4-Day Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu with Humantay Lagoon

4 Days Duration

Experiences

About This Tour

Embark on this 4-day trek to Machu Picchu beneath the magnificent Salkantay Mountain and take in the beautiful, ever-changing landscapes of Peru. Explore the Hu...

Duration: 4 Days · Tour type: Shared · Activity level: Hard · Accommodation: Included · Budget · Transport: Included · Wheelchair access: No · Cities: Cusco, Machu Picchu, Salcantay, Ollantaytambo · Languages: English

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What's Included

Pick-up from your hotel in Cusco.
Transportation from Cusco to Mollepata - Challacancha.
Professional bilingual Peruvian guide.
Cook.
Horseman and horse for the transport of camping equipment.
3 breakfasts / 3 lunches / 3 dinners.
Sleeping tents.
1 night in Aguas Calientes.
Entrance to Machu Picchu.
Return train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo, at available times.

Not Included

Saddle horse.
The first breakfast.
Last lunch and last dinner.
Sleeping bag.
Entrance to Huayna Picchu.
Round-trip bus (US$ 24 up and down).
Entrance fee to Salkantay (10 soles per person).
Extra porter or horses.

Itinerary

1

Day 01

Cusco to Mollepata and Soraypampa via Humantay Lagoon

At 4:30 am, we will pick you up from your hotel to begin our journey to Mollepata, where we will have breakfast. Then, we continue by the same transport to Challacancha. Here, we will have lunch and spend about 3 hours exploring the Humantay lagoon. On the way back to camp, we will have dinner and rest for the second day.
2

Day 02

Soraypampa to Challhuay via Salkantay Pass

After breakfast at 5:00 am, we begin the walk towards the Salkantay Pass, which takes approximately 4 hours. Later, we descend for 2 hours to Arayanniyoq, where lunch awaits us. After lunch, we will rest for a few minutes. Then, we continue for 3 hours to the camp in the town of Challhuay.
3

Day 03

Santa Teresa, Hydroelectric and Aguas Calientes

The day begins at 6:00 am after breakfast. We continue our journey to Santa Teresa, where we will have lunch. Then, we continue to Hydroelectric. In the afternoon, we continue our 3-hour walk along the railway line to the town of Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu). Upon reaching Aguas Calientes, we will head to our hostel, where we will spend the third night. In the evening, we will have dinner at a tourist restaurant. Here, our guide will give you directions for the next day's tour to Machu Picchu.
4

Day 04

Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu and Return to Cusco

At dawn, at 4:30 am, you will have breakfast at your lodge, then begin the hike of approximately 2 hours until you reach the control point at 6:00 am. Here, we will begin the 2-hour guided tour inside the historic center of Machu Picchu. Then, we continue with our 1-hour hike to Machu Picchu Mountain, with entrance time from 8:00 am to 9:00 am. Afterwards, at 1:00 pm or 2:00 pm, we will descend to the village of Machu Picchu to take the return Inca Rail train to Ollantaytambo. Then, take the bus to the city of Cusco.