan for each day. He was also very knowledgeable about Andean/Incan culture and taught us a lot about the Andean people.

The second day was very difficult so be prepared to hike 24 km, rain or shine, and the trail is pretty rocky/muddy.

Overall would definitely recommend this trek as an amazing way to see the beautiful scenery in Peru as well as learn about Incan & Andean culture!

19 November, 2023
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