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 Salkantay to Machu Picchu, Every day |
4 days
Difficulty: 2 |
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COD: PE-107
Category: Trekking |
This is the best alternative if the Incatrail is full !
Cusco-Santa teresa-Salkantay- Aqua calientes -Machu Picchu -Cusco
4 days / 3 nights
OFFICIAL OPERATOR
Program Details Duration: 4 days / 3 nights.
Starting Point: Cusco
Ending Point: Cusco.
Activities: Archaeological, Cultural, Ecological, Hiking, Camping.
This trek is harder than the Inca trail, you cross a pass of 4600 Mt
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Day 1:Cusco-Mollepata-Salkantaypampa 6 h Walk
Pick up at your hotel around 5AM and drive to Soraypampa (4 H) When more than 5 persons it’s a private bus, less than 5 persons local bus.Breakfast in Mollepata in a local restaurant. We continue by bus to Soraypampa from where we start our trek to the lake” Tucarway “ a walk of 1,5 h. From here we have beautiful views of the lake and the glacier. Than we return to Soraypampa to take our lunch. After lunch we continue 2 h climbing to our first camp Salkantaypampa, where we have diner and first night at 4100 Mt.
campsite/dinner
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Day 2: Salkantaypampa - Huayraqmachay –Chaullay- colpachaca 9 h walk
Breakfast around 5.30 AM. We start our trek at 6 AM. Physically a tough day, we start for the strong climb to the pass 2 h climbing/walking up to 4700 Mt altitude .Here we have stunning views over the Salkantay mountain range. After the top it’s 4 h going down where we lunch in Andenes 3300 Mt, along the way we have stunning views of snowy mountains. After lunch we continue 2,5 H to Colpachaca 2800Mt. Near the hot springs we will camp and enjoy a beautiful natural hot spring ( 5 sol entree fee ) /campsite Dinner and camp .
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Day 3: Colpachaca –-Playa-hydro elecrtrico- aqua cal 6 h walk
Wake up and breakfast at 6.30 AM. Today most of the time walking down ,you see the different vegetation from forest to coca fields, 5 h walking down. Lunch in Playa. From here we take transport to hydro electric for 1 H 15 minutes. From where we take the train to Aquas calientes at 4.30 PM, its a 1 h ride. In Aquas cal we overnight in a hostal with private bathroom. Dinner in a restaurant in Aguas Calientes.
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Day 4 : Machu Picchu - Cusco
Breakfast, very early around 5 AM in the morning. We take the first bus to Machu Picchu around 5.45 AM. We enter Machu Picchu and have a guided tour of the complex for around 2,5 hours. After this you have some free time to wander around yourself. Walk to Inti Punko, the “SUN GATE” or to the mountain behind Machu Picchu “Waynapicchu “, in 45 min ,from here you have stunning views over the whole complex, but be careful there is a new rule that only 400 people a day are allowed and the gate close at 12 PM! After your free time you can walk down or drive down by bus to the town of Aguas Calientes, for a late lunch (not included). In the afternoon we take the train back to Cusco or Ollantaytambo, transfer and
arrive late in cusco !
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Included
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Transportation to start of the trail
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Guide: Professional English and Spanish speaking guide (+1 assistant over 8 people)
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Cook
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Horsemen and horses: Carry tents, cooking equipment and also carry backpacks (7 Kg for each person)
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Train ticket from Hydro Electrico To Aqua calientes
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Bus ticket up and down: Aguas Calientes - Machupicchu - Aguas Calientes ( 4 the day)
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Entrance ticket to Machupicchu
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Hotel: Double accommodation in Aguas Calientes (3rd night )
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Train ticket back to Cusco or Ollantaytambo (if in high season there is no space on the train ,we bring you back to cusco in bus from hydro electrico)
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Meals: 3 Breakfasts/3 Lunches/3 Dinners Vegetarianfood available on request
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Equipment: tents ( 2 people in each 3-person-capacity ), mattress, dinner tent, kitchen tent, tables and chairs, table settings, first aid kit, including emergency oxygen bottle
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Transfers
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Not included
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First day your breakfast , last day your lunch ( take some snack with you because the food at Machu Picchu its very expensive )
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Extra nights,( optional not included ) at ending point Aqua calientes, so you can stay some longer at Machu Picchu ,you need to tell us some days in advance so we buy your return ticket 1 day later !!
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Personal horse. If you like a personal horse its 90 usd extra for 3 days
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Personal travel insurgency
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entree fee , from july INC the officials are charging 127.00 SOL entree and 64.00 SOL for students with an ISIC studentcard
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Entrée to the hot springs 10 sol
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walking sticks 5 usd a day
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If you like to have an single room in the hostal in Aqua calientes its 15 usd extra
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Sleeping bag can be rented (good sleeping bag till minus 12 ° at 5 usd a day ) |
What do we need when you make a reservation?
1. Full name as it is written in your passport
2. Passport number
3. Nationality
4. Date of birth
5. Copy/Scan or Fax of your ISIC student card (if you have one and are less than 28 year its
18 US less )
6. Departing date for the trail
7. Vegetarian or not
8. We ask 40 % deposit thru western union to Peru .the rest you pay cash at our office in cusco
For info and prices
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