Salkantay Trek Plus Inca Trail Trek 6 Days / 5 Nights

Pickup from your hotel at 4:00 am.
Private transportations to trail head about 2 hours in a half to Mollepata village, here we will have a chance to have a breakfast in a local restaurant.
And then half hour more driving to the start point of our trek named Challacancha the start point of our hike.
Weather, to be honest is always changing from hot in the morning and cold in the afternoon and very cold at night sometimes can rain, snow, hail and even in the dry season.
Explore the most beautiful lake of Humantay.
Camping spot called Salkantay pampa.
Walking Distance in first day – 15 km / 9 miles.
Elevation changes in the hike since: Cusco 3335 m = 10941 ft. to Challacancha 3715 m = 12188 ft.
Campsite Elevation – Salkantay pampa 4100 m = 13451 ft.
Considered: Acclimatization easy day.
Look out we provided you lunch, dinner, hot drinks at campsite, boiled water for drink, snacks are included.

Hiking Challenger day but breathtaking views in the entire trip.
Walking Distance – 16 km = 10 mi.
Starting Elevation – since 4100 m = 13451 ft.
Highest Elevation – Incachiriasca(4850 m / 15908 ft.)
Campsite Elevation – Canal Inca 3,750 m. / 12,303 ft.
Considered: Moderate one of the most beautiful day, we can see the Salkantay magnificent glacier mountain.
Look out we provided you Breakfast, lunch, dinner, hot drinks at campsite, boiled water for drink and snacks are included.

Trekking in to the kind of Rocky Mountains and glaciers surrounded.

Walking Distance – 13 km / 8 miles easy go down around the Salcantay River.
Starting Elevation Canal Inca 3,750 m. / 12,303 ft.
Lowest elevation – wayllabamba 300 m. / 9842 ft.
Campsite Elevation – Ayapata 3300 m = 10826 ft.
Considered: moderate day mostly downhill.
Today we will say good bye to the horseman and horses because after lunch we will get the official Inca Trail and we will continue with porters from today.
Look out we provided you Breakfast, lunch, dinner, hot drinks at campsite, boiled water for drink and snacks are included.
The Area: Cloud Forest usually very warm weather.

Another challenger day to survive the two highest mountains, breathtaking views.
Hike distance: 16 km = 9 mi. Up and Down over Stone paved stairs
Altitude changes since: Ayapata 3300 m to 4215 m highest point.
Campsite Elevation –Chaquikcocha 3600 m. = 11811 ft.
Considered: long day up and down stone paved trail.
We will have chance to visit two Inca sites Runcuraccay (egg shape ruins) and Sayacmarca.
Weather to be honest is always changing from hot during the day to cold at night and rain any moment even in the dry season.
Look out we provided you Breakfast, lunch, dinner, hot drinks at campsite, boiled water for drink and snacks are included.

Today we have easy walk.
We have chance to visit, 3 not too famous but beautiful Inca sites, Phuyupatamarca (village above the clouds), Intipata (terraces of the sun), Wiñayhuayna (forever young)
Our hike distance now is more down: 10 km.
Today altitude changes: Chaquikcocha 3600 m. = 11811 ft.
Camping site altitude: Wiñayhuayna 2666 m = 8746 ft.
This day will no doubt provide you with memories that you will never forget because is more explorations and less walk.

Walk distance: Walking distance: 5 km / 3 miles
Very early in the morning wake up our last control point is open since 5: 30 am, and starts walk to (Inti Punku) the “Sun Gate” to have the first view of Machu Picchu.
We will have a Guided tour with very good explanations of our tour guide in Machu Picchu.
We can climb the extra mountain Huayna Picchu Mountain (if we booked it in advance).
After everything we can get to Aguas Calientes city for lunch by walk or bus.
We have to take the train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo train stations.
Our private transportations from Ollantaytambo to Cusco it’ll be waiting with our names.

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We will pick you up from your hotel at 4:00 a.m. to drive for about 2 hours to Mollepata village. Here we’ll stop in a local restaurant and have breakfast, and then we’ll continue drive for half hour more to the start point of our Salkantay trek named Challancha. As soon as we get there we’ll find a horseman who is going to waiting for us, he and our cook they will pack all the camping equipment and cooking stuff, we will give them our duffel bags, they are going to take care of our extra staff and our everyday food, so we will start hiking together with our tour guide who will be responsible of hiking group, the first 1/2 hours i´ll be a little bit uphill to get Inca Canal where we will have a spectacular and brief taking lands escapes, from here is easy till lunch spot named Soraypampa (3800 m/11750 ft.); after enjoy a very delicious Peruvian food we will hike up to the beautiful snow- mountains Lake of (Humantay; 4120 m/13500 ft.)

After take a good rest in the Humantay lake we have to continue hike for 2 more hours till camping spot, we will walk dawn to close to the lunch spot and them continue walk up hill till Salkantay pampa here we will be very close to the highest Salkantay snow-capped mountain.

