Travel details
USD 2,625
/ per person
Note: The reference price reflects the rate at the time of booking.
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Duration |
2025/04/27 (Sun) 〜 2025/05/03 (Sat) |
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Participants |
1 person(s)（Adults 1 person(s)、Children 0 person(s)） |
Travel story
Learn about the historical background in Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire, and its surrounding areas, then experience the harshness and beauty of nature through an authentic Salkantay trekking adventure in the Andes Mountains. This journey offers a deep encounter with the mystique and breathtaking scenery of the region, culminating in a visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Machu Picchu and the special experience of climbing Huayna Picchu.
Signature points
Authentic Salkantay Trekking
The Salkantay Trekking, a four-day journey crossing the Andes Mountains, is the core activity of this trip.
Huayna Picchu Climb
In addition to a guided tour of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Machu Picchu, the itinerary includes a climb of Huayna Picchu with a private guide.
Historical Exploration of Cusco
Before embarking on the full-scale trekking adventure, the itinerary includes a guided tour of Cusco and the surrounding Inca ruins with an English-speaking guide the following day, providing a solid opportunity to learn about the historical background of the Inca civilization.
Itinerary
Arrival in Cusco
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Peru - Cusco
-
17:20 CUZ LA2276
17:20
-
Car
Arrival and reception at the airport, our transfer and mobility will pick you up to take you to your hotel.
-
free time
We will taste a welcome coca tea to acclimatize.
Rest of the day free.
-
MAMASARA
Cusco Sightseeing
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Peru - Cusco
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Breakfast
9:00
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Cusco City Tour
At 09h00AM from your hotel for your city tour of Cusco.
-
After a delicious breakfast, you will be picked up in your hotel for a city tour. You will visit the Cathedral, Koricancha (Temple of the Sun) and the nearby ruins: Qenko (Ceremonial and Ritual center, place where sacrifices were made), Puka Pukara (this complex was probably used by Emperor Pachacutec as a Tambo),Tambomachay (also called “The Bath of the Inca”) and Sacsayhuaman Fortress(the place where the main Inca Festivals, Inti Raymi and Warachicuy take place).
After your city and nearby ruins tour, you return to your hotel for an overnight stay.
[English Guide]
17:00-19:00
-
Briefing
There will be a briefing with your guide in Cusco.
-
we will have a brief about the Salktantay trek between 17h00 to 19h00.
(the time will be confirmed on the spot.)
-
MAMASARA
Salkatay Trek Day 1
4:30
-
Car
At 04h30 AM from your hotel for the beginning of your Salkantay Trek.
We will take a trip in our private transportation of approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes to Mollepata.
-
Breakfast
-
Car
We will continue by car to Challacancha where we will meet
with our muleteer and horses.
-
Then we will begin our walk until we reach our Heaven Lodge located in Soraypampa.
[English Guide]
-
Lunch
-
In the afternoon after lunch we will ascend to visit the beautiful Humantay lagoon, after the visit, we will descend again
towards Soraypampa, finally we will spend the first night under a starry sky in our
Sky Lodge.
[English Guide]
-
Dinner
-
Salkantay Sky Lodge
Our camp is located 10 minutes walk from the town of Soraypampa, this gives us a great advantage of having a 360 degree panoramic view of the Humantay lagoon, it is also a perfect
place, away from the crowd and where we can appreciate the beautiful landscapes of the Andean valley and enjoy the company of our beautiful alpacas.
Meals B/F：⚪︎ LUN：⚪︎ DIN：⚪︎
Salkantay Trek Day 2
-
Wake-up times will be conveyed on the spot the night before.
-
Breakfast
-
After breakfast, we will begin the most difficult part of the hike, walking through the site known as Pampa Salkantay. Then we will take the left side of the Salkantay glacier. Around noon, we will reach the highest point of the imposing Salkantay snow-capped mountain located above 4,630 m (15,190 feet), we will be able to appreciate all the majesty of the area, its chain of mountains, glaciers and ravines, we will feel the magic of the Andes, after a break We will begin the slow descent towards Wayracmachay.
*Hike and Terrain: Mostly steep trails and some open slopes.
[English Guide]
-
Lunch
we will have lunch and a well-deserved rest.
-
We will continue descending and enter the edge of the jungle where we will
have indescribable views of the place, and then continue to our second Heaven
Lodge located in Collpapampa. Finally we will have dinner and spend the second
night here
[English Guide]
-
Dinner
-
Salkantay Sky Lodge
Our camp is located 10 minutes walk from the
town of Chaullay; Chaullay is a very busy campsite, however our camp in Collpapampa gives us a great advantage of having a 360-degree panoramic view of the Salkantay Valley, it is also a perfect place, away from the crowd and where we can get to know a little more about the local families.
