Price includes all credit
card transaction fees and
taxes
Salkantay Trek Student
Discount (USD 30.00)*
Starting point
:
Cusco
Ending point
:
Cusco
Duration
:
8 days / 7 nights
Activities
:
Adventure / Trekking /
Camping
Difficulty
:
Moderate to Difficult
Departures
:
Daily Departures
2 People are required to
book this tour package
8 DAY CUSCO WITH 5 DAY SALKANTAY
TREK
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 7:00
p.m.
Day 3 : CUSCO - MOLLEPATA -
SALLAYPATA - SORAYPAMPA (About 7 hrs -
14 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.
From Mollepata, your transportation will
take you to Cruzpata where you will
start your journey.
An 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 - 25 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 –
SANTA TERESA (About 4:30hrs - 12Km)
(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 Santa Teresa where you will
have the opportunity of enjoying of the
hot springs. Dinner will be served at
your campsite.
Today, breakfast will be served at
5:30a.m. A private transfer will take
you to the Llactapata entrance in about
an hour.
A raincoat should be brought for today’s
hike. You will be hiking Inca stairs in
a few sections through coffee
plantations. On the way, you might try
fresh coffee at a local house.
In about three hours filled with
amazing views you will arrive at
the ruins of Llactapata, 8890
feet above sea level, from which
you will enjoy a beautiful view
of Machu Picchu. In about three
hours a descending trail will
take you to the Santa Teresa
River and then to the
hydroelectric, where you will
eat lunch at a local restaurant.
At 4:20p.m., you will take a
local train to Aguas Calientes,
where you will be staying in
your hostel or hotel. 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 Expedition train. Upon arrival
to the train station, you
will be driven to your hotel in Cusco.
Day 8 : 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
(7B, 5L, 4D)
Snacks
Trained local cooks and cooking
equipment
Personal pad (double foam)
Four season tents (Pro-Aconcagua Doite)
- 2 people per tent
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
Expedition train ticket departing between
15:00 - 17:30 hours
Transfer from the train
station to your hotel in Cusco (Private
transportation)
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
Excluded in tour cost
Sleeping bag
Tips
Travel Insurance (Highly recommended)
Personal expenses
2012 Price per person (Two hikers are
required to book this tour package):
Destination
Tourist Class
Superior Tourist Class
Superior Class
Deluxe
Cusco
Sol Plaza Inn
Casa San Blas
Picoaga
Monasterio
Aguas Calientes
Presidente
Andina Luxury
Hatuchay Tower
Inkaterra
Double Accommodation Price
USD 800.00
USD 885.00
USD 1,075.00
USD 1,745.00
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
(Eureka, Mammoth or North Face -
Brand depending on availability).
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 
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