Overview:
Hike the second most popular trek to Machu Picchu, stay in the less crowded campsites, a camp for 1 night on a mountain in front of Machu Picchu. Our premium treks include Pachamanca, coffee tours, and Panoramic Trains. 

Highlights:

• Travel with a local trekking expert from Cusco
• PACHAMANCA barbecue & Cooking lessons
• Authentic camping experience with tents and hot showers
• Camp at Llatapata on day 3, a mountain in front of Machu Picchu
• Return the panoramic trains (Vistadome or 360°)

Itinerary:

Day 1: Cusco – Humantay Lake – SalkantayPampa (16km, 8hrs)

• Pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at 4.30 am
• Breakfast, snacks, lunch, tea time, dinner
• Visit Humantay Lake & camp next to Salkantay Mountain.
• Camping with comfortable tents at 3900m 

Day 2: SalkantayPampa -Hayrajpunku – Collpapampa (18km, 9hrs)

• Wake up tea or coffee in your tent
• Breakfast, snacks, lunch, tea time, dinner
• Conquer Salkantay Pass, hike into the cloud forest
• Camping with comfortable tents at 2800m 

Day 3: Collpapampa – Lucmabamba – Llactapata (16km, 8hrs)

• Wake up tea or coffee in your tent
• Visit coffee farms at Lucmabamba
• Pachamanca Barbecue and cooking lessons
• Camping on a mountain in front of Machu Picchu

Day 4: Llactapata – Hydroelectric – Aguas Calientes (14km, 6hrs) 

• Wake up tea or coffee in your tent
• Breakfast, snacks, lunch, dinner
• Visit Mandor Gardens & hike around Huayna Picchu 
• 3-star hotel in Aguas Calientes

Day 5: Machu Picchu (Beat the crowds!) – 4hrs

• Breakfast in hotel
• Machu Picchu early morning tour
• Panoramic train to return (arrival - 7.30 pm to 8:pm)

Included:

• Safety briefing the day before the tour at 6:00 pm
• Pick up from your hotel on the morning of the tour
• All transportation during the duration of the trek
• Duffle bag up to 8 kilos for your stuff carried by horses
• Professional, highly trained mountain tour guides
• Experience chefs, porters, and horsemen
• Pachamanca barbecue and cooking lessons
• Organic coffee farms tour
• 3 nights camping with comfortable equipment
• 1 night in a 3-star hotel in Aguas Calientes
• All meals during the trek with local ingredients
• Entrance ticket to Salkantay and Machu Picchu
• Buses up and down to Machu Picchu
• Panoramic Exclusive train to come back to Cusco
• First Aid Kit, Oxygen tank, Satellite phones
• Private toilets, hot showers
• All taxes and booking fees included

 Not Included

• Last day Lunch
• Sleeping bags, air mattresses, or trekking poles
• Huayna Picchu or Montaña entrances
• Tips for porters, chefs, guides