- SALKANTAY AND
- INKA TRAIL TO MACHUPICCHU
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PRICE: US$ -- per person SALKANTAY & INKA TRAIL (Group Service) |
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SALKANTAY & INKA TRAIL TO MACHUPICCHU - 07 DAYS
The Inca Trails are a communication system that allowed the Incas to travel from one place to another. This complex network of roads extends from southern Colombia to northern Argentina. There are different Inca trails, but one that stands out is the famous Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, which connects the Sacred Valley of the Incas with the citadel of Machu Picchu. On this trek, you can enjoy beautiful landscapes and visit various Inca sites.
AVAILABILITY FOR INKA TRAIL TO MACHUPICCHU - 4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS
We organize tours to Machupicchu through the "Inca Trail" from March to January. Our recommended fixed departure dates are from April to October, before and after these months it is considered the most intense rainy season. To carry out the "Inca Trail" we have a strict limit of visitors that we can take to this magnificent place, the number of people who can walk on the "Inca Trail" is 500 people per day; taking into account that more than half of this number are workers (guides, porters and cooks). Knowing all this, we recommend booking it well in advance (6 months in advance).
The 7-days Salkantay and Inca Trail to Machu Picchu program, is a fantastic opportunity offered by Peru Mysteries to those with ample time for the classic trek. This challenging hike will leave you feeling satisfied and is a great way to enjoy a well-deserved vacation, exploring archaeological sites and experiencing the vibrant natural beauty of the area.
DAY 1 (CUSCO – MOLLEPATA - SALKANTAYPAMPA): An early wake up, the pick-up time will be at 4:30 a.m. from your hotel and then by car travel to Mollepata. Mollepata is a small Andean village where we will enjoy a good local breakfast (not included) while our staff prepares the horses with everything necessary for the trip. From Mollepata we will travel one more hour by bus to Challacancha, place where we will officially start our trek; enjoying the spectacular view of the Limatambo valley and then continue our walk to Markokasa. From this point we can see the Salkantay Mountain. We will arrive to Soraypampa (3,900 masl.), in the area of Soraypampa we will have the opportunity to visit the mountain and lake Humantay, an ascent hike that will take one hour in average to enjoy the beautiful landscape of the place and the fascinating turquoise waters of the Humantay Lake. We will return to Soraypapa, where we will enjoy our revitalizing lunch. After lunch, we will walk toward to Salkantaypampa where our camp is. In the camp we will enjoy a recomforting dinner and we will rest.
DAY 2 (SALKANTAYPAMPA - SALKANTAY PASS - ICHUPATA): We will enjoy our breakfast (5:30 am.) And begin our walk towards the Salkantay pass, the highest point of our trip (4,650 masl.), located between two large snowy mountains: Salkantay Mountain (6,271 masl.) and Humantay Mountain (4,120 masl.); in this pass we will have some snow probabilities. With a spectacular view at this point we will perform a small ceremony; this ceremony is known as a "Mother Earth Payment or Pachamama Payment (Jaywarikuy)", basically we leave some coca leaves on the rocks as a gift or offering to Pachamama and thus form ask permission to continue safe with our incredible and memorable adventure. We have lunch in the way. The hike today is uphill to Ichupata (4,500 m / 14,673 ft) in the upper valley. In Ichupata is our camp for the night. When we arrive, we will settle in, have dinner.
DAY 3 (ICHUPATA – INCACHIRIASCA – PAMPACAHUANA): After a tasty breakfast, we will begin with a 3 or 4 hours climb towards the Incachiriasca pass (4950m / 16240ft), the highest point on the entire route. We will have incredible views of Apu Salkantay and the glacial moraines during this portion. We will stop at the top of the pass to take photos and enjoy the magnificent view. We will then descend to our lunch spot in Sisaypampa, a flat area from which you can see the neighboring valleys of Salkantay. This is a place where we could hopefully see Andean condors. After lunch we continue to the Pampacahuana community (3,700 m / 12,136 ft.), located next to an original Inka Canal. Where our camp for the night is. This day we will covered a distance of 14 km (8.5 miles).
