Price includes all credit
card transaction fees and
taxes
Starting point
:
Cusco
Ending point
:
Cusco
Duration
:
7 days / 6 nights
Activities
:
Adventure / Trekking /
Camping
Difficulty
:
Moderate to Difficult
Departures:
:
Daily Departures
ITINERARY
Day 1 : Cusco
You will be picked up from the airport
and driven you to your hostel or hotel.
You will have the remainder of the day
to relax and acclimatize to the altitude
of Cusco.
You will stay overnight at the hostel or
hotel of your choice (selected from the
list shown below).
Meals provided
[ B ]
Breakfast,
[ L ]
Lunch
[ D ]
Dinner
Day 2 : Cusco – Sacred Valley –
Cusco
(B), (L)
At 9:00a.m. you will start your guided
group Sacred Valley of the Incas Tour,
which will take you through the amazing
Urubamba Valley to the marketplace and
ruins of Pisac.
Afterwards, you will stop at a local
restaurant to enjoy lunch (included
in the package) and will then visit the
native town of Ollantaytambo and its
ruins.
You will be back in Cusco at about
7:00p.m.
Day 3 : CUSCO - MOLLEPATA -
SALLAYPATA - SORAYPAMPA (About 7 hrs -
22 Km)
(B), (L), (D)
At about 4:30a.m. your guide will pick
you up from your hotel and at this time
you will meet the rest of your group. A
three-hour ride will take you through
beautiful landscape until you arrive at
the Andean town of Mollepata, about 9180
feet above sea level, where you will
enjoy breakfast. After receiving a
snack, you will start your trek,
observing the Salkantay Nevado. Once in
Mollepata, you will enjoy of a
nutritious breakfast. After three hours
you will be able to take a long rest and
buy water, sodas, and candies at the
small resting point called Cruzpata.
Another hour and a half of hiking will
take you to your lunch camp, Sallaypata,
about 11152 feet above sea level. After
an hour, you will leave Sallaypata to
continue your hike. When you continue
your hike, you will need to wear a good
jacket because it will start getting
windy and cold. After about three hours,
you will arrive at your camp, Soraypampa,
at 12464 feet above sea level, from
which you will get a spectacular view of
the snowy peaks of the Salkantay. After
tea and dinner you will be able to
observe a sky completely full of stars.
This will be the coldest night with
temperatures as low as 15 degrees
Fahrenheit during dry season.
Day 4 : SORAYPAMPA -
CHALLWAY (About 8:00 hrs - 28 km)
(B), (L), (D)
After breakfast at about
6:30a.m. you will start the
longest day of the trek.
A four hour and a half hour hike
will take you to the highest
point, Abra Salkantay, about
14760 feet above sea level.
It will be cold and windy, and
the landscape will take you to a
surreal world.
Another hour and a half trek
will take you to your lunch camp
located at about 12530 feet
above sea level.
During the hike after lunch you
will have one grand view after
another of the majestic
mountains, the towering forests,
and the creeks that are the
origin of the White River. After
two and a half hours of hiking
you will arrive at your camp,
Challway, at about 9512 feet
above sea level. (Insect
repellant will be needed here.)
Tea will be served upon your
arrival and dinner will be
served at about 7:30p.m.
Day 5 : CHALLWAY - LA PLAYA -
HYDROELECTRIC - AGUAS CALIENTES (About
4:30hrs - 22Km)
(B), (L), (D)
After breakfast at about 6:30a.m. you
will start your amazingly colorful hike
along the White and Santa Teresa Rivers,
coming to a resting point, Qiñaypoco,
8036 feet above sea level.
Here you will be able to try passion
straight from the trees.
Another two and a half hours of hiking
through a few coffee plantations will
take you to the small native community
of La Playa, where lunch will be served.
From this point you will be driven to
the hydroelectric, where you will take
the 4:20p.m. train to Aguas Calientes,
where you will stay in your hostel or
hotel (included in the package). At
about 7:00p.m., your guide will pick you
up from there in order for you to enjoy
dinner at a local restaurant.
Today you will tour Machu Picchu
(7875 feet above sea level ),
either hiking there beginning at
4:30a.m. or taking a bus at
about 6:30a.m. If you chose to
hike, we will provide a snack.