We use this day to get a good acclimation that is reason we try make a kind of easy day, and we are not put you directly to the highest pass like other companies do, like this you can be more prepared for the second day and cross easy the highest pass and we always camp in very exclusive places with less people to enjoy more the nature on the entire trip.

1st Day: Total distance: 15 km / 9 miles. (approx.)
Estimated walking time: 6-7 hours.
Maximum altitude point: Humantay lake 4120 m/13500 ft. (approx.)
Elevation changes in the hike since: Cusco 3335 m = 10941 ft. to Challacancha 3715 m = 12188 ft.
Campsite Elevation – Salkantay pampa 4100 m = 13451 ft.
Considered: Acclimatization easy day.
Weather, to be honest is always changing from hot in the morning and cold in the afternoon and very cold at night sometimes can rain, snow, hail and even in the dry season.

After having our breakfast, we start walking early, because this day will be the longest but the most beautiful day crossing the Andes mountain ranges, our first 3 or 4 hours it´ll be uphill to get the highest point of the Trek Incachiriasca (4850 m / 15908 ft.) located between 2 hugest mountains; Salkantay on the left and once we get the top is even better landscapes of the glaciers, definitely spectacular views. There is always a possibility of snow, rain, hail here so we have to go always ready for everything.

Today our hike is going to be easier finding some local people on the trail we will hike mostly downhill around the very narrow river very well canalized by the Incas, after 3 hours later we will reach a bigger town and very close to there our cook is going to making a very great lunch, because this is going to be the place where we will enjoy our last lunch with the horseman, but at the same time we will say welcome to other part of our team, the very famous Andean Porters, after enjoying a great lunch we will continue our hike in this time uphill into the king of tropical place, here is possible find more people because there are 500 hundreds of people hiking Inca Trail every day, so we will join with them couple hours later we will reach our official camping spot, this time into the famous Inca trail.

This time Our porters will wake you up early with a hot cup of coca tea or coffee to enjoy everything since the beginning. We can say Today is our longest and challenger day, we will start with a delicious breakfast. We’ll walk to the highest pass for about 4 hours named Dead Woman’s Pass (4215 meters). As soon as we get the pass we’ll stop for a short break to enjoy the breathtaking landscapes, well now lest to descend in to next valley called (Pacaymayu Valley – Hidden River). It can be one more hour and a half down the side of the valley, here is our celebrations lunch after highest pass everything is a celebrations and a chance to refill our water bottles. After lunch we begin ascending again to the second pass, It’s 2 hours to the pass and between we’ll find a small Inca site named (Runcu Raccay) and see two huge waterfalls cascading down the opposite side of the valley at the same time is possible see the highest pass and say good bye. After the 2nd pass, it’s another hour downhill to reach the magnificent Inca site, Sayacmarca (inaccessible village). We’ll stop here for a rest and have a quick explorations of the site and then watch the sunset over the Andes mountain range. It’s then just another 20 minutes until we stop for the night at our second campsite named Chaquicocha (Dry Lake, 3600 meters).

Well after survived two highest passes, we can catch our brief better now and start with a good breakfast and get ready for one of most beautiful days, in the whole Inca trail or could be in your life too. We’ll hike for 2 hours along the Inca Trail in the section known as Inca flat (gradual inclines) and begin to enter into the peak of the jungle, which is also known as the short cloud forest of Andes. As we walk we will have the chance to enjoy the incredible landscapes of the Andes mountain range one of the highest Glacier Peak named salkantay. Towards the end of the Inca flat, we begin to make our way up to the last peak at Phuyupatamarka (3600 meters) from here we get great views for first time of Machu Picchu mountain and waynapicchu mountain. From Phuyupatamarka it´s a 3 hour walks down using an Inca steps to our last campsite called Wiñay Wayna (Forever Young). There another Inca city here named Wiñay Wayna too, could be one of the most spectacular Inca site on the trail after Machu Picchu and the most popular campsite because is close to Machu Picchu.

We’ll start early with simple breakfast and so much emotions per one day. We’ll wave goodbye to our porters and chef and then wait at the last checkpoint of Inca trail because is open the gates only since 5:30 am, well now all ahead to the Sun Gate (Inti Punku). From here we’ll have spectacular views of the mountains and what we have be waiting Machu Picchu all its glory now. We’ll reach the Sun Gate around 6:30 am and then it’s just another hour walk down a stairway to reach the lost city of the Incas. As soon as we get city we must take our classical picture with all team together we done!!, and then we reach the final checkpoint and if we have more than 20 liters’ daypack we have to leave at the lockers and eat something more or just use the restroom, because and then we´ll have about 2 hour guided tour in Machu Picchu. After the tour you’ll have a free time to explore by yourself again Machu Picchu and take all the pictures you dream. After you can walk down or take a bus to Aguas Calientes city, is here where you have to take train to return to ollantaytambo train stations for about two more hours and then bus transportations to Cusco and drop you off in your hotel.