Overview
Your adventure begins with a hike along an original Inca canal to Soraypampa, followed by a rewarding afternoon ascent to the breathtaking, glacier-fed Humantay Lake. On the second day, prepare for a challenging but unforgettable climb to the Salkantay Trek Pass at 4,630 meters, where you will stand face-to-face with snow-capped peaks before descending into the warmer climates of Wayracmachay and your Chaullay campsite. The third day offers a scenic contrast as you trek through the lush Santa Teresa Valley, passing 80-meter waterfalls and diverse flora towards Lucmabamba. From there, a short transport and a beautiful two-hour hike bring you to Aguas Calientes for a restful hotel night. Your expedition culminates on the fourth day with a comprehensive two-hour guided exploration of Machu Picchu, followed by a scenic train ride to Ollantaytambo and a comfortable transfer back to your hotel in Cusco.
Summary
CUSCO – MOLLEPATA – CHALLACANCHA – SORAYPAMPA
The dawn calls us. Let the majesty of Salkantay and Humantay fuel every step of this epic adventure.
SORAYPAMPA – SALKANTAY PASS–WAYRACMACHAY – CHAULLAY
Today we conquer the peak. Every effort will lead us to the Salkantay trek through the clouds and the warmth of the valley awaiting us.
CHAULLAY-COLCAPAMPA – LORETA LA PLAYA – LUCMABAMBA – HIDROELECTRICA – AGUAS CALIENTES
The valley gives us its beauty. Enjoy the green trail and know that at the end of the road… Machu Picchu awaits!
AGUAS CALIENTES – MACHU PICCHU – CUSCO
The moment has arrived. With every step and every glance, embrace the eternal magic of the lost city of Machu Picchu. Let’s enjoy it!
Itinerary
DAY 1: CUSCO – MOLLEPATA – CHALLACANCHA – SORAYPAMPA
We start this amazing adventure with the pickup from your hotel at 5 am. This will be a ride of approximately two hours until we arrive at the Mollepata community, Where We will have our first breakfast, which is not included. After breakfast, we continue on transportation to Challacancha, which is the starting point of the hike. Here we meet the chef and muleteers and need to check our luggage, pack the horses, and begin the long ascent to our campsite. Three and a half hours 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 and see far away the Salkantay mountain, which is breathtaking at first glance. After this, we will arrive at our campsite, where we will be waiting for you. You will get the accommodation, and we will wait for lunch to recover energy after lunch. You will have some free time until we 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 at the bottom of the snowcapped Humantay Mountain. It is quite cold as you can imagine, but the view is unique and worthy. Back at our campsite, you can change your clothes, and then you will enjoy a delicious dinner. After dinner, our tour guide will brief the itinerary for the next day, which is moderate to challenging.
DAY 2: SORAYPAMPA – THE SALKANTAY TREK–WAYRACMACHAY – CHAULLAY
This day, you will wake up early, be ready, and be prepared for this beautiful experience. Then we’ll enjoy a delicious breakfast and set out on the hike to the Salkantay trek through the 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, a proper guiding explanation, and of course, to recover some energy. Once you arrive at the pass, you will reach 4,630m/15,228 ft. Now you can take beautiful pictures with the snowcapped Salkantay mountain. Then we will continue our hike to Wayracmachay all the way down the landscape will change a little bit and you will notice once there you will have a delicious lunch our chefs will surprise you, after recovering some energy, We need to continue all the way down you will find that the temperature will improve considerably because of the of the low altitude our campsite is located at 2900m/9514 ft so is quite nice in contrast to the first base camp- we will be waiting for you. You can get it and break for a while to get ready for dinner, where our tour guide will brief the itinerary for the next day.
DAY 3: CHAULLAY-COLCAPAMPA – LORETA LA PLAYA – LUCMABAMBA – HIDROELECTRICA – AGUAS CALIENTES
After a challenging day, we will wake up early in the morning to have a delicious breakfast. This day will be for relaxing, the trail is beautiful, and the vegetation is very dense, and we will see a variety of orchids and impressive waterfalls approximately 80 meters high. We will hike all the way down through the Santa Teresa Valley to Lucmabamba, where we will have lunch and board the transportation to Hifroelectrica. In the afternoon, we continue walking towards Aguas Calientes for 2 hours (12 kilometers), where we will spend the night in a proper hotel. The dinner is included, and your tour guide will give you important information for the next day. The main reason for this program is Machu Picchu.
DAY 4: AGUAS CALIENTES – MACHU PICCHU – CUSCO
We wake up early in the morning (depending on the time of our admission). Some of you will want to hike to the entrance to Machu Picchu, which can take an hour and a half. Some of you will want to take the first bus (5:30 am) from Aguas Calientes to the Machu Picchu Citadel, usually 30 minutes by bus. Our guide will thoroughly guide you through the Machu Picchu archeological site for about 2 hours, then time to come back to Aguas Calientes town, where you can get lunch (not included in the program), and in the afternoon, we will take the train to Ollantaytambo. You need to be at the Aguas Calientes train station 30 minutes in advance. A representative of our company will meet you at the train station in Ollantaytambo town then we will take you back to Cusco in proper tourist transportation. We will leave you at your hotel.
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