Salkantay Trek To Machu Picchu 5 Days And 4 Nights

5.00(35)

This trek runs beneath the magnificent Salkantay mountain (20,569ft), one of the highest and most stunning in the Andes. The Salkantay Trek was recently named on the National Geographic Ultimate Adventure bucket list – defined as “The 20 most extreme, hair-raising, legendary adventures on the planet.” It is a trek open to everybody, and the most popular alternative to the Inca Trail trek. This offers 4 days of trekking through various landscapes including highlands, cloud forest, rain forest and dry mountain. Throughout the trek you have amazing views of Apu Salkantay, Pumasillo Mountain and Humantay Mountain, three of the most stunning peaks of the Vilcabamba Mountain range. Our trek includes the services of lodging in a very nice hotel on the fourth night of the trek, a very unique coffee plantation tour in the afternoon of day 3, and dinner at great local restaurant in Aguas Calientes.

Service animals allowed
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
What to bring:
Original passport (if you have acquired a new one after you made your booking, bring both)
Down or synthetic feather sleeping bag (can be rented from us)
Clothes (trekking boots, warm fleece jacket, a few t-shirts, socks, sun hat, warm underwear, light long pants, gloves, rain jacket)
Toiletries (toilet paper, wet wipes, personal towel)
Sunscreen SPF 35+ recommended
Head lamp
Sunglasses
Camera with spare batteries (batteries run down faster at high altitudes)
Binoculars
Book to read (you will have some spare time at every camp to read your favorite book)
Trekking poles (recommended especially for the steep descents, can be rented from us)
Insect repellent

Dining tent with tables and chairs
Four-person tent for each two persons
Toilet tent with portable toilet
Bilingual English speaking tour guide
Expedition train from Aguas Calientes to either Ollantaytambo or to Poroy
Mattress and pillow
Hot water for washing.
Pick up from your hotel and transportation to Soraypampa on day 1
Pre-Departure Briefing at your hotel 1 or 2 days before your trek.
Emergency oxygen bottle and medical kit.
Wranglers and horses to carry all the equipment (food, tents, chairs, table, etc)
Private transport from Ollantaytambo to Cusco
Daily morning boiled and cold water to fill the water bottles.
Emergency horse in case we need it
Coffee plantation tour in the afternoon of day 3
Kitchen tent
Horse to carry 8 kg of your personal belongings
Expert chef and assistant chef
Duffle bag to pack your personal belongings
Lodging in Aguas Calientes on night 4 of the trek (double occupancy)