THE INCA TRAIL SALKANTAY TO MACHUPICCHU – WAYNAPICCHU 5 DAYS/ 4 NIGHTS

INCLUDED

• Pick-up from your hotel.
• Transport from Cusco to Mollepata.
• Mules for the camping equipment and cook.
• Meals (4 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 4 dinners).
• Equipment includes: camping, carps, tables, chairs, etc.
• Cook.
• 01 night in a hotel in AguasCalientes.
• Round-trip bus.
• Entrance to Machu Picchu.
• Professional tour guide.
• Return train from AguasCalientes to Ollantaytambo.
• Return bus from Ollantaytambo to Cusco.

NOT INCLUDED:

• Sleeping bag.
• Walking sticks
• First breakfast.
• Last lunch.
• Extra mule.
• Any type of life insurance.

Starting point: Cuzco

Duration: 5 days

Trip Style: Active Tour - Hiking the Inca Jungle Trail

Activities: Archaeological, Cultural, Ecological and Hiking

Ending Point: Cuzco

CAN I DO IT?

This route is A LITTLE DIFFICULT.  It will take you through amazing landscape and natural beauty with exotic flora and fauna typical of the region. The trek will involve crossing valleys and mountains before arriving to the “Lost City of the Incas”, Machu Picchu.

ITINERARY

DAY 1: CUZCO - SORAYPAMPA

Pick you up from your hotel.

We will arrive to Mollepata where you will have your breakfast.

We will arrive to Cruzpata, or the starting point of the trek.

Lunch will be served.

We will continue to walk while appreciating great diversity of flora and fauna.

We will arrive at Soraypampa site for our tea time and dinner.  It will be here that we will spend the night.

DAY 2: SORAYPAMPA - CHAULLAY

After breakfast, we are going to walk up to and over a pass at 4600 meters, stopping to appreciate the beauty of the Andes.

We will descend by the mountain, appreciating an impressive panoramic view of the Salkantay Mountain.

We will arrive to a beautiful resting place called Wayracmachay where we will have lunch.

We will continue the trek and stop when we arrive at Chaullay.  Once there, we will have tea time, dinner and set-up camp for the night.

DAY 3: CHAULLAY – SANTA TERESA

After breakfast, we will continue walking along the road where we will see all kinds of exotic flora and fauna typical to the area. During this part of the trek, we will visit Inca bridges.

We will arrive to the small village called La Playa, where we will have our lunch.

We will continue the route by car.

We will arrive to the small town of Santa Teresa where we will eat dinner and camp.

Between dinner and bed time, we will go to the Cocalmayo hot spring to relax.

We will go back to Santa Teresa to sleep.

DAY 4: SANTA TERESA - HIDROELÉCTRICA - AGUAS CALIENTES

After breakfast, we will take a bus to hydroelectric, where we will have our lunch.

After lunch, we will continue walking for three hours, where we will have panoramic views of Machu Picchu Mountain, an Inca bridge, and more.

We will stay in a hotel, and be served dinner there.

DAY 5: MACHUPICCHU – WAYNA PICCHU - CUZCO

Early in the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel and driven to the bus station in AguasCalientes.  After the 30 minute bus ride, we will arrive to the Machu Picchu Sanctuary. Once in Machu Picchu, we are going to tour the Sanctuary, which will last approximately two-and-a-half hours. After that, you will have a lot of time to explore Machu Picchu by yourself and to climb the mountain of Wayna Picchu. After that, we will go back to AguasCalientes for lunch in a nice restaurant. Finally, we will return to Cuzco (the train schedule depends on availability).

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