Day 1: CUSCO - MOLLEPATA - SALLAYPATA - SORAYPAMPA (About 5 hrs - 14 Km) (B), (L), (D)

At about 5:00a.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. 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 2: SORAYPAMPA - CHALLWAY (About 8 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 3: CHALLWAY - LA PLAYA - HYDROELECTRIC - AGUAS CALIENTES (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 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.

Day 4: AGUAS CALIENTES - MACHU PICCHU - AGUAS CALIENTES - CUSCO (B)

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. 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, you will be driven to your hotel in Cusco.

• Weight allowance: Our horses will carry up to 17 pounds or 8 kilograms of your personal belongings. If you would like to hire a private horse, please select the box on the booking form.

• Brief presentation of the Salkantay Trek at our office in Cusco located one block from the main square

• 2 nights sleeping at 4 season tents - 2 people per tent

• 1 night in Aguas Calientes at the hostel or hotel of your choice. Please see below

• Bilingual and professional tour guides

• Transportation from Cusco to Mollepata, where the treks begins (Private transportation)

• Meals as mentioned in the itinerary  

• Snacks

• Trained local cooks and cooking equipment

• Personal pad (double foam)

• Dining and cooking tents, including portable chairs and table

• Train ticket from the Hydroelectric to Aguas Calientes

• Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu

• 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

• Quality service

• FREE PICK-UP FROM THE AIRPORT OF CUSCO TO YOUR HOTEL IN CUSCO CITY

Excluded in tour cost

• Sleeping bag

• Tips

• Travel Insurance (Highly recommended)

• Personal expenses