salkantay trek, salkantay hike, salkantay to machu picchu, salcantay
hike
5days Program
The salakantay trek, salkantay
hike, salkantay to machu
picchu hike is
the name of the hikes to machu picchuwe we have in cusco,
the salkantay hike passes by
the Cordillera Vilcanota which is an
impressive range of mountains where
Salkantay is located; Its an snow cap mount (6,271m) Salkantay means
holly savage mountain. the salkantay hike mountain is located at less than fifty miles northwest of the city
of Cusco in the south central Peru. It is the highest mountain of
the Cordillera Vilcabamba. the salkantay hike, salkantay
trek, or salkantay to machu picchu shows a changeable landscape; it is under sunrise code
decentralization of trekking tours, salkantay hike, salkantay
trek is attractive hike for trekkers
who loves adventure. Since other tourist circuits
have gotten famous in the last few years it's getting
crowded; Salkantay trek, salkantay hike is totally different than others, it's not
dirty, nor so popular. Therefore it's not full of tourists going
on this trek you may see distinct ecosystems spreading across its
different zones of altitude and climate. The salkantay to machu
picchu, salkantay trek, salkantay hike, salcantay to machu
picchu or runs from
high valley up to the mountains and descends into a lush high
jungle. So we advice you to take part of salkantay
trek, salkantay hike, salkantay to machu picchu.
Group Size
: (min. 4 participants, max 10 participants). Departures
: Daily departures are available along the year for the
salkantay trek, salkantay hike, salkantay to machu picchu.
Our Service
Includes:
Transfer from hotel to
bus stop, bus from Cusco To Mollepata "salkantay hike,
salkantay trek" start point
Personal tents: 2
people in each 4-people-capacity tent, to allow for higher
comfort and a safe keeping of backpacks. Our tents are 3-season,
new, highly maintained to ensure an excellent performance in
field.
Dining tent with
tables and chairs, Kitchen tent, Toilet tent
English speaking
professional guide (2 guides for groups over 8 people)
Cook and cooking
equipment
Horsemen and horses (to
carry tents, food and cooking equipment) – days 1 to 3.
emergency horse.
Accommodation for our
guides, cook / muleteers.
Meals (04B, 04L, 04D +
wake – up tea).
First-aid kit
including emergency oxygen bottle.
Train ticket from
Aguas Calientes to Cusco (economic tourism class).
Not included :
Sleeping bag (the
salkantay trek has one night cold).
Lunch on the last day:
after the guided tour at Machu Picchu, you can enjoy free time to
further visit the ruins and choose to have lunch either in
Machupicchu or in Aguas Calientes.
Optional train,
Hidroelectrica to Machu Picchu town.
Tips: please beware
that our agency staff are paid, so please feel free to tip according to your wish.
Salkantay to Machu Picchu hike Itinerary:
Day
01: Cusco - Soraypampa. the Salcantay trek,
salkantay hike
programs starts with the transfer from your hotel in
cusco. It starts at
05:00 by bus, and drive to Mollepata. By approximately 2
hours and a half drive. After
breakfast we will start the ascent walking towards
Cruzpata (3200 masl) along a slight climb there is appreciated various plants, native birds, and
a communitarian irrigation canal. Sayllapata
is the place for lunch, after
lunch we depart around 2:00 p.m in
the direction to Soraypampa by a climbing trail with
many level variations the salkantay hike, salkantay trek,
salkantay to machu picchu tour shows litle seattlemens, flora, small wild birds and
spectacular views of the Humantay snow peak (5902 masl), the
salkantay hike in this part takes about 4 hours where
Salkantay mount is possible to see. Notice this is the
only cold camp site of the salkantay trek, salkantay
hike.
view
from salkantay trek 1st camp ground
Day 02:
Soraypampa - Collpapampa. After an early
breakfast
we start trekking from Soraypampa approx 7:30 a.m we
continue our hiking the Peruvian highland. From this point we
can appreciate the spectacular views of the Mountain
Salkantay, a stunning snow capped mountain (6,264 m) the
second highest peak in Cusco’s region, this is the principal
reason why our trek is named salkantay hike and salkantay
trek. At this area also are seen snow cap mounts, white
water river, small lakes
and moraines. at this site also we get the highest point of
the salkantay to machu picchu tour. After the high point we
start dowhill walk for lunch to Huayracpampa, then 4 hours downhill walk leads to the camp ground at collpa pampa 2,980 m.
