5 Day Salkantay to Short Inca Trail
Description
The 5 day hike to Salkantay to Inca Trail involves 3 day hike on the famous Salkantay route and 2 day Inca Trail. This hike is the best alternative hikes to the Salkantay Trek 5 days. Not along the typical tourist trail path, this is an innovating adventure for travelers who want a little more solitude and individuality on their journey. With impressive views, the Salkantay Mountain, Llactapata ruins, Wiñaywayna, Intipunko (Sun door) and Machu Picchu gives you the privacy for peaceful reflection that such a sacred path deserves.
This is one of the most interesting and enjoyable Inca Trail alternatives due to the wide range of plant diversity, various ecosystems, remote Andean villages, and views of the snow-capped Salkantay Mountain as well as of the Llactapata Incan site on the peak of a mountain, just behind the Machu Picchu Mountain, Start the Inca Trail and explore the Chachabamba, Wiñaywayna ruins and view the Machu Picchu by Intipunko (sun door). This trail finally reaches Aguas Calientes, located at the foothill of the historical and archaeological site of Machu Picchu, from where we hike in early morning up to lost city of the Incas to see the sunrise above it. Then our English speaking tour guide takes us around this incredible Incan citadel.
What to Expect
Salkantay & Short Inca Trail Overview
Sustainable Tourism: At Tierras Vivas, we are happy to promote and practice sustainable tourism by being eco-friendly and supporting local communities
Service Level: Comfortable tourist-class accommodations with character, extra porters and private transport.
Physical Rating: 3 - Demanding - Some high-altitude hikes or more strenuous activities, but accessible to most healthy travellers
Age requirement: 12+ / All travellers under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Tour Operator: Tierras Vivas Travel
Crew: A Tierras Vivas Representative in Cusco and a professional Tour Guige, a Cook, and Horseman for the Salkantay Inca Trail.
Accommodation: Campsites (3 nights) and Hotel in Machu Picchu (1 night).
Meals: 4x breakfast, 4x lunch, 4x dinner, 3x afternoon tea.
Transportation: Transportation by private van, 1x train
Group Availiable: Mix: 2 Max: 8 Trekkers.
Quick Itinerary
Day 01: Cusco - Soraypampa - Wayracmachay.
Day 02: Wayracmachay - Los Andenes - Luscamayo - La Playa
Day 03: La Playa - Llactapata - Hidroeléctrica - Puente Ruinas
Day 04: Puente Ruinas - Km 104 (Inca Trail) - Wiñaywayna - Aguas Calientes (hotel)
Day 05: Hking to Machu Picchu - Cusco.
Meeting & Starting point for this trek
Departure Point: Cusco - We pick you up from your hotel.
Departure Time: 05:30
Briefing Point: Our guide will visit your hotel 2 or 1 day before the trek
Briefing Time: Between 17:00 - 18:00
Return Point: Cusco - Our driver will drop-off in your hotel or Airbnb department
100% Departure Guaranteed
Do I need to book it in advance? The Salkantay IncaTrail has departures guaranteed, but train tickets and entrance to Inca Trail are subjet to availability. For that reason, we HIGHLY recommend booking it in advance to ensure you receive exactly what you want!
How to book the 5 Day Salkantay to Inca Trail?
The Inca Trail starts on the fiveth day of the Salkantay to Inca Trail! if you like to start the tour on the 10th of May, you need to check Inca Trail availability on May 13th!. If there is still availability of the Inca Trail on your date requested in the time of your booking.
Salkantay to Inca Trail 5 Day Advisor
Itineray Details
Day 01: Cusco - Soraypampa - Salkantay Mountain - Wayracmachay
Early in the morning you are collected from your hotel for a 3 hour ride to Mollepata. We stop for breakfast and can buy some last minute supplies. We then carry on to Soyrapampa, the trail head. Here we meet the support staff that help us pack all our gear on to the horses. We then begin our hike. The first few hours are uphill. Vegetation is not natural at this altitude, so the landscape is quite stark apart from some grass that has adjusted to the altitude. Eventually we reach the highest point of the hike, the apacheta path (4590m).
The Salkantay Mountain is at 6271 meters above sea level and a powerful sight from this close. Salkantay is a Quechua word that means "Wild Mountain". The rest of the trekking today is easy, we descend to 2890 meters, where is our campsite.