Salkantay Trek & Machu Picchu
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Overview
Highlights
- Trek the picturesque Salcantay region with dramatic mountain scenery & enjoy 3 hearty meals a day on trek prepared by our cooks
- Hike up the Salkantay Pass (4,638m) and admire the amazing views
- Discover the enigmatic ruins of Machu Picchu
- Journey to the beautiful Sacred Valley and the village of Ollantaytambo
- Undertake a trek through lush bamboo forests, orchards and coffee plantations, enjoying scenic lunch stops
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Trip includes
- 6 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 3 dinners
- Pick up from Cusco hotel on day 1
- Comfortable and central hotels
- Expert bilingual guide for each section
- Sightseeing and site entrance fees as listed (including Machu Picchu entrance fee)
- The use of a gear pack including sleeping bag, fibre filled jacket, thermarest and headtorch
- Group camping equipment
- Pack animals or Porters to carry personal gear
- Private internal transportation
- Group medical kit
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Itinerary
This morning you will be collected from your hotel in central Cusco at 9am (please ensure you advise your reservations consultant of your pre tour hotel details if you have not booked this with World Expeditions). A first trip briefing will be conducted during the dri...
Today we enjoy another day in the beautiful Sacred Valley with a tour of Ollantaytambo. During our time in Ollantaytambo we visit its remarkable temple/fortress set high on a ridge above the village. We also explore the quaint village itself with a fascinating mixtur...
After an early breakfast we visit the Tarawasi Archaeological Site near the town of Limatambo. Pass through the mountain village of Mollepata, where we stop for coffee before ascending a winding mountain road to Challacancha (3,870m). Here we will meet our mule driver...
This is the main day! After an early breakfast, we hike up to the highest point on the trek which is the Salkantay Pass (4,638m). There we will stop to enjoy the amazing views of snowcapped peaks of the Vilcabamba Mountain Range in every direction, and the glaciated s...
Today we will hike along the Santa Teresa River Valley, through more populated rural areas. We pass through banana, granadilla, avocado and coffee plantations. A hot picnic lunch is served along the way. After lunch, we hike for about 2 hours before a private vehicle ...
After breakfast, we will head uphill for 2-3 hours towards Llactapata Pass (2,735m) and descend to the archaeological complex of the same name. Enjoy a distant but spectacular view of Machu Picchu Sanctuary from the southeast, a view few travelers get the chance to ad...
This morning we get up early to savour the views and atmosphere of the mystical morning light over Machu Picchu. We will enjoy a guided tour of the sanctuary. In the afternoon or early evening we depart from Machu Picchu for the train ride back to Ollantaytambo where ...
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World Expeditions Reviews & Ratings
Salkantay Trek and Machu Piucchu is the ultimate way of experiencing the fascinating web of ancient Inca trails against the backdrop of mountains and jungle
Stepping out of the jungle and through the Inca ruins of Llactapata seeing all of Machu Picchu in the distance with the 'happy mountain' right behind it looking lik...
World Expeditions offered a true wilderness adventure
The trek was challenging (in a good way) and exceptionally well managed for acclimatisation. Our guide Harka and his team were incredibly professional, genuinely car...
We chose to take a World Expeditions' trip to Peru because of the great experience we had with them in Nepal
We weren't disappointed. Everything was easy to organise and all our questions were promptly answered by the wonderful Natalie and Kerren in the Auckland office. Onc...
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I had to leave the tour early because of illness
My tour guide, Tien, was wonderful. There was a tour participant from Australia who was a physician, and he acted like the tour medical director, demanding I leave...
An amazing experience that was made truly possible by booking through World Expeditions
. The team in Nepal went above and beyond to ensure our every requirement was met within their control.. The sherpas, guides, cook, and porters were exemplary, very ...
My wife and I had a wonderful trek in the Annapurna region
We are both 80 but fit and the route was designed to be less exacting than on our last visit to the same area. This allowed ample time to look at the flowering Rhodo...
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- 7 day trip
- 4 day trek
- 3 nights hotel
- 3 nights camping
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