Salkantay Trekking to Machu Picchu 4D/3N

Salkantay Trekking to Machu Picchu 4 days and 3 nights is the second most popular route to Machu Picchu and one of the most important in Peru and the world. It is also the most challenging and adventurous tours we offer at TreXperience. You will be able to see the Humantay Lake, snow-capped mountains, the cloud forest, coffee farms, Pachamanca, and finish the trek at Machu Picchu.

Highlights of the Salkantay Trekking:

• Book with Confidence and Flexibility
• Complimentary airport Pick up and drop off.
• Visit Humantay lake and camp close to Salkantay Trek.
• Real Camping experience with tents and hot showers
• Visit organic coffee farms.
• Come back to Cusco on the Exclusive Panoramic Train.
• Support our Social Projects and empower local women

Price Per person:  550.USD  Book Now….Get a 10% discount using TX2020, valid for a limited time.

To book the Salkantay Trekking, you need to make an initial payment of 50.USD per person, the remaining balance can be paid online, in installments, or Cusco with any credit card at no booking fees at all.

Student Discount:
All travelers under 17 will have a $30. If you are 25 years old or under at the time of traveling, you can get the 30$ discount with your student ID. Please advise by email to give you a code for the discount.

 Day 1: Cusco – Humantay Lake – SalkantayPampa (12km, 6hrs)
We pick you up in your hotel located in Cusco and travel for 3 hours to the trailhead. After breakfast, we hike for 2 hours to Humantay Lake at 4200mts, and then lunch, then we go for two more hours uphill to the basecamp at 4000 meters.

Day 2: SalkantayPampa -Hayrajpunku – Collpapampa (18km, 9hrs)
Wake up with a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy breakfast with the mountains, then hike up to Salkantay pass at 4630mts for 3 hours and two more down to lunch. The second part is a 3 hour downhill until the 2nd campsite at 2800mts.

Day 3: Collpapampa – Hidroelectica- Aguas Calientes (14km, 6hrs)
Wake up in your tent, breakfast, start hiking along the cloud forest for 3 hours visiting local villages, coffee farms, and prepare a unique Pachamanca Barbecue with your chef. After lunch, we will hike for 3-hrs from Hidroelectica to Aguas Calientes to spend the night in a hotel, Intipunku, or similar.

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

After breakfast, we take the early buses up to Machu Picchu for the sunrise, visit the Sungate, or Inca Bridge, and then we explore Machu Picchu with your guide. Once you finish, you will take the Panoramic train and bus back to your hotel in Cusco.

Included in the Salkantay Trekking

• Pre-departure briefing at 6:00 pm the evening before your tour
• Pick up from your hotel on the morning of the trek.
• Experienced English-speaking Tour Guide
• 2 Nights camping in comfortable tents
• 1 Night 3-star hotel in Aguas Calientes
• Camping equipment: tents, tables, chairs, and cooking equipment
• Entrance ticket to Salkantay and Machu Picchu
• Duffle Bag for up to7 kgs (15.4 lbs) for your stuff carried by our horses.
• Cargo Mules to carry food, equipment, and personal stuff
• Trekking chef to prepare meals (B, L, D)
• All meals Included except last day lunch (Veg, vegan meals available)
• Snacks, drinkable water, and warm water to wash.
• First Aid Kit, Satellite Phones, Oxygen tank
• Vistadome panoramic train on the way back to Cusco

Included in the Salkantay Trekking

• Sleeping bags, air mattress, or trekking poles (Can be hired from us)
• Last day Lunch In Aguas Calientes
• Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mounatin (Montaña)  Ticket
• Tips for porters, chef, guides
• Travel Insurance (Highly recommended)

Other hikes after the Machu Picchu tour:

Day 1: Cusco hotel – Humantay Lake – Salkantay basecamp (12km, 6hrs)

We will pick you up from your hotel between 4:30 am (depending on your location) and drive you to Soraypampa (3900 m) – arriving approximately at 8:30 am. After a delicious breakfast, we will start your Salkantay TreXperience! It’s a 2-hour walk up to Humantay Lake (4200 m / 13780 ft). After enjoying this spectacular turquoise water lake’s beautiful views, we will continue to our lunch place where the chef will be waiting to serve your lunch using organic products from the area. Along the way, you will see a variety of flora and fauna, such as the Andean goose (the love birds), deer, and vizcachas (which look a lot like a rabbit). After lunch, we will continue climbing for two more hours to reach Salkantay Pampa (4100 m/13450  ft). Once at the campsite, we will have the tents ready, have tea time, dinner, and afterward, we can stargaze before going to sleep.

