8-day Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu

Description

Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu takes you to discover the Imperial City of Cusco and the Sacred Valley as you acclimatize to the altitude! Explore the Cathedral, Koricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Pisaq, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero and get ready for the spectacular 5-days hike of the Salkantay trek and arrive at the legendary Lost City of Machu Picchu.

Highlights of Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu

  • Explore the best of Cusco City, the Sacred Valley
  • Hike along the Cordillera de Vilcabamba to Machu Picchu
  • Go off the beaten and visit Humantay Lake and Local villages
  • Spend a day exploring the best of Machu Picchu
  • Return To Cusco on the Vistadome train

Included

  •  Airport transfers from the Airport and hotel In Cusco
  • Professional English-speaking Native Tour Guide
  • Second tour guide for groups 9+
  • Entrance tickets to all the places we visit
  • Four nights 3-star hotel in Cusco and Aguas Calientes
  • Three-night camping with comfortable equipment
  • Sleeping foam mattress, Pillows, hand towels
  • Chef, Porters, horsemen
  • Cargo mules to carry food, equipment, and 7 kilos of your stuff
  • Lunch on day 2 during the Sacred Valley
  • During trekking (5 breakfast, 4 lunches, 4 dinners)
  • Drinkable water during 4 days of hiking (after 1st lunch)
  • Camping equipment (Dining tent, tables, chairs, Portable toilets)
  • First aid kit, satellite phones, oxygen tank
  • Entrance fee to Salkantay and Machu Picchu
  • Round trip bus tickets to Machu Picchu
  • Vistadome panoramic train back to Cusco

Excluded

  •  Sleeping bags, Air Mattress, Trekking Poles (Can be hired from us)
  • Huayna Picchu mountain
  • Machu Picchu Mountain (Different from Machu Picchu citadel)
  • Other meals not mentioned in the tour
  • International or domestic flights
  • Travel Insurance (Highly recommended)
  • Gratuities

Know before you go

  • Original Passport 
  • Rain gear
  • Sun protection
  • Warm layers (fleece / long sleeved tops)
  • Personal medication
  • Camera, extra batteries
  • Head torch
  • Extra snacks, power bars, chocolate
  • Extra money for souvenirs, drinks & tips (small change is useful for paying to use the villagers' toilets on the first day)

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