DAY 1 CUSCO
Humantay Lake - Our guide will pick you up at your hotel in Cusco at 4:30 am. We will drive together with the group to Mollepata, where we will have a breakfast. We will then drive one more hour to Challacancha (3,380 meters/ 11,090 feet), the starting point of our hike, passing the view point of Hornada Pata where the valley splits into two. The beginning of the trail will take us through some beautiful valleys. After a three hour hike, we arrive at our campsite in Soraypampa (3,900 meters/12,800 feet) at approximately 13:30 pm. We will have time to relax and enjoy a delicious lunch prepared by our cook. Later, we will finally visit the famous Humantay Lagoon! After 1.5 hours of hiking, we will arrive at the lagoon (4,220 meters/ 13,850 feet) with incredibly blue-green water and the snowy Humantay Mountain peak behind it, making it one of the most impressive places in the Andes Mountains. We will take some time to admire the breathtaking views and then descent to our campsite in Soraypampa.
- Entrance to Salkantay and Machupicchu
- Dinner included
- 1-night hotel stay in Aguas Calientes Town
- Services of a cook, assistant cook, and muleteer
- Breakfast included
- Lunch included
- 3 nights stay in Andean huts campsite
- Tourist transportation
- Camping equipment with inflatable mats, dining tent, cooking tent
- Train tickets for return to Cusco
- Bilingual tour guide
- 1st breakfast and the last lunch after the tour of Machu Picchu
- Tickets bus roundtrip in Machu Picchu
- sleeping bag, walking stick
- tips
Salkantay Trek is listed as one of the 25 best treks in the world by National Geographic Adventure Travel Magazine.
The Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu is one of the most famous treks in Cusco and is undoubtedly the best alternative trek to experience the original Inca Trails. This trek takes you through many different types of landscapes. You will have the best opportunity to see the typical Andean landscape up to the snowy mountains, the tropical forests and, finally, venture into the dense Inca jungle. If you are thinking of taking a trekking trip to Machu Picchu and want to be off the beaten treks, near the Andean communities and appreciate the beautiful and diverse nature of Peru, the Salkantay Trek is highly recommended
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
