Salkantay Trek & Inca Trail to Machu Picchu 6 Days | 5 Nights.

We start this experience with the pick-up from your hotel in Cusco at 4.30 am. in a minivan that will transport us for 2 hours to Mollepata where we will enjoy the first breakfast at a local’s house, prepared with local products. Then we continue with our transportation to Challacancha place where the trekking begins with direction to Soraypampa with a time of 3 hours of walking, Soraypampa (3,900 masl / 12,795 feet), and this will be the place of lunch prepared by our Mountain chef. Then we head to Humantay lagoon with a one-hour ascent, after enjoying the Humantay lake (4220 masl / 13,845 ft.), you will start with a 2-hour descent to Salkantaypampa camp (4,150 masl / 13,615 ft.). Camp site and this is where we will spend the first night of this incredible tour.

Activity Description: Hike to Humantay Lake and ascent to camp.

Key Data: Max Altitude: 4,200 MASL | Hiking time: 6 hours | Difficulty: Moderate | Distance: 15 km.

Today you will wake up with a cup of coca tea (to combat the altitude) and the trekking team. We will start with the ascent to the Incachiriasca pass (5,100 meters / 16,732 feet). with a time of 4 hours of pure ascent. About 45 minutes before arriving you can visit the turquoise lake of Salkantay, lake that no one visits, will be unique and will be the only ones next to the majestic mountain of Salkantay. After the photos continue the journey to the highest pass in the path of this 6-day hike. Incachiriasca Pass. After this pass you will start with a one-hour descent to the lunch place Yanaqaqa (Black Rock).
After lunch the trek continues to Accopata camp (3,850 masl / 12,630 ft) an impressive and unique camp in the world. where you will wake up in the middle of nowhere with high Andean vegetation, rocks and straws, with a view of the back of Salkantay. And in the middle of several mountains.

Activity Description: Crossing the Incachiriasca Pass (Frozen Inca Pass).

Key Data: Max Altitude: 5,100 MASL | Hiking time: 8 hours | Difficulty: Challenging | Distance: 14 km.

After a good breakfast, we will embark on a 4-hour descent through the valley of the Inca canal, along the way we will find many potato crops and also livestock, until we reach the archaeological center of Paucarcancha (3,143 meters / 10,410 ft.), where we will explore and receive information from your professional guide. Here we will explore and receive information from your professional guide, a beautiful and little visited place. The environment and the warmer temperature of the valley will also indicate our approach to the Inca Trail. Lunch will be served in the same camp, and it is here where we change equipment instead of muleteer we will have porters, people who will carry all our travel equipment, and we will be on traditional Inca Trail again with many trekkers who will be doing the Classic Inca Trail tour.
Depending on the annex our camp can be in Wayllabamba or Ayapata, if it is in Ayapata about 45 minutes more of walking and there will be our camp in the middle of a unique vegetation.

Key Data: Max Altitude: 3,300 MASL | Hiking time: 7 hours | Difficulty: Moderate | Distance: 15 km.

Today you will wake up to different sounds than the previous days, the porters usually start with an early breakfast and then wake you up with a hot drink in your tent. We will continue with the challenging part of the Inca Trail, the HUARMIHUAÑUSCA Pass (4,215 m / 13,829 ft.), it will take us about 4 hours of climbing in steps made by the Incas so nothing easy, for many this day is the most difficult because of the steps. Then we will have a 4-hour descent to Pacaymayo where we will have lunch, prepared by our mountain team. The porters after this energized lunch will continue with the trek and we also continue with the Inca trail with a 2-hour ascent to the Runcuraqay pass (4,000 m / 13,123 ft.). Here we will also find more Inca constructions of the Inca Trail. We continue descending to another archaeological site of Sayacmarca. Not an easy trail before reaching our campsite. Our camp at Chaquicocha. (3620m/11876pies).
Here, an extraordinary sunset over the Vilcabamba mountain range awaits you before dinner.

Key Data: Max Altitude: 4,215 MASL (approx) | Hiking time: 10 hours | Difficulty: Challenging | Distance: 16 km.

After 4 days of trekking this fifth day will be one of the most beautiful of the traditional Inca Trail with a trail in cloud forest. vegetation with unique plants, we make a stop in the area where you will find many Inca constructions such as: Phuyupatamarca, Intipata, Wiñaywayna. As well as the view of the Vilcanota River that connects with the Amazon River, also a 360º view of specific places. Phuyupatamarca(3.700/12139pies) from where you will start with a 2-hour descent, pure steps finding a great variety of orchids. Once you arrive at the camp wiñaywayna (2600m/8530pies). you can make another visit to the archaeological center of Wiñaywayna for many people better than Machupicchu.
This day the hike will be only half a day.

Activity Description: Hiking the Cloud Forest and visiting Wiñay Wayna ruins.

Key Data: Max Altitude: 3,600 MASL | Hiking time: 5 hours | Difficulty: Moderate | Distance: 10 km.