Tour Salkantay 5 days 4 nights

SALKANTAY 5D/4N

The Salkantay 5 days 4 nights tour (4,650 m.a.s.l. )is a tourist circuit that has one of the best experiences to get to Machupicchu is through the Salkantay tour cataloged among the 25 best treks in the world, where you can see the beauty of the snowy mountains, flora and fauna of the rainforest of Salkantay, the second highest mountain in Cusco, and be part of the magnificent views of the Humantay Lake, with its turquoise waters passing through tropical forests of the area belonging to the archaeological park of Salkantay that connects with a hike to the Inca city of Machupicchu by trails that are part of the Inca Trail finally appreciating the sunrise in the Inca city of Machupicchu.

Ready to Travel Peru offers this Salkantay tour and invites you to be part of this tour where you can get in touch with nature and then have the magnificent experience ever lived in this Salkantay tour that leads you to Machupicchu.

DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Moderate

ITINERARY

DAY 01: CUSCO – SORAYPAMPA – HUMANTAY LAKE

• To start the Salkantay tour, we will pick you up from your hotel starting at 04:30 hrs. 
• We will leave in a tourist bus to Mollepata (2900 meters above sea level), in a two-hour trip and in this place where we will have the first breakfast of the day and will be given the respective indications and recommendations by the guide to start this tour.
• Already ready we will start this tour of Salkantay with a walk of 7 hours in a journey of 17 kilometers in an ascent to Soraypampa where our camp is located, during this hike you can see the peaks of the snow-capped mountains of Salkantay and Humantay, During the night you will be able to see shooting stars in the sky as well as part of the constellation of stars in an experience that you will never forget and the dawn of another view of the snowy Salkantay.

DAY 2: SORAYPAMPA – SALKANTAY – CHAULLAY

• This day we will leave very early from our first camping point which is Soraypampa, before leaving we will have breakfast before our walk that will have a total of 22 kilometers, this is the highest point of our tour which is the Salkantay pass (4638 m.a.s.l.), a place where you can see in all its splendor the snowy mountains that surround the snowy Salkantay.
• Then we will start a descent from the Salkantay pass to Chaullay (2900 m.a.s.l.) through rocky and tropical forests crossing rivers, an impressive experience and you will be able to notice the change of microclimates every time we go down, once we arrive to Chaullay it will be our second resting point and overnight.

DAY 3: CHALLHUAY – SANTA TERESA

• Very early after breakfast we will leave to continue our journey of 14 kilometers towards Santa Teresa passing through the valley that this has observing cocoa plantations, bananas, avocados and observing a variety of orchids and abundant flora and arriving at Sawayaco (1645 meters above sea level).
• Once in Sawayaco we will hike to Santa Teresa, where we will rest and spend the night after a day of hiking through tropical forest trails.

DAY 4: SANTA TERESA – LLACTAPATA – HIDROLECTRICA – AGUAS CALIENTES

• Very early in the morning after a well deserved rest and after having breakfast, we will start our 16 kilometers trek from Santa Teresa towards part of the Inca Trail called Llactapata its name means village in place, it is a site that was conducive to agricultural activity composed of terraces and buildings with ceremonial enclosures occupying a curved path, from where we can have views of Machupicchu and Waynapicchu.
• Then we will have a hike to Aguas Calientes passing first by the hydroelectric in a journey through part of the rainforest by trails and paths of the railroad line to reach the town of Aguas Calientes, and once located there we can rest and spend the night in a hotel.

DAY 5: MACHUPICCHU

• The big day has arrived after a magnificent experience of hiking trails and beautiful landscapes through this 5 day Salkantay tour is the sunrise at Machupicchu.
• We will start the guided tour in the citadel of Machupicchu, but people who have or booked the entrance to the mountain of Waynapicchu may have access with a staggered walk of 45 minutes to the top a unique and unforgettable experience that presents a natural form very similar to a puma, in this place we can find an altar of offerings.
• The guided tour in Machupicchu will have an approximate duration of two hours where he will give us more details of the majesty of the Inca citadel of Machupicchu since its discovery, findings, and will give us explanation of the most important areas such as the astronomical observatory of the Intihuatana where we will highlight the function that this fulfilled in Inca times, the temple of the three windows which is oriented towards the sunrise at the winter solstice and other urban and residential sectors that Machupicchu presents throughout its route.
• After the guided tour, we will have some time to take all the pictures we want of this wonderful place.
• After a wonderful day in Machupicchu you can choose to descend on foot to the town of Aguas Calientes and / or choose to take the bus to Aguas Calientes and then take the train from the station to Cusco.
• We end the Salkantay tour with a unique and unforgettable experience.