Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu 4Days / 3Nights

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Day 1: Cusco – Soraypampa – Huayracmachay

We will start the Salkantay trip to Machu Picchu 4 days with collection at your hotel (4:00 AM) in our private vehicle which will bring you through various towns like Izcuchaca and Limatambo prior to showing up at Mollepata, where we’ll take a break for breakfast.
Later we’ll proceed with our excursion via vehicle for two hours to Soraypampa (12,690ft/3869m), where we’ll start the hike, where we’ll meet our horseman and his horses that will be responsible for shipping our hardware (seats, tables, tents, food, and your own things).
We’ll set up our bags and start our climb through a valley encompassed by immense mountains, before the snow-covered pile of Salkantay (20,574ft/6,271m) We will rise through the valley for four hours to show up at the most noteworthy mark of our journey called El Paso de Salkantay (15,213ft/4,636m) from here; you can get a very close perspective on the snow-covered pinnacle of Salkantay and the ice sheets and chain of mountains that encompass it.
Afterward, we’ll dive for three hours through stone woods possessed by chinchillas before we arrive at our camp at Huayracmachay (12,812ft/3,906m), it’s an extremely quiet and lovely spot. Here we’ll spend the evening, with a delightful supper arranged by our cook.

• Distance: 7.4 mi/12km.
• Meals: Lunch – Dinner.
• Maximum Altitude: 15,213ft/4636m.

Day 2: Huayracmachay – Collpapampa – Wiñaypoco – La Playa.

We’ll wake up today encompassed by mountains canvassed in snow, in a camp crossed by waterways and streams. This water comes from the mountains, so it’s exceptionally new and very cold.
After breakfast, we’ll start our plunge through a gorge, encompassed by bountiful vegetation, with heaps of blossoms and orchids. Following two hours of climbing down the gorge, we’ll show up at an archeological gathering called Andenes.
One hour further down we will show up at the town of Chaullay (9514ft/2900m). Here we will have a rest before we go on with our trip for an additional 40 minutes to the town of Collpapampa, which is encircled by waterways on different sides.
From this town, we will slip further into the valley to proceed with our journey for two additional hours on a street encompassed by bountiful vegetation to show up at Wiñaypoco. Here we’ll take another rest and partake in the organic product that fills in this valley.
Afterward, we’ll proceed with our hike through the valley, encompassed by estates of espresso, granadilla, oranges, and bananas. Two hours further down the valley, we’ll show up at the town of La Playa (6594ft/2010m).
This is a well-disposed and warm town. Here we’ll find hot showers and cold beverages, and we’ll spend the night serenely after a flavorful supper arranged by our cook.

• Distance: 13.6 mi/22km.
• Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner.
• Maximum Altitude: 12,812ft/3906m.

Day 3: La Playa – Llactapata – Aguas Calientes.

After breakfast, we will begin our hike on a road crossed by rivers and surrounded by coffee and bananas. We’ll see parrots that make the path very noisy. After 40 minutes of hiking down the valley, we will find an Incan road which we will climb for three hours until we arrive at El Paso de Quelloqasa (9380ft/2860m).
This part of the road has some spectacular views of the Santa Teresa Valley. The road to the pass is very beautiful; surrounded by fruit trees – avocados, bananas, limes, oranges – as well as coffee and orchids.
Once at the pass, we’ll have a rest before descending toward the archeological complex of Llactapata (8690ft/2650m). Here we’ll visit the archeological park of Llactapata with the help of our guide. Later, we’ll descend for two hours toward the Valley of Aobamba surrounded by coffee and giant waterfalls.
In the valley, we’ll find Hidroelectrica, where we’ll board the train for a 30-minute ride to Aguas Calientes (6693ft/2040m). In Aguas Calientes, we will spend the night in a hotel and have dinner in a restaurant. You will have the night free to explore the town and will have the option of visiting the hot springs.

• Distance: 9.3 mi/15km.
• Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner.
• Maximum Altitude: 9383ft/2860m.

Day 4: Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Cusco.

Today after breakfast (5:00 AM) we’ll take one of the first buses leaving (5:30 AM) for Machu Picchu – previously arranged by your guide. Once at Machu Picchu, you’ll have a two-hour guided tour of the city of the Incas.
Later you’ll have a few free hours to explore the city on your own. In the afternoon, you’ll take the bus back to Aguas Calientes where you can eat lunch before boarding the train to Ollantaytambo where a car will be waiting to take you back to Cusco and drop you at your hotel.

• Meals: Breakfast.
• Maximum Altitude: 11,200ft/3400m (Cusco).