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Salkantay Machu Picchu Route

Salkantay Trek Road Machu Picchu in 5 days. Discover amazing landscapes, challenge your limits and marvel at the ancient Inca citadel. A unique experience that you cannot miss!

Introduction: Salkantay, this route offers wonderful views and experiences in the typical Andean world.

Taking this route you will have the opportunity to know the path that is the link of the famous meeting of the Inca Trail that on the fifth day, during the walk you can see a great diversity of flora, fauna, tropical sites, glacial peaks, finally reaching the Incas lost the city “Machu Picchu”.

What to wear

Bring a small backpack for the trip to the Salkantay trek – Machu Picchu Flashlight for the Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu Thermal clothing, waterproof, sunscreen. Mosquito repellent, lipstick. Water bottle Jacket or Poncho Camera, external battery, photo memory

Day 1 :

Cusco - Mollepata–Soraypampa, MOLLEPATA AND SORAY

Salkantay Machu Picchu Route

We leave the city of Cusco at 4:30 in the morning and will pass through the towns of Izcuchaca and Limatambo, Mollepata at approximately 7:00.

Makes a stop to have a light breakfast and then begin our first walk along the support staff, and then continue to Punta Carretera and then walk 45 minutes to the Humantay lagoon and then return to Paro Bamba where we will have lunch, and then visit the Choque Churco archaeological complex where we will enjoy the flora and fauna of this beautiful place such as the orchids and the spectacled bear and with great luck the Andean Puma.

We return to Mollepata where a delicious dinner awaits us and then take a walk within the town and then rest at the Bellavista hostel

Day 2 :

Soraypampa - Colpapampa–Challhuay

Salkantay Machu Picchu Route, After a good breakfast in the morning, transfer from Mollepata to the road, we prepare to continue our hike (considered the strongest of the trip).

We will cross to a place called Salkantaypampa, and then turn left to the mountain called Umantayblanco, which is nearby. of snowy Salkantay, Reach the highest point at 4650 m Salkantay Umantay From this point we can observe the snow and the glaciers of Salkantay, after an hour it is the stop for lunch in the Huayrac community.

After our lunch we will then descend and continue our walk towards the jungle area called Challhuay, here will be our second lodging.

Day 3 :

Challhuay - Lucmabamba - Sahuayaco - Llaqtapata

Salkantay Machu Picchu Route, day will be unforgettable due to the great variety of Flora and Fauna that we will see as the days go by, we will also appreciate the formation of hot springs in a small valley in Sahuayacocha.

We will have lunch and then continue walking to Llaqta pata where it will be our third night of lodging. or lodge where we will enjoy the best of the Andean jungle and our exquisite dinner and then rest in the comfort they offer us.

Day 4 :

Santa Teresa - Hydroelectric - Aguas Calientes

Salkantay Machu Picchu Route, After breakfast, this will be a quiet day, since the road is smoother.

Arriving at hydroelectric for lunch, a place to produce electricity for consumption in the city of Cusco, where we say goodbye to the support staff, here you can decide Whether to continue the trip to Aguas Calientes which logically would be more ideal or take a train that transports to Hidroeléctrica Aguas Calientes,

We will have dinner and a hotel for the night.

Day 5 :

Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu – Cusco

Salkantay Machu Picchu Route, After breakfast we walk to the archaeological site of Machu Picchu and see the sunrise at Machu Picchu, we will have a two-hour guided tour by the same professional guide who accompanied us during the trip, and then have free time where you can take photos, climb Huayna Picchu, among others, the same day as taking the train from Aguas Calientes to Cusco.

NOTE ON DAY 5: Huayna Picchu is located behind the mountain of Machu Picchu where you climb in order to take an aerial view of the Inca citadel. There is a checkpoint at Machu Picchu to climb Huayna Picchu.

You must enter with a ticket already purchased to go up Huayna Picchu. It is necessary to get the ticket, during these high season months, and pay in addition to the entrance cost to Machupicchu. Only 400 people can visit per day divided into two shifts.

Machu Picchu receives more than 1000 visitors per day. To get the ticket and get up early and watch the sunrise.