(the largest salkantay trek, salkantay hike day).
Day 03:
Collpapampa - Santa Teresa. This is another
interesting part of the salkantay hike; an early wake up
waits, the escenery shows a lovely
mountains with lush forest. It starts around 07:00 AM. 3 hours easy hiking to Lluscamayu, where we
will be introduced to the high Jungle, in this part of the
salkantay hike we will see different kind of plants, fruits,
flowers, birds , banana trees,
coffe and others can be observed, with luck we can observe the famous Peruvian National Bird
"Gallito de las Rocas" stop at ", the
salkantay hike give us many option, for those who likes
nature. La Playa "(2400 masl) is a camp site used for
our lunch.
from here we will take a truck by aproximately 45
minutes to Santa Teresa village (optiomal
hot spring bath) are waiting and. The hike will last approximately
6 hours and this is the salkantay trek, salkantay hjike,
salkantay to machu picchu shortest day.
Day 04:
Santa Teresa - Aguas Calientes. After breakfast, we
re-start our salkantay trek walk
at around 8:30 a.m if we deside walking we´ll pass by Colpani village, we
follow this rising trail, where we will see coffe plantations, banana, passion fruit,
etc. If we take the option to drive we catch a small truck
which can take us
until Hidroelectrica (25 minutes), from this place we can
observe the back of Machupicchu, the
last lunch with all staff is at this point. From here we will walk until Aguas Calientes around 4:30 p.m
. Dinner and over night in a hostal (private bath and hot
shower). it can be full day walk or half day walk of the
salkantay hike, salkantay trek.
Day 05:
Aguas Calientes - Machupicchu. wake up at around
4.30 am and bus ride to machu picchu (no more salkantay trek).
for a tranquil morning
hours in machu pichu, where a complete guided tour in the Inca
citadel will take approximately 2 hours. Note that we
are the only one of the few companies who use the same tour
guide for Machu picchu, while other companyes for the
salkantay hike, salkantay trek to machu picchu contact
different tour guide coz¨ the´re hiking guide is not
autorized tour guide. After the guiding you can climb up the
Huayna picchu Mountain, where one can experience
spectacular views of all of Machupicchu, the valleys and
mountains that surround it, visit the Temple
of the Moon, or the fabulous Inca Bridge. In the
afternoon, we meet in the town of Aguas Calientes from where
we take the train back to Cusco city.
where finally our salkantay to machu picchu, salkantay trek,
salkantay hike ends.
water fall in
salkantay to machu picchu hike
YOU
SHOULD BRING:
Original
passport.
Rain gear (jacket
and pants if available) or rain poncho.
Waterproof
hiking boots recommended
Backpack with
a change of clothes for the whole period of the
trek Warm clothes,
fleeces. Thermal clothing is also
recommended.
Sleeping bag (it
can be hired at our agency )
Flashlight and
batteries
Camera, films
and extra batteries.
Sun hat or cap,
wool had fro the nigh and cold.
Sun block.
Insect
repellent – minimum recommended 20% DEET – no malaria
risk has been reported
Toilet paper
Snacks:
biscuits, energy bars, chocolate, raw fruits, muesli,
etc.
Non-disposable
canteen (Nalgene type) and water for the first morning.
Optionally: water
purify tablets in case you pick
up water from streams or rivers. Otherwise, you can buy
from the vilagers.
Swimming suit
(if you intend to go to the hot springs in Aguas
Calientes)
Cash in soles
and/or US$ (for thing you want to buy and tipping)
Original
passport
Optional:
walking sticks or poles (rubber covers required in order
not to damage the Trail