• Campsite Altitude: 3.900 m -/12467 ft
• Highest altitude: 4,650 m / 15255 ft
• Distance: 12 km / 9.32 miles
• Duration: 8 hours
• Meals: Breakfast, snacks, lunch, tea, and dinner
• Accommodation: Camping
• Difficulty: Moderate to challenging

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

We will wake you up bright and early with a hot cup of coffee or coca tea. When exiting your tent, beautiful scenery consisting of vast plains and snow-capped mountain peaks is waiting for you. We will enjoy the breathtaking views of the highest mountains in Peru. After breakfast, we will start ascending to our trek’s highest point, the Salkantay pass (4630 m /15190 ft). At the summit, we will take the time to explore the fantastic landscapes, including a beautiful lake at the base of this majestic mountain. From the top, it will be another 3 hour downhill hike to the lunch place at Wayracmachay (3800 m/ 12467 ft). After lunch, we will start descending from the mountains into the cloud forest, experiencing one of the fastest temperature and weather changes. Along the way, we will see an abundance of different types of flowers, hummingbirds, and orchids, until we arrive at Colpapampa, located at 2770 meters. This night we will stay next to a small village.

• Campsite Altitude: 2,400 m/ 7874 ft
• Highest altitude: 3.800 m/ 12467 ft
• Distance: 24 km/ 14.91 miles
• Duration: 9 hours
• Meals: Breakfast, snacks, lunch, tea, and dinner
• Accommodation: Camping
• Difficulty: Moderate

 Day 3: Collpapampa – Hydroelectric – Aguas Calientes (14km, 6hrs)

Day 3 is arguably the most beautiful of your Salkantay TreXperience! After enjoying a delicious breakfast, we will hike for about 3 hours to Lucmabamba (2000 m / 6600 ft). We will join a Pachamanca cooking demonstration and traditional way of cooking all kinds of meat, vegetables, fruits with hot stones, and the underground. You will particiáte actively in preparing this unique delicacy. After lunch, you will visit an organic coffee farm and learn the process from harvesting to how to prepare your expresso. Next, drive for one hour to Hidroelectica and hike for 3 hours to Aguas Calientes, arriving at around 5 pm. Here we will have dinner at a local restaurant and spend the night in a hotel.

• Campsite Altitude: 2,000 m / 6560 ft
• Highest altitude: 2600 m / 8528 ft
• Distance: 14 km / 8.6 miles
• Duration: 6 hours
• Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
• Accommodation: Hotel
• Difficulty: Moderate

DAY 4: Machu Picchu (Lost City Of The Incas) 4 hrs

On our final day, we have to get up very early to prepare for the highlight of your TreXperience, visiting Machu Picchu – the Lost City of the Incas. We will go straight to the line to wait for the first bus to Machu Picchu at 5:30 am. Arriving as the sky brightens, we will walk up with the city’s incredible views along the way. On a clear day, you can watch the spectacular sunrise over Machu Picchu. This is truly an unforgettable sight. Your guide will take you on a 2 to 3-hour comprehensive tour of the city before leaving you in Machu Picchu to explore on your own or climb either Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain (tickets must be booked as far in advance as possible). Your guide will explain how to take the bus from Machu Picchu back to Aguas Calientes for lunch (not included) and then take the train and bus back to Cusco. The TreXperience Team will meet you off the train and return you safely to your hotel.

• Highest altitude: 2700m / 8858ft
• Distance: 6km / 3 miles
• Duration: 2 – 3 hours
• Meals: Breakfast (hotel)
• Difficulty: Easy