Cusco Salkantay Trek 8D/7N Package

Day Highlight: Traversing monumental agricultural terraces and living Inca architecture in the Urubamba valley.

You will be picked up at 8:15 am. Full day excursion to the Urubamba Valley stopping by: the colorful Indian market in Pisac where a mixture of color and tradition will be able appreciated besides will have a good opportunity to try our bargain skills on the free time to interact with the local craftsmen to purchase their hand-made souvenirs. The Valley has a distance of 31 km (19 miles) of Cusco, and an altitude of 2,970 ms (9,700 p), Pisac is located to the entrance of the Sacred Valley and followed by Ollantaytambo, the older town continuously occupied of the American continent. The narrow streets of Ollantaytambo, along with their channels that have not varied from the time Inca, evoke their ancestral inheritance, lunch in a typical restaurant and after we traverse Ollantaytambo we take the train at Ollantaytambo train station 2 hours to get Aguas Calientes where we do overnight.

Day Technical Data:

• Timing: Early morning start with well-spaced afternoon transitions.

• Terrain: Variable mountain stone paving, compacted soil paths, and loose gravel slopes.

• Physical Effort: Moderate to demanding exertion adapted to traveler acclimatization.

• Transport Profile: Private van pickup from Cusco hotel and dedicated linking transfers.

Day Highlight: Ascending to the turquoise glacial waters of Humantay with dramatic alpine amphitheater vistas.

We pick you up from your hotel and travel by bus for approx. 2 hours to Mollepata, where we will have breakfast, this first breakfast must be ordered at a local restaurant in Mollepata. After that, we take the private transport again to Challacancha for about 40 more minutes of travel, where our walk will begin.

The 3 hours trek will take us to Soraypampa where we will have lunch with panoramic views of our Domes and the beautiful Humantay (4,120 m / 13,500 ft) and Salkantay (6,271 m / 20,575 ft) snow-capped mountains. We will begin our trek towards Soraypampa, our first camp (3,800 m / 11,750 ft, the highest and coldest camp of the trip) gazing upon the beautiful landscape on the way as an optional witness we will go to the Humantay lagoon which is located 1:30 minutes walking from Soraypampa.

Day Technical Data:

• Timing: Early morning start with well-spaced afternoon transitions.

• Terrain: Variable mountain stone paving, compacted soil paths, and loose gravel slopes.

• Physical Effort: Moderate to demanding exertion adapted to traveler acclimatization.

• Transport Profile: Private van pickup from Cusco hotel and dedicated linking transfers.

Day Highlight: Conquering the high mountain pass with sweeping views across multi-tiered ecological microclimates.

We will have breakfast around 5:30 am. and we will start our trek towards the highest pass of this trek (4,650 m / 15,200 ft) located midway between 2 huge mountains, Salkantay on the right and Tucarhuay on the left. From this pass, the views of the 2 snow-capped mountains are incredible, there is a possibility of seeing snow here.

After a break, we will continue our walk (downhill) through a grand cloud forest towards Huayraqpunku, where we will have lunch. We then hike again after lunch heading towards the beginning of the jungle until we reach our second camp, Chaullay or Colpapampa (3,000 m / 9,800 ft).

Day Technical Data:

• Timing: Early morning start with well-spaced afternoon transitions.

• Terrain: Variable mountain stone paving, compacted soil paths, and loose gravel slopes.

• Physical Effort: Moderate to demanding exertion adapted to traveler acclimatization.

• Transport Profile: Private van pickup from Cusco hotel and dedicated linking transfers.

Day Highlight: Conquering the high mountain pass with sweeping views across multi-tiered ecological microclimates.

After breakfast, at 6.30 am, we start the day’s hike through the high jungle crossing the Lluskamayo River and a variety of streams to reach Playa walking approx. 4 hours, where we will camp in Geodesic Domes in a coffee plantation where we will learn about the coffee process so we will harvest, roast and grind the coffee as part of this trek.

Today we will pass through valleys and we will have wonderful views of waterfalls, tropical fruits, plants and as soon as we are at the beach place where we will spend the night, on the other hand, the horses will return to Mollepata. From here there is something optional to do so we can take a local bus to drive one hour to santa teresa where we can savor the wild hot springs (bus fees and entrance fees to the hot springs are not included on this tour and are optional).

Day Technical Data:

• Timing: Early morning start with well-spaced afternoon transitions.

• Terrain: Variable mountain stone paving, compacted soil paths, and loose gravel slopes.

• Physical Effort: Moderate to demanding exertion adapted to traveler acclimatization.

• Transport Profile: Private van pickup from Cusco hotel and dedicated linking transfers.

Day Highlight: Conquering the high mountain pass with sweeping views across multi-tiered ecological microclimates.

We will have breakfast at 8am and leave our campsite at la Playa we will walk for about 20 minutes to get to Lucmabamba so wi wil do the original trail of Lacctapata after we arrive to Hydrolectric where we are going to have lunch then we continue walking, passing a variety of crop plantations, coca, banana we will be walking about two and half hours along the train road till reaching Aguas Calientes town where we will spend the night in a hostal.
In Aguas Calientes, you can take advantage of the thermal springs in the town (entrance 10 soles) a real treat after finishing the trek.

Day Technical Data:

• Timing: Early morning start with well-spaced afternoon transitions.

• Terrain: Variable mountain stone paving, compacted soil paths, and loose gravel slopes.

• Physical Effort: Moderate to demanding exertion adapted to traveler acclimatization.

• Transport Profile: Private van pickup from Cusco hotel and dedicated linking transfers.

Day Highlight: Early access to the fabled stone citadel with prime morning light and dedicated archaeological guidance.

We get up early in the morning around 4am. then to have breakfast and go to Machu Picchu, which takes 1:30 minutes walking, but there is another option to take the first bus that leaves at 5:30 am. towards Machu Picchu (it lasts 25 minutes) to appreciate the magnificent city as the sun rises.

Your guide will give you a 2-hour tour, and then you can traverse the mysterious city on your own. If you still have energy, you can also climb Huayna Picchu (2,720 m. / 8,890 ft) It takes 1:45 minutes to reach the top (optional and see availability). Then you will take the train around 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm or 6:20 pm depending on the availability of the train, so you will arrive in Ollantaytambo after 2 hours of travel, so a private transport that will take you from return to Cusco.

Day Technical Data:

• Timing: Early morning start with well-spaced afternoon transitions.

• Terrain: Variable mountain stone paving, compacted soil paths, and loose gravel slopes.

• Physical Effort: Moderate to demanding exertion adapted to traveler acclimatization.

• Transport Profile: Private van pickup from Cusco hotel and dedicated linking transfers.

Day Highlight: sweeping trek and guided observations through Airport with unhurried transitions and panoramic vantage points.

Breakfast in your hotel. At the designated time you will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to the airport for your departing flight.
You will be assisted at the airport before you board your plane.

Day Technical Data:

• Timing: Early morning start with well-spaced afternoon transitions.

• Terrain: Variable mountain stone paving, compacted soil paths, and loose gravel slopes.

• Physical Effort: Moderate to demanding exertion adapted to traveler acclimatization.

• Transport Profile: Private van pickup from Cusco hotel and dedicated linking transfers.