SALKANTAY - MACHU PICCHU 5 days / 4 nights

PROGRAM DETAILS

Places to be visited : Mollepata, Soraypampa, Chaullay, Santa Teresa, Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu.
Type : Adventure, Archeological and Cultural.
Airfares : Not included, available upon request
Feel free to ask for extra services such as transfers, accommodation or other tours.

ITINERARY - DAY BY DAY

(B)= breakfast / (L)= lunch / (D)= dinner

Day 1: CUSCO – Mollepata - Soraypampa (L)(D)

From Cusco very early in the morning at 5.00am.we will go by bus to MOLLEPATA (this the beginning of the trek) it takes around 3 hours, when we get here we have our first breakfast and arrange our horses, afterwards we walk up for around 3 more hours to CRUZ PATA Where we have lunch, after the lunch we will have one hour to take a rest and then , we start walking to SORAYPAMPA (3.850 M.A..S.L) in this part of the trail, we are going to see in front of us, the first HUMANTAY snow capped mountain. After we will get to see in front first campsite at 5:30 pm where our porters will be waiting with some hot tea. And later we are going to eat our dinner (the first campsite is the coldest).

Day 2: Soraypampa - Chaullay (B)(L)(D)

After having a good breakfast and leaving at 6:30am. Here We have to climb up for four hours to the first pass of SALKANTAY mountain. Which is over 4.540 m.a.s.l. here on the top of this Salkantay mountain (highest point). We stop for around 25 minutes to take group pictures, because from here, we will have great views of range of the mountains and we will find some heaps of stones (Apacheta) around this pass. After this, We are going down for 4 hours through a nice trail to Chaullay, which is over lower than first campsite 2.900 m.a.s.l where we have our tea time and dinner.(The second campsite)

Day 3: Chaullay – La Playa (Sawayaco) - Santa Teresa (B) (L) (D)

We leave from Chaullay early as well after our breakfast at 7.00 am we will pass through QOLLPAPAMPA.

In this part of the trek we will walk on a narrow trail on the mountainside, crossing some species of orchids and different kinds of plants, and some cornfields, fruit fields and we have opportunity to see the most beautiful waterfall on the trail. After walking for 5 hours. Finally we will get to LA PLAYA place, which take a small truck to go SANTA TERESA town is over 1.645m.s.a.l it is going to be just 45 minutes by truck and we will get to SANTA TERESA around 1:00 pm to set up our tents here We can go to the medicinal hot spring water which is only 45 minutes from Santa Teresa town.

Day 4: Santa Teresa – Hidroelectrica – Aguas Calientes (B) (L)

We will get up at 7:00 am and after the breakfast we will start walking already for 2 hours to the hydroelectric power station (an small town)in this place we gonna have the lunch, Here we can see many kinds of fruits, trees and plants.finally after the lunch we will walk for 3 hours more to Aguas Calientes or Machupicchu town where we will spend the night in the hotel.

Day 5: Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu - Cusco (B)

We have to get up very early in the morning at 5:30 am to have breakfast and then take the first bus to the Archeological Site of Machu Picchu, When we get to Machu Picchu The tour guide is going to explain the meanings , importance and story of Machu Picchu while we walk around the city and visit the most important places of Machu Picchu for around 2 hours. After the explanation you have the option for climbing up to the Huayna Picchu Mountain, enjoying all of Machu Picchu. After you can take a bus to Aguas Calientes and then we catch the train back to Cusco during 4 hours getting to Cusco 8:20 pm. approximately.

TOUR INCLUSIONS

- Professional Bilingual Guide.
- Bus from Cusco to Mollepata. (beginning of the trail.)
- Horses to carry the equipment.
- Cook and horsemen.
- Camping equipment ( tents, mattresses, tables and seats cooking tent and eating tent).
- Excellent meals ( 04 breakfast / 04 lunches / 04 dinners).
- First aid kit and Oxygen balloon.
- Accommodation in a hotel
- 1 night in Aguas Calientes Town.
- Bus up and down from Aguas Calientes to Machupicchu.
- Entrance fees to Machupicchu.
- Turistic Train ticket from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo
- Bus to Ollantaytambo to Cusco.

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