DAY 04 (PAMPACAHUANA - WAYLLABAMBA): Our hike to Machupicchu through the classical Inka trail starts at Wayllabamba, is also our first check point where we are going to present all our documents (Inka Trail permission and original passports) to allow us get officially in the Inka Trail to Machupicchu. Before Wayllabamba we are going to hike from Pampacahuana to Wayllabamba, where our team (porters and cooks) are waiting for us with a nice food. This part of the hike is almost flat and with a beautiful landscape (enjoying the incredible flora). After lunch, we are going to hike for another 2 hours to arrive to Wayllabamba (3,000 masl.) which is also our camping site. We will arrive to our camp and there we will enjoy a nice dinner. Enjoy the night…
DAY 05 (HUAYLLABAMBA - Dead Woman Pass - PACAYMAYU): This day we are going to be awake up at 5:30 with a warm coca tee, after this we need to get ready for our breakfast (6:00 am.).The first part of our hike begins at 6:30, and it will take us around 5 hours (7 km) to get to the highest point of our trip in the Inka Trail that is know as the Dead Woman Pass (4,200 masl.), this part is consider as the most challenging part of our trip into the Inka Trail.
From this place (pass) we have 2 more hours hike down to our next camp (Pacamayu 3 600 masl.), enjoying after 7 hours of hiking our lunch. At the camp we will rest and around 6:30 we will enjoy a nice dinner. This place is a bit cold. Good night…
DAY 06 (PACAYMAYO – PHUYUPATAMARKA - WIÑAYHUAYNA): We get up at 6:00 am. And then we will enjoy the breakfast at 6:30. At 7:00 we will start with our hiking. This is a special and beautiful day where we are going to visit 3 Inka sites along the trail. The first one is one hour hike from our camp “Runkurakay” (3,800 masl.), after this site we have to continuing going up and one hour of we arrive to the second high point, Runkurakay Pass (4000 masl.). After the pass and going down for 45 minutes, we arrive to Sayacmarka (3580 masl.). After we visit Sayacmarka we hike for 25 min. to Chakicoccha (3600 masl.) where we will enjoy our delicious lunch, enjoying the incredible landscape.
After one hour hike from Chakicoccha we are going to arrive to Phuyupatamarka (3600 masl.)Where we can find Inka buildings. From this place we will continue going down for two hour hike to Wiñayhuayna (2600 masl.), which is also the area of our last camp. Then will enjoy a nice buffet as dinner so we can say goodbye to part of our team (cooks and porters).If we still have energy, we can visit the archaeological site of Wiñayhuayna, only 5 minutes from our camp (we recommended this visit) an amusing Inka site with a lot of terraces and buildings. Good night…
DAY 07 (WIÑAYWAYNA – MACHUPICCHU - AGUAS CALIENTES - CUSCO): An early wake up 3:30am; then breakfast at 4:00.and after breakfast we hike to the checkpoint that opens at 5:30. After the checkpoint we will have hike for one hour to the Sun Gate, from the Sun we will have the chance to see Machupicchu for first time and enjoy the surrounding mountains. After this we will continue going down, in this case to the citadel of Machupicchu (30 min.). In Machupicchu is the last check point, in the checkpoint we can leave our bags, the cost is 3 soles per every back (necessary), and then enjoy this magnificent place. Congratulation, you made it…
NECESSARY
In all the way you will need to show your original passport, the ticket and the ISIC card if the case is. In Machupicchu the guide will guide you around two hours, and show you the different areas of the place. After the tour, you will have the chance to explore Machupicchu by yourself. After that you have to take your bus (use your bus ticket) to get to Aguas Calientes town and then take the train back Ollantaytambo and then by car to Cusco. The train leaves Aguas Calientes and arrives 1:45 hours after to Ollantaytambo. At Ollantaytambo there will be a bus waiting for you to bring you back to Cusco City.
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