Meals B/F：⚪︎ LUN：⚪︎ DIN：⚪︎
Salkantay Trek Day 3
-
Wake-up times will be conveyed on the spot.
-
Breakfast
6:00
-
we will begin our walk at 06:00am along the Inca Trail Network. This day will be unforgettable, we will continue with the walk through the jungle, we will appreciate the flora and fauna of this area, especially the plantations of coffee, tea, passion fruit, trees, the climate is temperate and humid in this area, so It has formed a favorable microclimate for the production of orchids that, due to their colors and varieties, have been classified by experts as the most beautiful in the world. Here we consider the problem of roads at the granadilla crossing in addition to considering a 5-hour walk to the beach. Sahuayaco, we will continue with the walk until we reach the hydroelectric station.
[English Guide]
-
Lunch
where we will have lunch and after a short rest
-
we will continue towards the beach Sahuayaco, from this point take the car from Sahuayaco to Aguas Calientes (with the walk along the side of the railroad until you reach the town of Aguas Calientes).
[English Guide]
-
Peru - Aguas Calientes
-
Dinner
-
Hotel Ferré Machu Picchu
Meals B/F：⚪︎ LUN：⚪︎ DIN：⚪︎
Salkantay Trek Day 4
-
Wake-up times will be conveyed on the spot.
-
Breakfast
-
Bus
Very early, immediately after breakfast at the Lodging, we will go by bus to the citadel of Machupicchu ascending for the average period, until we reach the access point and entry control of Machupicchu.
-
Machupicchu
we will have a guided tour of the urban and agricultural area, as well as the towers, ceremonial plazas, sacred fountain, the Intihuatana or sundial and terraces from where you can contemplate the Inca’s domains. After a guide of approximately 2 hours, we will have free time to take photos and in coordination with the guide we will descend to the town of Aguas Calientes.
Guided tour of Machupicchu: The Inca city of Machupicchu opens at 6 a.m. We will be there between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. After showing our entrance ticket, we will go up to the best point of view to take a photograph of The House of the Guardian, after minutes our guide will give us detailed and extensive information about the city of the Incas for approximately 1 hour.
[English Guide]
-
Huayna Picchu
You will have a private guide to climb up to Huayna Picchu!
[English Guide]
-
Lunch
-
Peru - Cusco
-
Dinner
-
MAMASARA
Meals B/F：⚪︎ LUN：⚪︎ DIN：⚪︎
Farewell South America!
-
Breakfast
15:40
-
Car
At 15h40AM from your hotel for your flight back home.
-
Today you will depart from Cusco back home! We hope to see you again in south America!
-
18:10 CUZ LA2026
Arrival in Cusco
-
Peru - Cusco
-
17:20 CUZ LA2276
17:20
-
Car
Arrival and reception at the airport, our transfer and mobility will pick you up to take you to your hotel.
-
free time
We will taste a welcome coca tea to acclimatize.
Rest of the day free.
-
MAMASARA
Cusco Sightseeing
-
Peru - Cusco
-
Breakfast
9:00
-
Cusco City Tour
At 09h00AM from your hotel for your city tour of Cusco.
-
After a delicious breakfast, you will be picked up in your hotel for a city tour. You will visit the Cathedral, Koricancha (Temple of the Sun) and the nearby ruins: Qenko (Ceremonial and Ritual center, place where sacrifices were made), Puka Pukara (this complex was probably used by Emperor Pachacutec as a Tambo),Tambomachay (also called “The Bath of the Inca”) and Sacsayhuaman Fortress(the place where the main Inca Festivals, Inti Raymi and Warachicuy take place).
After your city and nearby ruins tour, you return to your hotel for an overnight stay.
[English Guide]
17:00-19:00
-
Briefing
There will be a briefing with your guide in Cusco.
-
we will have a brief about the Salktantay trek between 17h00 to 19h00.
(the time will be confirmed on the spot.)
-
MAMASARA
Salkatay Trek Day 1
4:30
-
Car
At 04h30 AM from your hotel for the beginning of your Salkantay Trek.
We will take a trip in our private transportation of approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes to Mollepata.
-
Breakfast
-
Car
We will continue by car to Challacancha where we will meet
with our muleteer and horses.
-
Then we will begin our walk until we reach our Heaven Lodge located in Soraypampa.
[English Guide]
-
Lunch
-
In the afternoon after lunch we will ascend to visit the beautiful Humantay lagoon, after the visit, we will descend again
towards Soraypampa, finally we will spend the first night under a starry sky in our
Sky Lodge.
[English Guide]
-
Dinner
-
Salkantay Sky Lodge
Our camp is located 10 minutes walk from the town of Soraypampa, this gives us a great advantage of having a 360 degree panoramic view of the Humantay lagoon, it is also a perfect
place, away from the crowd and where we can appreciate the beautiful landscapes of the Andean valley and enjoy the company of our beautiful alpacas.
