About this trip
USEFUL INFORMATION
- Locations Visited: Glamping, Humantay Lake Salkantay, Llactapata, Machupicchu
- Trip Style: Trekking Tours.
- Length: 5Days/4Nights.
- Frequency: Everyday.
- Group: 2 pax min, max 16 pax.
- Difficulty: 5/5.
100% LOCALLY OWNED PERUVIAN OPERATOR
Our personalized service guarantees that you will have the experience of a lifetime!
Locally owned and operated travel company with local office staff with firsthand knowledge different destinations in Peru. Many companies claim to be local experts we think that is an exaggeration because most of them are not even based in South America, they just outsources services to local operators. We always have the most up-to-date information on everything from the weather to festivals. Having born and lived here, we have seen how things work on a day-to-day basis and have an understanding of daily life that just cannot be achieved without experiencing it first-hand.
We are a 100% Local Tour Operator based in Cusco and Puerto Maldonado ,When you arrive here to Cusco you will meet The person you were talking to during your booking process through emails messages So the person You were talking to knows every single detail about you and your tour preferences .
Hikkers on the Salkantay trail spend a day approaching the mountain from the south and then another day in close proximity to the mountain as they scale the Salkantay Pass, which at 4,600m provides amazing views into the valley below. Salkantay trek of 4 days and 3 nights is a great adventure that will allow you to appreciate Andean and lush green mountains (Cloud forest), streams, rivers and hot springs that will help you relax your body after the physically taxing walk. You can also feel the temperature change along the hiking mountain paths of the tour of Salkantay. You can also enjoy some snow in one of the highest points of the road, 4,630 mts/15, 228 feet above sea level. Finally, the last day (the fifth day) you will enjoy the Grand tour of Machu Picchu City.
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING ON THIS TRIP
What you need to bring:
Most people automatically assume that the weather is hot in South America, but because of the higher altitude in the Andes, the temperature can feel quite cold, especially at night. We recommend the use of a duffel bag or backpack, whichever is easiest for you to carry. A good size daypack is also essential.
List of things you must bring:
- Original Passport (and some copies) If you have changed your passport Bring a couple of copies of the one that you have used to purchase the inca trail permit.
- Travel insurance is essential (and some copies)
- Airline tickets (and some copies)
- US$ cash and Credit or debit card (see personal spending money)
- Any entry visas or vaccination certificates required
- Camera and Memory cards
- Rechargeable batteries and adapters
- Reading/writing material
- Binoculars
- Cover for backpacks
- Pocketknife.
- Fleece top
- Windproof/waterproof jacket
- Small towel and swim wear
- Shirts/t-shirts
- Sun hat
- 2 pairs of shorts
- 2 pairs of long trousers *zipp off
- 1 pair hiking pants/track pants
- Hiking boots/ sturdy walking shoes (with ankle protectors)
- Knee-length socks (to be used with rubber boots, if provided at the jungle lodge)
- Sport hiking sandals
- Sun block
- Sunglasses
- Toiletries (biodegradable)
- Watch or alarm clock
- Water bottle
- Purifying tablets or filter (Micropur recommeded)
- Insect Repellent (for mosquitos)25 % of deet at least you can also by in cusco.
- Flashlight (head light recommended)
- Money belt
- Sleeping silk liner (for sleeping bags)
- Wool hat, mitts or gloves (preferably waterproof)
- Rain poncho, plastic bags for your personal stuff to keep dry
- Sleeping bag (it can be hired form us) we have goose down or syntetic sleeping bag
- Anti-inflammatory tablets (e.g. Ibuprofen)
- Thermal underwear
- Personal first-aid kit (should contain lip salve, Aspirin, Band Aids, anti-histamine, Imodium or similar tablets for mild cases of diarrhoea, re-hydration powder, extra prescription drugs you may be taking)
Glamping Salkantay Trek INCLUDES:
- Professional bilingual tour guide.
- Entrance fees to Machupicchu.
- Briefing time about the Salkantay Trek one day before.
- Pick up from your hotel (we pick you up from where you are staying).
- Private transport to Challacancha (trailhead).
- Return by Train or Bus Depends what you choose.
- Transport back from Ollantaytambo to Cusco.
- Food: *3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 afternoon snacks (hot drinks, biscuits and popcorn) and 3 dinners.
- Cheff.
- 01 Night Glamping in Sky Domes & 1 Night in Camping Tents
- 2 or 3-people Camping Tent/ Shared Bathrrom Small Dome Capacity and Sleeping foam Sleeping Mat
- Camping equipment (2-3 Tent/domes capacity, cooking and eating dinning dome. Chairs and tables).
- Horseman , mules or porters (they just carry cooking stuff and camping equipment)
- 7 kilos of your personal belongins to be carried by the horses.( we will provide you duffel bags, ask us at our office)
- 1 night accommodation in Hotel at Aguas Calientes
- First Aid kit.
- Vegetarian/special diet options available.
IT DOESNT INCLUDE:
- Breakfast on the 1st day
- Lunch on the last day
- 20 soles entrance fee to salkantay and Humantay lake
- Entrance to hot spring 10 soles
- Opcional Transportation to Cocalmayo Hot springs US$10
Available Packages
If you choose a Train back you will return by train from aguas calientes to ollantaytambo and then bus back to cusco. train subject to availability
If you choose a Bus back you will return by bus from Hidroelectrica Power station and drive back to cusco for 7 hours. you must be at 2:30pm at that station and walk by yourself
Available options
Itinerary
We pick you up from your hotel Between 4:30 a.m to 500 am to drive for about 2 and half hours to Mollepata where we stop to have breakfast and after we will keep driving to challacancha where we start hiking and as Soon as we are at challacancha the cook and the horseman will pack all the camping equipment and cooking stuff and we start hiking the first 25 minutes will be a little bit uphill to get the Water Channel where we will have a nice place with panoramic views of beautiful snow-capped mountains (Humantay; 4120m/13500ft and Salkantay; 6271m/20575ft) – just the start! We will begin our Salkantay trek towards Soraypampa our first Salkantay Trek camping spot (3800 m/11750ft; the highest and coldest campsite of the trip) we will be very close to the second highest Salkantay snow capped -mountain of Cusco. Then after Lunch we will go to Humantay Lake and explore around and the we will walk down to our best campsite of soraypampa.
1ST DAY: Total distance: 15 km (aprox.)
Estimated walking time: 7-8 hours
Maximum altitude point: 3,800 m (aprox.)
Campsite altitude: 3,800 m (aprox.)