Salkantay Pass Trek

Humantay Lake and Salkantay Pass Trek 2 Days / 1 Night

Destination

Humantay Lake, Salkantay Pass

Difficulty

Challenging

Activities

Hiking – Trekking

Trip Type

Hiking – Trekking

Duration

2 Days / 1 Nights

Max

2 Min – 16 Max

Overview

One of the best alternative treks where you will enjoy two amazing attractions which are the famous Humantay Lake on the first day and the impressive Salkantay pass on the second day where You will challenge hiking up to the pass. this mixed with the best quality service and a beautiful campsite with Sky Domes the view is breathtaking because of the privileged location and at night You will be part of the constellation this will blow up your mind. The first day We will pick You up at 4:30 am to 5:00am from your location (hotel information required) The Second day We will take You back to your Hotel (hotel Information required) You will be in Cusco around 7:30pm Our service runs with two people at least, this does not mean that our quality service will be affected, our commitment is to provide a high quality service. You will cover around 18km hiking in these two days. You don't need to be super fit in order to hike this level which is moderate to high, the program is made for everyone in normal physical condition. We will reach 4,630 m / 15,228 ft which is located on the famous Salkantay Pass and this is worthy for the iconic Picture with the glacial in the background. Our private proper transportation will take you from Cusco to the starting point of the hike and in the same way to take You back to Cusco to Your hotel. Our accommodation in the first night will be in the Green Eco Sky Dome, comfortable with all the facilities that You can imagine, This will cover all your expectations.

What Trip Includes

  • Proper tourist transportation from Cusco To Mollepata, Soraypampa and on the way back to Cusco to Your hotel.
  • A professional tour guide (fluent English) knowledgeable on first aid kit their experiences make the difference.
  • 1 Night at the Green Eco Sky dome group service)
  • Professional Cook and assistance of the Cook
  • Snack Service courtesy (Wake up Coca tea cup and afternoon tea time(Happy hour) with full of popcorn and special snacks made by our cooks)
  • Vegetarian and free Gluten menu at no extra cost (Please let us know if you have a food restrictions)
  • First-aid kit
  • Emergency oxygen bottle
  • A proper briefing will take place at your hotel a day before we do the Trek. Please send us your hotel information.

What Trip Excludes

  • Meals: Breakfast on Day 1 and Dinner on the second day.
  • Salkantay Entrance Fee (20 soles).
  • Tips for our team.
  • Duffel bags.
  • Travel Insurance.

Itineraries

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We star this amazing adventure with the pickup from your hotel, this will be a ride of two hours approximately until We arrive to Mollepata community, Where We will have our first breakfast which is not included, after breakfast We continue on transportation to Challacancha where is the started point of the hike. Two hours and a half approximately to arrive at our Campsite, on the way You will hike the original Inca trail Canal. The experience is unique. You will be part of nature. You will see far away the Salkantay mountain which is breathtaking at first glance. After this We will arrive to our campsite the Green Eco Sky Dome where We will be waiting for You, you will get the accommodation and We will wait for the lunch to recover energy after lunch You will have some free time until We'll start our hike up to Humantay Lake, this Will take two hours to hike up and one hour on the way back approximately. You will enjoy the beauty of Humantay Lake which is located on the bottom of the snow capped Humantay Mountain. It is quite cold as You can imagine but the view is unique and worthy. Back to our Campsite, you can change your clothes and then You will enjoy a delicious dinner. After Dinner our Tour Guide We will brief the itinerary for the next day which is moderate to challenging.

  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Night: Soraypampa Eco Sky dome Campsite.
  • ACTIVITY LEVEL: moderate to Challenging.
  • WALKING DISTANCE: 7 km / 4.34 mi
  • WALKING TIME: 5 hours
  • MINIMUM ELEVATION: 3,800 m/ 12467 ft
  • BASECAMP ELEVATION: 3,900 m/12975 ft
  • MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 5950m /19521 ft

This day You will wake up early , be ready and prepared for this beautiful experience. Then You will enjoy the delicious breakfast and start the hike up to Salkantay Pass. You will pass through the Salkantay Pampa and continue zip zap up to the Summit. We will take some breaks along the way to enjoy the nature of the stunning mountains, time for pictures and a proper guiding explanation and of course recover some energy. Once you arrive to the pass You Will reach 4,630 m / 15,228 ft now You can take beautiful pictures with the snow capped Salkantay mountain this will take like 7 hours hike approximately to go there and back to Soraypampa. Where we will be waiting for You with a delicious lunch to recover energy. After lunch We will go back to Cusco, an approximately of 03 hours ride, and we will leave You at your hotel. We will be happy to be part of this unique experience.

  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
  • Night: not included
  • ACTIVITY LEVEL: Challenging.
  • WALKING DISTANCE: 11 km / 6.83mi
  • WALKING TIME: 7-8 hours
  • MINIMUM ELEVATION: 3,900 m/ 12975 ft
  • BASECAMP ELEVATION: 3,900 m/12975 ft
  • MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 4,630 m / 15190 ft

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