Meals B/F：⚪︎ LUN：⚪︎ DIN：⚪︎
Salkantay Trek Day 2
-
Wake-up times will be conveyed on the spot the night before.
-
Breakfast
-
After breakfast, we will begin the most difficult part of the hike, walking through the site known as Pampa Salkantay. Then we will take the left side of the Salkantay glacier. Around noon, we will reach the highest point of the imposing Salkantay snow-capped mountain located above 4,630 m (15,190 feet), we will be able to appreciate all the majesty of the area, its chain of mountains, glaciers and ravines, we will feel the magic of the Andes, after a break We will begin the slow descent towards Wayracmachay.
*Hike and Terrain: Mostly steep trails and some open slopes.
[English Guide]
-
Lunch
we will have lunch and a well-deserved rest.
-
We will continue descending and enter the edge of the jungle where we will
have indescribable views of the place, and then continue to our second Heaven
Lodge located in Collpapampa. Finally we will have dinner and spend the second
night here
[English Guide]
-
Dinner
-
Salkantay Sky Lodge
Our camp is located 10 minutes walk from the
town of Chaullay; Chaullay is a very busy campsite, however our camp in Collpapampa gives us a great advantage of having a 360-degree panoramic view of the Salkantay Valley, it is also a perfect place, away from the crowd and where we can get to know a little more about the local families.
Meals B/F：⚪︎ LUN：⚪︎ DIN：⚪︎
Salkantay Trek Day 3
-
Wake-up times will be conveyed on the spot.
-
Breakfast
6:00
-
we will begin our walk at 06:00am along the Inca Trail Network. This day will be unforgettable, we will continue with the walk through the jungle, we will appreciate the flora and fauna of this area, especially the plantations of coffee, tea, passion fruit, trees, the climate is temperate and humid in this area, so It has formed a favorable microclimate for the production of orchids that, due to their colors and varieties, have been classified by experts as the most beautiful in the world. Here we consider the problem of roads at the granadilla crossing in addition to considering a 5-hour walk to the beach. Sahuayaco, we will continue with the walk until we reach the hydroelectric station.
[English Guide]
-
Lunch
where we will have lunch and after a short rest
-
we will continue towards the beach Sahuayaco, from this point take the car from Sahuayaco to Aguas Calientes (with the walk along the side of the railroad until you reach the town of Aguas Calientes).
[English Guide]
-
Peru - Aguas Calientes
-
Dinner
-
Hotel Ferré Machu Picchu
Meals B/F：⚪︎ LUN：⚪︎ DIN：⚪︎
Salkantay Trek Day 4
-
Wake-up times will be conveyed on the spot.
-
Breakfast
-
Bus
Very early, immediately after breakfast at the Lodging, we will go by bus to the citadel of Machupicchu ascending for the average period, until we reach the access point and entry control of Machupicchu.
-
Machupicchu
we will have a guided tour of the urban and agricultural area, as well as the towers, ceremonial plazas, sacred fountain, the Intihuatana or sundial and terraces from where you can contemplate the Inca’s domains. After a guide of approximately 2 hours, we will have free time to take photos and in coordination with the guide we will descend to the town of Aguas Calientes.
Guided tour of Machupicchu: The Inca city of Machupicchu opens at 6 a.m. We will be there between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. After showing our entrance ticket, we will go up to the best point of view to take a photograph of The House of the Guardian, after minutes our guide will give us detailed and extensive information about the city of the Incas for approximately 1 hour.
[English Guide]
-
Huayna Picchu
You will have a private guide to climb up to Huayna Picchu!
[English Guide]
-
Lunch
-
Peru - Cusco
-
Dinner
-
MAMASARA
Meals B/F：⚪︎ LUN：⚪︎ DIN：⚪︎
Farewell South America!
-
Breakfast
15:40
-
Car
At 15h40AM from your hotel for your flight back home.
-
Today you will depart from Cusco back home! We hope to see you again in south America!
-
18:10 CUZ LA2026
Price Includes / excludes
Accommodation
3 -star hotels
Railway
Peru Rail train ticket in Expedition class: Aguas Calientes / Poroy.
Bus
As stated in the itinerary
Car
Transportation between the hotels, airports, and/or bus station and back.
Guide
SHARED ENGLISH TOURS
Activity
Tickets to the attractions to visit and Machu Picchu.
Meal
B/F：6 LUN：4 DIN：4
As stated in the itinerary
Excludes (Others)
International air tickets.
● Expenses of a personal nature, drinks, and meals not mentioned in the
program.
● Tip for driver and guide.
● Services not mentioned in the program.
Accommodation list
