Salkantay Trek Short 4 Days
Salkantay Trek Short 4 Days
Starting from $ 0.00
Per person in group Service
Duration:
4 Days 3 Nights
Max. Altitude:
00 M / 00 F
Team:
Driver Team + Local Guides
Style:
Physical Level:
Demanding
Group Size:
Min 2 Persons
Our booking service offers a low deposit option that is fully refundable, providing you with added flexibility and peace of mind.
Salkantay treks four days. It is a short version of the trail that takes you to Machu Picchu. If you need more time to do the five days version, this option is perfect because you will enjoy the best part of the Salkantay trek. The first three days id the same that the 5-day tour. All the group, on the 3er day, arrive at Santa Teresa camp around 1:00 pm for lunch; people you have four days trek after lunch will continue by car to hydroelectric for 45 more minutes, then you hike 3 hours along the train tracks to Aguas Calientes. Once you arrive at the town, we will take you to the accommodation, and at dinner, you will join another group who started the trek a day before you for supper and the tour on the next day in Machu Picchu. Sometimes we have enough people to make groups of 4 days people only. In this case, you will travel only with people and guides during the four-day program. This option is excellent for those adventurers who want to trek Salcantay and Machu Picchu in 4 days. You will enjoy the mountains, lagoons, glaciers, jungle and much more the only difference between the program of 5 days is that you do not have time to do the thermal baths of Santa Teresa. There is no option to do the Llactapata, the hike to the Inca ruins to see Machu Picchu a day before.
DAY1
Cusco – Humantay lake – Quiswarniyoc – Private camp
DAY2
Quiswarniyuc – Salkantay Pass – Chaullay Camp.
DAY3
Chaullay – Idrolectrica – Aguas Calientes
DAY4
Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Cusco Hotel
DAY 1
Cusco – Humantay lake – Quiswarniyoc – Private camp
After picking up everyone from their respective places or hotel, we left Cusco around 5:45 am to the town of Mollepata by car for 2 hours. Once in Mollepata, we stop to have a delicious breakfast and also pay an entrance fee of 10 soles to the local municipality. Then we continue by car 1 hour more to Soraypampa where we will meet with the muleteers and horse who will take all the luggage, food and the 7 kilos of personal belongings of each hiker which is going give to them in the duffle bags. We start the uphill hike to Humantay lake for 2 hours, When you arrive at the lagoon you will have enough time to explore, photograph the place and the guide will explain all the meaning of the Humantay lagoon. After a couple of hours in the lake, we start going down to Quiswarniyoc exclusive camp for 2 hours to have a healthful lunch. After lunch, you have free time to explore the beautiful area and also if you like more hiking you can go up to Mirador of Salkantay for the panoramic view of the entire region. If you are tired, you can rest in the MOUNTAIN SKY HUST which are the cabins with glass door, inside there is pillows, sleeping pad and the illumination for the night.
QUISWARNIYOC PRIVATE CAMP: It is an exclusive camp located at 4000 m, it is a unique camp that has places for short hiking, overlooking the mountains and has waterfalls. You will have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful views of the mountains..(Click Here to see our Quiswarniyoc CAMP)
DAY 2
Quiswarniyuc – Salkantay Pass – Chaullay Camp.
The second day of the trek is the most difficult because it takes you up to 4630 m and 20 km of trekking. The cooks will wake you up around 5:00 am with a cup of hot coca tea then you have time to repack and get ready for the nutritious breakfast which serves around 5:45 am. After is time to start hiking up to the highest point of the Salkantay trail which 4630 m that takes from 3 to 4 hours all uphill hike with a regular and slow pace. Once you are at the highest point, you have time to enjoy the mountains, to take pictures and the guide will teach you about the mountain gods also you will be part of the small Andean ritual for the Apus the mountain gods. Then you start hiking down for 2 hours to the lunch place to rest and enjoy a delicious lunch. After you continue hiking down for three more hours to the second camp which is Chaullay, where we provide you with the camping equipment tea time and dinner also if you like for ten soles you can rent hot shower from the locals also you can buy some drinks. The camp is called Chaullay is located al 2900m right at the beginning of the Peruvian Amazon area.
DAY 3
Chaullay – Idrolectrica – Aguas Calientes
On the third day, you will already be in the jungle area. We wake you up around 6:00 am with a cup of coca tea, then we provide you with a delicious breakfast. Around 7:00 am you start the hike to la playa Sahuayaco for 5 hours approximately along the Santa Teresa Valley which is formed by the Salkantay River. Along the valley, you have the chance to see plantation such a coffee, bananas, avocados, Coca, passion fruit, and much more. Five hours of hiking, you will arrive at La Playa Sahuayaco, from where you will take local transportation for one hour to Santa Teresa, where you stop to have lunch then you continue by car 45 more minutes to Hidrolectrica then walking 3 more hours along the train tracks to Aguas Calientes town on the flat trail. Then we take you to the hotel for showering and relaxing, in the evening around 7:00 pm we organized a dinner in a restaurant in Aguas Calientes after we go to sleep.