Your guided tour of Machu Picchu
will last about two hours. After
that you will have time to hike
the Huayna Picchu Mountain or
just wander around. In the
afternoon, one or two hours
before your train departure, you
should take the bus down to
Aguas Calientes, where you will
take the Backpacker train to
Cusco at 5:03p.m.* Upon arrival,
you will be driven to your hotel
in Cusco.
* If there are no train tickets
available for the listed train (Sometimes
tickets are sold out several
months in advance.), you will
take the backpacker train from
Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo
at 2:26p.m. From Ollantaytambo,
a private transportation will
drive you to your hotel in Cusco.
If this issue arises, we will
inform within one month prior to
your departure date.
Day 7 : Cusco
(B)
Today you will be picked up from your
hostel or hotel and taken to Cusco’s
airport for your flight to Lima.
End of our services.
INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE
In and out transfers to and from
Cusco (Please provide us your flight
information.)
3 Nights in Cusco & 1 Night in Aguas
Calientes
Sacred Valley of the Incas Tour –
Group Service
Brief presentation of the Salkantay
trek at your hotel in Cusco the day
before your departure date
Bilingual and professional tour
guides
Transportation from Cusco to
Mollepata, where the treks begins
Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
(6B, 4L, 3D)
Snacks
Trained local cooks and cooking
equipment
Personal pad (double foam)
Pro-Aconcagua Doite tents designed
for four people (We also accommodate
two people.)
Horses to carry up to 17 pounds of
your personal belongings as well as
food and camping equipment. If you
would like to hire a private horse,
please select the box on the booking
form.
Dining and cooking tents, including
portable chairs and table
Train ticket from the Hydroelectric
to Aguas Calientes
Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu and
all attractions stated in the
itinerary
Two-hour guided tour upon your
arrival in Machu Picchu
Bus ticket up from Aguas Calientes
to Machu Picchu
Bus ticket down from Machu Picchu to
Aguas Calientes
Backpacker train ticket Aguas
Calientes / Cusco*
Transfer from the train
station to your hotel in Cusco
Vegetarian food available upon
request for no extra charge
Emergency oxygen bottle
First aid equipment
Airfare and hotel advice upon
request as well as booking
Quality service
* If there are no train tickets
available for the Aguas Calientes /
Cusco train (Sometimes tickets are
sold out several months in advance.),
you will take the backpacker train
from Aguas Calientes to
Ollantaytambo at 2:26p.m. From
Ollantaytambo, you will be driven to
your hotel in Cusco (If this issue
arises, we will inform you within
one month prior to your departure
date.)
Excluded in tour cost
Sleeping bag
Tips
Travel Insurance (Highly recommended)
Personal expenses
Entrance fee to Salkantay Trek
Prices per person:
Destination
Tourist Class
Superior Tourist Class
Superior Class
Deluxe
Cusco
Sol Plaza Inn
Casa San Blas
Picoaga
Monasterio
Aguas Calientes
Presidente
Santuario
Hatuchay Tower
Sumaq
Single Accommodation Price
USD 730.00
USD 955.00
USD 1,230.00
USD 2,100.00
Double Accommodation Price
USD 640.00
USD 730.00
USD 860.00
USD 1,350.00
NOTE: We will exercise best efforts
to book hotels per the itinerary,
however, in busy seasons and with
client bookings made within 90 days
of tour date we may be forced to
offer substitutes. We will endeavour
to confirm final hotel bookings as
soon as possible.
*If you are a student, you will get a
discount of USD 30.00 only if you
have an ISIC student ID Card. Please
e-mail us a copy of your ID as soon
as you book. If we do not get the ID
immediately after booking, we won’t
be able to provide you the discount.
Upgrade to Vistadome Service
available for an extra cost of USD
60.00 per person.
We rent sleeping bags for USD 25.00
(Mammoth or North Face).
We rent walking sticks for USD 30.00
(The pair).
Extra horse ready to be rided for
USD 95.00.
Single Tents and veggetarian meals
available upon request
LATIKA ADVENTURES INC
Main office in Peru:
Calle Triunfo 392
Suite 209, 2nd floor
, Cusco - Perú
Meals provided 
