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Salkantay to Machupicchu 7 Days / 6 Nights


Adventure Trek Salkantay To Machupicchu Introduction:


Introduction: This route offer marvellous views and experiences of typical world Andean. Less concurred than the popular Inca Trail, during the trekking you can appreciate a diversity of Flora, Fauna, tropical sites, glacier peaks, until to arrive to lost Incas city “Machupicchu”.

 

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Duration of the trek: 7 Days / 6 Nights.

Distance of the trek: 80 km

Level of difficulty:

Season: From April to December

The maximum height: 4600 m.a.s.l

Season: From January to December not available on February

 

Itinerary:

 

andean peru trekking DAY 1: CUSCO / MOLLEPATA / MARKOKASA

Transport from Cusco to Mollepata, We will begin the ramble join with a bilingual guide, with a lot experience, the mules will carry all equipment of thecompany, we will have some emergency horses too, in case that we will need them. As far as Markokasa where we will spend the night.

 

andean peru trekking DAY 2: MARKOKASA - SORAYPAMPA - SALKANTAY PAMPA

We will climb slowly to the Markokasa step (3650) continued for beautiful landscapes to Humantay viewpoint (5917) then we will to continue to Salkantay Pampa where we are going to camp.

 

andean peru trekking DAY 3: SALKANTAY PAMPA/ INCACHIRIASCA STEP - SISAY PAMPA

To day we will begin to walk crossing the exceptional Salkantay snow-covered (6271) while we climb to Inca chiriasca pass (4880) this beautiful mountain will amazes us. After we go down to Sisaypampa campsite where we will camp near of majestic Salkantay snow covered.

 

andean peru trekking DAY 4: SISAY PAMPA - CANAL INCA - PAUCARCANCHA

After healthy breakfast, we will begin walk, to Pampacahua valley where we will find rest of a Inca’s channel, then we descend to visit Paucarcancha archaeological site. Visited this point we will spend the night in Paucarcancha campsite.

 

andean peru trekking DAY 5: PAUCARCANCHA - GUAYLLABAMBA - PACAYMAYO

We will wake up early beginning our hiking to Guayllabamba(3000 m.) from here we will climb to famous pass in the Inca trail called Warmihuañusca (dead woman pass), then we can see the great construction of the Inca trail while we descent to Pacaymayo valley where we will be camping.

 

andean peru trekking DAY 6: PACAYMAYU - PHUYUPATAMARCA - WIÑAYWAYNA

It is a best day than other ones of our hiking, we will be seeing spectacular landscapes and will be visiting archaeological places as well as Sayacmarca, Phuyupatamarca and Wiñayhuayna where we will get a guided tour in each point. Finally on afternoon we will descend to our last campsite.

 

andean peru trekking DAY 7: WIÑAYWAYNA - MACHPICCHU - CUSCO

Very early in the morning we will start to walk with direction to Intipunku (sungate) where we will have the first magnificent view of Machupicchu citadel (2475 m), then we will descend to get a guided tour into the beautiful Inca city, on afternoon we will go down by bus until Aguas Calientes town where we will take a train with direction to Cusco arriving there around 08:00 pm.

 

andean peru trekking The tour includes:

  • Pick up at hotel in Cusco.
  • Bus from Cusco to Mollepata village.
  • Professional Bilingual Guide (2 guides for groups over 09 people).
  • Horses & porters to carry the equipment (meals & camping equipment).
  • Cook & meals (06breakfasts / 06lunches / 06dinners).
  • Camping equipment (tents, mattresses, tables and seats kitchen tent and dinner tent).
  • First aid kit and Oxygen balloon.
  • Bus down from Machupicchu to Aguas Calientes.
  • Entrance fees to Machupicchu Citadel
  • Train ticket from Aguas Calientes to Cusco (back packer service cusco).

andean peru trekking optional items:

  • Breakfast on first day and lunch on last day in Machupicchu.
  • Tips for the guide, cook and porters
  • Sleeping bag (can be hired in our office U$ 03 per day).
  • Entrance to visit the hot spring in Aguas Calientes town ($ 04).
  • Horses to carry your personal items 15 kilos (U$ 25 per day).
  • Vistadome train service (U$ 55).

andean peru trekking Recommendations to bring:

  • Backpack and sleeping bag.
  • Hiking shoes or boots
  • Rain coat or poncho.
  • Warm clothes.
  • Insect repellent.
  • Sun block, sun glasses and hat.
  • Water bottle.
  • Water purifying tables.
  • Flash light and knife.
  • Towel and toilet paper.
  • Snacks (chocolates, candies, cookies and others).
  • Personal Medical Kit.
  • Extra national currency (soles).
  • Original passport (if you are student don’t forget the ISIC Card).

Price : US$ 460. US$ 30 Discount for student with INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CARD (ISIC)

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