DAY 4
Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Cusco Hotel
The last day of the tour you are going visit Machu Picchu. You need to wake up around 4:00 am to get ready for the hike to Machu Picchu main entrance. After you grab your pack breakfast you start walking to Puente Ruinas checkpoint for 30 minutes which is open at 5:00 am where you have to show your passport and your Machu Picchu tickets. After you pass the first checkpoint, you will hike all upstairs for one hour to Machu Picchu main gate to be there around 6:00 am. Once everybody meets at the gate, you go into Machu Picchu for the guided tour for 2.5 hours to learn everything about The lost city of the Incas. After the guided tour you have free time to explore on your own the Inca city of Machu Picchu. The time that you will spend in Machu Picchu will depend on how you like to go back to Cusco and also will depend if you want to climb the Machu Picchu montaña or Huayna Picchu mountain which must book it in advance.cchu.
Included:
- BY CAR EVERYTHING THAT INCLUDES IN THE TOUR BY CAR And BY TRAIN
- Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu
- Pre-departure Salkantay trek briefing, presented by the tour guides at 7:00 pm at the office a day before
- Duffle bag to get ready 7 kilos of your belonging carried by horses.
- English/Spanish speaker professional guide.
- Guided visit to Machu Picchu.
- Transportation to head of Salkantay trail.
- 2-night camping
- 1-night hostel in Aguas Calientes
- 4 breakfast
- 3 lunches
- 3 dinners
- Transport from la playa to Santa Teresa
- Personal pad (double foam – 2.5 inches thick).
- Pillows at the first Camp.
- Cooks and cooking equipment.
- Vegetarian food available on request with no extra charge.
- First Aid equipment and Oxygen bottle for emergencies.
- Horses for carrying – 7 Kilos of each hiker.
- transport from Ollantaytambo train station to Cusco.
- New – Mountain sky Huts + Inflatable Mattress + Night Lighting with Glassdoor
- BY CAR 3:00 pm. From Hidroelectrica
- BY TRAIN at 18:20
VIP SERVICE EVERYTHING THAT INCLUDES IN THE TOUR
- Sleeping bag
- trekking stick
- Extra oxygen
- First Aid kit
- One foamy sleeping pad per person
- Inflatable Mattress
- Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu
- Pre-departure Salkantay trek briefing, presented by the tour guides at 7:00 pm at the office a day before
- Duffle bag to get ready 7 kilos of your belonging carried by horses.
- English/Spanish speaker professional guide.
- Guided visit to Machu Picchu.
- Transportation to head of Salkantay trail.
- 24-hour guest service: We have telephone service available 24 hours/day for ease of communication and preparation with the agency leading up to your trek.
- 2-night camping
- 1-night hostel in Aguas Calientes
- 4 breakfast
- 3 lunches
- 3 dinners
- Transport from la playa to Santa Teresa
- Personal pad (double foam – 2.5 inches thick).
- Pillows at the first Camp.
- Cooks and cooking equipment.
- Vegetarian food available on request with no extra charge.
- First Aid equipment and Oxygen bottle for emergencies.
- Horses for carrying – 7 Kilos of each hiker.
- transport from Ollantaytambo train station to Cusco.
- New – Mountain sky Huts + Inflatable Mattress + Night Lighting with Glassdoor
- BY CAR 3:00 pm. From Hidroelectrica
- BY TRAIN at 18:20
- Train tickets: From Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo (“Expedition” service with Peru Rail at 18:20 PM)
- Transport: Private transport from Ollantaytambo train station to your hotel in Cusco (Day 3)
No Included:
- Sleeping bag
- trekking stick
- One foamy sleeping pad per person
- Inflatable Mattress
BY TRAIN EVERYTHING THAT INCLUDES IN THE TOUR BY CAR And BY TRAIN
- Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu
- Pre-departure Salkantay trek briefing, presented by the tour guides at 7:00 pm at the office a day before
- Duffle bag to get ready 7 kilos of your belonging carried by horses.
- English/Spanish speaker professional guide.
- Guided visit to Machu Picchu.
- Transportation to head of Salkantay trail.
- 2-night camping
- 1-night hostel in Aguas Calientes
- 4 breakfast
- 3 lunches
- 3 dinners
- Transport from la playa to Santa Teresa
- Personal pad (double foam – 2.5 inches thick).
- Pillows at the first Camp.
- Cooks and cooking equipment.
- Vegetarian food available on request with no extra charge.
- First Aid equipment and Oxygen bottle for emergencies.
- Horses for carrying – 7 Kilos of each hiker.
- transport from Ollantaytambo train station to Cusco.
- New – Mountain sky Huts + Inflatable Mattress + Night Lighting with Glassdoor
- BY CAR 3:00 pm. From Hidroelectrica
- BY TRAIN at 18:20
BY CAR
$ 200 USD
Price per person
BY TRAIN
$ 280 USD
Price per person
VIP SERVICE
$ 530 USD
Price per person
BY CAR
$ 200 USD
Price per person
BY TRAIN
$ 280 USD
Price per person
VIP SERVICE
$ 530 USD
Price per person
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