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Day 1: Cusco – Mollepata – Challacancha – Soraypampa

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 Mollepata for about 2 hours and a half. Here, you will enjoy your breakfast in a local restaurant. Recharge energies to start the hike!

We will continue by car for an extra 30 minutes until Challacancha, Here, you will pack the last things in your backpack and start the walk. Our first stop will be Soraypampa (12,690ft/3869m), this walk will be next to an inca channel and takes around 3 hours. Upon arrival, you will have some free time to rest and have lunch in our campsite: Soraypampa panoramic domes.

Enjoy a hearty lunch, take some time for you and by the afternoon, the hike continues. For about 2 and a half hours up and down you will walk by the snowcapped mountains to reach Humantay Lake. This is an amazing turquoise lake that welcomes you to the mountains.

Take your time while admiring the landscapes! Your guide will be in charge of the explanations and once you come back to the campsites, you will have dinner and tea time.

Time to rest! The domes are waiting for you with a cozy bedroom and comfortable beds that allows you to have the best experience under the stars.

• Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, and Dinner
• Accommodation: Exclusive panoramic domes
• Distance: 10kms / 8 miles
• Difficulty: Moderate to Challenging

Day 2: Soraypampa – Huayracmachay – Collpapampa

We’ll wake up today encompassed by mountains canvassed in snow.
After breakfast, we’ll start our hike towards the Salkantay Pass. We will walk for about 4 hours to the Salkantay Pass in the middle of the mountains, passig by the 7 snakes route.
Upon arrival to this mistic and sacred place, we will thank the Apu Salkantay to let us come here. After some time of explanations and pictures, we will continue descending to Chaullay. During this path, you will see the changing of the landscapes from the arid spaces to the beginning of the amazon.

Enjoy a delicious lunch and some free time and then continue to Collpapampa. This is our new and exclusive campsite, which is surrounded by waterways on different sides. Our Andean panoramic glass huts are one of the most wonderful glamping places in the zone. You will experience some jacuzzi time and sauna while relaxing after the hike.
Have dinner and relax in your 3-star bed under the stars ready for the next year.

• Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea and Dinner
• Accommodation: At our exclisive sky dome with Sauna and Jacuzzi Included
• Distance: 18kms / 11 miles
• Difficulty: Moderate to Challenging

Day 3: Collpapampa – Lucmabamba – Llactapata – Hidroelectrica – Aguas Calientes.

After breakfast, we will take a transportation that will take us to Lucmabamba in the middle of the lush valleys in Cusco. The driver will end the journey in the beginning of Incan Road that takes us to Llactapata. Here, 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.

• Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• 3* Accommodation:  Hotel Ferre´ Machu Picchu
• Distance: 15kms / 9 miles
• Time: Approximately 6 hours
• Difficulty : Moderate

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).