Salkantay trek 5 days to Machupicchu all included

Soraypampa – Abra Salkantay | Chaullay

On this day we will have a great challenge: we will ascend towards the Salkantay pass.

To begin we will enjoy a refreshing breakfast. Then we will start our uphill walk towards the towns of Salkantaypampa and Soyrococha. After 4 hours of walking we will reach the Salkantay pass (4,632 m / 15,197 ft).

The Salkantay pass is the highest point located between the Salkantay and Humantay mountains.. After a well-deserved rest we will continue downhill to Wayracpampa where our team will be waiting for us with lunch.

After enjoying lunch we will begin the descent to the cloud forest and observe the change in climate and vegetation, we will descend to Chaullay (4,045 m / 13,271 ft). where our camp will be, here we will have tea time and dinner. And so ends the longest and hardest day of the 22-kilometer hike on average. This is the hardest day of all.

Chaullay – Playa Sahuayaco | Lucmabamba

We will get up very early to have breakfast and start our walk. This day will be unforgettable because along the way we will see a large amount of flora and fauna. The path is flat, in parts we will climb no more than 100 meters and the rest of the path is downhill.

We start from the place of the camp, we will walk for 40 minutes to the Town of Collpa (2,850 m / 9,350 ft), from this place, we will observe the beginning of the Santa Teresa valley.

After a few kilometers of walking, the path will lead us through the jungle to the place of Playa Sahuayaco (2,200 m / 7,218 ft), where we will have lunch..

After lunch we will descend for only 2.5 kilometers to the town of Lucmabamba (2,062 m / 6,765 ft) where we will have dinner and camp surrounded by beautiful mountainous vegetation.

Lucmabamba – Llactapata | Aguas Calientes

On this penultimate day we will get up very early to then have breakfast and continue with our walk.

At the beginning of the walk we will enjoy beautiful landscapes full of fields where coffee, banana, avocado, pineapple and some crops of coca leaves are grown, the sacred leaf of the Incas.

We will ascend to Llactapata (2,840 m / 9,317 ft), an Inca archaeological site where you can see Machu Picchu and the entire valley that surrounds it. This site was formerly used by the Inca culture as a resting place and also as a temple.

After our visit we will descend to the Aobamba Valley until we reach the Hydroelectric station (1550 m / 5,085 ft). There we will rest, have lunch and continue with the final walk to the town of Aguas Calientes (2,160 m / 7,087 ft).

In Aguas Calientes we will have dinner and rest in a tourist accommodation. Tourists who wish can relax in the thermal baths of the town (not included in the tour).

Aguas Calientes | Machu Picchu – Cusco

This day will only be dedicated to visiting Machu Picchu (2,490 m / 8,169 ft). We will have breakfast very early in the tourist accommodation. Then we will ascend by bus to Machu Picchu. There we will have a guided tour of approximately 2 hours and then enough time to explore on our own.

After your visit to Machu Picchu we will return to the town of Aguas Calientes. In the village there are many restaurants that you can choose from (not included in the tour). Then you will have to go to the train station (be there at least 30 minutes before) and board it. The train will take you to the Ollantaytambo station, there a transport will be waiting for you with your name to take you to the city of Cusco where the tour ends.