Salkantay Trek Expedition

Early morning, we will pick you up from your hotel in our private bus. We head west through the Anta Valley and stop at the Inca temple of Tarawasi. Then we continue our drive to the village of Mollepata, where we will enjoy a quick sojourn of this charming town.Then we continue our drive to Challacancha, it is head trail of the Salkantay Trek Expedition, we carry on our excursion, where our crew awaits us with mules or horses to begin our hike. We will trek through delightful terrains to Soraypampa (10,660 ft/3250 m), where our first campsite is located. In the afternoon, we walk up to Humantay lake, where you can see the beautiful crytal lake and Umantay mountain. Then we will return our campsite.

Meals: Lunch, dinner
Maximum Altitude: Soyrapampa12,693 ft (3869 m)

After an appetizing breakfast, we start our hike, getting over the small river. One of the most appealing parts of this hike is that you can see condors. We carry on ascending to the Inca Chiriaska pass (15,826 ft/4825 m) under the south front of Salkantay (20,600 ft/6247 m), the tallest summit of the Vilcabamba mountain range. The route continues down, then up to Chachani Qasa, where we will camp.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Maximium altitude: 15,830 ft (4100 m) (Inca Chiriaska pass)

A quick trek takes us to Cruz Qasa pass at 15,465 ft (4715 m) with ecellent vistas of the Mount Ocobamba (16,813 ft/5126 m). We then descend to 13,615 ft (4150 m) and after ascend to the Chuqeñan pass (14,114 ft/4302 m). We then carry on our exquisite trek across the meadow over 13,451 ft (4100 m) for approximately 7.5 km to Aqoqasa (13,887/4234 m), where we camp.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Maximum Altitude:Chachani Qasa 4600 M
Chuqueñan Pass 4302 M

Today we traverse across the final pass (15,908/4446 m). We then go down and pass the Inca ruinsof Raqay and the village of Ancasqocha. Then we descend to the narrow Chillca gorge and the most abundant area of the region, the Urubamba Valley, where we camp at 9,184 ft (2800 m)

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Maximum altitude:15,354 ft(4680 m) (Aqoqasa pass)

On the final day of our tour we leave camp early to walk to the train station and take the ride to Machu Picchu. We reach Aguas Calientes, from where we take the bus to the ruins of Machu Picchu. Our guide will tell us all about the history of this Inca fortress. In the afternoon we return to Cusco.

• Pre-trek briefing
• Early morning transfer by private bus to Soraypampa – the initial point of the trek
• Accommodation: Campsites (3 nights) and a hotel (1 night)
• Entrance fee to the red of Salkantay and Machu Picchu
• Meals: 4x breakfast, 4x lunch, 4x dinner and 4x afternoon hot beverages
• Professional bilingual Tour Guide
• Professional Cook
• Horseman
• Horses to carry food, camping and cooking equipment and 5 kg of each passenger’s stuff
• Camping equipment: personal double tents, term-a-rest mattress;
• Tables and chairs, a cooking tent with cooking equipment, dining and toilet tents and bottled gas
• A sleeping bag (for up to -5°C)
• Tourist train round trip to Machu Picchu
• Tourist bus from Ollantaytambo to Cusco.

• Entrance fee to Huayna Picchu ($25)
• Meals not included above.
• Items of a personal nature including personal medical supplies.

Located in the department of Cusco, Salkantay (6.271 masl), it is the highlight of a trekking circuit that combines a majestic natural scenery of great beauty with the attraction of the most famous prehispanic remains of the world: Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail. The route starts along the old Inca road carved into the rock leading to the citadel of Machu Picchu and crosses a mountain pass between the snowy Salkantay and Humantay (5,917 masl), to continue along the Aobamba river ravine to reach the archaeological site .

This is a remote and ancient road. The route from Salkantay to the Inca Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is another alternative for tourists. During the walk you will have impressive scenarios of different snowy peaks and ending in the cloud forest of the Amazon rainforest, with subtropical zones, glacial peaks, to arrive at the Lost City of the Incas: Machu Picchu.The Andes are considered a young mountain chain according to geological studies. They were formed 60 million years ago by the different movements of tectonic plates, so the location of Cusco in the Andes makes it one of the best places for walks. Each chain of mountains and its noble inhabitants, maintain a special landscape. This variety of landscapes and people, combined with the unique history of their ancestors, the Incas, offer walkers and explorers a true adventure. Salkantay Inca Trail Trek

The Salkantay is the snow-capped God of Cuzco with 6271 masl of altitude. In our walk we cross the beautiful Andean places, we will have the possibility of observing Condors and Alpacas in their natural habitat.In this tour we will find the beautiful and great Nevado Salkantay we will be able to take baths in nartural thermal waters coming from the depths of the earth, to see the condor, different fruit plants and great variety of orchids. The Circuit of Salkantay is one of the attractions of Cusco, surrounded by deep valleys and streams, which makes its interesting route and its final visit to the Citadel of Machu Picchu. Salkantay Trek to Inca Trail